Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
August 20th, 2011
In
the 1920s architect Le Corbusier developed what would become known as
The Five Points of Modern Architecture: 1) Supports, or pilotis; 2) Roof
gardens; 3) Free design of ground plan; 4) Horizontal, or ribbon
window, and 5) Free design of the facade.
These interrelated design considerations were responses to
industrialization, the use of reinforced concrete and making a break ...
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Vitamin V
August 19th, 2011
A
few years back I was at a casual dinner at a friend's house, and she
told me that "a cool pottery chick from Asheville" was coming to join
us. When Heather Knight arrived, I liked her immediately. I asked her if
she had an Etsy store, and she showed me her work on an iPhone. Blown
away by the tiniest of thumbnails, I made a beeline for her studio the
next day, and my addiction t ...
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Vitamin V
August 17th, 2011
Houzz
user Nicki Conway knew she wanted her home to be modern, and a warm
feel to her house was just as important. With her lot near the
waterfront in Sarasota, Fla., easy transitions between indoors and out
was vital, too. Conway recruited two locals — architect Peter Hofmann
and designer Pam Picozzi — to help her create this atmosphere. Together
they came up with a concept that ...
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Vitamin V
August 16th, 2011
Smack-dab
in the middle of a more traditional-style housing development outside
of Austin, this modern home might look a little out of place at first.
The clients purchased the property because they loved the north Austin
location, but they weren't aware of the strict set of codes and
restrictions that a homeowners review board could place on their
property.
When Austin archit ...