McXimize

Making the existing look like it was the add-on!

No add mission

On the drawing board...

Long and lean

A or B?
Which would you choose for your home? (I have my opinions)

A. Single Master sink but spacious two person shower and spacious Laundry with side-by-side washer and dryer?

B. Double Master sink, more privacy at the toilet, spacious but smaller shower, smaller Laundry with stackable washer and dryer?

Activation of a commercial space isn't just inside. It is outside, horizontal, vertical, overhead, below, and all tied together.

Does it need to be set up each day before you open, need to be tied down, or secured?

Does it stop folks in their tracks, become additional seating, create a photo op, become the destination, or does it direct them to your door?

All these aspects can be

Not everyplace can be as activated as a splash pad in the afternoon heat, but even the best most designed and built out spaces in the most populous towns sit vacant some days.
It makes me imagine how to make the best even better!
I have ideas... What are some of yours?

Anyone know what this is creeping up this building so beautifully?

What do you think!?

Personally, I love finding beautiful ways building materials fit together! These surface colors are also coordinated to match... the bar top, the stools, the landscaping.... Nothing is left to chance and my enjoyment is heightened with a sense of awe!

Do you agree?

👍 if you find this seamless mix of materials is beautiful!

💖 if you look for these moments in architecture and design!

"Comment" what you have ever used design services for and if it gave you this same fulfillment.

Tag or share with someone you think could use some help making their place feel special!

Amongst the business and visual clutter, of San Antonio's famous , are subtle but brilliant functional room dividers!

The double bi-fold doors on the backside of these archways adds a decorative way to close off (or privatize) this entire section of the restaurant.

Other sections were contained by linking rooms with their own bars, so that they can be self-sustaining party rooms, with accessible restrooms. Another section (of their many) was already closed off, with large heavy yellow curtains, while staff was setting up for a party! You can see a decorative door and more curtains in the other pictures.

Subdividing open spaces with functional decor doesn't detract from the look of the space and can establish transition zones from dining/living/public/private areas.

Creating adjacent bar and restroom access is things to a-whole-nother-level!