Creative Crush - Bohl Architects

May 11, 2023

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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May 11, 2023

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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May 10, 2023

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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May 10, 2023

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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May 10, 2023

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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May 9, 2023

Annapolis Film Festival

Film helps take the load off – especially when it’s a world premiere in a theatre with limited distractions. One can completely immerse themselves in a reality outside of their own. Film simultaneously has the power to leave someone with a fresh perspective – evoking memories and emotions, while encouraging thoughtful conversations around important topics. Whether it’s a documentary or narrative film, it’s rarely only about entertainment.

Appreciation for film and appreciation for architecture run parallel. While filmmakers use the environment to be conducive to a story, architects use the environment to be conducive to a person’s reality. AFF is 11 years strong and we’re so glad to have been a small part of it this year’s festival by sponsoring!

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