Displaying posts from June, 2015

A second warehouse today. A refurbishment of an existing space to open it up, adding drama through a folded steel staircase rising to a mezzanine level and large windows bathing it in natural light. The colour palette is restrained and references the building’s industrial past. Clapton Warehouse by UK firm Sadie Snelson Architects.

Photos by Rory Gardiner.

A house within a ruin is the premise for this new home in Carlton in inner city Melbourne. Rising from a decrepit warehouse shell, through a garden space climbing higher until, at the top, it reveals its living areas with expansive views, new spirals out of the old. The repetition of a circle is a recurring motif of the architects’ recent work. Carlton Warehouse by Kennedy Nolan.

I had to share a bit more of Kimberly Genevieve‘s photos. Here are some vignettes she captured so beautifully. 

I came across the portfolio of LA based photographer Kimberly Genevieve the other day and was instantly smitten by her work. Then I read her about page and found out she grew up here in Ottawa (so far we share first names and cities we grew up in). After emailing her to confirm she would be cool with a blog feature, I found out she lived one street over from me! CRAZY! Anyway, it seems I was destined to share her work with you all now that she is my new favourite photographer and we are practically soul mates 😉

I had to share. It’s such a clever idea. Wooden slats screen the house from the harsh sun sliding to where you need them. That’s not what has me excited. I’m loving the pattern in which the slats have been laid. Chevron when placed side by side but a crisscross when overlapped. It’s the small details that get me every time. By MRTN Architects.