If you spend time visiting the little town of Beaufort, no doubt you’ll be confronted with the locals’ stories about ghosts and pirates, especially Blackbeard. The notorious captain (as well as other pirates) has certainly left his mark on this quiet seaside village, murdering many villagers, lovers, and crewmates who later came back to haunt the living. One particularly interesting, lust-filled story takes place around Hammock House, a large mansion at the top of a hill… Captain Madison Brothers was a young, hard-working sailor admired for his skill and ambition. However, he was infamously prone to fits of rage, especially…
Site Of Where The Two Sisters Wrecked And Were Killed True Ghost Stories The Ghosts Of Caroleen Bridge There are ghost stories of hauntings all over North Carolina. One of the most famous is the story of the two sisters who were coming back...
Rear elevation of the Charlot House. Photo ©Darren Bradley While in Honolulu for a few days last week (more on that later), I had the opportunity to spend some time at the Charlot Residence in Kahala. I had to admit that I was not familiar with the property. After now seeing the house, I have to wonder why not, as it deserves to be very well known. The Charlot house is a beautiful blend of historical and regional design, as adapted to a truly modernist aesthetic. Entry foyer, with those koa wood cantilevered steps leading up to Charlot's studio and the main bedroom. The ladder on the right leads up to a small loft space that was used as a TV room. Photo ©Darren Bradley Jean Charlot was born in Paris in 1898, to a French father and a Mexican mother. He was always fascinated with Mexican and Aztec cultures, and moved to Mexico with his mother, after his father's death in 1921. Jean Charlot, by Tina Modotti. He quickly took to the artistic community in Mexico City, and became a close collaborator with a number of well known artists there, including Fernando Leal, Pablo O'Higgins, Diego Rivera, and Freda Kahlo. In fact, Charlot was one of the founders of the Mexican muralist movement, while also working in other mediums, such as sculpture. The Mural "Hawaiian Drummers" by Jean Charlot (1950), for the John Young Residence In 1928, Charlot moved to New York City, and participated in a number of important shows. During the Great Depression in the 1930s, he designed and painted murals for the Works Progress Administration. Murals done by Charlot for the auditorium of the Straubenmuller Textile High School (now the Bayard Rustin Educational Complex) in New York City in 1934-35. Photo: Wikipedia. After a short stint in the late 1940s in Colorado, he moved to Honolulu to take a position teaching art at the University of Hawaii in 1949. He would remain there for the rest of this life, in this house that he helped to design and build. Note the Hawaiian artwork tiles embedded into the beam over the lanai doors, which was done by Charlot. The painting and other artwork was also his. Photo ©Darren Bradley The Charlot Residence is a split-level, ranch-style house completed in 1958 in the Kahala residential neighborhood of Honolulu. Most homeowners like to say that they closely collaborated with their architects in designing their homes. But in this case, that's probably true. The house truly appears to be a true collaboration between Charlot and George "Pete" Wimberly (founding partner of WATG). View of the dining area with the cantilevered indoor/outdoor table, as seen from the entry of the house. There is an equal extension of the table on the outside patio. Photo ©Darren Bradley The house successfully evokes Charlot's heritage with design elements that evoke both Mexican courtyard villas and French stone farm houses. Note the brick floors and the chiminea, which are typically found in Mexican homes. Photo ©Darren Bradley Original kitchen area off the dining area. Note the use of the Hawaiian-style tiles here, too. The ladder leads to a little loft where the Charlot family kept their television. Photo ©Darren Bradley But at the same time, the house is clearly modernist and Wimberly's design innovations can be seen in the open plan, the cantilevered stairs and the great indoor/outdoor table, as well as the overall breezy design that brings the outdoors inside. Dining table is dramatically cantilevered from the wall. There is an identical version on the outside, separated by a window that can be opened to create one continuous table that extends both inside and out. Photo ©Darren Bradley It's also interesting because Wimberly