Tabla de contenidos para Oct-15 en Dwell

Generally, in magazines concerned with the design of homes, fruit bowls abound. High-priced photo stylists spend hours arranging them. You see them in photographs of kitchens and living rooms. Often there’s a bowl of unblemished green apples on the bathroom vanity or a bowl of pomegranates in the bedroom. The fruit bowl is sometimes accompanied by a vase of tulips, glistening with spray-on dew, and precious little else. No quart of milk. No crumpled bag of Pepperidge Farm cookies with only half of one cookie left at the bottom. No dish of Meow Mix on the floor. In short, no signs of life. At Dwell, we’re staging a minor revolution. We think that it’s possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture…

PROJECT Bancroft Residence ARCHITECT Jack Hawkins LOCATION Truckee, California Ever since the birth of Amy and Nick Bancroft’s triplets six years ago, the couple’s lives have been a whirlwind of activity. But when their son and two daughters were diagnosed with autism four years ago, things shifted into overdrive, and the family’s home, near Truckee, California, became a de facto therapy center, with a stream of professionals cycling through daily to provide specialized interventions. The Bancrofts didn’t just need a place for themselves, they needed their home to be a home. “During the week, we’d have up to a dozen people at the house,” says Nick. “We figured out quickly that we needed separate areas for kids and therapists, and areas off-limits to them during therapy so that Amy and…

PROJECT upShift ARCHITECT David Baker dbarchitect.com LOCATION San Francisco, California ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 2008 A few years before we visited his remodeled Edwardian home in 2008, architect David Baker planted an outdoor screen of bamboo that, thanks to diverted rainwater and greywater, now towers over and even obscures some of his handiwork on the rear facade—a colorful patchwork of recycled shingles. In 2010 his partner, Yosh Asato, moved in, and in 2013 he finished a net zero guest cottage on the property.…

PROJECT SunHome DESIGNER Tonino Vicari LOCATION Ann Arbor, Michigan ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED December/January 2006 The eco-friendly Ann Arbor home of Tom McMurtrie, Genia Service, and their son Gary features a brilliant reflective steel cladding. Since Dwell’s first visit in 2006, Gary—now 14 years old—has outgrown the swing, and the home has seen a few final updates: The second-floor deck is now covered in reused barn wood, and the terraces have been finished with railings and awnings of recycled plastic.…

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED July/August 2004 PROJECT Johnson Residence ARCHITECT Lake|Flato Architects lakeflato.com LOCATION Bulverde, Texas When Janette Johnson and her husband Billy, then a designer with Lake|Flato Architects, were expecting triplets, they built a Hill Country home that embraces nature. Since our 2004 story on the residence, (from left) Jacob, Joshua, and Jordan, now 15 years old, have traded in their tricycles for two-wheelers. “Living here, we’ve learned to appreciate star-gazing, sunsets and the outdoors,” says Janette.…

In a world that can underappreciate great design, I love Dwell’s ability to help me recharge and be inspired. Dwell celebrates human-scaled modern architecture, design, and the talented people that make it reality. @johnmckusick Posted to Instagram I am a high school art teacher and have a double subscription to Dwell because I love the images and articles, and so do my students. Dwell is the best way to introduce students to contemporary and sustainable architecture. Also love the heavy paper on which Dwell is printed, it’s great for collages! @uhsart Posted to Instagram When I opened my frst Dwell it was like hearing the Beatles for the frst time. It was that epiphany when you realize that it’s simplicity that is beautiful. @rayream Posted to Instagram I’ve loved Dwell…

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED October/November 2004 PROJECT Jespersen Residence DESIGNER Jespersen Design Associates jespersendesign.com LOCATION Salt Lake City, Utah In 2004, designer Brent Jespersen’s luminous canyon retreat presented a modernist haven for Salt Lake City. Then nascent, the local design scene has since “grown and grown,” he says—as has his daughter, Berlin, who, he adds, “has grown up and moved out!” Gracing our 2004 “Modern Across America” cover at age 10, she’s now a 21-year-old environmental studies major at Westminster University.…

