The talented designer Michael Parks is proud to announce the completion of renovation of the House of Representatives dramatically Parks, three bedrooms are modern and innovative, three-bath hillside home, located in Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills. Creative ingenuity behind a year and a half from the House Garden of transformation made all the more appealing because the owner, has no formal architecture / design education. But he designed and led the project itself – a metamorphosis of architecture through the park she finds a new career and a passion for creating ground-breaking modern design.
Parks face many challenges when he bought a house: dry rot and termite damage to each area of the post, and home-built wooden beams, window frames that are not connected with them, a floor plan poor with valuable and useable space just a little right one bedroom, a kitchen, where the park really put his foot through a rotten floor, poor ventilation without isolation and a lot of odd-shaped coupled with a difficult slope conditions. But the park looked through the various housing problems and instead look incredible, unrealized potential.
Modern contemporary Park house now stands as evidence of forward-thinking, slender, open, airy and inviting modern architecture who completed a rare feat with a minimalist aesthetic combines both comfort and hip, understated luxury. With perfect proportion and geometry bold, designs Parks’ use of strategic interaction between volume and mean horizontal and vertical to determine the home’s appearance – attractive and elevate the senses of people who visit.
The modern material sets the tone beautifully for this contemporary style concrete and glass house designed by Spain based architecture firm, A-cero. Contemporary, natural materials like stone, concrete and wood, and strong architectural elements add interest to the design. With the ultra-modern in mind, the architect stayed true to his concept of a comfortable home, with the inclusion of all the usual suspects: a garage, laundry, pantry, kitchen and bathrooms, a dining area, an office, a games room, a library lounge with a home theater, two kids’ bedrooms, and a master bedroom with walk-in closet. Large windows invite the outdoors in. Almost made entirely of concrete, this sprawling, 2,204m2 home is an urban beacon among the rolling hills and valleys that surround it. The home’s sharp shape seems to break through the natural landscape, overlooking a river and the distant mountains on the horizon. Its hard, edgy look mingles with a minimalist aesthetic for an ultra-modern appeal. Both inside and out, this modern architecture was made for the views Minimalist interiors boast the simple finishes are features that you’d expect if you judge a book by its cover.
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria, under Art Nouveau architect Otto Wagner, whose theories of functional, modern architecture profoundly influenced his works, and in 1896 he joined his office.
Kubus Arm Chair of 1910 is one of the prize collections for its proud owners.
I. The Basket Building (United States)
What started out as a dream by Dave Longaberger, Founder of The Longaberger Company, has been built Home Office into a giant basket to house the entire corporate offices of the company. Dave believed the idea was one of his best and would draw attention to the company, while simultaneously helping to build our brand.
However, when he started spreading the idea of building a Home Office that was really a basket, he found that most people just thought that Dave was making a joke as Dave was a notorious practical joker. Not only did the bankers, architects and construction companies not take Dave seriously, neither did many of the employees who worked for The Longaberger Company, but Dave persevered. The dream was achieved on December 17, 1997 when the Home Office that is designed to resemble a basket finally opened for business.
II. The Dancing House (Czech Republic)
What started out as a dream by Dave Longaberger, Founder of The Longaberger Company, has been built Home Office into a giant basket to house the entire corporate offices of the company. Dave believed the idea was one of his best and would draw attention to the company, while simultaneously helping to build our brand.
However, when he started spreading the idea of building a Home Office that was really a basket, he found that most people just thought that Dave was making a joke as Dave was a notorious practical joker. Not only did the bankers, architects and construction companies not take Dave seriously, neither did many of the employees who worked for The Longaberger Company, but Dave persevered. The dream was achieved on December 17, 1997 when the Home Office that is designed to resemble a basket finally opened for business.
III. The Piano House (China)
This unique piano house was built recently in An Hui Province, China.
Inside of the violin is the escalator to the building. The building displays various city plans and development prospects in an effort to draw interest into the recently developed area.
IV. Kansas City Library (United States)
Kansas City Library has one seriously cool façade. Local residents were asked to nominate influential books that represent kansas city, humungous versions of the winning nominations were then used as the exterior of the library car-park.
V. The Robot Building (Thailand)
The Robot Building, located in the Sathorn business district of Bangkok, Thailand, houses United Overseas Bank's Bangkok headquarters. It was designed for the Bank of Asia by Sumet Jumsai to reflect the computerization of banking; its architecture is a reaction against neoclassical and high-tech postmodern architecture.
The building's features, such as progressively receding walls, antennae, and eyes, contribute to its robotic appearance and to its practical function.
Completed in 1986, the building is one of the last examples of modern architecture in Bangkok and has garnered international critical acclaim.
VI. The Blue Building (Netherlands)
The borough of Delfshaven, Rotterdam, asked Schildersbedrijf N&F Hijnen to come up with a plan for a block of derelict buildings, which will eventually be demolished.
The agreement with the neighbourhood is that the block will remain blue as long as there isn't a new plan for the area. This was once one of the most unseen blocks of houses in Rotterdam, and by applying a layer of only 2 micron of blue paint onto it, it became Rotterdam's most photographed one.
VII. The Astra House (Germany)
The strange building is actually a brewery in Hamburg, Germany. The floors can move up or down on it's skinny column core. As of now, the unique building has been destroyed. One of it's more famous beer brands was recently bought by a big refreshment corporation. And that beer brand was called Astra.
VIII. The Crooked House (Poland)
Polish architect of the Crooked House, Szotynscy Zaleski, was inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer and the drawings of the Swedish artist and Sopot resident Per Dahlberg.
The most photographed building in Poland, the 4,000 square meter house is located in Rezydent shopping center in Sopot, Poland.
IX. Sam Kee Building: six feet deep, world's thinnest (Canada)
The Sam Kee building is situated at 8 West Pender Street. It runs from the corner of Pender and Carral to the lane at the halfway point of the block.
It is two storeys tall and 1.5 meters (six feet) deep. The story behind the building is as exotic as the structure with several intriguing twists and turns included in its telling. The City of Vancouver provided the original owner, Chang Toy, with a challenge when it expropriated all but two meters of his property as part of an expansion of Pender Street. No compensation was provided to its owner who was left with what most believed to be a useless property. In a creative turn of events fuelled by spite and some say a bet an architect was hired to design a building to fit the remaining property. The rest is history in more ways than one.
This building was home to 13 businesses at one time. It was the only place in Chinatown for residents to enjoy hot baths. There is a tunnel beneath the building that was used as an escape route from raids on Opium dens situated on neighbouring Shanghai Alley. The building is also fronted by the only remaining glass sidewalk in Chinatown.
As part of the ongoing history of this structure, issues still arise between the owners and the city with respect to encroachment and overhangs. In spite of each side having an element of right it seems to boil down to the proverbial "tit for tat". It makes for an interesting study in civics.
I am often amazed at the ingenuity of architects and designers as they challenge our concept of shape and space. This unique shaped contemporary building is located in Monaco where it resides in a prestigious area steeped in history. This four-story building is planned to have a café at its first level and offices above. On the fourth level is to be an office where the honorary consular of Monaco will reside offering a grand place to meet and greet dignitaries and important guests.
Part of the scope of this project was that Monaco wanted to create a sense of urbanism as it is has slowly eroded over time. According to the architect firm, McBride Charles Ryan, this type of project is rare. I applaud the government for getting behind such a wonderful contemporary architecture project. I am sure that this building will be a sight-seeing stop for tourists.
