THE DOGRUN/2012
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A group of 6 LF’ers recently ventured down to Mexico City to enjoy the food, culture and the architecture. These are our stories in a four-part mini series. We had a chance to visit two beautiful projects by Mexican architect Luis Barragán on our travels. The San Cristobal Stables designed in 1966 was first on our adventure. Barragán used bright colors in his architecture and became famous for his clever use of textured monolithic walls as a backdrop for which he played with light and shadow. Beautiful caramel colored wood warms the spaces meant for human and animanl habitation and was...
Why Floyd's Dairy Bar of course! Home of the bag of 5 burgers for $3.25. Today's office excursion was a hit. Here is the Damage from today's lunch: 2 medium vanilla shakes+1 large tots+1 large fries+2 bags of chips+5 cheeseburgers+10 hamburgers+2 grilled cheeses+assorted drinks = $26.08
Colin and I recently returned from our Colorado Trail excursion. While we didn't ride the trail end to end we did have an amazing trip and rode over 260 miles and climbed 20,000 feet in the process. We bikepacked from just outside of Denver to Breckenridge then decided to rent a car and ride singletrack around the state without all of our bikepacking gear. We rode some amazing trails around Salida, Crested Butte and Durango and camped in some amazing spots along the way. TSA inspection complete Slow Going I Slow Going II Lots of Beautiful Singletrack Waiting for the Storm to Pass in a Drive...
My childhood home was located in Tooting, a dirty, pungent and lively neighborhood in South London famous for very little except the extraordinary selection of Indian restaurants and markets there. Throughout my teenage years, I would wake up on a Sunday, roll out of bed and stroll down the road to one of the markets. Pink, green and white tents would pop up in every available corner of the high street – the road became a wonderful mess of food, people and traffic. Coffee wasn’t necessary – this scene never failed to startle the senses. Lining the high street were some of London’s best curry...
Lake|Flato is proud to support TEDxSanAntonio through the design and construction of this year’s stage backdrop. The set aims to embrace the theme "Be Bold" by bringing attention to the issue of downtown homelessness and the resources available in our community to address this problem. It consists of blankets needed by Haven for Hope and its 80 supporting organizations that provide nightly comfort to those who have none. The material for these blankets comes from the local non-profit organization, Lighthouse for the Blind . Our set design is a call to action for collaborating on bold...
ANSWERS BY Trey Rabke Completion Date: 2007 LF Scope: SD; CD; CA Program: two conditioned bedrooms / baths that book-end a screened 'dogtrot' kitchen second story screened sleeping loft new roof for existing porch and stone fireplace separate entry arbor made of oil field pipe small storage building that includes a bathroom and outdoor shower The Crux of the Design: The stone porch, fireplace, and footprint of the previous cabin are all relics, or memories, that we wanted to preserve - the large new roof acts as a shelter for those elements as well as it's inhabitants. The parti became a big...
A group of 6 LF’ers recently ventured down to Mexico City to enjoy the food, culture and the architecture. These are our stories in a four-part mini series. If you’ve been searching for a building with a clear – and poignant – diagram then look no further than Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo’s house. Designed by Juan O’Gorman and completed in 1931, the house makes a bold statement in a verdant and affluent district of Mexico City. Diego commissioned his friend Juan to design a house specifically for his needs and the needs of Frida, his wife. The story of their marriage reads like a tragedy and...
So if the pool party at Greg’s house represents the unofficial beginning of summer, Flake|Lato represents its unofficial end. Flake|Lato is the annual retreat the office takes to Ted’s family ranch located at the headwaters of the Nueces River 120 miles west of San Antonio. The ranch provides an idyllic location for employees to gather with their families to enjoy one another’s company while eating, drinking and frolicking in the clear, cool spring-fed water. The tradition of the office shutting down on a Friday in early September and heading out to the ranch is nearly as old as the office...
A group of 6 LF'ers (Mindy, Laura, Corey, Sam P, Vicki and myself) recently ventured down to Mexico City to enjoy the food, culture and the architecture. These are our stories in a four-part mini series. We arrived in Mexico City to our home away from home, the recently completed Downtown Hotel + Downtown Beds - Grupo Habita’s newest addition to their hotel brand. Known for creating cool, modern atmospheres that are uniquely catered to their context, The Downtown Hotel + Beds acts as Grupo Habita’s lens to view the Centro Historico. Once the Palace of the Counts of Miravalle, built in the...
Lake|Flato recently acquired a 10kW PV array which was featured in CPS Energy's blog , as well as The Rivard Report . To learn more about our decision to implement this great technology, check out the video below!
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