Near the office area is the open living area (with Mies furniture), which doubles as relaxation or meeting space. “I’m glad that Ted hadn’t been able to rent this unit yet,” says Colkitt, pointing out that it can get a bit boisterous, given that it is situated between the practice space for owner-architect Ted Smith’s acid jazz band and the recording studio for Smith’s son’s band, Pinback. “It’s definitely an interactive building.” Photo by Cheryl Ramsay