This is my first draft house I have titled "the Boxer". The name derives from the music that I was playing when designing it. I was listening to my Pandora station that I created called The Rhythm Of The Saints that features Paul Simon and like minded musicians. Furthermore, The Boxer by Paul Simon came on the Pandora station when I was finally satisfied with this draft of my housing.
This specific house was a motivation to produce a residence for the sculptor John Lopez, the owner and creator of the John Lopez Studio. http://www.lopez-ranch.com/
The image above is one of John Lopez's sculptures titled Dakotah. Forgive me if I have spelled the name wrong.
The basic design of the house is a 3 story, greek revival / spanish colonial, inspired building. I am not even sure if you can put the two together or if maybe the combination of the two makes a whole new genre. I guess it doesn't much matter it is what John Lopez and I liked. A lot of the inspiration for the details of the building come from the old homes and buildings you can find in rural South Dakota towns. Even some of the old farm houses that I have seen from the side of the road when driving from pasture to pasture.
I am hoping to sketch out more ideas like this in the town of Lemmon South Dakota where I will be working with The John Lopez Studio for about a month. So look for a future with blog articles focusing on urban infill in the small town of Lemmon South Dakota.
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