This is not a new video (click here if you can’t see it embedded above). It’s from 2015. But I still very much like the simplicity of the Vipp Shelter. It’s only 55 square meters. One problem is that it cost USD 585,000 at the… Read More
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Project Profile: Pavillon du lac
Over the years on this blog I have posted the occasional “Project Profile”, where I have shared a noteworthy development project, an interesting piece of architecture, or some other kind of project that I thought would interest all of you. Everything is now a project. This… Read More
Living on water
Phaidon has a new architectural book out that surveys 55 homes, all of which have some sort of connection to water, whether that be an ocean, lake, river, or pool. It’s called Living on Water. I don’t (yet) have a copy, but it looks like… Read More
Returning to photography
I used to be more into photography. In architecture school, I had an old Canon Rebel and a photoblog where I posted one photo every day. Clearly I have a thing for daily routines. But that was the pre-social media era and before mobile phones… Read More
Going swimming (and being transparent)
I woke up this morning to this view: I then went for a swim. The water tends to be on the cooler side in the Georgian Bay, but with the weather we’ve been having it’s pretty perfect right now. At this point I’m thinking about… Read More
Cottage weekend
I just got home from a weekend up at a friend’s cottage. It’s an annual birthday tradition and it’s always a great time. A good cottage weekend can do wonders to reinvigorate yourself. I am ready for the week. But since the Pan Am Games… Read More
“Am I supposed to like this?”
Today I had lunch at Webers Hamburgers so that I could see what all the fuss is about. Here’s my check-in. For those of you who don’t know Webers, it’s a burger place on the side of the highway in Orillia, Ontario. It opened in… Read More