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Anatomy of a 4-Dimensional Business Card

Anatomy of a 4-Dimensional Business Card

Unfolding Creativity: Where Architecture and Graphic Design Merge in a 4-Dimensional Business Card

Tim Bjella February 25, 2024February 25, 2024 Tools of the Trade No Comments Read more

From Table to Snowman

From Table to Snowman

Once a dining table, now a snowman ornament

Tim Bjella December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 Art & Craft No Comments Read more

It Gets Better Than This (But Not Much)

It Gets Better Than This (But Not Much)

Floating on early morning powder, cutting the first tracks through the trees, my lungs scream for more of that damn, thin air.  I stop to suck in a few cubic yards. Motionless, except for my pounding heart (which is attempting to break through my

Tim Bjella February 23, 2019February 24, 2019 Bits of Wisdom, Family Stuff No Comments Read more

It’s like showering inside a soda can – but less sticky

Modern bathroom with a cylindrical glass tile shower

This modern bathroom is comprised of a cylindrical shower set within a planter, within a bathroom, within a closet (within a bedroom, within a house – it just keeps going!). The two sides of the his/hers bathroom share the cylindrical,

Tim Bjella November 29, 2018 Bathrooms & Bedrooms No Comments Read more

A little bit of Austria, as seen by my pencil

Sketch of Hallstatt, Austria

Austria: a more picturesque setting is tough to find, yet easy to sketch. It almost sketches itself. Just give it a pencil. And some paper. And guide its hand a bit. And voila! Adding color to the sketch, on the

Tim Bjella November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Sketches No Comments Read more

Modern Hawaii Glass Home Preview

Modern Tropical Glass Home in Kauai, Hawaii by Bjella Architects

Context is everything when it comes to designing a home. While a Victorian style home fits beautifully in San Francisco, a rustic log style home in the mountains of Montana, or an adobe style home in Arizona, none of them

Tim Bjella November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Houses No Comments Read more

A Kitchen Fit for a Villain

A Kitchen Fit for a Villain

Stainless steel? Check. Birdseye maple? Check. Curvy concrete? Check. The only thing missing from this kitchen is Goldfinger chuckling, “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!” Conceptual images: During construction:

Tim Bjella November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Kitchens 4 Comments Read more

A Modern California Kitchen Schooled in the Three R’s – Rough, Rustic & Romantic

A Modern California Kitchen Schooled in the Three R’s – Rough, Rustic & Romantic

Character comes in many forms and from surprising sources. Industrial materials like concrete, raw steel and heavy timber provide rough, rustic and romantic charm in this California kitchen.

Tim Bjella October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Kitchens No Comments Read more

I Like it When the Tonka Toys Roll in.

I Like it When the Tonka Toys Roll in.

Before you know it, this will be a modern, new house in Calabasas, California. It’s a big job for these *little* machines: remove ten feet of poor soils from the entire building site to prevent the new house from sliding

Tim Bjella October 8, 2018 Houses No Comments Read more

An Architect’s Guide to 50 Cool Pens 2021

An Architect’s Guide to 50 Cool Pens 2021

Let’s face it, you hold a pen more often than you hold your spouse. For those of you still using cheap, disposable pens, I ask you, would you prefer a cheap, disposable spouse, too? …Sorry, I can’t see with all

Tim Bjella October 2, 2018March 3, 2021 Tools of the Trade No Comments Read more
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