Design / Architecture

Went to the AIA Open House but forgot to take pics.  SOOOOOO  freaking nice!   Even though they've lived there for a year, the space still felt fresh and well maintained.  SO well thought out.  The yard was glorious and like a little haven at home.  It seemed huge even though it really wasn't.  It was a modern / asian feel.  The only thing I didn't like was that they kept the original brick although the color went nice with their style.  Inside was completely new and nice so once in...the outside finishes didn't matter.  Both bathrooms were wonderful.  The main floor bathroom had a frosted glass light that went to the stairway.  I guess you could say there was light EVERYWHERE.  Just a pleasure.

This is the ceiling of the water tower at Volunteer Park.  I think it's super great and interesting that the outside is so dark and with such moody, old steps up, you'd expect the same at the top.  Not the case,  very bright, open and fun up top.

Went to the AIA house

I actually really liked this home.  I stress the word home.  It was extremely comfortable, well thought out and very livable.  I wasn't inspired by it but I wanted to move in or at least visit a lot.   I might have done the outside a little different but it made so much sense inside.   I would have been like...aaaaahhh, put a tree there!

They also kept a lot of the old trees!

Kikigirl deisgned this model (okay, dollhouse) in 1/2" = 1'-0"
in the year 2000

Poncho & Kikigirl constructed it out of mdf, steel and metal screen.  It is meant to be an actual house one could build and live in.  The elevator works by pulling the triangle up and down.  The glass windows also slide open on each side.  Also, the screen is meant to sheild the sun and be moveable (by a mini remote control)

.Kikigirl put it twice on Ebay as a kit for around $400.  She got like 600 hits each time but no buys.  However, recently, she got a request from a woman in CA that would like to buy it now!  ha h ha.  She wanted it put together but now Kikigirl only thinks she can do the plans.  Isn't that funny?

Where is is this model now you ask?  She has it stored in the basement!  It actually collapses quite nicely.  She tried to work on it by adding finishes and landscape.  The middle portion is supposed to be a garden.  My opinion...she should have left it alone.  SORRY KIKIGIRL!

PONCHO (& team) did a wuuuuuuunderful floor for a class this week (5th week in Feb., 08).  HAD to show you some of the pics.

It's Lake Washington (& bridges)!

Here's another, from a distance, along with the "tile" concrete of the other workers