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Movie Houses: John Lautner Architect Modern Houses in Movies

Posted on April 17, 2023

It is hard to write a piece on Mid-Century Architecture without acknowledging the work of Architect John Edward Lautner (16 July 1911 – 24 October 1994), an American architect who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright. Lautner opened his own architectural practice in California in 1938. I include him here as it is a testament to his design talent when you realize just how many of his houses have been featured in major movies. Here I will focus on just 5 of the many of his residential consignments which have been...

Observation: Thoughts On The Need For Bigger And Bigger Houses

Posted on April 9, 2023

by Site Admin

You have probably surmised by now that I’m a proponent of large houses. Houses big enough to provide sufficient space for all of life’s basic living essentials – you know enough main rooms to sleep, eat and entertain, a few random rooms for collections and storage (library, pantry, linen, hobbies), food prep (kitchens, BBQ areas), entertainment (TV rooms, space for puzzles, pool tables, etc.) and sufficient outdoor space for, well, “outdoor” needs and hobbies: pools, gardens, koi ponds (yes, this has become a recent need of mine) but come on,...

Observation: I Blame Lego.

Posted on April 6, 2023

by Site Admin

My Foray into design and construction started with “Lincoln Logs”. As the name suggests, a set of Lincoln Logs contained a package of small round columns of wood, limited to constructing Abe Lincoln style log cabins. From here I graduated to red “American Plastic Bricks”, which came with white plastic windows, suitable for constructing one room schoolhouses and simple small post war bungalows. But I didn’t truly hit my stride until I was introduced to Lego. Ah Lego, wonderfully unlimited multi coloured blocks of plastic, capable of providing endless creations,...

Sold: 1 Himes Island – The One That Got Away

Posted on April 6, 2023

by Site Admin

1 Himes Island, is a spectacular property located on the Canadian side of the Thousand Island stretch of the St Lawrence River. For those who are not familiar with the area, the chain of islands (in reality totaling some 1,800 islands) is located in the section of the river between Ontario, Canada and New York State with islands straddling both sides of the border. For clarity, there is a well-established rule that to be considered an official “Thousand Islands Island”, an island must be at least one square foot in...

For Sale: Dodge Lodge: 462 Maple Point Rd, Kagawong, Ontario, Canada

Posted on April 6, 2023

by Site Admin

Located on Northern Ontario, in Lake Huron, on Canada’s picturesque Manitoulin Island, an historical log complex has just recently come on the market. For context, the 2,766 Sq Km Manitoulin Island (according to Wikipedia) is a Canadian Island located on Lake Huron and is reputedly the largest lake island in the world – so large in fact that the island itself is home to 108 of its own its own freshwater inland lakes, many of which even contain their own islands. The lodge itself resides on the northern most point...