"Maytree" by ODOS was designed in 2008. Within its sculptural elements lies open-plan living spaces beneath a steep, tree-covered escarpment. A bold cantilever is supported by clusters of red columns which enliven the house. #architecture #design #designthinking

The Plastic House by Architecture Republic, Dublin transformed a mid terraced house into a futuristic environment. The interior is open with double-height spaces & gantries throughout. Its palette gives it the feel of a 3D Mondrian painting. #design #designthinking #bestofirish

'VISUAL by Terry Pawson Architects is a multifunctional space. It reads as a series of opaque glass volumes, presented on a raised concrete plinth, providing ample day lighting for the galleries in the daytime & forming a contemporary lantern by night. #design #designthinking

John McLaughlin's Open House was designed for his family. A symbiosis of interior & exterior merged. Surrounded by a walled garden, the open-plan, ground floor had a full-height timber-frame where sections slid open to connect the spaces. #design #designthinking John McLaughlin Architects

The Flynn Mews House by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] incorporates the original historic façade of an 1847 coach house as the main entrance by way of a small mews. A glass bridge is suspended across the central void, connecting the interior & exterior.#design #designthinking

Happy New Year #2022

Celebrating Adah Robinson's house, 1924, Tulsa, Oklahoma by the American architect, Bruce Goff (1904 - 82). Prolific & self-taught, his style constantly evolved. The Art Deco elegance culminates with the conversation pit near the fireplace. #artdeco #brucegoff #architecture

The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church,Tulsa, Oklahoma,1929 is an Art Deco gem. Credited to Adah Robinson & Bruce Goff, it consists of a semicircular auditorium, & soaring tower. The tower's crockets & finials represent two hands raised in prayer.#architecture #designthinking

The Tulsa Club's designed by Bruce Goff in 1927 was filled with exuberant interiors, zigzag, waterfall plaster & tilework. The lavish, Grand Ballroom occupied the top floor. By 1994 it sat abandonned & vandalised & until its sensitive renovation from 2015-19. #designthinking

Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) rest in peace to a legend. #sidneypoitier

#BruceGoff’s masterwork was the #BavingerHouse, 1950. The 96 ft long logarithmic sandstone spiral coiled around a steel pole from which he suspended the roof, the stairs & living areas. The ground floor featured an indoor water garden. Sadly demolished in 2016. #architecture

The #Gryderhouse,1960 by #BruceGoff is a 2 story, futuristic, orchid inspired building. Its concave roof extends into pointed cantilevered overhangs.The purple exterior echos the tones in the surrounding trees. #AustinPowers would approve! #modernarchitecture #designthinking

#aishlingmurphy RIP

Starting back with my National Museum of Ireland family today after a long absence. It is good to be home promoting #EileenGray #NMI #Irishdesign #Irisharchitecture #Irishtextiles

Roquebrune, collage, 1926, by #EileenGray. It depicts an abstracted coastline of the South of France, notably Roquebrune. The lined emblem roughly notes where her house E1027 is located. One of the lesser known gems from the National Museum of Ireland collection. #E1027 #NMI

One of my National Museum of Ireland favourites. "A Meeting", by HarryClarke, 1918. He depicts Heinrich Heine's ballad where an unknown couple meet at a gypsy dance, discovering each other to be a mermaid & a merman. #harryclarke #stainglass #design #decorativeart #nationalmuseumofireland

Frank Stella (1936-2024) Gobba, zoppa e collotorto (Hunchback Wryneck Hobbler), 1985, oil, urethane enamel, fluorescent alkyd, acrylic, and printing ink on etched magnesium and aluminum, 11 1/2' × 10' × 34''. #frankstella #rip #livinglegend #art #modernart #contemporaryart

Maggie Smith (1934-2024) a total legend. #maggiesmith

Free Range Eggxaggeration by WOSKerski, in Shoreditch, London. Electrifying the streets of England with his amazing hyper-realistic murals, WOSKerski's fried egg with its playful trompe-l’oeil, surreal concept & painterly skill make it hard to forget. #WOSKerski #streetart

Happy New Year 2026 #HappyNewYear2026 #HappyNewYear #Banksy