“The Old Home Place” by Patrick Dougherty

If you hadn’t noticed by now, we love the outdoors. And we admire those who do as well. We find that using the outside as inspiration makes each of our homes unique, in that it becomes an extension of the existing environment. Maintaining a focus on nature throughout the entire process of creating a building is both complex and simple. Living in a space that utilizes natural materials enhances our relationship with the land and brings us back to our roots. If we’re not living in a Bohl house, our next option might be a glamping experience in one of Patrick Dougherty’s stick sculptures.

Patrick Dougherty is a sculptor and visual environmental artist from the woodlands in North Carolina. He creates these huge organic installations out of twigs and saplings, pulling inspiration from the landscape, different cultures, birds’ nests, and various architectural elements. Each project is brought to life with the help of local volunteers. Much like the work of an architect, the sculptures are created out in the open which means the public can see the progress day by day. His work can be found around the world in parks, museums, campuses, and other places where the public can experience at their leisure. Overtime, the stick sculptures disintegrate and return to becoming one with the landscape. “The Old Home Place” is in our hometown of Annapolis, Maryland at Maryland Hall.


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Hotel Cala De Volpe

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Hotel Cala De Volpe

We recently came across an older article in Habitat Magazine that highlights this property and interviews the interior design agency behind the renovation of this space on the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia, Italy. The hotel was original designed by french architect Jacques Couelle, known for his sculpture-houses. This hotel is most definitely a work of art.

Bruno Moinard and Claire Betaille of Moinard Betaille interior design agency did an outstanding job reviving this place, while maintaining the soul of Jacques’ initial creation. The natural environment of Costa Smeralda is already luxury, and the hotel only enhances that. All the materials work in harmony with the coastal landscape, while the light in each space is warm and inviting. The building is living art.


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Abstract: The Art of Design

The show profiles different artists in the design field and each episode gives the viewer an inside look at their craft. It is incredible what we’re able to create – all it takes is the belief that it is possible…and a lot of hard work. A final product may look effortlessly flawless, yet it took hours of construction and usually, multiple minds to make it come to life. Once you start seeing the behind of scenes, you can’t quite look at things the same. While every episode left us with tokens of inspiration, Architect Bjarke Ingels and Interior Designer Ilse Crawford hit home.

“When architecture is at its best, you’re coming up with something that is pure fiction and then after all the hard work, all the permits, all the budgeting and all the construction, it now becomes concrete reality.” – Bjarke Ingels

“Human values are non-negotiable” – Ilse Crawford


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Casa Mexico

The other week we serendipitously came across Casa Mexico by Annie Kelly with photos from Tim Street-Porter. While flipping through the pages, we were brought back to Casa Wilson Serrano – a memorable project we did in downtown Mérida, Mexico for our friends Robert Willson and David Serrano.

Ultimately, we were tasked to bring order, light, and modern amenities to an old Spanish colonial town home in the region’s sixteenth-century capital. We kept the three original rooms and added guest rooms, a new kitchen, a dining room, a pool, and a master suite that is now connected to the rest of the house. As designers, Serrano and Willson were able to create a space true to them with ideas and pieces that they had been holding on to for years. Thanks to Annie and Tim, we don’t have to travel back to Merida to feel the beauty of this special home.

Experiencing a home in person is the best way to fully understand and appreciate it as a true piece of art. If it’s too much trouble to hop on a plane and roam through the vibrant streets and casas of Mexico, this book gets pretty close to the real thing. Annie’s words make one feel like they are walking through each of these houses, while Tim’s photographs capture the essence of each space beautifully. After reading through this book, one can close their eyes and feel as if they have traveled through Mérida and the Yucatán area and met multiple designers and artists along the way. One will feel a part of the liveliness in these areas – likely leaving with a creative crush!


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National Women’s Day

In honor of International Women’s Day, our creative crush goes out to all the inspirational women out there! Here are several quotes from some influential women…

“The creative adult is the child who survived.” – Ursula Le Guin

“You can’t use up creativity, the more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou

“What we know matters, but who we are matters more.” – Brene Brown

“There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?” – Zaha Hadid

“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart

“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” – Oprah Winfrey

“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” – Coco Chanel

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” – Frida Kahlo

“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.” – Jane Goodall

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” – Helen Keller


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Chefs Table: Pizza

Creative crush goes to…Chef’s Table! And to the creator of this mouthwatering docuseries on Netflix, David Gelb.

Chef’s Table is not only filmed beautifully, but it shows food as an art form and tells the story of a chef’s WHY. Every episode is unique and leaves the viewer with a deeper appreciation for the thought that goes into each dish…and of course, a deeper appetite. There are a few different Chef’s Table additions on Netflix, with the most recent highlighting pizza chefs. If you haven’t seen it, we highly recommend.

The first episode features Chris Bianco and here are a couple photos of his masterpieces of pie (pun intended) at his restaurant in Phoenix. We have a creative crush on this show because of its captivating cinematography and emotional storytelling. We believe it’s important to understand and listen to a person’s why. Whether that be a fellow architect or one of our clients designing a home with us, we want to know why someone is putting the time and energy in. Each member of the Bohl Architect’s team brings a different why to the table (another pun…) and that is what makes our work special.


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Ansel Adams

Something we love about Ansel Adams is that he captured moments of the atmosphere interacting with the landscape. Dramatic lighting is a strong theme in his photography and that shows in nearly every one of his black and white images. He coined the term visualization – where you visualize the final image in your head before you take the photo and then, you take your materials and bring that visualization to life. Similarly, that is what we do as architects when designing a home.

Connecting the interior of a home to the outside landscape is one of the number one thing that Bohl keeps in mind while creating a space. The comfort of inside and the feeling of outside is the best of both worlds. We’re inspired by Ansel’s ability to slow down and capture unique moments of time in nature.


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Sundance Film Festival

From film team Q/A’s and cinema cafes to street performers and a gorgeous Park City landscape, Sundance Film Festival was a very memorable experience.

There are so many parallels between cinema and architecture. Different art mediums, yet both tell a story using space and time with humans at the center. Architects and directors seem to follow a similar creative process – spending many hours and a lot of energy on a single project, with each decision holding an underlying meaning and reasoning. There’s always more than what meets the eye!

Big crush on the talented filmmakers and teams sparking inspiration in the industry, as well as the fellow volunteers and Sundance Institute staff bringing the festival to life. Grateful to have been a part of it!


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“The Old Home Place” by Patrick Dougherty

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Hotel Cala De Volpe

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The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein

We enjoying listening to podcasts and one of our favorites is The Grand Tourist with Dan Rubinstein. Whether it be other architects or famous chefs, we love hearing stories and different perspectives from renowned creatives who speak with Dan. Today we’re listening back to conversation with Moshe Safdie.

“We’ve come a long way to understanding our dependency on nature as a fundamental quality of well-being,” says Safdie.


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DeVOL Kitchens

We just binge watched “For the Love of Kitchens” and now we need to share our love for deVOL…So we’ll title this post, “For the Love of deVOL” because we enjoyed following along as the deVOL team documents the creation of their clients’ dream kitchens.

Bohl Architects loves collaborating with the client and the design process includes invention, discovery, and the pleasure of creating something new. It shows that deVOL shares a similar philosophy.


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