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Over the garden wall concept art12/14/2022 I have lived most of my life away from my home country, visiting once a year. I could only watch the news or read newspapers online, as if waiting for it all to be gone from one day to the other. But then the frontiers of the country, like that of many others around the world, were closed down. I was planning to travel to my home country, Guatemala, at the end of March. It makes me feel vulnerable and powerless. "El Cadejo" by Mayra Schäfer, 67, Bad Reichenhall, Germany: "Being in lock down because of the coronavirus is an experience unlike anything I've lived through before. It is something of a magical place - I go there every day to run, walk or take photos and look at the nature changing constantly.” I shot Sligo Creek just down the hill from my house. With social distancing, I found a sense of peace and satisfaction in shooting long-exposure landscape. “I used my old large-format camera, purchased many years ago in Thailand. 8-by-10-inch tintype, wet plate collodion I go there every day to run, walk or take photos and look at the nature changing constantly." “Creek” Landry Dunand, 39, Takoma Park, Md. It inspired the setting of the book “Bridge to Terabithia.” It is something of a magical place. Sligo Creek is just down the hill from my house. But with social distancing, I started shooting Landscape, which I never did before, but I found a sense of peace and satisfaction in shooting long exposure Landscape, taking an hour of setup, preparation, pouring plates, developing for each photograph. Before the pandemic, I decided to revive it to shoot portraits. "Creek" by Landry Dunand, 39, Takoma Park, Md.: "I used my old large-format camera, purchased many years ago in Thailand. I wanted to communicate with passersby that we can take care of each other by keeping our distance right now, but still sit, admire the view and chat, even.” “I used to make furniture and was thinking about how we now have to keep our distance, even to socialize - what if you had a bench that made you sit six feet apart? I put it at the end of my driveway. Dyed black fir wood, tape measure, cinder blocks I put it at the end of my drive way by the sidewalk where a lot of walkers and dogs pass everyday- I wanted to communicate with passersby that we can take care of each other by keeping our distance right now, but still sit, admire the view, chat even and keep 6" apart." “Distancing Bench” Kimberly A. It also will allow you to sit closer once this has passed. "I used to make furniture and was thinking about how we now have to keep our distance, even to socialize - what if you had a bench that made you sit 6' apart? I had some old beams in my yard, broken tape measure and the cinder blocks- didn't even need to leave home to build it! It is: 18"h x 108"L x 13"deep. this is a house to slow down in, where spaces have been designed to contemplate and watch the leaves rustle in the trees, or to be social and embrace the joy of celebration with friends and family."Distancing Bench" by Kimberly A. the designers say, ‘ this is a home where memories can be made, spaces that have been designed to feel comfortable and welcoming. Sited within a holiday home community called lower mill estate, falcon house is envisioned as a relaxing retreat. koto creates simple, flexible and functional homes which embrace slow living.’ Koto co-founder, theo dales, continues, ‘we believe well-designed spaces can transform our environment. objects have been thoughtfully chosen with the mantra of ‘quality over quantity’. In addition to the textured plaster walls, the interiors are populated with a selection of organic fabrics and woven rugs to imbue the spaces with character and homeliness. the second floor features exposed CLT surfaces while the first floor walls are painted with st leo interiors plaster paint to create a ‘perfectly imperfect’ earthy texture. the blackened timber skin gives way to light-colored spaces. calm and considered sanctuaries that are both flexible and functional,’ says zoe little, koto co-founder.įor the interiors, koto embraced a minimal and timeless aesthetic that they call ‘quiet luxury’. ‘we create spaces which pay homage to stillness. the first floor is designed to be intimate and cozy while the second floor features large windows to create the sensation of living between the trees. In order to maximize views from the living spaces, the architects flipped the traditional residential program, putting the bedrooms on the lower floor and the social functions on the upper level. situated in the cotswolds, UK, the sculptural holiday home is composed of two black timber volumes, one of which cantilevers over the rural site. Specialists in prefabricated architecture koto design reveals its first completed two storey modular house. A SCULPTURAL HOLIDAY HOME WITH AN UPSIDE DOWN PROGRAM
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