but that goes to this:

to this:

From the designer Dana Karwis’s website:

Party Dress functions as a pavilion worn exclusively by five women that seamlessly injects architecture into fashion by using the body as space. The dress begins as a shared, bustled garment that gradually unfolds to create a temporary, inhabitable structure. Each seam, each dress, and each body are interconnected by a single, amorphous surface of flowing material.

It’s pretty cool, but I just think of the five women.  Wouldn’t it be cumbersome to stand there all night?

I love starting the week out on a good note.  Two good things: we’re FINALLY starting construction on a high-end kitchen remodel today!!!  Kitchens are the center of the home, so I never want a client to be out from their kitchen longer than necessary.  We’ve spent months getting bids, picking out granite, flooring…everything. Now construction will be one smooth process.  I’m also excited to start a new project for a new client.  I love going over to people’s houses, meeting their families, and work with them on making their house a home.  My mind is always going a hundred miles a minute on the drive home.

Today my blog has become quite international.  I don’t know if I should appologize or not. Apartment Therapy has some pretty cooky things, but this is pretty amazing.  Yep, that’s right; a cantilevered pool on top of a house.  Found in Madrid, Spain.  If you have more patience than me and care to watch the video, it’s here.  Otherwise enjoy these fascinating phots from Archinet.

Unlike most professional athletes homes that are adorned with gody interiors and tacky trophy displays, this athlete’s home is built with some serious class. An article in the July issue of Architectural Digest has an article on Lance Armstrong’s Austin home. Built with timeless architecture, modern updates, and contemporary furniture, this home is beautiful.

Things I love: the landscaping is amazing.

I love this shot. Since the weather in Austin is nice most of the year, making use of the outdoor space is great. This doesn’t even feel like a patio, I love the thought of drapery and chandeliers for outdoor spaces.

Although the kitchen is pretty masculine, I like the industrial touch with the light pendants. I also like the way the family photos are displayed above the mil work.

I like the way he displays his Tour de France jerseys. Seven years in a row. Wow.

I’m a big fan of soft contemporary design: design with clean lines and simplicity that still is warm. This room epitomizes soft contemporary.

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And I’m debating if I should get this necklace

An innovative idea proposes to capture the energy expended at the gym and use it to transport people around the rivers of New York City. The River Gym concept is a human-powered floating gym that will provide the user with the one experience that no other gym can provide: floating your workout around Manhattan. Designed by architect Mitchell Joachim and personal trainer Douglas Joachim, this project could bring inspiration to both the morning commute and workout.

The design won the third place in New York Magazine’s 2005 Create a Gym competition, and it is certainly easy to see the appeal of one of these. Obviously, while the design proposal was specific for New York, pretty much any city with access to a river could be filled with these gyms.

A cool roof-top hang-out spot and cinema.

“I decided to view the hotel in its absolute entirety – considering the intended look and feel, and paying heavy attention to the interiors, furniture, surfaces and finishes, as well as extending my design influence to Limes’ music and drinks list. I went on to give the Limes a “face” by tangibly branding the hotel through its facade – an extension of the Limes logo on a gross scale. By leaving no facet of the hotel to chance, one feels what I can only describe as the “spirit” of Limes when in its presence. A strong feeling within the doors of Limes and a residual impact realised on returning home.”

The owner of the home is architect Hagy Belzberg, a Harvard graduate (1991) who interned in Frank Gehry’s office.  This home was designed by the entire team of his Santa Monica-based, 13-member Belzberg Architects that the now 43-year-old Hagy Belzberg founded in 1997.

Check out a few more pics of this 5,800-square-foot Skyline residence that overlooks Hollywood and downtown LA.