by Maggie Flickinger Barrett Studio was recently lauded as the American Institute of Architects Colorado North Firm of the Year! This award recognizes a studio that has contributed to or acted as a leader in their particular community over at least ten years. Their contribution must be both through projects they’ve completed and through service […]
by Maggie Flickinger Net-Zero | Off-the-Grid | LEED | Living Building | PassivHaus | Cradle to Cradle | Greenbuilt | High Performance | 2030 Challenge | Regenerative Design From within the sustainable design industry, there is difficulty defining “just what exactly does ‘green’ mean?” In the absence of a common standard, metrics of all types […]
by Maggie Flickinger I stumbled upon Michael McDowell – aka Mudpuppy’s – studio last week at Rino’s First Friday, and promptly fell in love with his hanging Airplant Pods. Hand cast and glazed, and suspended on unassuming twine, they are a perfect blend of organic and modern: my favorite aesthetic. I’ll be picking up a […]
Architects often discuss the concept of compression and expansion – a creation of experiential contrast based on the juxtaposition of open fluidity and cloistered comfort. In so many homes today, there is only the open fluidity, a reaching that expands and extends without the beauty of the contrast.
It was a whirlwind week for me, speaking in front of 1300+ people (gulp!) at the Chautauqua Fieldhouse in Boulder for the inaugural TEDx Boulder event last Saturday, August 7th.
The Isometric Chair by Kalon Studios is a work of art, domestically crafted from solid bamboo and finished with natural wax. An effortless blend of classic curve & modern minimalism, this is one more seating design for notorious chair-loving architects to add to their “must-have” collections.
In honor of yesterday’s Embrace Your Inner Geek Day, I’d like to share Douglas Coupland’s new fashion line, developed with Canadian lifestyle brand Roots. That’s right, hallowed tech geek author Coupland (best known for the 1991 classic, Generation X), has forayed into fashion.
Solar has embarked on a European vacation, tossing caution to the wind and flaunting its sexy curves in Madrid. Thousands have flocked to ogle the Solar Homes on display at the Solar Decathlon Europe in Madrid.
Here in Denver, as in any built environment, we have a slow churning of development (despite the recent downturn) exemplified by historic neighborhoods passing through the throes of gentrification.
Barrett Studio is often associated with biomorphic, organic designs that blend tactile, hand-crafted architecture with modern design and detailing. But another of our sustainability principles is being a good neighbor, and as such we’ve designed several homes that display more of a traditional connotation of home.
