part sixty eight

The client is seeking a tranquil retirement home, wanting to convert an existing house into a functional and sustainable space. The design includes open concept living spaces, cherry wood “boxes” for separation, and a connection to nature with views of the backyard pool and trees. The architect also incorporates Feng Shui elements for positive energy and prosperity.

part sixty six

Exploration of how the design of a house on a slope led to unconventional but beautiful solutions. The reflection of a pool in the ravine inspired alterations to the basement and second floor layout, creating an unexpected interplay of light and space. Such creative risks showcase the pursuit of beauty in architecture.

part sixty four

The Gladstone project aimed to create unique, interconnected houses, but a rift between friends led to an unfinished design. The struggle for street exposure and a view of the CN Tower reflects the discord. Despite the unfinished state, the architectural details are impressive. The project serves as a reminder of how personal issues can disrupt great ideas.

part thirty-nine

During my architectural practice in Canada, I had an opportunity to meet and work with some great designers such as Eb Zeidler (receiving with him a Designing Excellence Award for the Direct Energy Center, Toronto) or Julian Jacobs (receiving with him the General Governor Award for the Emery Yard in North York). I have also […]

party thirty-eight

38Designing in Greece Olympia, workshop of Phidias, standing in front of Temple of Zeus West Pediment. The Lapith King Pirithous was marrying the horsewoman Hippodameia (aka Deidameia) whose name means “tamer of horses”, at the wedding feast that made a war, the Centauromachy. A fight between Eurytion and Deidameia. The first was a drunk centaur […]

part thirty-six

Buddies in Bad Time Theatre – A swing Space – Toronto Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a Canadian professional theatre company. Based in Toronto, Ontario and founded in 1978 by Matt Walsh, Jerry Ciccoritti, and Sky Gilbert, Buddies in Bad Times is dedicated to “the promotion of queer theatrical expression”. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddies_in_Bad_Times) What a treat! Once again, my friend Rohan Walters (read about one of his buildings in […]

part two (part thirty-one)

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part seven (part twenty-nine)

Decision Making Process in Architectural Practice The computer penetration of the sketch surface, or entering into its space, is a different process than in the first exercise, that of changing flat image into spatial one. The new reality of the “inner space” of the sketch reveals complexity of layering system, introducing objects in their form […]

part six (part twenty-eight)

Il 11. The next two layers were preliminary called “a frame” and “continuity” (Il. 4). The first one creates the borders, limits and ratios of the picture, as well as proportions of the screen. It could be any screen, canvases, page, tabula rasa.The second one direct the development, movement, passing time, like five lines of […]

part three (part twenty-five)

Two excercises In the last two years the sketch was examined twice. The first examination was done: in order to penetrate “apparently impossible and unrepresentable topology (seen) trough a surface” (Derrida, 1989).The other one was trigger by the thought about “resonant layers (which are) also layers of meaning” (Derrida, 1989). The first exercise.The first exercise […]