Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in Coyoacán, Mexico.What a privilege it is to write about Casa Azul, where the great artist Frida Kahlo was born and lived out her remarkable existence. It will come as little surprise to any to learn that this house was as magical in design as it is in...
Stories On Design // Perfectly Perforated.Perfectly Perforated (try saying that as fast as you can five times in a row) is a celebration of the love affair architects & interior designers seem to have with the 'hole'. Get your mind out of the gutter - you know that I mean, right?...
Stories On Design // Take Me To Church.Regardless of whether or not you love churches, it is difficult to deny the extraordinary power of these sacred elemental spaces. In today's world full of noise, the church represents a little break, and a sweet moment of peace. To...
Dimore Studio Brings Glamour to Casa Fayette Hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico.Opened in September 2015 in Guadalajara’s booming Lafayette district in Mexico, Casa Fayette reflects the changing face of the area by blending the traditional with the super current. Hoteliers Carlos Couturier and Moisés Micha, the...
Stories On Design // Room With a View.Room With a View talks about spaces that embrace their context wholeheartedly - the site, the location, the climate, vernacular architecture and more. What I love about all these examples is the demonstration of many different ways in...
‘Miradors’ by Erwan Fichou.'Miradors' is a lighthearted photo project created by French photographer Erwan Fichou that documents people popping out of oddly shaped trees. The inspiration for the project came when Fichou witnessed a gardener working atop a tree that...
Stories On Design // Architecture for Children.As adults, and especially as architects and designers - whether we are parents or not - we have a collective responsibility to teach our Young Jedis about the importance and the value of good design. They say it's best to start them young,...
Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...
Concrete Courtyard House by 3ARCH // Mexico City.Staircases descend around a courtyard hidden within the concrete house set into a steep rock face. The house, designed to feel as a den - a place of isolation, reflection and rest - is detached from the urban context and intertwined with...
