DMTV Milkshake: Architect Aron Himmelfarb on Designing His Dream Building
Auver architect founder Aron Himmelfarb joins us for DMTV Milkshake to share more about designing his dream building.
Aron Himmelfarb, founder of the design studio Auver, makes the sort of spaces people dream of experiencing, from SoCal residences overlooking San Diego Bay to a brewery and tasting room on 30 acres of prime Hudson Valley countryside ? not to mention Nevele Resort, a new hotel and residential property stretching across the foothills of the Catskills.
Himmelfarb?s work expands in two directions: vertically and horizontally. A teacher?s appreciation for the work of Frank Lloyd Wright instilled within him a love for a total experience of design, from the blueprints to the window trim. ?What’s funny about Wright is that it’s almost unfashionable to appreciate his work ? or maybe easy to overlook in contemporary architecture, due to his popularity,? Aron says. ?But as I’ve grown in my practice, I really find myself looking to his work for inspiration a lot more, maybe with a more mature eye. Currently we’re designing a house in San Diego, and we?re really looking to Wright?s Hollyhock House in Los Angeles as inspiration for ? we’ve designed this house around a water-based courtyard that terminates in a great fountain in the back. The other thing I really like about Wright is this idea of total design, where you design not just the architecture but the interiors, the furnishings, the light fixtures, the fabrics, the hardware....
Aron Himmelfarb, founder of the design studio Auver, makes the sort of spaces people dream of experiencing, from SoCal residences overlooking San Diego Bay to a brewery and tasting room on 30 acres of prime Hudson Valley countryside ? not to mention Nevele Resort, a new hotel and residential property stretching across the foothills of the Catskills.
Himmelfarb?s work expands in two directions: vertically and horizontally. A teacher?s appreciation for the work of Frank Lloyd Wright instilled within him a love for a total experience of design, from the blueprints to the window trim. ?What’s funny about Wright is that it’s almost unfashionable to appreciate his work ? or maybe easy to overlook in contemporary architecture, due to his popularity,? Aron says. ?But as I’ve grown in my practice, I really find myself looking to his work for inspiration a lot more, maybe with a more mature eye. Currently we’re designing a house in San Diego, and we?re really looking to Wright?s Hollyhock House in Los Angeles as inspiration for ? we’ve designed this house around a water-based courtyard that terminates in a great fountain in the back. The other thing I really like about Wright is this idea of total design, where you design not just the architecture but the interiors, the furnishings, the light fixtures, the fabrics, the hardware....
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