Inspiration comes from anywhere, everywhere. Sometimes flipping through an old Communication Arts sparks an idea or I’ll be be inspired while wandering around the studio to check out new mock-ups and design schemes. Sometimes a little clutter helps us think and really settle in to a project. In honor of the small chaos that orders our work, let’s take a look around at what’s on our desks. What’s on your desk? Where do you draw inspiration?
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center recently completed a new inpatient building in the heart of Boston’s Longwood Medical Area. A rich texture and palette of materials adorn the wall along the base of the building. Polished black granite forms the watercourse and seat walls, warm gray granite is used on the large wall panels, and an alternating texture of black granite, green glazed terracotta, and weathered steel is applied to the vertical recesses between the granite wall panels.
This design accentuates key elements in the landscape and introduces an intimate human scale and craftsmanship to the pedestrian realm.
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