Completion

Architecture is set apart from most careers in the "creative" field in a lot of ways. Intervention into the built environ requires many tedious disambiguations if you will. You're essentially building a vessel that contains the moments that will difine individuals and thus, you're creating the "future" tense. Now I'm not trying to talk all high and mighty regarding architects because I generally dislike the professional aspect of the career, I feel like it's watered down with arrogant buisinessmen who are more concerned with the 'appearance of order' rather than a strict process. With architecture, you work on something for a year or more. Completion isn't ethereal and fleeting. What seperates architecture is that it takes months, if not years to complete a construction. Anyway, I spent about a year on this penthouse in Chelsea. For a year, I went to work for 9+ hours a day and created documents to construct a building. We matched materials, studied construction, mediated infrastructure and pleased clients. The drawing set is thick. It sits about an inch off my desk and is heavy with cabinetry drawings, detailed sections and loads of process. After a year, it's paid off. I've not only marked the client's life, but also marked my own in a sense, as my career has begun to move into the dare-not-to-speak-of "professional realm"... Pictures are courtesy of Bret Grabel. If you have an issue with their placement on this blog, please notify me and I will promptly take them off. More pictures to come after the jump.

New project

So here's the latest rendering i've been working on at my office. I'll spare the archi-jargon and just say that it's a staircase suspended off a steel-framed wall. The intent was to leave the space feeling "light" while using steel-construction. Anyway, here are some preliminary views

Ian Reid's Video

Taken from Hypebeast: Ian is an oldschool NYC skate/street head who documented his travels and life in Brooklyn and abroad over the past few years. The video is quickly becoming an underground phenomenon in New York City and is spreading out elsewhere. It’s got some crazy everyday life stuff in it and a bunch of great skating. It stars the likes of Stevie Williams, Bam, Brain Wenning and a bunch of others. Check out the trailer below. Ian Reid’s video is on sale now @ Supreme, KCDC, Autumn, 2nd Nature, Division East, aNYthing, Rival, NJ Skateshop, and other select retailers.

New SB Releases

So, Nike's moved back to their simple colourways for the standard Dunk SB releases. This is evident in the next two dunks to be released. The newer SB's are not only narrower, but have had a pretty shotty construction as well. These next few dunks are said to have the highest quality suede that Nike has ever put on a dunk. They're also rumored to be using a new factory which will focus on defining the craft that's made Nike a sneaker legend. The Mork and Mindy's are the epitome of a premium dunk high in my opinion and the SBTG's still have the best materials as well. If Nike would step their game up on the rest of their SB's, it'd be beneficial for their Skateboarding line because right now, spening $100 on premium SBs that feel shitty isn't helping them out at all. The Here are the next colourways. The Grey and Purple dunk [i'm nicknaming the Ugly Dunkling] resembles the Jeff Staple Pigeon dunk but with Purple in place of the Red and no embroidery. The leather on the Grey and Blue dunk is supposed to be buttery soft. Not a bad cop afterall.

Drop the Lime - "E Lock"

So NYC's Drop the Lime dropped a video for his Tigerbeat 6 release of "We Never Sleep". Check it out, LV's straight loony.

2 weeks no train...

So I haven't bought a train pass in 2 weeks. I know for most riders it's nothing big, but I want to become more reliant on autonomous transportation.

Floor becomes wall becomes floor becomes wall...

So yeah, we've seen this done millions of times in Thesis projects, books, magazines, Diller Scofidio, ect. Well, now, on the Northside of Williamsburg, lies this mobius strip of condos tucked behind the common, tenement-housing vernacular of Brooklyn. I honestly am glad to see this going up, and not some cookie-cutter, brick clad monstrousity. Here are some shots I took Sunday. I haven't been able to find out who the Architect is, so if anyone knows, could you please email me? Enjoy