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Project • By Xuan Interior DesignRestaurants

nishiki japanese restaurant

When we first visited the site, we knew Nishiki should feel different from a typical suburban Japanese restaurant. Instead of recreating a traditional izakaya, we wanted to create an atmosphere that felt contemporary, warm, and memorable while still respecting Japanese culture. Joe Shengyuan Zhou, EZ Media Production Joe Shengyuan Zhou, EZ Media Production Joe Shengyuan Zhou, EZ Media Production Joe Shengyuan Zhou, EZ Media Production The defining feature became the suspended timber ceiling. Surprisingly, its inspiration came from something very ordinary — stacks of lumber commonly seen on construction sites. We were fascinated by the rhythm created by seemingly random timber pieces, and transformed that observati... More

Project • By GenslerOffices

Chamberlain Hrdlicka Houston

Chamberlain Hrdlicka enlisted Gensler to renovate its downtown Houston office into a more modern and welcoming environment for its employees and clients. Focusing on themes of transparency, teamwork, and engagement, the design team strategically planned a space that offers a functional workflow and developed workplace neighborhoods that create adjacencies and an ease of accessibility between colleagues. A notable design feature is the connective staircase that anchors the office’s two floors and allows employees direct access to hospitality-like amenity areas. Overall, the new space exemplifies Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s commitment to creating an environment that reinforces the value the firm places on its people and the desire to b... More

NewsNews • 19 Nov 2020

Light plays a central role in Steven Holl’s Houston Museum of Fine Arts expansion

Two key design choices by Steven Holl make sure the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, is flooded with natural light. Concave roof openings let the light in from above and seven porous gardens, cut out of the volume, let the light into traffic corridors. © Richard Barnes The curved dancing roof slices open strips of glazing to let the light into the top level galleries. The undersides of the curved ceilings function as light reflectors that distribute the light across each gallery.  © Richard Barnes The organic shape refers to the lush vegetation and water that characterizes the new campus expansion. The two levels 237,000-sf Kinder Building is part of a master plan that knits together a 1924 historic church... More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Private Houses

The Griffis Residence

It is a 4,600 square foot, one story, Mediterranean style residence, with 3,100 square feet of garage space, a grand front courtyard space and expansive rear porches. The key to this project was to design the residence to take advantage of its wooded one acre lot, without losing the sense of human scale and proportion.  A perfect home for a car collector.  Located in Bender's Landing Estates, Spring, Texas. More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Private Houses

The Arnold Residence

This house has 3,400 square feet of air conditioned space, including: 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, 3 car garage, awesome porches, and a great location in Houston, Texas. This is an all steel framed contemporary "Victorian-esque" style residence (all steel equals no rot or termite problems in the future), designed to resemble the Louisiana homes in which the owner grew up living in.  Love the color of the exterior. More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Private Houses

The Walji-Raissian Residence

A 3,800 square foot, 4 story modern home. Cool project and clients!  The key was to work around the 3 existing large trees, and still be able to get all of the spaces in the program. We also have awesome views from all levels, the best are from the 4th floor terrace - looking towards downtown Houston and to Transco Tower.  This house is featured on the 2019 Houston Modern Home Tour and published in September 2019's issue of Houston House and Home magazine. More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Shops

Camp Cho-Yeh Trading Post

This 4,400 square foot building is a retail/snack center at Camp Cho-Yeh, located in the wooded area of Livingston, Texas.  The Trading Post is meant to be the hang-out center at the camp, a place to eat, shop, play, connect, and relax.  It is situated on a sloped site in the middle of the camp ground, next to the new ropes course, surrounded by beautiful giant loblolly pines. More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Private Houses

The McQuade Residence

This is a 4,000 square foot  "Texas Hill Country" style residence, located in Bender's Landing Estates, Spring, Texas. The house is designed to get the maximum views of the surrounding forest, and positioned to minimize the removal of trees. The owners are self proclaimed "outdoors" people, and we wanted to reflect that in the overall layout and design.  More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Private Houses

The Brinkman Residence

A 3,700 square foot, 2 story, 'Miami' style modern home - very modern and simple, but still has warmth to it.  The stained wood porch ceilings provide a nice contrast to the white stucco exterior.  Located in Houston, Texas. More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Private Houses

The Syal Residence

Complete transformation of an existing 5,700 square foot house into a 11,000 square foot 'Bahamas style' residence, including a total facelift and stunning new kitchen design. Located on a lake on one of the many golf courses, in The Woodlands, Texas. Winner of Houston House & Home magazine's Kitchen Contest, December 2014.  Published on Arthitectural.com, an online Architectural website, in October 2012.  More

Project • By Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc.Private Houses

THE RICE RESIDENCE

This project is really two parts: a main house and a guest apartment/work shop, which is constructed in the city of Bellaire, Texas. The main house is a 5,000 square foot residence, and the guest apartment/work shop is comprised of an 1,100 square foot apartment above an 1,100 square foot work shop. This house is designed in a contemporary "Victorian" style, in which most of the excess decoration is stripped away. More

Project • By Basaltina® Natural StoneCommunity Centres

Asia Society - Houston

The Asia Society Texas Center in Houston is one of the projects that can benefit of having Basaltina® stone for the floors: its uniqueness and durability and warm colours contributes to add value to every project. Here it is possible to admire Basaltina® matched with wooden, steel and glass elements. It is matter of pride to have the possibility to enhance such a beautiful building with a minimalistic and sophisticated natural stone. More