PROJECT Concrete Box House DESIGNER Robertson Design LOCATION Houston, Texas “ Concrete is a live material—there’s a big element of chance. You have to live with the imperfections.” —Christopher Robertson, designer “Concrete has always had a mystical hold on architects,” says designer Christopher Robertson. Visionaries such as Le Corbusier, who used concrete in many of his 75 projects, loved this basic material. Robertson and his wife, Vivi Nguyen-Robertson, his partner at Robertson Design, were also enamored with the amalgam of sand, gravel, cement, and water, and the newlyweds dreamed of using it for their own house. “We just couldn’t wrap our heads around the cost,” Christopher says, referring to the labor-intensive poured-in-place procedure he prefers. “It’s way more expensive than any other option we considered.” An eye-opening trip to Naoshima,…

58 Backstory Robertson Design robdes.com Sofa by Roche Bobois roche-bobois.com Rug by Tissage from Rug Mart rugmarthouston.com Good Morning table in copper and Anytime table in frosted glass by Ligne Roset ligne-roset-usa.com Chairs by B&B Italia bebitalia.com Capolavoro granite countertops by Antolini for Master Tile Colours mastertilecolours.com My Planet Kitchen cabinets in natural oak wood finish by Varenna for Poliform poliformusa.com Cooktop by Fisher & Paykel fisherpaykel.com/us Dining table by Restoration Hardware restorationhardware.com Tub and sink by ADM Bathroom Design admbathroomdesign.com Pendant by Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co. schoolhouseelectric.com Showerhead and Axor faucet by Hansgrohe hansgrohe-usa.com 76 Concrete Plans Kerstin Thompson Architects kerstinthompson.com Roof cladding by Colorbond Steel colorbond.com Concrete Panels by Thermomass thermomass.com Le Bambole sofa, armchair, and ottoman by B&B Italia bebitalia.com Sling chair by Clement Meadmore 1stdibs.com…

After more than 40 years of working in the field, Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa recently closed his independent practice. A prolific author, essayist, professor, critic, and former museum director, he’s since focused his creative energy on teaching and writing about architecture. We caught up with the polymath ahead of a guest lecture at the NewSchool of Architecture & Design in San Diego to discuss what’s on his mind. Nearly all cities have some version of a central downtown. What is your view on the world’s centers of architecture, the skylines? Why do we build this way? It’s an obsession, but then particularly a consequence of the consumer and a surreal materialism. It’s a process of acceleration, which is based on certain aspects of modernity—globalization, computers, and digital technology—and always paradoxical.…

PROJECT South End Apartment DESIGNERS Chris Grimley and Kelly Smith LOCATION Boston, Massachusetts Late afternoons at Chris Grimley and Kelly Smith’s Boston apartment are illuminated by a warm glow. It’s a familiar, busy time of day for many parents, when the kitchen becomes a hub, and the kids come in for a landing: dinner, bath, and bedtime. It’s also the point when this apartment’s seven-foot-tall windows send sunlight bouncing off the walls, ricocheting from the white concrete floors through to the kitchen on the opposite side of the space. It’s a minimalist oasis in white, with appliances and cabinets hidden to keep clutter, and the curious hands of the couple’s children, Mae, three, and Roen, one, at bay. Of all the renovations Grimley and Smith have done in the apartment,…

Chris Casey has seen a lot of burglaries. He knows that burglars’ methods are as varied as the types of targets they choose: Someone breaks into the back of your house while an accomplice knocks on the front door to distract you. After you buy gold jewelry from a pawnshop, the store owner notes your address and sends someone to kick in your front door and steal it all back (along with any other valuables they see). A kid is paid $50 a day to raid homes in the distant suburbs, assuming all the risk—and doing all the jail time—for an organized crime ring. Casey is a detective third grade with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Commercial Crimes Division. He is an energetic and talkative lifetime police officer, approaching his…

It seems like almost a lifetime ago that I started Dwell and got married in the same year. My twins are now 12 years old, and I have watched my other baby, Dwell, grow into a mature publication with over 325,000 subscribers. What a ride it has been. When I started Dwell, it was with the vision of elevating the level of discourse about architecture, design, and the communities in which we live. I am deeply gratified to see that so many of you have embraced Dwell’s ethos and have embarked upon projects that express your own interpretations of how to live “At Home in the Modern World.” I’m so excited to invite you to join me on the next chapter of our journey, as we launch a new digital…