Mies's Dream

It is an incredible time to be in this planet. I feel we are in front of a new Renaissance, a new era… That will affects us in such a deep level, besides if we are aware or not.

I was so surprised to see that Borders, one of the biggest book stores is closing all the shops in Chicago, except one, Blockbuster was last year, the biggest video company, all the travel agencies as well, and the list can keep going.

I see our homes as Mies Van der Rohe dream, very minimalistic.  No more books, no more Cds, DVDs. Probably the kitchen will be reduced to a minimum as we see the growth of the “healthy” frozen food.

Light as a Bubble

Amazing things happen in the way we interact depending of the kind of light of our environment.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

When we are in a restaurant and there are small candles in each table we have a tendency to be closer, probably drink a little bit more wine, and feel more relaxed. The soft light somehow gives us a sense of anonymous in respect to the rest of the place, like we are in our little bubble. Think about a full illuminated restaurant, can be natural light or fluorescent lighting, the interaction with your friends, the waiter, etc will be affected and altered. We are more aware of the entire place, our "bubble" is expanded.

Minds...

San Francisco 

Great minds discuss ideas; 


average minds discuss events; 


small minds discuss people. 


E. Roosevelt

Tango love story…

Play the music!!! Tango Sound track HERE!!!

- Oh, no! 

Our Home as a Stage

Doorman at Hotel in Riviera Maya

Casa Cubana

Our Home as a Stage

Somehow our lives are like a play, with no rehearsals… Well I’m not really sure about that… meaning that experiences can be considered a rehearsal, if we capitalized on it and use it. Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity is, “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. We can consider ourselves sane at least a little bit.

Studies demonstrate the impact of effective architecture in schools

Habana - Cuba

Recent research suggests that subtle changes to a learning environment can significantly alter a child's academic performance. The study, compiled by the Girls' Day School Trust (England and Wales) indicates that girls and boys will respond differently to certain spaces, conditions and temperatures, and emphasises the importance of utilising these factors in a positive way.

While girls seem to learn most effectively at a temperature of 24°C, boys prefer a cooler 21°C. Further scientific studies suggest that large atriums may produce a negative impact on girls, who learn better in small, intimate spaces, while soft surfaces produce a positive effect. Longer, hour-long classes suit girls better than boys, who perform better in short bursts of 30 minutes. These findings highlight the responsibility of the architect to design with these outcomes in mind, reiterating the power of effective architecture to change society for the better.

From World Architect News

Our homes and its contents

While the house is a symbol of our place in society, the house interiors and its contents are a mirror of our inner psychological self.

Thus, throughout our lives, whether we are conscious of it or not, our homes and its contents are very potent statements about who we are.

Viena - Austria

For many people, their furniture, pictures, and other moveable objects are more powerful expressions of self than is the house-structure it self.

We display in the physical environment messages from the unconscious about who we are, who we were, and who we might become. Unable to comprehend all that is encapsulated in the psyche, we need to place it “out there” for us to contemplate, just as we need to view our physical body in a mirror.

by Clare Cooper Marcus

Close your eyes, listen...

Mozart - Clarinet Concerto In A Major K 622 Adagio, The most inspiring music HERE!

Cabo San Lucas - Mejico

Where are you? He's a genious... 

Music & Design

Quebec - Canada

Like a song, which transports us to a place, a person, a moment,  a sensation, design does the same with us...

The musical experience is so personal, is inside of us and have meaning just for ourselves, if we can share it is better, but it has to have meaning for us, is part of our identity, our individuality, our personal story.

The design experience is the same, there are some special triggers that are inside of us, is a sensation, a memory.  Which are the triggers of these emotions? Is it a color, is a specific kind of light, is it something we look at, we touch, we smell?

The World's Happiest Countries

Amsterdam - Holanda

Interesting… Some geographical patterns, USA/Canada – New Zealand/Australia – Netherlands/Switzerland– the European Nordic Countries. Makes me think if there’s a pattern in regional people’s perception of happiness or how they organize the society to achieve it.