Mariela, the transformers, my father, Bauhaus and the Georgian vines

Mariela isa  good friend of mine. She has a very interesting way of seeing things, but I will tell you about architecture. Many years ago, she told me that everything that she designs - she is an Architect - fulfils at least two tasks: It is not only aesthetic, but it is also functional (or the othe rway around). My nerd childhood memories remind me of the transformers’ theme (more than meets the eye).

Friends of mine related to the collective columbosnext designed and constructed last summer a wardrobe for me. When my father saw it via webcam, he was fascinated by its blend of design and practical use (My father is also an architect). Then he said something that reminded me of Marielas’s theory “All architectural designs must have a functional use, otherwise they are not worth” and I think the guys from Bauhaus or Le Courvoisier have a similar philosophy, but really don’t know because I am neither an architect nor and art/urban historian, but I remember my father telling me of the Bauhaus influence on his faculty in the Instituto Politécnico Nacional.

I think it was in 2005 when Mariela did a course on low-impact architecture - or something like that - and this is exactly the link to what I want to show you: how Georgians re-engineer nature to produce a functional organic-synthetic symbiosis. These natural shades provide fresh air, fruits in autumn and look great.