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Architecture - Building real stuff II
When I design a house, I have to think all the pieces and subsystems at the same time. The macro-structure like walls and roofs and micro-stuff like water and electricity pipes must be thought at the same time to avoid mistakes. Here you can see how we solved the fireplace at the very early stages of the construction
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Architecture - Use of Color Award , Estilo Pilar 2012 (Argentina)
This "slide" mattress allowed to save closet space accommodating shoes and linems
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Architecture - Building real stuff
The results can be awesome but Architecture is a complicated mix of art, project management and lots and lots of patience in dealing with builders and contractors
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Architecture - Use of Color Award , Estilo Pilar 2012 (Argentina)
The two main design concepts were adaptable and movable furniture (ex: shelves on rails) and innovative use of wall colors
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Architecture - Building real stuff II
Talking about thinking macro and micro at the same time, I had to consider my husband's desire to have real stone in the fireplace from day 1, even though the stones were installed 3 years later after we moved in ...
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Architecture - Building real stuff III
When Angel passed away, I simply quit architecture and stopped building. I felt I have lost my Guardian Architecture Angel
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV
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Architecture - The 3 sides of architecture: dirt and sweat
Design is great, but getting real stuff done is priceless, even though the middle steps are not sexy at all
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Architecture - The 3 sides of architecture: space & color
There it is ... done
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Architecture - Building real stuff II
The 15-foot main window was tailored designed and made. The biggest challenge was to engineer them in such a way that they would be aesthetic and safe at the same time
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Architecture - Building real stuff III
This house was built in 2001, in the middle of the worst Argentinean economic crisis, right after we moved back to Argentina from the USA. In this project, I met my builder and best teacher, Angel Orlando
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Architecture - Building real stuff
Architects in Argentina not only design houses but also are responsible for the direction during the construction
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Architecture - Building real stuff
The helicoidal stair, the curved wall in the back, the round main wall in the corner, everything was about movement in this house
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV
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Architecture - Best Design Award , Estilo Pilar 2010 (Argentina)
i could not believe when we got the award. The space was so small that I really thought the judges would not even notice the laundry room was there
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Architecture - Building real stuff
All my architectural work starts with understanding the family that will live in the future house: what they like, how they interact, how these things will evolve as kids grow up and owners become older
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Architecture - Building real stuff II
One of things I like to play with are the roofs. Roofs must have movement and give personality to the house. A single flat roof is extremely boring in my view!
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Architecture - Use of Color Award , Estilo Pilar 2012 (Argentina)
Two years later, in the following edition of "Estilo Pilar", we also won an award for the best use of color
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Architecture - Best Design Award , Estilo Pilar 2010 (Argentina)
This laundry room was designed also as an intimate space for a creative mom in mere 4.2 x 8.2 feet (1.2 x 2.5 mts). Unlike painting where you start with a blank piece, Architecture is about creating from restrictions and limits imposed by nature and previous construction
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Architecture - The 3 sides of architecture: design
Along my Architectural journey, I have worked in over 25 projects from conceptual design, to building and/or remodelation
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Architecture - Use of Color Award , Estilo Pilar 2012 (Argentina)
The living furniture was ready to become a mattress in seconds
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Architecture - Use of Color Award , Estilo Pilar 2012 (Argentina)
The overall idea was to design a "flexible and transformable" space for a divorced parent that could be with adult friends during the week, and host his or her kids during the weekends
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Architecture - Building real stuff
This is one of the few and true "helicoidal" stairs you will see. When the computer could not solve the flow and distances, we went "old style" and made a real scale model of each stair ...
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Architecture - Use of Color Award , Estilo Pilar 2012 (Argentina)
The movable stairs allowed the use of the highest spaces
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV: Hand-made on-the-fly design
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV: Hand-made on-the-fly design
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV: Hand-made on-the-fly design
All my projects start with an on-the-fly design on real paper. I usually manage to include all of the details in my sketches and use AutoCad only for a "formalization" of the project
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Architecture - Best Design Award , Estilo Pilar 2010 (Argentina)
Despite being the smallest contender space, the proposal won the Best Design Award in this emblematic architectural and design contest in Argentina
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV
... and the final result is not far from the paper
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Architecture - Building real stuff
The transparent curved wall allowed a fantastic use of natural light in the public sectors of the house
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Architecture - Building real stuff IV: Hand-made on-the-fly design
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Architecture - Use of Color Award , Estilo Pilar 2012 (Argentina)
... enabling to integrate rooms into a lofty spirit and/or to create private spaces according to the situation
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Architecture - Building real stuff II
As in painting, I love to study architectural Masters to learn from them. My favorite is Frank Lloyd Wright, who inspired the design of my own house in Argentina
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Architecture - Hand-made on-the-fly design
I love to make quick hand-made sketches for my clients when exploring ideas for a new project. Computer-aid-design is great to formalize the project, but paper and pencil are the key in the initial phases
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Architecture - The 3 sides of architecture: design
Along my Architectural journey, I have worked in over 25 projects from conceptual design, to building and/or remodelation
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Paintings - Study about Gustav Klimt's masterpieces
(Oil in canvas, 20 in. x 27 in., Price: $ 1,620) I love to study the Masters and learn from them. Gustav Klimt is one of my favorites
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Paintings - Color Swirl
(Oil in canvas, 32 in. x 40 in., Price: $ 3,780 / Giclee: $ 280) Abstract is a lot of work. Contrary to many people's belief, painting abstract is more difficult than concrete. I love listening to people's comments about the forms, animals or pieces of a body that they see in a painting. They surprise and teach me all the time
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Paintings - Music
(Oil in canvas, 32 in. x 32 in., SOLD) I am free when I paint. I like to compose forms. I like to paint stories, especially stories with movement – the capture of movement is really important!
