Sketchbook 27

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Ride for Heart

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HEADING OUT ALONG THE QEW ON A GORGEOUS MORNING

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THE RESTING POINT ON THE DVP, HALFWAY THROUGH THE 50K

The Ride for Heart was a couple of weekends ago - wow, what an amazing way to see Toronto!!!  It was phenomenal to be able to ride on the QEW and the DVP on a beautiful Sunday morning.  50k went by surprisingly quickly - I was pleased that my beloved vintage red Western Flyer bike (complete with basket, trusty back-pedal brakes and no gears) somehow survived those inclines, as did I.  Of course I was surrounded by a troupe with sexy hot-shot bicycles (I didn't see ANY other bikes with baskets by the way) - it was fun to be immersed in an enthusiastic crowd of people who love to cycle.  Not only was a lot of money raised for a great cause but there was a palpable excitement at seeing the city from a territory normally clogged by cars.  

Thanks to Marty + Dufflet for hosting amazingly generous pre + post ride gatherings at their beautiful home.

Thompson Hotel Toronto_2

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Snapshots at the millwork studio of an ipe and corian outdoor host station designed for the patio at Scarpetta, at the Thompson Hotel.  The photos are a little blurry, but those corners are perfect!!

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Demolition

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A number of projects are in the demolition phase at the moment - I love it.  It is an amazing moment when a building has been stripped back to its raw architectural elements.  The potential of those original bones and spaces are exposed unadorned, ready to be transformed into my own design vision.