tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126941836311779622019-01-05T03:32:12.008-06:00A place to share my many interests in Architecture, Art, Design, Travel, and Culture.Nadia Palacios Lauterbachhttps://plus.google.com/101021188205641406025noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612694183631177962.post-89789504057909832282017-06-08T22:19:00.000-05:002017-06-08T22:19:17.814-05:00

The Bay of Banderas, Mexico.  Between my various architecture projects, John's involvement in the testing of the James Webb Space Telescope, and Alexander's start at Montessori school we hadn't had time to do what we love the most, travel, and we had been grounded for 18 months!  Taking advantage of the end of school and a break in testing the telescope, we decided to jet off to sunny

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Now that Christmas is past I can publish this sketch without ruining any surprises.  The sketch was commissioned by a good friend and Heights resident as a present for her husband, a builder who restored their old bungalow when they were newly married.  Our friendship with this couple and our frequent visits to this bungalow inspired John and I to buy our own bungalow in the Heights 8.5 years ago

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Wishing you and yours the happiest of Holidays! "Zoo Lights".  Christmas decoration at the Houston Zoo.  Houston, Texas. ***

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One of the reasons I love living in The Heights is the numerous seasonal festivals, the annual "Lights in The Heights" being my favorite.  The festival, organized by the Woodland Heights Civic Association, started in 1988 as a neighborly gathering with lights, music and cookies, and it has grown to enormous popularity attracting visitors from all corners of Houston. The neighbors line the

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Wishing you all many blessings on this day of gratitude.

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Happy Halloween!

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I know, I know...I've been neglecting the blog.  A 10,000 sq. ft. residential project and an active toddler will do that to you, but here are some images of one of my favorite buildings in Houston to tide you over, the gorgeously Georgian St. Luke's United Methodist Church, built in 1958, whose annual Pumpkin Patch is a very popular attraction every fall. Tower of the Winds Corinthian

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Azaleas in bloom. Azalea is the name of the various flowering shrubs of the Heath family that are in full bloom every March in Houston, Texas.  The River Oaks Garden Club has been hosting a garden pilgrimage to see the azaleas since 1935. This year was my first attendance and I got to see the Sewall House, a fabulous Spanish Revival house built in 1925 by Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram

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 Before and After: Master Bathroom in The Heights, Houston. Recently I was asked by a couple to remodel the master bathroom of their Houston Heights townhouse.  The bathroom was small and dark, poorly planned, and lacking on space to accommodate two people, but the biggest problem was that we couldn't make it any bigger, so my challenge was  to create the illusion of space by carefully

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HAPPY 2016!!!

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!  

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This week's cute house is a recently renovated and sensitively added craftsman residence.  The size of the house is unusual for The Heights but not unusual for this street, which is one of the oldest and grandest of the neighborhood.  House in Houston Heights.  Houston, Texas.

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Because I just can't resist a nice Spanish Revival. House in River Oaks.  Houston, Texas.

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This year I am thankful for my wonderful little family, exciting new projects, and amazing friends.  Happy Thanksgiving from The Heights! Doorway in The Heights.   Houston, Texas.

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I am in love with the intricate sweeping gable of this fine Craftsman house and all its interesting details, like the brackets holding up the bay window and the curved rafter tails. House in the Woodland Heights.  Houston, Texas.

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I'm in love with this garden!  A Landscape Architect and owns the house and he changes the garden with the seasons.  Today the garden is full of evergreens and flowers hardy enough to survive Houston's "winter".

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This week's cute house is Houston's version of a French Chateau.  I love the simple massing with the central gable and the stone details punctuating an otherwise spare brick exterior. House in River Oaks.  Houston, Texas

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I pass this house almost every day on my way to the job site, and there are many reason I like it.  I like the combination of materials and textures in the walls (Stone, brick, stucco, timber), the leaded windows, the shingle roof, but more importantly I like the scale because though the house is certainly large, its proportions make it feel like a quaint French cottage. House in River Oaks.

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This week's cute house was converted from a church to a domicile. I live a couple of blocks down the street from it and I've always been curious of the plan layout. To the owners of this house if you're reading this: would you please invite me in?

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I've been told that this house is owned by a landscape architect, and it shows! The house is cute but really what I love is the garden, which changes through the seasons.

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This week's cute house is an unusually large Victorian cottage in the Houston Heights.  I love the steep angle of the roof, the subtle craftsman details, and the earthy color palette.

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The Garden Conservancy is hosting an open day in Houston on Saturday April 18th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.  I am excited to announce that one of my projects is on the tour! A completely renovated ranch house for which I collaborated with Di Nunzio Lifestyle Architect, Indigo Interior Design, and Tellepsen Landscaping. Admission to each private garden is $7 per person, or discounted tickets (

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This week's cute house is a sensitively renovated and expanded bungalow.

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This week's cute house is this Spanish Revival from the 1930's located in Houston's River Oaks neighborhood.  I love this house because even though it is a grand house, its scale and proportions make it seem very intimate.

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This week's cute house is:

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