Andrew Skurman Architects

Thank you @christopher_lane_roy for sharing this sneak peek of some of the work we're doing in a master bath. No room can be complete without its interior architectural details. // #andrewskurmanarchitects #contemporaryclassical @ette620

Another look at our restoration of the historic Salon Doré, an 18th-century period room currently at the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco. It's a representation of French neo-classical interior architecture and was originally installed in the Hôtel de la Trémoille on Paris's Rue Saint-Dominique. Its gilded interiors are as grand as those of ancient Rome. #andrewskurmanarchitects

Here we can see the Scala Regia or the Royal Staircase in Vatican City. Designed by Gian Lorenzo Bermini, it was restored from 1663 to 1666. In this view, we are looking at the Scala Regia from the Portone di Bronzo. Looking to the right, we can see Constantine the Great astride his horse. It was meant as a reference to Constantine saw a vision of the cross with the words In Hoc Signo Vinces "In this sign, you will conquer." We can also see the coat of arms of Pope Alexander VII. #inspiredbyarchitecture #historicarchitecture #historicalprecedents #staringatstaircases

I'm currently imagining these historic balusters in a modern project. I loved the compositionthe simple and traditional balustrade, sleek balusters, and decorative stair brackets work together to create a staircase that can be translated for any era. #inspiredbyarchitecture

@tuckerandmarks, thank you for sharing the grand Mafra Palace Library. This stunning structure in Portugal is a historic rococo masterpiece housing 36,000 leather-bound volumes. Its masterful interiors are grand and elaborate, offering a feast for the eyes. #inspiredbyarchitecture #loveoflibraries

Thank you, @hullmillwork_hullhomes for sharing one of my favorite projects of ours. This is a new iteration of a house built in the 1860s in the Greek Revival style. I loved the callout in the comment section of your own post about the differing windows from the first story vs the upper story. Fairly common in the Victorian era, this was a part of the historical precedent that we followed. Looking forward to following along as you talk more about Victorian architecture in upcoming posts. #andrewskurmanarchitects #contemporaryclassical

A look at The Temple of Fortuna Virilis (as it was known in the Renaissance) or Temple of Portunus as it is known today from "The Four Books of Andrea Palladio's Architecture" by Isaac Ware. It is one of the most well-preserved of all Roman temples. The temple is in the Ionic order and was originally built in the 3rd or 4th century BCE, then rebuilt between 120-80 BCE. A rectangular building, it consists of a tetrastyle portico and cella which is raised on a podium that can be reached by steps. Here we see the portico with four Ionic columns. It is two columns deep. // #inspiredbyarchitecture #historicarchitecture https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Here we see "The Delivery of the Keys" fresco, 14811482 by Perugino in the Sistine Chapel. I wanted to share this because it relates back to one of the largest accomplishments in the art and architecture world. Filippo Brunelleschi, a prominent Italian Renaissance architect, is also credited as having been the first to create a system that made linear perspective available. Linear perspective is an approximation of what one would see if looking at a scene with your own eyes and revolutionized painting and architecture. With the introduction of linear perspective, buildings (as well as people and objects) could be portrayed as they would be seen in real life. . In Perugino's fresco, we see the use of linear perspective as well as architecture that reflects Brunelleschi's style. #inspiredbyart #inspiredbyarchitecture #linearperspective

An image of "Sphere Within Sphere." This is just one of the sculptures in a series by the Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. Here we see the cracked sphere within a larger cracked sphere at Trinity College in Dublin. . The original sculpture was created for the Vatican Church, and then Pomodoro began creating them at other locations including (but not limited to) this example at Trinity College in Ireland, the UN headquarters in New York, The Tehran Museum of Contemporary ar...t, the Tel Aviv University. . The cogs and wheels within the spheres are meant to symbolize the fragility and complexity of the world. As an architect, I am known for drawing circles, rounded shapes. I love Pomodoro's description "The sphere is a marvelous object, from the world of magic, wizards, whether it is of crystal or bronze, or full of water... it reflects everything around it, creating such contrasts it sometimes is transformed, becoming invisible leaving only its interior, tormented and corroded, full of teeth. That's what drives me to make the spheres: breaking these perfect, magic forms in order to reveal (find, discover) its internal ferment, mysterious and alive, monstrous and yet pure; so I create a discordant tension, a conflict, with the polished shine: a unity composed of incompleteness. In my sculpture, the shape of today's world contains within itself the form of the 'ideal city' as conceived by the artists of the Italian Renaissance. This, in turn, contains my hopes and dreams, and those of countless other citizens of the world." #inspiredbyart #inspiredbysculpture #fascinatingspheres See more

Sharing more classical architecture in San Francisco. #eyeofanarchitect #classicist #contemporaryclassical #inyourICAAbackyard

Here we have John Vanbrugh's design for Castle Howard as seen from the north which was published in the third volume of the Vitruvius Britannicus. The West Wing (as seen here) and some other features in this image were never actually realized. Vanbrugh's design was in the Baroque style with the two symmetrical wings to either side of the central structure. The prominent dome was not actually added until the later stages of this project (when it was actually being built). The build started at the East Wing, moving west until it stopped at the west end of the Garden Front. These structures are decorated with coronets, cherubs, urns, Doric and Corinthian columns, and more. The West Wing of this structure was completed much later (mid-18th century) and is in the Palladian style. #historyofarchitecture #inspiredbyarchitecture

In this beautiful depiction by the prominent Scottish architect, William Henry Playfair, we can see how he emphasizes the voussoirs (the wedge-shaped component used in the creation of an arch or vault) with bevelled edges and a curved base. When they come together, they form a semi-circle at the top of the arch. #inspiredbyarchitecture #architecturalstudies

More examples of architecture within San Francisco. #eyeofanarchitect #classicist #contemporaryclassical #inyourICAAbackyard