The Moore House Monthly 07-29-22
House for a Garden — Architecture + Interiors // Retallack Thomson, Landscape Design by Studio Rewild & Photography // Ben Hosking & Clinton Weaver.
We’re back with our recurring blog column! If you’re new here, at the end of each month(ish) we round up all of the articles, designs, reveals, and more that have inspired us in the past thirty days. It’s been one of our busiest months yet — though we feel like we say that every month — so it’s hard to believe we’re already turning the corner into August next week. We’re always exploring the depths of pinterest, instagram and the various publications we’re subscribed to and since there is so much goodness out there, we like to share our own findings with you. Here’s what caught our attention in the midst of the summer heat — Happy reading :)
We Moores are a blend of Aussie-Americans so it’s only fitting that the first feature we share this month is from the “Land Down Under”. Though we may not be landscape designers or architects (yet), we do have a serious appreciation for both disciplines especially when they integrate so beautifully. One of the key elements that caught our attention here after the central garden, of course, is the curved glass partition that divides, yet connects, the indoor and outdoor living spaces. After seeing this architectural and botanical beauty we think every home should have a garden in the center. Sidenote, the material selections here are SO good — muted, natural, textural perfection.
“A celebration of the garden as a key component of a healthy and activated contemporary home, House for a Garden results from the quest to integrate connections between the built and natural elements. Retallack Thompson worked closely with the client to reshape an existing home to become their idyllic escape, where each internal space is meaningfully united with a garden”. Check out the full feature by The Local Project — we also suggest subscribing to their newsletter because they never fail to show us something cool!
The swimming pool at Das Canoas House, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Architect // Oscar Niemeyer — Built // 1951
Tidal pools at Leça da Palmeira, in Portugal — Architect // Álvaro Siza
— Photography // View Pictures/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
July has been a hot one to say the least. We found relief in the AC and checking out these aquatic architectural wonders AD rounded up earlier this month writing, “On a hot summer day, a pool is a pool. When all you can think about is cooling off and escaping the heat, if the water is clean and the sun is beating down, function overshadows form. Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean aesthetics doesn’t matter. Prolific architects have long included pools in their designs as integral elements of a property’s visual significance. While these swimming pools beautifully complement the environment they’re built for, they are often stunning in their own rights, too”.
If you missed it earlier this month, we revealed our swoon-worthy kitchen at our Coaster’s Chance Cottage up in Cutler, ME. This space wasn’t quite completed for our episode feature on Magnolia Network’s “Point of View: A Designer Profile”, but it’s the same cottage!! P.S. We’re Episode 5, titled “Blair Moore” if you’re new around here and haven’t seen it yet. This restorative renovation was a massive undertaking for our family and design team. We’re finally feeling like we can exhale and relish the process now looking back at everything we were able to accomplish in transforming this little slice of history into a modern-day coastal retreat.
One color has stolen our hearts — Burgundy. Here are are a few burgundy beauties we’ve saved as of late.
Gramercy Park Apartment — Design // @ashe_leandro — Photography // @a_gaut
Design // @augusta.hoffman — Photography // @timlenzphoto — Styling // @lucybamman Featured in @houseandgardenuk
Southampton Kitchen — Design // @hadleywiggins_ — Architecture // @rexrodebet — Photography // @davidbenthalphotography
Kitchen // @devolkitchens
Brooklyn Townhouse Kitchen — Design // @chusedandco — Photography // @jeffholt — As seen in @archdigest
@ryanrankinstudio “Iconic floor at the iconic Villa Borsani by the iconic Osvaldo Borsani” — @osvaldoborsaniofficial
Gavin Houghton’s Riad, LaDi Dar — Tangier, Morocco via @theworldofinteriors — 2017
Design // @sandraweingort — Styling // @colinking — Photography // @wabranowicz
We haven’t compiled a Moore House Monthly since May if you can believe it! So it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t include this Hamptons haven designed by @sandraweingort, featured in Architectural Digest a few months back. AD contributor Nicolas Milon writes, “The client’s house was like many a Hamptons home—spacious, with a pool, and offering an appealing escape from the hustle-and-bustle of the city. It has four bedrooms and an office, a television room, a breakfast room, a kitchen, a dining room, and a large reception room. The house was also completely devoid of furniture, meaning that Weingort was being offered a blank slate. The brief? To make this house, with its unobstructed views of Sag Harbor Bay, a haven of peace and comfort that was welcoming and inviting”. It is clear that Weingort “understood the assignment”. Feast your eyes on this understated nature-inspired home.
Design // @sandraweingort — Styling // @colinking — Photography // @wabranowicz
Design // @sandraweingort — Styling // @colinking — Photography // @wabranowicz
This project, well actually one light fixture in particular, lead us down a bit of a rabbit hole, and though this is definitely not new to the world this month, it was to us! As it turns out, this lighting collection was a collaboration between @colinking and Jos Devriendt for @demischdanant. You may recognize these shots from one of our * Sunday Saves * on instagram earlier this month, but it featured some stunning styling by King as well as a few of these epic lamps — the pieces are far too gorgeous not to commend again!
Design // @sandraweingort — Styling // @colinking — Photography // @wabranowicz — Lighting // @demischdanant
Design // @sandraweingort — Styling // @colinking — Photography // @wabranowicz — Lighting // @demischdanant
The thing about lighting that we’ve always really loved is the delicate balance between functional fixture and sculptural artistic expression. Jos Devriendt’s exhibition last year, “PASSAGE”, in collaboration with Colin King was monochromatic excellence to say the least.
Jos Devriendt — Night and Day 317, 2020
Ceramic, ivory white glaze
PASSAGE — with Jos Devriendt in collaboration with Colin King
September 14 – October 16, 2021
Jos Devriendt — Night and Day 339, 2020
Ceramic, ivory white glaze
Jos Devriendt — Night and Day 336, 2020
Ceramic, ivory white glaze
We love ourselves a good inspiration-filled coffee table book, so here are a few selections from our list.
That wraps up some of our favorites for July — we hope you enjoyed reading and viewing as much as we enjoyed compiling all these awesome articles, designs and spaces! Come back next month for more of our top saves and findings.
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