March 07

in this issue...

Sun Mun Way Cool
/spaces

In Los Angeles, California, a family of four inhabits a polychrome fantasia in the heart of Chinatown. Formerly a restaurant, punk rock night club, and furniture warehouse, the Berniers’ loft is anything but boring.
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  The Spot :
      Designed Beyond the Hair Experience
      /featured
      by Laurel Petriello

A routine trip to a local coffee hot spot for morning java turned fateful for three young entrepreneurs, Topher, Kandy Russell and Holly Stanley. Cruising down 16th Street on his way to grab breakfast and a latte, Topher rushed past a quaint historic home on the corner of Cheery Lynn Road. A bright for sale sign swung in the front yard of the charming cottage.
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  Design Details - Doors:
      Not an Open and Shut Case
      /spaces
      by Tim McIntire

A door may be a metaphor for a choice or an opportunity, but today’s architect, designer or homebuilder has a lot of them—choices, that is.

A door. You go in, you come out. Doors divide inside from outside, this space from that. Easy access, right? Yes, except there are a myriad of choices available today for making an entrance.
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Architecture Interruptus
/events

Architects are often praised for achieving the impossible so it should come as no surprise that one of the most influential architects of the 20th century has built a radical new church - even though he passed away in 1965.
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Planes, Trains, and a Monorail

By: Christopher Bright

http://www.dwell.com/daily/blog/5677821.html
For me, traveling is usually a pleasure, especially when it’s on the company dollar. So it was with great anticipation that I prepared for my most recent trip to the International Consumer Electronics Show in the homey little town of Las Vegas, NV. Flight arrangements came easily, but only after nine phone calls to various hotels did I find a place to rest my weary head after the full days of power walking and technical jargon ahead. I steeled myself for the onslaught of unwashed masses and overstimulated gaming enthusiasts. What I wasn’t ready for was the small matter of getting there.
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Take a tour of green design

The ASID Sustainable Design Information Center

http://www.asid.org/resource/Sustainable+Design+Information+Center.htm
Green design is design that goes beyond being just efficient, attractive, on time and on budget. It is a design that cares about how such goals are achieved, about its effect on people and on the environment. An environmentally responsible professional makes a commitment to constantly try to find ways to diminish design's impact on the world around us. It is also a smart way of doing business: sustainable design is the fastest growing segment of our industry.
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International Builders' Show

By: Chris Bright

www.buildersshow.com
Greetings from sunny Orlando, Florida, where Disneyw World and Universal Studios rule, and the astronauts are crazy. I'm here at the International Builders' Show to see what's new in the world of kitchens, windows, and all things domestic. The show kicked off early this morning at 8:00am with a presentation by Thermador, Bosch, and Gaggenau.
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