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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 …
The end comes quickly
My Minimalist Monument to Moi is complete. How did that happen? The final month of the build seemed to go slow, but it was a quick kind of slow. Kind …
Some wabi-sabi with your sushi?
We’re on the home straight now. I know that because I’ve seen painters and plasterers and electricians back on site. And I’ve had a conversation with the landscaper as well. …
Back seat designer.
We’ve all done it: given “suggestions” to the driver from the back seat. It’s easy to do and at the time you’re convinced that you have a better understanding of …
I’m back. Do you recognise me?
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 …
Moist. I hate that word too.
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 …
Closing In
Brisbane has become a city of inclement weather. Climate change sceptics will argue that there is no trend or cause for alarm in the bad weather we’ve experienced in the last …
You can’t walk around in your head.
From the moment Shimada san’s design landed on my desk I’ve been living inside my head. I’ve been walking around in my imagination, trying to get a feeling for the …
Go!
Someone sage once told me that the hardest thing about house building is getting out of the ground. This I agree with. Making a start is surely difficult. The design …
The 450sqm Pregnancy
A lot has happened since my last post, although you wouldn’t know it by looking at the slow progress on the 450sqm of dirt that I’ll one day call “home”. …
