Rem D Koolhaas, Architecture, Love and Shoes

Rem's attempt to get the girl of his dreams back was made by downsizing architecture to its smallest and most vulnerable scale, that of a woman's foot. He created the 'Möbius' shoe. The girl was gone, but he knew the shoe had to become real.

Rem D Koolhaas is the nephew of the renown Dutch Architect Rem Koolhaas (visit his website oma.eu), he is also an Architect himself. Rem joined forces with Galahad Clark, a seventh generation shoemaker from Somerset, England and together founded United Nude in 2003. Since then, United Nude has established itself as an iconic brand at the intersection between design and fashion. Visit their site at unitednude.com

Watching her grow changed him forever, Alison

Jack Radcliffe is a fine art photographer that enjoys unveiling the most intimate moments of his characters. The birth of his daughter Alison and watching her grow and morph into a woman through the lens of his camera, influenced his work deeply.

"When my daughter Alison was born, in the tradition of a new parent, I began to photograph her, initially in a separate and private body of work. However, in the process of documenting Alison's growth, I developed a passionate interest in human relationships and capturing intimate moments in the lives of family and friends."- Jack Radcliffe.

Radcliffe’s approach to the people he photographs is essential to understanding the results he achieves with his final images. His photographs, usually produced as a series of images made over a span of time, offer the complex relation to time we experience only with still photography. Visit his website at jackradcliffe.org and browse his portfolio at behance.net/JackRadcliffe

Dream home... simple geometry by Marmol+Radziner

My dream home... designed by Los Angeles-based design-build practice Marmol + Radziner, led by architects Leo Marmol, and Ron Radziner. Established in 1989, the firm has won awards, recognizing its work in innovative design, research, and precision in executing construction details. The firm offers a full range of design services, including architectural design, programming, master planning, historic restoration, landscape design, interior design, furniture design and now also modern prefab homes. Visit their website at marmol-radziner.com, marmolradzinerprefab.com and marmolradzinerfurniture.com

Designed for a family, the Vienna Way Residence is located in Venice, California. Floor to ceiling glazing and connected outdoor living spaces seamlessly integrate the home with the California native landscape. 

Two main volumes, anchored close to the boundaries of the property, divide the lot into thirds, bridged by a sunken kitchen in the center. The pool in the center of the outdoor courtyard visually unites the building forms. As the hub of the residence, the kitchen connects the public and private wings of the house and possesses expansive views of the pool, side and rear yards. The house is also featured in the cover of their book " Between Architecture and Construction", see bellow.

I love what is happening with prefab homes around the country, slowly but surely this new concept of a modern version of the prefab is having acceptance. Marmol + Redziner together with other firms have joined forces with Dwell Magazine to promote an exclusive Dwell prefab home collection dwell.com Watch the video bellow.

I like to hear them talk about their work. In a market where most of the available houses are mass produced cookie cutters, they are executing real Architecture, looking for concepts and ideas that work applied to the site and the needs of the client... sounds obvious but it does not happen as often. Since the very beginning, they throve for more. Look at the creative signs they used to put up on the facade of their first studio.