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Use this as a guide to finding the right architect for your new home or renovation—and what to expect during the process.
Use this as a guide to finding the right architect for your new home or renovation—and what to expect during the process.
The interior of the library as it appeared in 1963. Photo originally published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, courtesy of Lindsey Derrington.
The interior of the library as it appeared in 1963. Photo originally published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, courtesy of Lindsey Derrington.
A narrow hallway, typical of prewar apartments, doubles as an art gallery lined with woodcut type studies by graphic artist Jack Stauffacher, type sketches by Erik Spiekermann, and photography by Catherine Opie and Catherine Ledner.
A narrow hallway, typical of prewar apartments, doubles as an art gallery lined with woodcut type studies by graphic artist Jack Stauffacher, type sketches by Erik Spiekermann, and photography by Catherine Opie and Catherine Ledner.
Crocker Museum Architect: Gwathmey Siegel Architects Location: San Francisco, California
Crocker Museum Architect: Gwathmey Siegel Architects Location: San Francisco, California
In the ground-floor gallery, 40-foot-long library shelving is punctuated by floor-to-ceiling columns made from white acrylic panels that conceal low-cost fluorescent-tube lighting.
In the ground-floor gallery, 40-foot-long library shelving is punctuated by floor-to-ceiling columns made from white acrylic panels that conceal low-cost fluorescent-tube lighting.
My first stop was in Red/Material Gallery, a terrific design bookshop. They were still taking down an exhibit, but their finely curated selection of books, magazines, and objects shone through. I picked up a copy of the new men's magazine Port, which I'd not yet seen in the US.
My first stop was in Red/Material Gallery, a terrific design bookshop. They were still taking down an exhibit, but their finely curated selection of books, magazines, and objects shone through. I picked up a copy of the new men's magazine Port, which I'd not yet seen in the US.
The library is lined in reclaimed spotted gum that Maynard says “brings with it wisdom from its previous life.” A stained glass window by Leigh Schellekens makes the contemplative room feel like a domestic chapel.
The library is lined in reclaimed spotted gum that Maynard says “brings with it wisdom from its previous life.” A stained glass window by Leigh Schellekens makes the contemplative room feel like a domestic chapel.
Architect Gustavo Costa calls the home library the “project’s heart.” This central space houses the owner’s expansive collection of about 5,000 books, and acts as a meeting place for friends and colleagues. A Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Red and Blue chair completes the space.
Architect Gustavo Costa calls the home library the “project’s heart.” This central space houses the owner’s expansive collection of about 5,000 books, and acts as a meeting place for friends and colleagues. A Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Red and Blue chair completes the space.
"By walking around the gallery we went through a special design process of being inspired by elements that are normally “troublesome,” such as the corner of the room or protruding columns," says Sato. "In the process, we took turns in verifying how the furniture was balanced as it was placed within the space, as well as the proportion of the furniture itself."
"By walking around the gallery we went through a special design process of being inspired by elements that are normally “troublesome,” such as the corner of the room or protruding columns," says Sato. "In the process, we took turns in verifying how the furniture was balanced as it was placed within the space, as well as the proportion of the furniture itself."
With more than 400 objects, the Indianapolis Museum of Art's contemporary design collection is among the largest of its kind in North America. Photo by Eric Lubrick.
With more than 400 objects, the Indianapolis Museum of Art's contemporary design collection is among the largest of its kind in North America. Photo by Eric Lubrick.