Bibi Rogers

by business insider  Scoop.it - realproperty

Today is the birthday of Antoni Gaudí, one of the most famous and recognizable architects in the world, often considered the father of the Catalan Modernista movement.

If the revolutionary architect were still alive today, he’d be 160 years old. Of course since he passed away in 1926, the world has changed. Yet his designs still stand proudly in the city he loved so much and called home: Barcelona.

He transformed the landscape of his native Barcelona with his whimsical, imaginative, and elaborate designs.

His works are so spectacular that seven of them became UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

In honor of his birthday, we’ve pulled together some pictures of some of Gaudí’s greatest landmark constructions.

Quotes by Antonio Gaudi:

 “Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator.”

 “Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin.”

Gaudí restored the Casa Batlló (originally constructed in 1877) between 1904 and 1906.
This building was designed by Antoni Gaudi. The outside of Casa Batlló looks like it has been made from skulls and bones. Gaudi used colors and shapes found in marine life as inspiration for his creativity in this building
The present Casa Batlló, is the result of a total refurbishment of an old previous conventional house built in 1877. The interior is also very impressive showing of various decorative elements as furniture, glasses, forged iron elements, fireplaces, etc.

Propeller Z is a contemporary architecture – interior design studio, based in Vienna, Austria, and run by four guys. The multidisciplinary approach of this team to living design is what makes their work stand out from the rest.

The Plak residence (2006 – 2011) is a four story contemporary house located in the outskirts of Vienna and suitable for a young or modern family with a liking for all Star Wars’ (the Plak surely reminds me of a white version of Darth Vader)

Not only does the Plak have unobstructed views of Vienna city but a significant amount of garden space due to the minimal disturbance to the land underneath it.

The interior is minimalistic, all white, with some brown in the form of wooden stairs, framed windows and flooring. The luxury Austrian property also benefits from a wonderful large balcony, terrace and spacious wet room, and above all a love for natural light.

A Boaters dream:

This apartment has 2Bd 2 Bath, is 1130 sqft, on a first floor (ground floor for Europeans),and corner unit WITH PRIVATE DOCK!

So being this apartment for sale in Boca Raton my listing, I can be honest with you and quite frankly, will cut to the chase, this way you will know if it’s for you or not after reading this.

YINGS:

• on the south side there is a cul-de-sac with plenty guest parking
• on the east side there is a lush green area for added privacy and ability to picnic under mature trees
• on the north side it has it’s private dock for a boat, and being as it is on the corner… for the largest boat
• it is the LARGEST MODEL of the community with impressive walk in closets (must see to believe) ,
• it has an ample second bath
• there is a lot of extra room
• this apartment for sale in Boca Raton has an amazing light shining throughout the day (I have been at different hours several days) and makes this, a bright and cheery home

YANGS:

• it is only 1130sqft
• there is no proper dinning-room as such, there is an area that can be living/dining/family room all at once
• although bathrooms are neat and tidy and it seems as if the owners have certainly kept them up to scratch, they may need to move on from 1980
• kitchen is current but no upgrades
• has no laundry room in the apartment
• there are no half bathroom
• no pets allowed

This apartment for sale in Boca Raton is in BOCA BAYOU which is a waterfront condominium residences located between US1 and South Dixie Highway on Royal Palm Way (SW 18th Street). It is a gated community which has one entrance on the Royal Palm Way, and man guarded.

There are 721 units in Boca Bayou. The community has 5 pools, 2 tennis courts, common dock and a club House and the HOA are $375/month

So in a nutshell: perfect for a small family, or a couple with a boat and NO PETS, who need a dock or are planning to buy a boat. Ideal for those fishing maniacs that like to have their own space and need the tennis and pool to wash off their frenzy.

I would say come and see for yourself, if only to enjoy watching the boats go by…

http://www.postlets.com/res/7558591

DELRAY BEACH house for sale is an understatement… chic has hit the beach would be more like it!

Only once in a blue moon houses like the one in Delray Beach listed by Jennifer Kilpatrick come up for sale.

