Looking Over Art
Every child should be able to look at art every day. The children’s bedrooms at 4400 Belfort Place have deep balconies that look over the art created by landscape architect Harold Leidner. He uses the rear garden as his canvas for a parterre, pool and lawn. In the last post, I wrote about looking up to see architectural detail and intent. In this post, you can see that looking down can further identify the architectural style of the home by its detail. The parterre with a pattern of eight-pointed stars continue the 15th century inspired style that is seen in the architecture and interior design on the inside of the home.
I have always noticed that children who grow up looking at art love art as adults. I have also noticed that children who grow up in an architect-designed home often commission an architect‑designed home for themselves. Isn’t it wonderful that children, from their bedroom balconies, will be inspired by the art and architecture of landscape architect Harold Leidner and architect Larry Boerder. One will see the subtle continuity of this Spanish Revival motif in the patterned wood beams, the marble and the tile which give continuity to the rooms inside the home. This motif also provides surfaces of the home that convey a sense of art even before more formal art is installed.
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