Philosophy
Every creator has a unique opportunity to impact day-to-day life at its most fundamental level. The spaces we occupy and surround ourselves with will impact our conscious and subconscious minds. A mundane and stale workplace or home may generate feelings of isolation, of an inalterability to our current course. But an innovative space, which subverts our expectations and awakens delight within us—that is a space that can cultivate fresh ideas and have a positive impact on our communities.
And what can a society do with fresh ideas? Continue to advance our grasp of the world around us, and those who live in it. A fresh idea can lead to a creation that solves one of society’s most pressing issues.
A spark of creativity that alights a building with the fire of inspiration can create an atmosphere conducive to learning, creating, innovating.
The beginning of the design process may start in the architecture of a structural concept, but then will dip into the pools of interior design, digital and computational architecture, family systems and human psychology—even music can be delicately interlaced with the work as it flows out of a designer’s fingertips. A beat, a harmony, a certain mood captured by a song may lead an idea in a way not originally planned. Truly, architecture begins when the whole soul is engaged in the process.
My approach is holistic, focusing on sustainability, diversity, and propelling society into the future—but not just any future. A future where we all have a place, from the businessman to the honeybee. A future that doesn’t belittle the one to make a place for the other. Society is affected by the changes in the microcosm, leading, in a future vision, to a change in the macrocosm. Every creator has a responsibility to guide this change in a way that unites, instead of divides.
Designing with Soul:
When you design a building with soul it becomes architecture. This book was assembled as a compilation of works born from different cultures, ideas, and experiences. These designs were conceived all over the world and are a testament to how architecture is the embodiment of the environment and we are the embodiment of that architecture.
Every project in this book is connected to the internet. To experience a virtual tour of a project, go to your phone camera and scan the QR code on the bottom left of the first page of each project or simply type the full title of a project into your internet browser.