is not known for designing many houses. He established his reputation and firm with a focus on hotels and other civic properties and offices in Hawaii and around the world. Living area looking out to the canal (and the monstrosity on the other side). Photo ©Darren Bradley Also, use of local materials such as koa wood furniture and flooring (upstairs) and hapu'u (fern) root paneling are beautiful and creative. Hapu'u, or Hawaiian tree fern roots were cut into planks and used as paneling for both interior and exterior walls. I've never seen this technique before. Can't get much more Hawaiian than that. Photo ©Darren Bradley The upstairs leads to a large studio and the master bedroom, which is open to the downstairs living area, and has a great view of Charlot's mural. Charlot's studio, which includes a cork-covered wall with a curved corner (behind me here), to better hang his murals. Photo ©Darren Bradley View of the mural in the living room, seen from the mezzanine of the main bedroom. Photo ©Darren Bradley Living area seen from the mezzanine of the master bedroom. Photo ©Darren Bradley Charlot passed away in 1979. His widow, Zohmah Day, continued to live in the house until her death in 2000. The house was then acquired by the University of Hawai'i, who continues to maintain it in original condition. View from the rear of the house out to the canal. Photo ©Darren Bradley I am really grateful for Kiersten Faulkner, Executive Director of the Historic Hawai'i Foundation, for spending the day with me and for arranging access to this beautiful house so that I could photograph it. Thanks also to the University of Hawai'i for allowing me to see this beautiful home (and to Noelle for being such a great - and patient - model!). Rear lanai with view to the canal. Photo ©Darren Bradley
On our way back from the Outer Banks we had to stop by the home of Edward Teach. Also known as Blackbeard. The world's most feared pirate.
Image 7 of 15 from gallery of House in Nowa Górka / Studio GAB. Photograph by Anna B. Gregorczyk/FOTOARCHITEKTURA
Architect Scott Glass and TV journalist/entrepreneur JJ Ramberg took their time crafting the perfect mix of nature and design in the Hamptons
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Blackbeard's House Beaufort, North Carolina
Blackbeard's Playhouse is a uniquely designed pirate playhouse for kids constructed using marine grade mahogany partnered with cedar posts to make it more
Image 23 of 28 from gallery of Stumpy Gully House / markowitzdesign + Stavrias Architecture. Photograph by Pier Carthew
Moskow Linn wrote the book on vacation houses in Martha’s Vineyard. Actually, they’ve written three…
Architect Scott Glass and TV journalist/entrepreneur JJ Ramberg took their time crafting the perfect mix of nature and design in the Hamptons
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Image 39 of 39 from gallery of Blueys Beach House 5 / Bourne Blue Architecture. Floor Plan
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Image 1 of 23 from gallery of Country Garden House / Olson Kundig. Photograph by Jeremy Bittermann
Shoal Bay is a remote settlement on the rugged east coast of southern Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. The building was designed in 2009 by Parsonson Architects to be part of the rural setting, raised off the ground
Image 14 of 34 from gallery of Zinfandel / Field Architecture. Photograph by Joe Fletcher
The local environment and owners’ heritage were both key points of inspiration during the design process
The Ballarat House was designed as a comfortable modern home for a family of four through winters and summers.
This spectacular compact home was designed by Shed Architects, perched on a high bank waterfront property on Whidbey Island, Washington.
Image 17 of 20 from gallery of Holiday House Vindö / Max Holst. South Elevation
Mentre la ricostruzione in Giappone procede lentamente, un gruppo di progettisti ha realizzato, tramite un processo dal basso, una serie di scuole materne, centri comunitari e ludoteche costruiti nei pressi degli insediamenti residenziali temporanei.
Feldman Architecture designed this beach house refuge bringing a boho feel right up to the edge of a surf break in Santa Cruz, California.
The local environment and owners’ heritage were both key points of inspiration during the design process
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下川徹 / TORU SHIMOKAWA architectsが設計した、山口・下関の住宅「菊川の家 […]
Image 14 of 20 from gallery of Holiday House Vindö / Max Holst. Floor Plan
