This stuff really interests me from an architecural perspective thanks to Buckminster Fuller, but even more interesting is the deeper and deeper you look into this, it begins to show up everywhere; nature, religion, art, anatomy, science, cosmology to the more esoteric fields of mandalas, chakras, crop circles and freemasonary. Some links to get you hooked;

Sacred Geometry Explained on Youtube

Introduction to Sacred Geometry

Sacred Geometry: The Architecture of the Universe

For those who know me, know i love St Patrick's Day. It reminds me of what I am. I turn up the Pogues, drink Guinness and think lightly about work. There is of course now the St Patrick's Day Festival in Leederville which is a family friendly event with all sorts of Irish thingies. Get your green on and lap up the friendliness of the Irish culture.

Im not sure how i feel about this, but two of our projects (Solomons and Mechanics Insititute) made it into Mix 94.5FM 'Perths Best' for Best Health Food and Best Small Bar. Thats right thats the station with Clairsy, Shane and Kymba! ..... and yes i know you listen to this station every now and again in your car and sing along to Miley Cyrus 'Wrecking Ball' so dont feel guilty about voting......

www.mix.com.au/win/perths-best-nominations

This is the view out of the Restaurant (PropellEr) component of the North Fremantle Town Hall site to the proposed terrace. The left hand opening is where the Sea Contianer will punch through. Yes, i know there isnt much left on the existing building and we get asked all time, why didnt you just push that building over and start new. Well the answer lies within yourself?

Do you like crisp new denim jeans that fit like a cardboard box or do you like faded and busted knee jeans that fit like the soft breeze over a mountain?

Would you rather drive a brand new Hyundai Getz all shiny and smelling like plastic or would you rather be seen in an old rusty pick up truck that smells like you?

Us? Well we like the old stuff and think its worth keeping..... everytime.

Happy Oz Day! Thats Max and Goose from the first Mad Max movie (1977 Kawasaki KZ1000 and the 1975 XB Ford Falcon). And yep, Skyworks is on yet again, same music, same fireworks - all tax payers money. Im all for a little celebration, but really.... why does each year need to top the last? Couldnt the money for that 30mins of gun powder be spent in a more resourceful or imaginative way?? For me Australia day encourages reflection on the more sublime aussie acheivements such as the wonderful architectural commentary by Robin Boyd, the Mad Max movies, Paul Kellys songs and Paul Keatings insults. Seriously get stuck into all of these in your spare time and it will make you feel good about being Australian.

Maylands has added another arrow to its quiver. The Maylands Hawkers Market is on every Saturday 430 - 8pm and starts this Saturday 25th Jan on the grassed terrace in front of the RISE (where the Maylands library is located). A great effort by the Maylands Lions Club and those individuals who organised this event. Gourmet sausages, burgers, fresh pizzas, french crepes, spanish empanadas, cuban sandwiches, coffee, natural frozen treats and more. Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom........

To all our clients, consultants, builders and all those who work with us, we wish everyone a wonderful festive season and a well earned break. Its been a busy year but a great one. See you in 2014!

Our annual wrap up for 2013 can be found here.

No not the alcoholic kind, but the artistic kind. Our latest projects are being schnapped by Dion Robeson of Dion Photography. Hes a young good looking man with a beard, which is why he fits in well with our team (excluding the old man writing this post...). He also has a keen eye for detail. We are very pleased to have him join us on this journey of self discovery in the world of architecture and look forward to our continued collaboration in the years to come.

We entered the Gen Y Housing Competition for Landcorp, partnered with the talented Joe Matthiessen. We used 20 foot high cube sea containers for our living modules, of which i confess have had a love affair with their beauty from childhood. They're tough, compact, secure, weathertight and easily transportable throughout the world, much like me. Im 38, and apparently a Gen X'er, so i had to do a little research into who Gen Y'ers are and what they want from a house. A brief summary;

- 'YOLO' I never know what all these abbreviations mean, but this one i know, and it sums up their 'lifestyle over materiality' philosophy. They dont need a 'home theatre' when there is a rooftop cinema nearby, and they dont need two living rooms when they prefer to entertain outside or in the park next door. The term 'YOLO' may contradict some of the Gen Y'ers who are Buddhists? Because apparently you come back to live again and again and again until you 'get it'. Perhaps it should be 'YLAAUYGI'. I think its Noongyar for 'silly white people'.

- They reject their parents old mode of thinking; 'buy a big house and live in the suburbs' and are clever enough to see this as a total soul sucking way of life. Most Gen Y'ers would prefer to rent in a vibrant inner city area than commit to a mortgage and drive 1 hour 'to and fro' work each day for the rest of your life. In fact they dont even need cars, they have a $2k 'fixie'.

- They avoid 'materialism' which includes rejection of large egotistic homes just for the sake of filling the block. However the term 'materialism' does not include tech gadgets and any other item seen as essential to their lifestyle. Smart phones (which studies have actually shown to make you dumb) have become as essential to them as the arm that holds it.

Good on ya, Gen Y. Keeping it real!

An invitation, ....well it all started with a mild aquaintence bringing back some tourist trash (3D laser etched crystal souvenir), because as an architect she thought we may appreciate it. I wasn't sure what to do with it, so instead of throwing this gem of a gift into landfill i thought this was the start of something beautiful! ..........ah so, if you have a souvenir spoon, an articulate ashtray, a dodgy dish, a particular pen, sentimental snow cone, or other wonderous souvenir which is hiding in your kitchen drawers, bring it to us and add it to our collection. The un-tastier the better, we will welcome it with open door.

The only catch is that it has to be of an architectural theme - buildings, bridges, cityscapes, sculpture, yadda yadda yadda.... you get it.

You ask, whats innit for me? Well, we will put your name into our 'hall of fame' and give you $2 for your effort. Thank you in advance!