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a.f.v.o.s. – another friday video on saturday
October 10, 2009 – 8:37 am | 2 Comments
a.f.v.o.s. – another friday video on saturday

We have been thinking about Jacksonville’s urban core and looking at ideas that we think can make it work as a thriving, diversified, and fun place to live .  The urban core must have a …

Hillside Office Park, gainesville fl: photo shoot
September 30, 2009 – 3:30 pm | 2 Comments
Hillside Office Park, gainesville fl: photo shoot

Yesterday was a full day.  I left the house at 5:30 in the morning and returned home at 10:30 p.m.  I went to Gainesville, FL with friend and architect Mike Walburn of Walburn Studio located …

Brady Road House Update #2
July 13, 2009 – 9:07 am | 2 Comments
Brady Road House Update #2

Brady Road House is really coming along.  Plans are at engineering and we are finalizing details and specifications.  We met with the local electric authority and a LEED certifier to find out how this home …

Modern Kitchen: Brady Road House Sneak Peak
June 8, 2009 – 2:51 pm | 2 Comments
Modern Kitchen: Brady Road House Sneak Peak

We think it’s time to share another project that we’re very excited about, The Brady Road House. We’re working along side the architect/client, Miguel Martinez on his private residence. Miguel approached us because …

The Roscoe House: Update 1
May 29, 2009 – 10:07 am | 6 Comments
The Roscoe House: Update 1

As you may remember we started the Roscoe House discussion back in late April.  We’ve now reached a point, where we can actually give a decent update on the progress of the design of a …

MA modern home tour
May 14, 2009 – 10:51 am | 3 Comments
MA modern home tour

We’re walking out the door headed to Atlanta for this weekend’s modern home tour, hosted by Modern Atlanta.  Looking forward to seeing what’s new in residential modern design in Atlanta, and counting the years until …

Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach CA.
February 26, 2009 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Solar Umbrella, Venice Beach CA.

I know this is an old video, but we were not blogging on ’07.  In 2006, on a trip to CA Boom 3 in Santa Monica California,  I had the pleasure of visiting the Solar …

Sliding House
February 20, 2009 – 5:41 pm | No Comment

I got about 45 seconds into this Wallpaper video and knew I had to post it.
Sliding House, designed by dRMM, at first glance seems simple enough.  It’s three simple building shapes with conventional materials and …

The Olympics are over, but the architecture lives on.
August 27, 2008 – 1:58 pm | No Comment
The Olympics are over, but the architecture lives on.

OK, here we go.  I promised that I would give a review of Herzog & de Meuron’s video after I had a chance to watch it.  Let me just start by saying that I love …

A day late and $602,500.00 short
June 20, 2008 – 10:19 am | No Comment
A day late and $602,500.00 short

In case you did not know, a really cool piece of sustainable architecture sold on June 14th at Sotheby’s auction house. I am referring to the 2007 Artek pavilion designed by Shigeru Ban. …