Comments on: The Quezada Residence by Ana Cecilia and Alfred Quezada http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/ Contemporary Modern Architecture Furniture Lighting Interior Design Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:46:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: hZ! http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-294201 hZ! Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:38:05 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-294201 Wonderful, beautiful, grand, absurd… what a hodgepodge; where to start? By turns I’m moved by the beauty of these most gorgeous, bountiful, lovingly given warm and bright rooms, then recoil in visceral refusal of the things that leap headlong over the shark, like, as Hmm says, that evil shallow fish tank of a bathroom sink, the translucent causeway roof that some poor cratur will have to get up and clean…to name a few. If I had to have metal joinery, I’d paint it white or grey-green as outside, or red- just something not black. I’d move the oven to a place where a child couldn’t run around the corner and come acropper against the oven door and the just-being-removed casserole. A way to the TV room not via the kitchen at all. No shiny stairs. Many such considerations. There are on casual count 5 different styles of stairs, several different internal wall materials and several floorings. It’s a big spontaneous mixture. It’s also a joy. I love that tiny area of lawn outside the kitchen, like a landscaped divan. So long as I’m not the one mowing it… may the wood of its stairs weather well. May the outdoor upholstery stay uncracked and unalgaed and uncolonised by invertebrates. The house seems to have been truly lived in, could, for the most part, be truly lived in, by very extroverted, energetic people who don’t mind a little chaos. Wonderful, beautiful, grand, absurd… what a hodgepodge; where to start? By turns I’m moved by the beauty of these most gorgeous, bountiful, lovingly given warm and bright rooms, then recoil in visceral refusal of the things that leap headlong over the shark, like, as Hmm says, that evil shallow fish tank of a bathroom sink, the translucent causeway roof that some poor cratur will have to get up and clean…to name a few. If I had to have metal joinery, I’d paint it white or grey-green as outside, or red- just something not black. I’d move the oven to a place where a child couldn’t run around the corner and come acropper against the oven door and the just-being-removed casserole. A way to the TV room not via the kitchen at all. No shiny stairs. Many such considerations. There are on casual count 5 different styles of stairs, several different internal wall materials and several floorings. It’s a big spontaneous mixture. It’s also a joy. I love that tiny area of lawn outside the kitchen, like a landscaped divan. So long as I’m not the one mowing it… may the wood of its stairs weather well. May the outdoor upholstery stay uncracked and unalgaed and uncolonised by invertebrates. The house seems to have been truly lived in, could, for the most part, be truly lived in, by very extroverted, energetic people who don’t mind a little chaos.

]]> By: Alasdair http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-259837 Alasdair Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:51:57 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-259837 Beautiful! I love the den, it looks SO cosy! For sale at $4m! Bargain! Beautiful! I love the den, it looks SO cosy! For sale at $4m! Bargain!

]]> By: Rosie http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-163160 Rosie Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:11:04 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-163160 I love it. Dream home! I love it. Dream home!

]]> By: Tom http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-161787 Tom Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:45:49 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-161787 Awesome find, I love that treehouse. Awesome find, I love that treehouse.

]]> By: mateussz http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-161421 mateussz Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:06:18 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-161421 Very nice. The mixture of materials is very striking and makes all the difference in residence. Very nice.
The mixture of materials is very striking and makes all the difference in residence.

]]> By: Berteau http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160586 Berteau Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:50:35 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160586 Beautiful house. It has modern lines but the colors and textures prevent it from being cold and uninviting as you often find in 'modern' designs. Beautiful house.

It has modern lines but the colors and textures prevent it from being cold and uninviting as you often find in ‘modern’ designs.

]]> By: Kellen http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160582 Kellen Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:16:19 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160582 great use of materials! great use of materials!

]]> By: Jason http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160575 Jason Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:12:07 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160575 @Hmmmmmm - they make houses in the suburbs for people like you. There, you will find an endless selection of bland and souless houses. @Hmmmmmm – they make houses in the suburbs for people like you. There, you will find an endless selection of bland and souless houses.

]]> By: Hmmm http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160401 Hmmm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:57:38 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160401 Great for any stalker. Naked concrete give that part a bunker-like feeling. Large single glass panes are terrible to keep clean, isolate purely and will break easily in a quake. Uneven stepping stones short cut just wait for someone to run over and slip and is not useable for frail people (those who could use a short cut). The straight glass panes of the sink.. Great for any stalker. Naked concrete give that part a bunker-like feeling. Large single glass panes are terrible to keep clean, isolate purely and will break easily in a quake. Uneven stepping stones short cut just wait for someone to run over and slip and is not useable for frail people (those who could use a short cut). The straight glass panes of the sink..

]]> By: A-ionic http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160227 A-ionic Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:52:36 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160227 nice wash area. just nice. nice wash area. just nice.

]]> By: AHA http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160151 AHA Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:46:21 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160151 woww..... nice pic.... nice info.. thanks or share woww….. nice pic…. nice info.. thanks or share

]]> By: Jon Banderson http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160125 Jon Banderson Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:51:52 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160125 Very nice! Very nice!

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.contemporist.com/2009/04/05/the-quezada-residence-by-ana-cecilia-and-alfred-quezada/#comment-160117 Jeremy Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:22:23 +0000 http://www.contemporist.com/?p=3665#comment-160117 absolutely stunning... absolutely stunning…

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