Richard had some time on his hands, a stack of business cards, a sepia pen and a paintbrush. This is the outcome:
2/12/15
Atelier & Co. Real Estate Help
This "2 bedroom" in Brooklyn Heights had seen better days--and better layouts. We were asked by the realtor what was possible, with a few requests:
The perspective buyer needed more storage, a better configured kitchen and a true foyer to arrive in--rather than a hall that flowed into a living room that flowed into a bedroom...
A little formality with the addition of a few walls created a sense of entry and defined a sequence of rooms that now make this 2 bedroom livable and allow the owner to formally entertain. The now ample galley Kitchen can be closed off or to serve through. The Master Bedroom storage was neatly disguised in a wall of cabinetry and the apartment's only bath is now accessed through an anti-room off the public space--rather than going through the Master bedroom.
Contact us at studio@atelierandcompany.com for enquiries regarding real estate analysis.
2/11/15
Great Moments in Rejected Design: Greenwich Residence
Our designs get thrown out, revised and passed on every day. Some for the better--but not always. The project below is part of our ongoing blog series that digs through the Atelier flat files to share design that would otherwise never see the light of day. Enjoy!
2/1/15
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1/30/15
Why Rome? part 2
As the only major built work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, it is one of Rome’s least well-known small masterpieces. This entry documents a visit we made to the grounds of the villa (residence of the Grand Commander of the Knights of Malta) and its church, S. Maria in Priorato, in 2012.
Top: M. Sasek's 'This is Rome
Bottom: His drawing of S. Maria in Priorato and its keyhole.
View of Rome and St. Peter's from the terrace garden on the Aventine.
Students drawing in the Piazza of S. Maria in Priorato, June 2012
Detail of the Entry Portico of the Villa of the Knights of Malta on the Aventine.
L. Michael Djordjevitch drawing in the piazza R. Detail of the church door
L. James Diaz drawing the church facade R. Mike Zaragosa drawing the piazza
David Markel sketching the church facade, 2012
Joseph Tralongo skecthing the church facade, 2012
L. Suzanne Smith drawing the church R.Nina Roefaro drawing the interior
L. Detail of the apse R. Detail of interior capitol
L. Keystone detail R. Occulus detail
Mark Hendricks drawing the interior of the church, 2012
Garden gate, Villa of the Knights of Malta, 2012
Residence of the Grand Commander of the Knights of Malta, 2012
Sara Kramer drawing in the garden
Garden loggia with the arms of the Knights of Malta
View of the garden of the Villa of the Grand Commander
Sketch of a detail of the piazza, Richard Cameron, 2012
View of St. Peter's through the keyhole
Monument to Giovanni Batista Piranesi in S. Maria in Priorato
48 Hours in Paris
Jason had 48 hours in Paris, here's where else he went:
Saint Germain
Palais Garnier
1/29/15
Reshuffling the Office
Somehow we all survived moving half of the office around the corner--I think the dog's face says it all though.
1/27/15
Why Rome? An Eternal Question
Almost every year someone asks me the question: ‘Why Rome?’
They usually mean why do I go there almost every year. The
answer to the question is larger than that though–why Rome after in the end
for all of us? Why Rome for the artists of the renaissance, for the Grand
tourists, for the Ecole des Beaux-Arts for two centuries. The simple answer is that since the study of
art is the study of its great masterpieces. There is a higher concentration of
those masterpieces in Rome than anywhere else in the world. This series of
posts is going to focus on the many trips I’ve made over the years with
students and colleagues, and some of the less well-known and less easily
accessible masterpieces we’ve visited and drawn. I hope you enjoy them! For
those of you who have been on these trips, or who have seen these places,
please send me any photos or sketches and we’ll post them in the follow-up
section. The tradition continues with the Beaux-Arts Academy in Utah. For
details of this year’s trip see the links below.
-Richard
-Richard
PROCESS: Making Faces
Below is the first in a series of blog entries covering our process of bringing art and architecture from concept to reality.
Reference Image: The original reference for this watercolor came from a
window panel found at the Villa Farnesina in Rome.
Pencil Sketch
Pencil Underlay Drawing
Final Watercolor
…and then we quickly made this serious but festive painting lose all integrity by creating decks of playing cards with it!
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