Thursday, June 24, 2010

Whats Hot? Fuego Outdoor Living Grill

I am in the process of designing an outdoor patio for clients. It is a challenging project as well as being very exacting, with a lot of technical details to take into consideration (gas lines, water lines, electrical panel load limits, permit approvals, etc), before I can even start on the ‘pretty stuff.’ This outdoor patio is on the roof of a penthouse, with a spectacular view of the ocean, mountains, and city of Vancouver. It is a breathtaking 130 feet in length, and is probably larger than most people’s back yards. 

Every once in awhile I come across a new and innovatively designed product that causes me to stop and take notice, and with a sigh of relief, that I have found an esthetically pleasing alternative to a category of product design that generally leaves my visual sensibilities assaulted. Finally an outdoor grill (notice that it is not referred to as a BBQ - ‘Grill’ is the operative new terminology), that shakes up tradition, and is beautiful to look at. “A campfire for modernists,” “a social magnet with a great sense of style.” Attaching a label to this Fuego outdoor living grill is trickier than throwing a salmon – wild, rubbed with herbs and spices – on an open flame. As well as Fuego being a top rated grill, it has a modernist design aesthetic with sleek-lined minimalism. One that I wouldn’t mind gracing my clients’ patio.

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Fuego Catalogue

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Fuego Grill 01

What do you think?  Would you like to have this Fuego grill gracing your patio?
I’ll take the pool!

Patricia Gray Inc is an award winning Interior Designer firm  in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT  in the world of Interior Design.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Hillside Modern House Design in Sweden

Hillside Modern House Design

Hillside modern house designed by RB Arkitektur, located in Sweden. This house design literally and beautifully blends into the environment. The home interior decorating consists of contemporary furnishings that are sleek and sophisticated, but comfortable and inviting. This lovely green residence in Nacka, Sweden is minimalist architecture at its best. This house into the ground to help moderate its temperature; and its clean lines and U-shaped design make for a simple yet luxurious single family home.

Hillside Modern House Design Living Room
Hillside Modern House Design Family Room
Hillside Modern House Bathroom Design Interior

Hillside Modern House Design in Sweden

Hillside Modern House Design

Hillside modern house designed by RB Arkitektur, located in Sweden. This house design literally and beautifully blends into the environment. The home interior decorating consists of contemporary furnishings that are sleek and sophisticated, but comfortable and inviting. This lovely green residence in Nacka, Sweden is minimalist architecture at its best. This house into the ground to help moderate its temperature; and its clean lines and U-shaped design make for a simple yet luxurious single family home.

Hillside Modern House Design Living Room
Hillside Modern House Design Family Room
Hillside Modern House Bathroom Design Interior

Wood Mountain House Design Architecture

Wood Mountain House Design Architecture

Wood mountain house design architecture is located in Caviano, Switzerland, with a wonderful view on the lake and the mountains, designed by Markus Wespi Jérôme de Meuron architects. This mountain house takes itself inconspicuously back and connects with natural stonewalls of the surroundings rather than with the heterogeneous buildings. With large space-strutted panorama openings alternate with small square ventilation windows, and the irregular window setting is melting the floors to a unit without recognizable partitioning.

Wood Mountain House Design Architecture
Wood Mountain House Design Architecture

Wood Mountain House Design Architecture

Wood Mountain House Design Architecture

Wood mountain house design architecture is located in Caviano, Switzerland, with a wonderful view on the lake and the mountains, designed by Markus Wespi Jérôme de Meuron architects. This mountain house takes itself inconspicuously back and connects with natural stonewalls of the surroundings rather than with the heterogeneous buildings. With large space-strutted panorama openings alternate with small square ventilation windows, and the irregular window setting is melting the floors to a unit without recognizable partitioning.

Wood Mountain House Design Architecture
Wood Mountain House Design Architecture

Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina

A sandy dune beach, dense wooded surroundings and a sloped lot created a challenging landscape on which to design and build a home, but these characteristics are also what distinguish this oddly beautiful location. The obtusely angled walls denote sheets of rock, layered with large glass walls to naturally brighten every corner of these cave-like interiors. this rustic style concrete house plan deep in the forest or Mar Azul, Argentina.

Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina

Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina

A sandy dune beach, dense wooded surroundings and a sloped lot created a challenging landscape on which to design and build a home, but these characteristics are also what distinguish this oddly beautiful location. The obtusely angled walls denote sheets of rock, layered with large glass walls to naturally brighten every corner of these cave-like interiors. this rustic style concrete house plan deep in the forest or Mar Azul, Argentina.

Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina
Rustic Style House Deep in the Forest Argentina