Don’t move, Improve! is a London-based breath of fresh air.
We love finding inspiration and lately, we’ve been spending a lot of time salivating over amazing small residential projects in London. We have always found inspiration in John Pawson’s work. Like Mies, he distills design to its essence, realizing a transcendent domestic simplicity.
So take a look at some of these fantastic projects and let us know which ones you fancy. Don’t Move, Improve!
#Don’tMoveImprove #LondonResidentialArchitect #LondonSmallArchitectureFirm #ChicagoHouseAdditionArchitect
We love finding inspiration and lately, we’ve been spending a lot of time salivating over amazing small residential projects in London. We have always found inspiration in John Pawson’s work. Like Mies, he distills design to its essence, realizing a transcendent domestic simplicity.
So take a look at some of these fantastic projects and let us know which ones you fancy. Don’t Move, Improve!
#Don’tMoveImprove #LondonResidentialArchitect #LondonSmallArchitectureFirm #ChicagoHouseAdditionArchitect
We are happy to announce our inclusion in the new Architecture Firm Finder on AIA Chicago.
We are happy to announce our inclusion on the new “AIA Chicago Firm Finder.” Please have a look at all the amazing talent.
#AIAChicago #ChicagoResidentialArchitect #ChicagoSmallArchitectureFirm #ChicagoArchitectureFirm #ChicagoHouseAdditionArchitect
We are happy to announce our inclusion on the new “AIA Chicago Firm Finder.” Please have a look at all the amazing talent.
#AIAChicago #ChicagoResidentialArchitect #ChicagoSmallArchitectureFirm #ChicagoArchitectureFirm #ChicagoHouseAdditionArchitect
Paring back to the essential
The architect John Pawson’s latest book is a wonderful discovery and an inspiration. Pawson is a master practitioner of identifying the essential, setting everything else aside and making the essential beautiful. Pawson elevates the everyday to something simple and rich with meaning. Mies van der Rohe pioneered this approach and called it beinahe nichts.
Cooking and and spending time with family are super important to us and its expression in our home is a priority.
What’s essential in your life?
Is there something–an activity or a pursuit–that you want to make a priority in your space?
How do you want to live?
John Pawson’s book Home Farm Cooking
#johnpawson #focus #kitchen #family #phaidon #lincolnparkchicago #winnetka #westtown #hydeparkchicago
The architect John Pawson’s latest book is a wonderful discovery and an inspiration. Pawson is a master practitioner of identifying the essential, setting everything else aside and making the essential beautiful. Pawson elevates the everyday to something simple and rich with meaning. Mies van der Rohe pioneered this approach and called it beinahe nichts.
Cooking and and spending time with family are super important to us and its expression in our home is a priority.
What’s essential in your life?
Is there something–an activity or a pursuit–that you want to make a priority in your space?
How do you want to live?
John Pawson’s book Home Farm Cooking
#johnpawson #focus #kitchen #family #phaidon #lincolnparkchicago #winnetka #westtown #hydeparkchicago
How do you make architecture? Great sketches tell the story of making architecture. Here is a residential story being told.
How do you make architecture? Sometimes when we tell a story, it helps to sketch and draw it. The author calls it “The Thinking Hand.” It means that your brain and hand work together and you don’t what your’re thinking until you draw it. Drawing forces you to finish a hunch and flesh out an idea to make it real, tangible rather than merely a feeling.
#thethinkinghand #makingarchitecture #makearchitecture #juhanipallasma #howtomakearchitecture
How do you make architecture? Sometimes when we tell a story, it helps to sketch and draw it. The author calls it “The Thinking Hand.” It means that your brain and hand work together and you don’t what your’re thinking until you draw it. Drawing forces you to finish a hunch and flesh out an idea to make it real, tangible rather than merely a feeling.
#thethinkinghand #makingarchitecture #makearchitecture #juhanipallasma #howtomakearchitecture
Our Love of Maharam Fabrics Starts at Home
Our love of Maharam fabrics begins at home. This 1973 vintage Zanotta sofa was originally covered in polyester and now a beautiful wool from Maharam. And we no longer scotch guard our fabrics because forever chemicals should never be in our houses and especially not underfoot. This vintage sofa has a steel frame and looks brand new and should last another 50 years. A hundred year lifespan for a sofa, a roof or windows is the key to success of reducing our carbon footprint and holding back climate change. What do you think? What strategies do you pursue or wish to pursue?
#Maharam #MillerKnoll #Zanotta
Our love of Maharam fabrics begins at home. This 1973 vintage Zanotta sofa was originally covered in polyester and now a beautiful wool from Maharam. And we no longer scotch guard our fabrics because forever chemicals should never be in our houses and especially not underfoot. This vintage sofa has a steel frame and looks brand new and should last another 50 years. A hundred year lifespan for a sofa, a roof or windows is the key to success of reducing our carbon footprint and holding back climate change. What do you think? What strategies do you pursue or wish to pursue?
#Maharam #MillerKnoll #Zanotta