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Paintings - Dancing on the rain
(Oil in canvas, 39 in. x 20 in., Price: $ 2,370 / Giclee: $ 200) Other times, the mix of colors, contrasts, points and lines take their own form. I can feel that the red lines are warmer than the blue ones. I can assess the lines by themselves despite not having a clear form
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Paintings - Study about Monet
(Oil in canvas, 8 in. x 10 in., Price: $ 880) My interpretation of Impresion: Sunrise
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Paintings - Spring
(Oil in canvas, 32 in. x 32 in., Price: $3,070 / Giclee: $ 265) When I paint, time and space do not exist, only colors are present
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Paintings - Acrobats, cirque du soleil
(Acrylic in canvas, 32 in. x 47 in., Price: $ 4,100) I wish I could say that a topic inspires me but it is not the case
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Paintings - Hong Kong Bay
(Oil in canvas, 40 in. x 30 in., PRIVATE COLLECTION) Sometimes everything is well defined and the paint becomes clear and shows concrete things like mountains, ships and water
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Paintings - Study about Dega's dancers
(Oil in canvas, 8 in. x 10 in., Price: $ 880) Departing from a Master's ideas is a good for learning but you must pay tribute to them
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Paintings - Dawn @ the bridge
(Oil in canvas, 8 in. x 10 in., Price: $ 880) The trick on this one was that I had to use only two colors
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Paintings - ... and more flowers
(Oil in canvas, 20 in. x 27 in., Price: $ 1,620) Despite not having a "line", I can say that I love to paint with oil
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Paintings - Freedom
(Oil in canvas, 8 in. x 10 in., Price: $ 780) Inspired by a sculptured maid by my niece, Lucila Diebra, about how we can let our ideas flow despite feeling gaged and blinded
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Paintings - Study about Van Gogh
(Oil in canvas, 10 in. x 8 in. each, Total Price: $ 1,200 ) My interpretation of Wheatfield with Crows
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Paintings - White dancer
(Oil in canvas, 8 in. x 10 in., Price: $ 780) Once again, playing to work just with two colors
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Paintings - Sunset @ the beach
(Oil in canvas, 8 in. x 10 in., Price: $ 780) Quick painting after a whole day at the beach with the family, when the colors are still fresh in the retina
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Paintings - Swimmers
(Oil in canvas, 32 in. x 47 in., Price: $ 4,500 / Giclee: $ 300) Oil is good, transparent and noble. I respect oil´s history and technique. Smelling oil makes me happy
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Paintings - Fishermen dawn
(Oil in canvas, 24 in. x 32 in., Price: $ 2,370) The color palette depends of the painter´s state of mind. In my case, the color palette changes all the time and I sometimes wonder whether I should have a ¨line¨
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Paintings - Kites
(Oil in canvas, 40 in. x 32 in., Price: $ 3,780) The colors show up in my retina and then I think how to put them on a canvas
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Paintings - Arlequin, cirque du soleil
(Oil in canvas, 24 in. x 28 in., PRIVATE COLLECTION) I prefer the spatula to the brushes; it gets me in a playful mood. I feel secure when I can hold a spatula
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Paintings - Study about Monet
(Oil in canvas, 40 in. x 32 in., SOLD) My interpretation of Boating at Argenteuil Giclee Print
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Paintings - "Palitos Chinos", cirque du soleil
(Oil in canvas, 20 in. x 40 in., Price: $ 2,400 / Giclee: $ 200) My inspiration comes from simple things, emotions and objects. In these sense I do resemble the Architect because sometimes I can envision the first and last pieces of a series and I start filling the gaps
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Paintings - Hope, cirque du soleil
(Oil in canvas, 28 in. x 24 in., Price: $ 2,080 / Giclee: $ 105) Differently than composing an Architectural piece, where I integrate the whole and details at the same time, painting is about mixing colors and letting forms to emerge
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Paintings - Flowers
(Oil in canvas, 20 in. x 27 in., Price: $ 1,620) I would love to say that I follow an ¨artistic line¨ but it not the case
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Paintings - Links: Fox
(Oil in canvas, 36 in. x 72in., Price: $ 5,400 / Giclee: $ 350) Inspired in the book Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, this piece is part of a series called "Links" and is about the connections with others based on love, trust, friendship and loyalty
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Paintings - Links: Rose
(Oil in canvas, 36 in. x 72in., SOLD) Inspired in the book Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, this piece is part of a series called "Links" and is about the connections with others. The links are what make a common subject unique
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