A Project Put to Bed
Last night my Grandmother passed away. That’s something that can make you think about the stuff that matters. It’s a time for getting perspective on trivial shit. But how do you know …
Last night my Grandmother passed away. That’s something that can make you think about the stuff that matters. It’s a time for getting perspective on trivial shit. But how do you know …
Have you ever sat in the hair salon with your chair turned away from the mirror while they styled you? Or sat blindfolded? Who does that? Nobody. We always watch …
With the steel skeleton of my Minimalist Monument to Moi in place, the slab laid and the walls built, it is time to talk about moisture. Queensland is traditionally a …
I’ve had my block on Hamilton Hill for just over a year now and in that time I’ve met a couple of my neighbours. I’ve had coffee with my immediate …
A bold concept is just a dream unless you can see the concept artfully through to fruition. Seeing it through is not easy, mind you. In my advertising days I …
When I tell my friends that I’ve commissioned a Japanese architect to design a minimalist monument to moi I know they’re thinking, “here we go again”. I know they’re wondering …
Have you ever tried to listen to the words of an architect and then visualise them as something you can live in, walk around in, cook a meal in, socialise …
You’re an idiot, Minon. You can’t live in a house like that. It’s not suited to our climate and anyway, the local approvals officer will have a coronary or a …
So here’s the thing. A man’s home is meant to be his castle. Well, it is for people like my neighbors in Hamilton. They seem to be engaged in a …