24 hour rendering : inner sunset addition

bayview residence addition and remodel

a sketch model walkthrough of a recently completed addition and remodel in the bayview neighborhood.

the addition is the tower at rear (seen at the beginning of the video)

we hope to photograph this project next week... more photos and news on this one soon.

hayes valley residence

here's a quick sketch model walkthrough of a project recently completed.

photos of the finished residence will be up on our website soon.

pasture patchwork

reality vs abstract

i have always loved transit maps. primarily because they are mix of reality and the abstract. the natural dents and bumps are overlaid with clear lines.

apparently BART is releasing new maps where they have straightened their lines out even more...

the old map:

the new map:

for the most part i like it. i assume with these you set rules to adhere to... how "short" a straight segment can be, how far apart the stops should be to accurately reflect elapsed time, etc... but when the end of the line (millbrae, for instance) is graphically 13 miles further south than it actually is, perhaps the rules need to be tweaked. SFO which sits north of millbrae out in the water is shown in the middle of san mateo. when san francisco is geographically 7 miles x 7 miles, that discrepancy (along with the lack of curvature through SF) might confuse some...

...but i guess they're tourists.

so i started thinking about this and remembered i had downloaded an iphone app for bart and that it had a pretty cool looking map. the map on the app was designed by peter mclelland, and i find it much better... so why isn't bart using it?

the app is called iBART, and here is their system map:

granted, this is zoomed in, but the overall system map cleans it up and remains accurate.

the zoomability of handhelds are going to make any and all maps superior... powers of ten...

architecture + the city

Photo by Matthew Millman

I am proud to announce that jones | haydu has been chosen to be a part of this year’s “Architecture and the City” festival, sponsored by the A.I.A.

Along with our client, Coffee Bar, we will be part of the dining by design portion.

Click here for more information on the event and to sign up.

Click here for more information on the design of the space.

where to write that novel

coffee bar, designed by jones | haydu, made it into the best of '09 in san francisco magazine as the best place to write that novel

for more info/images on the design of coffee bar, click here

andy goldsworthy @ presidio

i finally made it out to andy goldsworthy's "spire" piece in the presidio

a piece constructed of 37 felled tree trunks

there is an internal sttructure that is completely hidden: a steel armature anchored into an enormous concrete foundation.

similar to much of goldsworthy's works, the piece feels as though it is a natural occurrence, albeit one that on closer inspection becomes directed. currently, it sits as a monument in a clearing.... as such, it feels contemplative... a focal point... there are newly planted trees in the clearing. at some point years in the future, the monumental quality of the spire will subside. instead the monumentality should prove more natural, subtle, surrounded by living trees.

there are two other spire sculptures planned for the area.