Visualization is key. If you can see it, you can achieve it, self-empowerment gurus are quick to say. Well believe it, because I’ve been seeing it for a long time, insofar that I spend my days thinking about the visual world as I experience life in the city, buildings, interior spaces, and so on.

As I experience this visual world I love, there are projects that would become welcome additions to that cocktail book in progress on my work. I’ve added them to my “cart.” In no particular order…

This is a view of the renovated lobby at the Public House, an Ian Schrager hotel in Chicago, designed by Yabu Pushelberg. I saw it this past summer and was blown away. The renovation is done with artistry, restraint and exquisite taste. It epitomizes “cool” because it’s not trying, it just is.
http://www.yabupushelberg.com

Residential contemporary architecture is finally thriving in Washington, DC. This row house renovation and addition by David Jameson Architects is a fine example. The massing, proportions and use of materials is expertly executed by one of DC’s top architects.
http://www.davidjamesonarchitect.com

This is the interior of a Chanel Boutique designed by Peter Marino. Regardless of how beautiful each item for sale may be, it doesn’t stand half a chance without the perfect stage. There is so much to be made and lost in this industry that to maintain the brand name, the environment in which they are presented is key to perception. In retail, there is the need to push the limits, and Marino knows how to incorporate that notion with style, elegance and sophistication.
http://www.petermarinoarchitect.com

I’ll keep my project wish list at these. The phone’s started ringing off the hook.

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