is original vintage modern, with the exception of one bed.. Today Todd is actually a top real estate broker in the Westchester area specializing in modern, unique architecture. Our Westchester County house is consistent with the International Style Modern we fell in love with in California. [It’s] just more affordable here! Todd’s always discovering just how much modern architecture is in our area -- and the strong interest in it. How would you describe your favorite style? International Style Modern. Case Study Houses of Southern California. The Harvard Five. Mies Van Der Rohe (favorite: Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois). Bauhaus design. Steel & glass. Clean lined structures. Simple. Bold. Symmetry.
How does your career as an art director play a role in your creation of home environments? The same principles apply: symmetry with strong, clean, bold design. Architectural typography and graphic photo composition both play a part. You also have to maintain restraint with design and color. Negative space is very important. What made you fall in love with your home? I was working on a two-week art direction assignment for Macy’s in New York when Todd encouraged me to take a train up to Westchester to have a look at the modern houses he discovered online back in Los Angeles. This house was not being sold for its architectural value, but for the land in the desirable, closeto-New-York-City Whippoorwill section of Armonk.
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