Christchurch: so fresh and so clean

A Quick run down:

Hummingbird Cafe" a cute spot and what lovelier place to have your breakkie than a rooftop?

New architecture as a response to Christchurch's volatile earthquake prone land. Still just a beautiful place.

Flowers: It was the Flower Festival in town. So blessed to have been here at this time and seen this. Inspiring.

These things are just what makes this town beautiful. The drive to a fresh start and building on, moving on and creating. In this world filled with calamities and bad things, I think this is what epitomizes the great qualities of humans- our determination to create.

Pak and Save: One of my favorite things in New Zealand.

Thank you for being nice to us Christchurch ;0)

URBAN

I've always loved the urbanscape. Perhaps it's the presence of rust, the beauty embedded in dirt, the claustrophobic congestion, the incessant activity, the deafening clashes and bangs and the piercing screams of ambulance and police cars.. It's the overall speed of it all. Could it be the adrenalin? Who knows. 

But what I love most about the city is its lack of space. An abiotic presence warranting the coexistence between elements both organic and inorganic. And here is where architecture shows off, art brings to reality the most vast imaginations. And culture, well it starts to speak for itself. Apparently, Japan does the urbanscape well. So does New York. But I've yet to see them for myself. For now, all I can say is, Sydney, you are one beautiful badass motherfucker. 

Those little details

Sometimes, there are pictures on Tumblr that are just too good not to share  :)
Enjoy

Source: Urbnite

Source: Pinterest.com

ELEMENTS

timber, green, water, concrete, steel. so fine.

ARCHITECTURE ON MY MIND

I will always have a soft spot for Architecture. Always.

LIGHT

From: The V

From: The V

LOVE THIS

 Yes Im in love with timber.

FEAST FOR THE EYES

thanks #thevandals

GREY

A MUST

From the moment I saw this style, I fell in love. I don't know the technical name for it, but its that half built second storey yet sufficient for habitability.

Even something like a suspended deck like the one here. Yep. LOVE ITTTT !

Thank you #theselby. Now that were on this topic, I just want to point out my favourite Selby shoot - http://www.theselby.com/3_27_10_LyndsayFitzhugh/   Pretty sick place!

COOL

FRANK, NOT AGAIN

WOOD

JUST

CLEAN

From the web

CATHY

SALVADOR

There comes a time that when you've anticipated for something for so long the fire dims and eventually dies. This was not the case on our (Me and Cathy) visit to Salvador Coffee in Darlinghurst. After more than a month of planning and contemplation, the rush of excitement and then a wave of disappointment, the time has finally come. We are here. Kings Lane. Number 32. Setting the scene was the familiar Burton St (more lively at night, I noticed) and a very interesting stone wall structure almost bordering the heart of where great things happen. Just down from Tap Gallery and to your right.

First thing that comes to mind is the simplicity of the place. There's nothing to hide here. Custom made timber tables and chairs made to best cater for coffee tastings, also called "cupping" and of course, to the man behind the coffee magic. Though simple, the attention to detail was just as crucial. Since coffee is complicated enough, "I wanted something simple." Illuminated by natural light, this two storey coffee emporium/ chill out cafe has more to offer than what you see. While coffee roasting takes places upstairs - bask in the glory of the roasting sounds and the view of a monstrous but amazing machinery - you, with your awesome cup of coffee begin an interesting journey.

Check it out.

INTERIOR OUTDOORS

From the web.

from: #micasaessucasa