The New York Times recently featured a very cool stone and glass cottage on the island of Guernsey (off the coast near Normandy, France). What’s special about it is the opposition of old (15th century stone) and new (glass). Preserving the past while embracing the future always makes for interesting architecture.
The double height room with glass railing (pictured above) is also a great space and we’re currently designing a similar setup for one of our properties.
Images: Ed Alcock for New York Times
High speed rail is finally coming to America. Monocle just released a short video piece covering Ray LaHood’s (transportation secretary) recent visit to Europe and some of the government’s plans for high speed rail state-side.
“Later this year, Barack Obama’s transportation secretary Ray LaHood will begin allocating $8 billion to emerging American train systems, with another $5 billion to come over the next five years – the first time ever that the US government has made such an investment.”
Click here for the “reportage” from Monocle.