I viewed it on Friday and loved it. Judge for yourselves.

spectacular 2006 renovation and addition doubled the size of the home

luxurious, comfortable home full of light and maintains its old Florida charm

this DELRAY BEACH house for sale has been

• twice recipient of the Home of the Month by Lake Ida Property Association
• awarded “Best Home in Delray”

She captivated me the moment I first saw her eleven years ago. And since, I always say hello to her when I drive by. Nuestro Paradiso was created in 1928 by Addison Mizner’s associate Julius Jacobs, as a winter home for Ellis Z. Nutting(F.W.Woolworth syndicate’s notable sheet music executive).

This Historic Palm Beach house sits on 1.71 acres of oceanfront land, on a tract that is unusually large even in the so-called Estates Neighborhood She is so beautifully poised in front of the Atlantic Ocean with a gambrel shaped roof and white walls.

And why does this Historic Palm Beach house remind me of Greta Garbo? I don’t know. Maybe because Mrs. Garbo was an international superstar during the late silent era and the so-called “golden-age” of Hollywood and back then the silent movies were intense and dramatic and the misfortune that has surrounded this Mediterranean Gothic house from the very beginning hasn’t fallen short of drama… a series of owners including Elie Synodinos and Steve Stavro (the Macedonian Canadian grocery store magnate) a “sensitive” restoration by the late Bill Elias and then, the unthinkable: five years unwanted.

Like with all good castle stories, there is always a knight on a shiny armour coming to the rescue… only that this time things are different, times have changed and our knight in shinny armour comes in the way of a savvy, hard working, highly respected, intelligent business woman: THE Palm Beach Real estate guru: Cris Condon.

This historic Palm Beach house sold in November 2007 to the Cafaro John J family trust from Youngstown Ohio ( Steve Hall –currently from Hall and Hall Realestate- was the broker for the Cafaro’s). … as it turns out, John J. Cafaro has had some hiccups with the justice system and is currently not allowed to leave northern Ohio without permission from the court or his probation officer.

I hope Nuestro Paradiso somehow, someday will be filled with well deserved peace and serenity.

Palm Beach serendipity

Destiny is a funny thing. I’m not sure why, but sometimes things are just meant to happen and one finds out by accident, like serendipity, as coined by Horace Walpole.

 You see, I was born in Barcelona, Spain. I am half Catalan and half Vasc (not sure one can get any better genes than these, I say humbly). Just like you, I grew up with Palm Trees, a significant feature in the lives of Catalans which are lushly spread throughout the Mediterranean coast. So I always felt there was a piece of my childhood in my now hometown in Florida.

When I became a Realtor® Member of the Palm Beach Board of Realtors, I arrived early waiting for Quinn in their chicly decorated waiting room. I Googled the history of Palm Beach on my iPad. What a fortunate discovery I made…

 Palm beach, is a 16 miles long barrier Island, and according to early settler accounts …on the morning of January 9 of 1876, the Spanish bark Providencia was en route from Havana, Cuba to Barcelona, Spain (yes, Barcelona!), but would never arrive at its destination. Though the weather was clear that day, the ship wrecked off the shores of Florida. Its cargo, 20,000 coconuts for planting harvested on the Caribbean island of Trinidad, was scattered along the coast. “This was truly a providential wreck,” declared Louis Clarke.

The settlers of Florida knew an opportunity when they saw one, and planted some of the stranded coconuts around their homes. The coconut palms and groves that grew from these seeds later gave Palm Beach its name.

Fifty years after the Providencia sank, a reporter for the Palm Beach Post wrote: “From that wreck has grown the palms that line the streets and parks of Palm Beaches; trees around whose bases are quite frequently placed circles of coconuts – in husks like those from the grounded Providencia from whose broken hull 20,000 coconuts provided the beginning of trees not indigenous to the area, but quite at home, nevertheless.”  ~ Palm Beach Post, Nov 20 1938 By then I was stirred, but not shaken, and Quinn, poised and quietly, showed me to her office. I put my first foot in her office and that’s when it hit me! A “gos d’atura català”! The National Catalan dog was sitting in her office looking at me as if I had seen a ghost. She explain to me that the dog, Rudy , belonged to Sherye, the executive vice president of the board . He was a rescue dog, a very special friend.I left the office and got into my car, put the window down and took a deep breath, soaking up the smell of the Atlantic while looking at the Palm trees. I remembered those scents AND sites of the Mediterranean. How ironic. Such a similar feeling, but I’m no longer a little girl…and it’s here that I choose to be.