Open House: a escada da Renata
Uma casa de 1960
Alguns traços da fachada denunciam a idade desta casa, mas é só.
O escritório americano Feldamn Architecture foi responsável pela reforma total desta residência em São Francisco. O resultado foi uma casa clara, fácil e sem muitas frescuras, como devem ser as casas nos dias de hoje.
Geralmente as cores óbvias para quartos de crianças não me chamam a atenção, mesmo assim adorei este.
Vale dar uma olhada no blog do escritório, o Green Architecture Notes, lá eles falam um pouco de soluções verdes para casas.
Fotos Richard Powers
Fui pesquisar um pouco sobre este fotógrafo inglês, quando encontrei uma entrevista que ele deu para uma Architectural Digest alemã.
E o que encontro… ele começa falando de São Paulo, aqui vai:
AD: Dear Mr. Powers, we have the pleasure to introduce you to our readers. It would be great if you could answer me some questions in order to write a small article. We show your photographs from an apartment in Sao Paulo. Did you know Sao Paulo before that shooting?
RP: Yes - I have been once before and loved it.
AD: What is the ambiance of this city?
RP: Sao Paulo is full of contrasts; a crazy megatropolis yet people are kind and gentle - you feel alive when you visit Brazil.
AD: Are you specializing in one or two themes (for example in architecture and interior)? Why? Or: Why not?
RP: I started out shooting everything in sight but now I am more specialised - as I grow into my career I find myself shooting predominately interiors and architecture .. it has been a natural progression. Why ? To photograph something well you need to have a passion for the subject - i would have made a terrible fashion photographer !
AD: What was the challenge when you photographed the home in Sao Paulo? Did you like it?
RP: One of my all time favorites - it was challenging because there are no windows in the living areas, only one enormous sky light - it was a challenge.
AD: When I look at the pictures on your website I am impressed by the scenery, the composition. But what is for you the most important thing for a good photography?
RP: balance is key - what and what not to include is as equally important as the shadows and highlights.
AD: What is the maxim for your work?
RP: I am working on a book project at the moment for Thames & Hudson shooting through a long list of iconic houses of the last century all over the globe - for me this is a "maxim" !
AD: Was there any surprising, new or very pleasant thing (anecdote) during the shooting?
RP: Unique, thought provoking architecture with creative interiors, furnishings, not to mention the art - it's a privilege to work in this environment and always a pleasant way to spend a day.
AD: Please give me the most important steps of your vita: birthday, study, professional steps, family, the city you live.
RP: I am self taught - I have been taking pictures for as long as I can remember, composing the frame in my mind then choosing the moment to capture the light, only now there's a camera .... oh and I just turned 40.
Essas 3 primeiras fotos foram tiradas aqui no Brasil, em Iporanga, São Paulo.
Aqui vai o site dele: richardpowers.co.uk