Chapter 6. Soul Search: Planning a Space Where You’ll Feel Utterly At Home
Chapter 6. Soul Search: Planning a Space Where You’ll Feel Utterly At Home To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but […]
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View from Shivasana
The living room of the RiverHouse becomes a yoga studio. Here’s the view from shivasana. Katie Flynn from COIL Yoga leads Yoga-by-the-River
Chapter 5. Architherapy
Chapter 5. Architherapy: How Does Architecture Impact Our Lives and Well-Being? First we shape our buildings, then they shape us. -Winston Churchill I’ve thought a lot about the psychological […]
“The Mind Needs Abstraction”
Watch “Ex of IN House – Steven Holl Architects” on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/stevenhollarchitects/exofinhouse?ref=em-v-share
Chapter 4 Sculpture in the Forest: The Creek House
Chapter 4 Sculpture in the Forest: The Creek House Until the children settle down, we rent the Creek House as a “Secluded Forest Retreat” on HomeAway (aka vrbo.com). Settling […]
Chapter 1 draft At Home: A Client’s Argument for Reflexive Architecture
At Home: A Client’s Argument for Reflexive Architecture Preface by Arthur Dyson Dedication For my husbands, who help my dreams spring to life: Greg Alan Lapp Dennis […]
Dare I announce I’m really starting the book?
Here’s a draft of the intro I wrote this morning. Summer 15 – draft Living Outside the Box: Why AuthenticOrganic Architecture Is Worth It ? (too cute?) Audience: potential clients […]
A Frame for the Rain, Glorious Rain
You may have heard about California’s famous drought. We are capturing water in pitchers and canning pots to water what isn’t on drip. We take skimpy showers and let some […]
Feeling Immediately At Home–the Eckert-Hallam Residence
When Phil and Giselle Hallam walked into Art Dyson’s Eckert Residence a decade ago, they felt immediately at home. With windows facing all directions, they view the Valley and the […]
House Tours
Once a year, we open our house and grounds to the public to benefit The Kings River Conservancy (www.kingsriverconservancy.org), whose mission is to get people off their screens and their […]
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