![]() ![]() It is with this knowledge, that I must announce to you today, in this column, that I, David Curry, want a greenhouse. I don’t covet my neighbors wife, I just tend to covet my neighbors houses. And so it is, to be me, is to be forever wanting. I lived in an old stone cottage with curved stone archways gracing the first floor, and I desired the crisp clean lines of classic shingle style architecture. I moved to a place in the country, surrounded by trees and chirping birds, and wanted to be in an open field where my one-day-orchard could thrive. ![]() ![]() I lived in a new house in Geneva National, and longed for an old cottage by the water. Nothing against the house, as I’ve lived in some fanciful houses in my short life, it’s just that I always want something else. Whatever type of house I happen to be living it at the moment is no longer the house I want to be living in. I can explain it easily though, in one concise sentence. Sadly, instead of being normal, my tendency to move every 12-20 months is just downright odd. If only my appetite for real estate was shared by the rest of the world, perhaps then I would have made a solid career choice. If my particular affliction was shared by more, Realtors would replace investment bankers as the Evil Rich Guys, and never again would I have to buy my son the generic brand bike from Walmart- as I shamefully did last night (this generation’s lame bike isn’t a Huffy). If it were, I would be resting peacefully in some lakefront estate right now, while a bountiful contingent of house maids and pamperers waited on my every imagined need. This form of real estate ADD is, unfortunately, not contagious. The bath alcove walls are clad in sheets of brushed stainless steel, contrasting with the polished chrome finishes of the heated towel rails and bathroom chromeware.Among my many variations of undiagnosed ADD is a rare hybrid form of real estate ADD. A yellow-coloured Caesarstone slab for the floor, vanity and mirror wall form a striking finish in the children’s bathroom. Furniture with organic and rounded shapes were selected to accommodate the irregular shape of the main living spaces, with the living room divided into two zones, a formal and informal area, both centred around the feature fireplace – a suspended black flue and fire dish secured to the floor.Ī spiral staircase and a glass-cylinder encased elevator both lead to the bedrooms upstairs. A double-volume living area, with a curved glass wall façade facing the lake, flows into the dining area and kitchen on the ground floor, while the bedrooms and en-suites are located on the top level. Externally dark zinc cladding covers the sculptural forms with textured granite used on feature wall and the floors. The interiors feature walnut joinery, marble and travertine floors, and light granite wall cladding with stainless steel detail insets. The response was to carve architectural forms and to a ‘reductive’ sculptural design of round‐edged cubes and triangular masses. The triangular shape of the dramatically located lakeside site, in addition to strict planning parameters and prohibitions, imposed considerable restrictions on the design. ![]() The home draws on the owner’s heritage to advance an emerging African‐inspired aesthetic in its sculptural form, materiality and textural quality. This family home and office on the banks of Lake Geneva, with architecture by SAOTA and interiors by ARRCC, was designed for a Senegalese businessman based in Switzerland. ![]()
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