Baxter Finley

NEW TO MARKET: THE DENNIS HOPPER COMPOUND

Main House: Brian Murphy, AIA

3 Two-Story Condominiums: Frank Gehry, AIA 

330 Indiana Avenue, Venice CA 90291

8 Bedrooms + 7 Bathrooms

4,896 SF / 15,500 Lot 

Currently Listed for $6,245,000

Legendary actor and artist, Dennis Hopper's compound just hit the market for sale . A once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase 5 separate parcels totaling approximately 15,500 sf including a 4800 square foot main house designed by Brian Murphy, AIA, and 3 two-story condominiums designed by the legendary architect Frank Gehry. A true oasis in the city, there is also a lushly landscaped yard, a 100-year old guest cottage, a sparkling lap pool and a pool house. With its undulating aluminum and steel exterior, the main residence is an ode to the industrial look.  This property represents a truly rare find. It is an artist's dream come true, with its light-filled interiors and its artistic heritage. Close to both Abbot Kinney and Main Street, this property offers both a rich history and unlimited possibilities for a creative live/work space celebrating the very best of Venice.

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RESPECT: Roman & Williams

Roman & Williams from The Scout on Vimeo.

“It’s a shame to only have dreams at night. You should have a few opportunities during the day.” This wistful quote from Stephen Alesch speaks volumes about the spaces he and Robin Standefer create as architects and designers. Their firm Roman & Williams, is named for their grandparents, paying homage to another era. Together, they draw on the evocative moods, textures, and meaningful objects that linger somewhere between past and present. Their work is infused with memory and allows participants to connect with a more romantic and important time.

Alesch still renders all of their presentations by hand, a skill he has preserved and honed from an early age. Standefer evolved her skills as a painter into creating sets for the likes of Scorsese. As a team they have developed an approach to creating buildings and interiors that reveres craft and tradition, combined with a contemporary viewpoint. This unique vision has lead to a number of important public and private projects including the Ace Hotel, The Standard Hotel, and 211 Elizabeth.

via the Scout

THE RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL

Via a cool new blog ALLEN ROTH - This incredible, state-of-the-art venue designed by Cannon Design is hosting the speed skating events of the 2010 Winter Olympics.  The building was built on a site beside the Fraser River, with the roof taking the stylized shape of a Heron's wing, a tribute to the large wading birds that live along the riverbank.  The design is centered upon three main conceptual themes: Flow, Flight and Fusion.  These themes are reflected in a number of the building's striking features.

 

Pixels Of Driftwood In Relief / Wall panels by Bleu Nature

Founded in 1995, Bleu Nature is a craft-based business located near Lille, in Northern France. Our principal material is driftwood, they also use pebbles, lacquered wood, lacquered metal, leather, skins and petrified wood. They have created wall panels called “Pixels Of Driftwood In Relief.”

The panels consist of a collection of wood pieces that have been glued vertically to particle board, making them ready to be mounted on a wall. via

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Decaying Urban Landscapes

Decaying urban landscapes can be some of the most haunting yet stunning visuals and Detroit is a dream location for this.

 

I try to make it a habit of touring various abandoned buildings in Detroit and here is one of my favorites and one of the more interesting reuses for a once grand "Michigan theater" in downtown Detroit, a parking garage:

 

 

Another grand one is the "Michigan central train station", currently owned by a billionaire trucking and transportation magnet, and currently under a demolition order by the city of Detroit but registered as an historic building, which complicates any demolition:  so huge and silent it's eerie driving past it every time I'm in Detroit:

 

 

check out these images of the station from a photographer:

 

http://www.ryansouthenphotography.exposuremanager.com/g/michigan_central_station

 

or some general abandoned decay from Detroit by the same photographer:

 

http://www.ryansouthenphotography.exposuremanager.com/g/abandoned_detroit

Posted by Karl G.

Wavefiled by Maya Lin

opening in may of this year will be 'storm king wavefield' a new installation by maya lin at the storm king art center mountainville, new york.

the project encompasses an eleven acre site, with the earthwork covering four acres at the southwest border of the storm king art center in mountainville, new york. formerly a gravel pit the site is an environmental reclamation project. the work maximized the soil from the existing site and was created with a naturally made drainage system beneath the soil. grass was planted that are native and require minimal watering needs stressing the sustainable nature of the work. the carbon footprint of the construction of the piece was calculated and will be fully offset by the planting of 260 indigenous trees.

the wavefield is comprised of seven rows of rolling waves of earth and grass. the waves range in height from ten to fifteen feet, with a trough- to-trough distance of approximately forty feet. the work at storm king is the largest site specific installation that lin has created and it marks a culmination in her series dedicated to the exploration of water wave formations.

Via DesignBoom

lance armstrong: texas ranch

Lance has style, here are some images of his Texas ranch-estate. On the market for $12 million,

447.8 acre ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas  - The ranch includes ownership in Deadman's Hole, a beautiful swimming hole that has a giant waterfall.

The ranch includes a four-bedroom main house built in 2003 as well as a one bedroom guest house. It's not so much about the home (although it the ish!) for me its the landscape - via Luxist (moe images)

Wolveridge Architects: Cape Schanck (Australia)

I suppose we could post a cool house every day with all the architecture blogs and site out there, but we don't - and can highlight a few like this one designed by Wolveridge Architects. via

You can visit the homes FOR SALE site here

Aatrial House

This home was built from 2003 - 2006 in Poland, close to Opole.

One hectare site near the forest, where the building is designed has only one weak point: south-western access. An obvious conflict develops between the driveway and the garden. The idea arose to lower the driveway in order to separate it from the garden. This prompted another idea - of a driveway leading inside to the ground floor level, from underneath the building, which became possible thanks to the creation of an inner atrium with the driveway in it. As a result, the building opens up onto all sides with its terraces in an unrestricted manner, and the only way to get into the garden is through the atrium and the house.

The building is a reinforced concrete monolith, and concrete is at the same time the finishing material of the transformed cube, while all additional elements are finished with dark ebony.

The driveway and retaining walls were made out of quarried granite blocks, the material characteristic for the surroundings.

Architects: KWK PROMES
Location: Opole, Poland
Project Architect: Robert Konieczny
Collaborators: Marlena Wolnik, Łukasz Prażuch
Design Year: 2002-2003
Construction Year: 2003-2006
Site Area: 10,057 sqm
Constructed Area: 660 sqm
Photographs: KWK PROMES
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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Millard House (La Miniatura), 1923

Pasadena CALIFORNIA

Recognized by Wright as his earliest “Usonian” house, La Miniatura is also the first residence to utilize Wright’s highly inventive textile block building system. The Millard House is internationally recognized as one of the world’s most important works of residential architecture. Now, following a multi-year restoration, the complex offers one of the most romantic, and creative living spaces anywhere.

Sited on nearly an acre of gardens within the Prospect Historic District of Pasadena, the residence & studio include: 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2 kitchens, living room, formal dining room, & semi-attached garages. The Millard House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. $7,733,000.

“I would rather have built this little house than Saint Peter’s in Rome” — Frank Lloyd Wright









MANY MORE IMAGES INCLUDING THE STUDIO - AFTER THE JUMP.