demolition

Last time, I mentioned initial meetings and discussions having to do with a retrofit project in Pacific Palisades, Calif.  I call it a "retrofit" because we're using a portion of an existing pool shell as part of the new one, but in truth this is really a ground-up reworking of the entire environment. This project displays the influence that architects Ricardo Legoretta and Luis Barragan have had on my thinking about shapes, colors and spatial relationships.  As soon as I saw this place, in fact, the work of both came to mind because of the strong colors and materials and the expressive