I’m still a child,Peter Pelsinskihe was convinced that astronauts and garbage collectors had the coolest cars, and as a fan of science, he thought that space travel might be in his future. However, when he got to college, he didn’t declare a major.
One day a simple search for a pay phone across the quad at the architecture school derailed his plans. “I wandered around, and before I knew it, I found myself looking at all the beautiful paintings and models that the students had been working so hard on and losing sleep over,” Pelsinski said. “Everything clicked at that moment.”
Pelsinski entered his chosen field as an intern at Diller Scofido. In 1995, he foundedSPAN Architectureand Karen Stonely. Whether it’s a client’s commercial or residential project, the studio is committed to exploring new construction techniques and construction details.
Never one to focus on solitary pursuits, Pelsinski thrives when working with teammates. He is fascinated by the creative process of each individual and how their thoughts go from concept to finished product in unique ways.
When inspiration strikes, Pelsinski will doodle and begin to assemble. “There is no better way than to discover things, from time to time, by turning off the old mind and doing things,” he notes. “Most design assumptions are not even ideas when they enter your mind, and since they are not formed in the beginning, one needs to give them a little chance to come to life.”
Today, Peter Pelsinski joins us on Friday Friday!
Photo: Ant Farm (American, est. 1968), Curtis Schreier (American, born 1944). DOLΦN EMB 2 (Dolphin Embassy).
1974-1975. Hand colored brownline. 18 x 22″ (45.7 x 55.9cm). University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and
Pacific Film Archive
1. Science Fiction/Science Fiction.
Science fiction. Science. A legend. Love them both together and apart. The wonder of man-made science is that it purports to explain the world in an irrefutable logical way (sorry Spock). Architects and designers have traditionally favored science as a means of validating the objective of beauty. Perhaps not surprisingly, science often falsifies perceived “facts” and creates a form of Science. A myth- supposedly true but funny at the same time. Like building ambassadors to communicate with Dolphins, the essence and perhaps the absurdity of the best designs lies in the sincere use of both at the same time.
Electric Tree Haircut \ Photo by P. Pelsinski
2. Natural/ Unnatural
Humans do extraordinary work to live together with the earth and the rest of its life. We seem at once to be aware of the world through science and art, and cannot be mysteriously ignored as we have made our marks on it. However, there is beauty at play when people and nature interact. It’s a soft but always unique atmosphere.
Photo: P. Pelsinski
3. Play
If it’s not a game, it’s a job. I vote for the game as a paradigm. Play represents the simplicity of activities designed for fun, rather than those designed for “serious” or “practical” purposes. It is a good state of mind to create new connections in design.
Strange Weather \ Photo: P. Pelsinski
4. Shadows and Light
Tanizaki writes “In Praise of Shadows” about the problem of light and darkness, which he says reveals the divide between eastern and western values. AC Graylings sums up well the importance of Tanizaki’s ideas as “.. the praise of all soft and small things, everything softened by shadows and the patina of age, anything that is understated and natural, as for example the grain patterns in old wood, the sound of rain dripping on stems and leaves, or washing over the field of a field growing slowly in the garden, growing slowly in the garden. and in doing so he raises an attitude of appreciation and consideration, especially attention to beauty, as the main thing in life living well. ” Indeed, the message of the designers. The Sublime is not very specific, but the everyday phenomena of the moving atmosphere and its fluctuations of light and air convey so many qualities and cause fascination, awe (even fear!), and can affect the mind with emotions that go beyond beauty – qualities that are probably the basis of the foundation of beauty.
Photo: P. Pelsinski
5. Color
What you have to say. It’s too bad that people can’t see much of the spectrum. But what we see can be very good.
Working with SPAN Architecture and Peter Pelsinski:
Assembly Area
The volume of white sculpted stairs and black floating stairs distill the architecture to its most essential geometry, a quiet study in shadow, light, and texture.
Riverview
Dark walnut screens and an open steel staircase choreograph the views to the surroundings in this SPAN-designed residence built for the lifestyle of a world-traveled family.
The month of August
SPAN Architecture has reimagined this 200-acre waterfront property as a living sanctuary where traditional interiors are in constant dialogue with the surrounding forest and bay.
Dichroic Sky
The ceiling of dichroic glass panels changes between the painterly spectrum as the daylight moves, turning the ordinary view upstairs into a kinetic art experience.
L. Samaras Homage Bathroom
A fully mirrored bathroom with polished chrome fixtures and suspended tube elements creates an Infinity Room effect in direct homage to Lucas Samaras famous mirrored areas.
