Love of organic architectural forms.

 Colossal just posted some photos from a house in Mexico. Casa de los Milagros, or House of Miracles.

"On the outskirts of Xalapa, Veracruz in Mexico, a striking terracotta-colored dwelling sits among patches of trees.

This "... architectural wonder’s construction process began in 1955 and took place in stages over the course of 47 years until its completion in 2002. In 2021, Mexico-based Kurdish photographer and architect Naser Nader Ibrahim captured photographs of the unique creation. Designed by the late Danilo Veras Godoy, the project’s jumping-off point was simply asking [owner, Rosalinda] Ulloa what her wildest dreams were."

I'll let you go to the site to see the wonderful interiors. It's incredible! Well, you can tell I like some of the out-of-the-box architecture in the world. I was so glad to see this home.

And then there is this charming house in France:

ICASSIETTE HOUSE, Chartres, Department of Eure-et-Loire, Region of Centre-Loire Valley, France

The house was built by one man, Raymond Isidore (1900-1964) and is an example of naïve architecture made up of earthenware and glass mosaics cast in cement.

He was municipal employee of the city of Chartres for which he worked as a roadmender, then sweeper of the cemetery. In 1929 he purchased a plot of land and began construction on a one-story house for his family. Once his house was built, he had the idea of covering everything little by little. His life was totally devoted to the construction and decoration of his house and the garden. Over the next thirty years he covered the entirety of his house with mosaics. Isidore drew inspiration from Christian symbols and characters as well as his own dreams. He also built several smaller structures, including a chapel, throne, and a wall to enclose the site. Raymond Isidore's name is on the windowsill in the middle gallery.

The site was actually visited by Picasso in 1954. Isidore is seen as one of the pioneers of the trencadis style of mosaics, which is also referred to as pique-assiette.

Isidore's house has been declared an Official Monument of Historic Importance. It is now part of the Chartres Museum of Fine Arts.

(Photos credit: 1. Photo by Michael P Chang, MD, via Flickr; 2.3.4. by Author Zairon for wikimedia commons)

There are many many more homes that are either built in flowing shapes, or decorated with all kinds of things from bottle caps to glass beads!

Today's quote:

Every moment is unique, offering its own way to connect to what is deepest within us, to the wonder and mystery of being fully alive.

LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE