Posts Tagged ‘modern architect’

A friend comes to pick up her child from a play-date with our son and she announces excitedly that we are in Dwell. I smile and I say I know! Isn’t it great, we’ve been on Dwell a couple times, which one did you see! And she goes, no, you are in the “100 Houses [...]


The American Institute of Austin, Austin chapter is posting some of the award videos they make every year. I’ll post our wins as they become available. This project of ours was the honor award in 2008. Here’s why, according to the judges. more about “PIlates Studio: Honor award, the Judg…“, posted with vodpod


The owner requested that the house have the feel of a “cabin”. A place of solace and repose in the middle of the city. It also was important to respect the delicate lines and low profile of the existing mid century modern house designed by the late A.D. Stenger, one of Austin’s great modernist architects. [...]


Viviane’s pictures in display at the Den and visitors. Photo Cory Ryan       Hip Attitude on Credenza at Wolfe Den. Photo: Cory Ryan           She shot several areas  you may have not seen because we haven’t posted. The hidden bath. Photo Cory Ryan       I love this [...]


… or how to get around the McMansion ordinance and its hatred towards much needed duplexes and still have cool design.Notice how the articulation makes the building seem to move and how the shared wall and the front are broken up and shifted to prevent a massive look. more about “Cool Duplex in Austin, TX…“, [...]


Our slideshow is in the front page of Dwell. On the print version, we are in the “Houses we Love” section. Coolness. I love, love Dwell… and they are awesome to deal with, on top of it.


We are proud to be in this fine book and I’m particularly happy that my pictures are getting published all over the place. I’m enjoying photography more and more, as I have been mentioning in this blog. I’m preparing an exhibition… I’ll post about it soon. Anyway, the focus of the book is sustainability. I [...]


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The Wolfe Den is in it’s final stages. Little details are being completed like the front door handle and the landscaping is being installed. Becca of Rain Lilly Design has dubbed the front stone entry design “macho minimalism”. I really like that! I’m going to steal it;) Enjoy, I am. more about “untitled“, posted with [...]


La Porta

30Oct08

The Wolfe Den has a front door! Check John, of Living Art Austin, getting his Uncle Fester on. more about "untitled", posted with vodpod


Blue Skies…

10Oct08

… over the wolfe den! more about “untitled“, posted with vodpod


Big Foot

30Sep08

The recycled rubber floors are in at the Wolfe Den as indicated by the big foot prints of Living Arts Austin’s own Michael Kalish.  Check the stair detail that relates to the wrap around desk detail (see the post before this one). And here’s a shot of the vanity in the master bath toilet room. [...]


Vanity!

20Sep08

Detail, details, details. Is god in the details? Here are a few of the Wolfe Den’s Ipe entry bench, guest bath vanity, office desk, etc. hot of the digital camera. Check It!   more about “untitled“, posted with vodpod


MJ and I have good luck with plumbers. Dennis Messer, a sub of Living Art Austin is rapidly winning our hearts. The Wolfe Den is not an easy plumbing job. In this slideshow, Dennis is proudly showing us several features of these fantastic bathrooms. Like the dual shower heads, the ability to shower all over [...]


The Wolfe Den stair progresses. The middle partition that ties into the rift cut white oak guardrail is in. And a preview of the Ipe treads. Kilean made it by with me today to check it out and generally reek havoc with everyone… more about “untitled“ Some nice progress! Here’s three weeks ago.



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