the new chalet...

Mountain top restaurant at ski resort Ramundberget/Sweden.

designed by Murman arkitekter AB by Hans Murman and Ulla Alberts

via Architonic

SLIM

 Atelier Bow-Wow.

Model for the House Tower by architects Atelier Bow-Wow.  

I'd like to think that I could live in a house like this, but if I am honest most likely not. 

Yoro Park - The Site of Reversible Destiny

YORO PARK: Gifu, Japan by Arakawa and Gins

Photos 1 and 4 Shinkusano Flickr

Photos 2 and 3 Jungwon Lee Picassa

The Black Pearl

A street in Rotterdam.  A house named the Black Pearl.  

Owner and architect Rolf Bruggnik.

 The only thing I know about Rotterdam is that my great-grandparents were born there.  It is a place I have always wanted to visit just to see if I could still find relatives there. Looks like I might have to plan that trip sooner rather than later.

Owner Rolf Bruggnik renovated (saved) this early 1900s home in a less-than-desirable neighborhood in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  Liking the inky exterior and that old school toilet.

 see Rolf ....via nytimes

Jodlowa House

The severity of modernity combined with nature.

Jodlowa House by PCKO Architects.  Private residence in Krakow.

the genius of Buckminster Fuller

Model of Dymaxion House by Buckminster Fuller. 

"Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering." B.Fuller

image via aqua-velvet blog 

Le Corbusier

The MOMA website is full of treasures and lets you view works in their collection that are not currently on display. Here are some of my favorites from Le Corbusier - both lithographs and architectural drawings.

 

All images above are from the MOMA collection.

To see more works by this architectural master including his projects, buildings, furniture design and art work....go to Foundation Le Corbusier.

Atelier Mecanic

Dream space...dream life.....filled with friends, coffee and conversation.

Atelier Mecanic: Bucharest. Designed by Corvin Cristian. Love at first sight. And also questioning why I am not traveling right now?

found via Iain Claridge blog.

Form and Function of Color - Villa Muller

Villa Muller - Prague

Architectural Inspiration

Architecture Inspiration - spent a little more time than I should on here....click, click, click.
Lots of ideas...................and wishes. The LIBRARY was thrown in there because I love it!

Villa Tugendhat

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Villa Tugendhat in February 1931, photograph: Fritz Tugendhat



Villa Tugendhat by Mies van der Rohe. These pictures are simply amazing. I had my fingers crossed that Villa Tugendhat would be open when I visited Brno, Czech Republic........unfortunately it is still under renovation.


Photographs: David Židlický

Saarinen y Calatrava

I couldn't resist posting this picture of Saarinen's War Memorial Building here in Milwaukee because frankly, it is about the only good one I have seen. Milwaukee's War Memorial also houses The Milwaukee Art Museum in its bunker. Today Saarinen's building connects to the Quadracci Pavillion designed by Santiago Calatrava and the new wing of the art museum.
2 pieces of fantastic architecture right in my backyard.

Barcelona Architecture

Here is Gaudi's first commission in Barcelona: Casa Vicens. A neo-moorish design built for Manuel Vicens, a wealthy tile and brick maker. I think the pictures say it best...........





Here is another Arab inspired home in Barcelona, but this one is much more traditional. Of course, I prefer Casa Vicens, but this is still well worth a look. I don't know who built this house, but it was built in Barcelona at the turn of the 19th century for an Arab prince and is now owned by a Swedish couple. I wonder if their furniture is swedish inspired and how it would look juxtaposed in this space? Regardless, the tile work and stained glass is simply amazing. Casa Arabia in Barcelona. Found via OWI. pictures by Verne.