Saturday, January 15, 2011

Sky City

Like the fabled Emerald City of Oz, one can live floating in the clouds - a prefect rapturous dream.







Monday, January 11, 2010

minimalist joy



Some Hasid design is like haiku.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Unbelievably Gorgeous



What can I say? This design already speaks for itself.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

God's Will



It is rumored that on the weedy overgrown lot upon which this building stands, a mysterious burning bush inspired the builder to implement this wave-like balcony treatment as a secret symbol of Kabbalistic power and a warning to the enemies of Yahweh.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Creative balcony treatment



This hypnotizing and rapturous diagonal balcony arrangement is the sort of "outside the box" creativity that will guarantee a place for Hasid design in the annals of architectural history.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Red House



The wonderful mosaic-like effect in red brick puts this richly detailed Bedford Avenue tenement in a class of it's own.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Bedford Avenue beauty



This example from Bedford Avenue is typical of the unique Brooklyn Hasid vernacular. They might be able to avoid working on Saturday and eating pork, but Good Taste seems to be one thing that Hasids can not avoid.

The raw inner beauty of this Hasidic wonder shines through even on dark, dreary days.