LIGHTNESS OF BEING

The primary properties of visible light are intensity,propagation-direction,frequency or wavelength spectrum and polarization.

The main source of light on Earth is the Sun.

Architectural works,in the material form of buildings,are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art.

The word Architecture in Latin was architectura and from the Greek was arkhitekton.

The Architect is the creator of both the process and the product of planning,designing and constructing buildings or other structures.

Roman Architect Vitruvius that wrote a treatise De Architectura defined the qualities of a good building as durability,utility and beauty.

Proportions are seen as the objective of the quality of buildings.

Form follows function, was very much part of the aesthetic value as well as the practical values of the architectural narrative in the 19th Century.

Sustainable Architecture was introduced in the 20th Century.

My fascination with architecture is spellbinding in my appreciation of the palaces,castles, manor houses, forts, acqueducts, atriums and churches that were constructed by the Romans,Greeks and the Ottoman Empire.

It all started with a dream. A sketch and the desire to bring to life a purpose built form drove the execution of what are true master pieces.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

Leonardo da Vinci

Your home needs to be so full of light that you feel warm and comfortable in every room.

Proportions and Form in your kitchen are fundamental and today we refer to kitchen design as kitchen architecture.

The utility of a kitchen is no longer just to cook a meal it is much more than that!

It is a space where you create your gourmet dishes, your preferred salads and you bake delicious breads and cakes.

Entertain your guests around your island in the kitchen and design your seating plan in a way that they can drink their cocktails and indulge their senses and their taste buds whilst you cook and share delicious starters with them.

If you live in a cold climate get the wooden fire going and if you live in a hot part of the World open your doors to the outside.

Live well and enjoy the moment.

Talk soon … I am writing to you from St. Helena’s Bay in the Western Cape of South Africa.