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E D I TO R ’ S L E T T E R EAT, PLAY, LOVE

This past year has made us more invested in our homes and protective of the larger space around us. This growing realization—that while we are only a small part of the ecosystem, our impact has been catastrophic—is driving our need to think more about sustainability, minimize our environmental footprint and reuse the world’s finite resources. Upcycling objects and looking at old things anew, maximizing small spaces, and sustainable design innovations in environmental architecture have become the modern way of thinking and are just some of the things we highlight in this Purist Architecture + Design Issue.

Consider the new utopia: a reimagining of our safety zone—the home.

In the most elevated concept of a utopian existence we find our cover subjects, the remarkable Downeys,

The Downeys’ soaring imagination is evident in this aerial shot of the construction of the extraordinary Binishell.

who have built a futurist bubble—a Binishell construction, inspired by nature.

Their eco-conscious caterpillar-shaped home is the ultimate manifestation of the Earth-positive direction we should all be inching toward. Their protective cocoon sits just 500 feet from their main house in Malibu, where they already maintain an unexpected preparedness for quarantine—home20

schooling their young children amid sweeping views of a majestic Pacific, a temperate climate, a gym, and a miniature petting zoo of goats and alpacas. Come inside their playful home and take a first look at our Purist exclusive, “Back to the Future.”

Foundations for a better life come in other forms in this issue in “Positive Visualization,” “An Attitude Of Gratitude,” “Unlocking Your Body’s Superpower,” and “How to Eat to Beat Disease” with scientist and innovator Dr. William Li who put food to the test.

The future is now.

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Cristina Cuomo with Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, beside the Binishell’s pool and patio

TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES 126 BACK TO THE FUTURE Merging sustainability with ultra-modern aesthetics, Susan and Robert Downey Jr.’s Malibu sanctuary embodies the couple’s eco-conscious values and dedication to the Footprint Coalition, a nonprofit organization that sponsors green technologies.

142 FIT TO A T(EA) Healing, perseverance and triumph are embodied in the earth-friendly Greenwich home created

by Joeb Moore & Partners Architects.

146 ZEN PALETTE A Japanese-inspired sanctuary in Pound Ridge, by Tsao & McKown Architects and Prutting and Company Custom Builders 150 MOUNTAIN BLEND From snow to sea, Aspen’s Zone 4 Architects bring design expertise to East Hampton.

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Colorado’s Casa Covida, a tiny house making a big splash

36 BLUEPRINTS FOR LIFE Constructing a bountiful future through positive visualization 38 CULTIVATING GRATITUDE One woman’s transformative experience writing 365 daily thank-you notes 40 GUIDED BY BIET Mitigating loneliness and anxiety with meditation teacher Biet Simkin 42 TURNING INWARD Lessons in mindfulness from the late spiritual teacher Ram Dass, as told in his new memoir, Being Ram Dass

HEALTH

46 ASK THE DR.

Dr. Frank Lipman on how to kick a sugar habit, for good 48 NUTRITION TO THE RESCUE A dietary reset for overworked adrenal glands

50 FINDING SPIRIT A trip to We Care Spa, a hotbed of rejuvenating wellness offerings in the California desert 52 UNLOCKING YOUR BODY’S

SUPERPOWER Honing your natural disease-fighting mechanisms with Dr. William Li, author of Eat to Beat Disease 56 TOXIC POSITIVITY How the “good vibes only” mindset can negatively impact others 58 THE RHYTHMS OF LIFE Embracing the cyclical mechanisms that influence full-body health 60 HEALING SPACE Dr. Gerry Curatola of Rejuvenation Health revolutionizes medical spaces with feng shui philosophy.

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62 FRESH AIR An extra boost of oxygen can promote better sleep and a clearer mind.

SPACE

66 GOOD LOOKS All about neuroaesthetics, the study of beauty and the brain 68 SMALL WONDERS A tour of tiny homes, a design trend rooted in simplicity and eco-consciousness 72 THE FUTURE IS NOW The endless possibilities of autonomous living 74 DESIGN INNOVATORS Architectural pioneers merging sleek aesthetics with sustainability 80 THE AMERICAN DREAM IN 3D Inside Riverhead’s revolutionary 3D-printed home

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82 DANGEROUS CURVES Remembering architectural visionary Zaha Hadid 84 A HISTORY OF INNOVATION Poss Architecture honors the natural landscape of Aspen.

86 SLOW ARCHITECTURE Opting for mindful design practices helps protect the planet and reduce the power bill.

87 IT’S ELECTRIC Mountainside living powered by renewable energy at Snowmass Village’s Electric Pass Lodge 88 THE RISE OF GEOTHERMAL Beat the heat and stay warm in the winter with geothermal technology.

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90 INSIDE THE COCOON HOUSE The psychological and economic forces that influence solar technology, as told in Cocoon House, Light in Sustainable Architecture and Design

93 NATURAL FLOW The imagination behind Unlimited Earth Care’s tranquil garden designs, Frederico Azevedo

94 ARTIST FILE Creatives Griffin Loop and Joe Henry Baker on the connection between art and wellness 96 DESIGN DIRECTORY Elite architects, designers and 26

landscape services in Aspen, Miami, Palm Beach, NYC and the Hamptons 100 PURE PROPERTY Real estate news in Aspen, Miami, NYC and the Hamptons

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92 REENVISIONED AND REMASTERED The Latch Southampton Village breathes new life into a storied East End estate.

Zaha Hadid Architects honors the late design visionary’s legacy with the Guangzhou Opera House.

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In The Energy Paradox, Dr. Steven R. Gundry touts the benefits of seasonal superfoods like asparagus.

104 WELLNESS INSPIRATIONS CBD, crystals, matcha and more from 10 Black women-owned wellness brands 106 FEEL-GOOD DESIGN Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank’s NYC beauty hub elevates the traditional spa experience.

WEEKEND

110 PURE PICKS Sustainable design essentials from the founder of Emma Jane Pilkington Fine Interiors.

112 SUITE LIFE NYC getaways offering beachfront views and invigorating fitness amenities

FOOD IS MEDICINE

116 A CREATIVE FEAST Designer and Purist ’s contributing food editor Peter Som pays homage to iconic designers with fresh spring dishes.

120 THE ENERGY PARADOX The low-down on postbiotics from Dr. Steven R. Gundry

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122 THE FOOD CHAIN FreshDirect CEO David McInerney speaks on the importance of quality food from his Bellport, Long Island, getaway.

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156 SEEKING PEACE IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS How nature feeds the soul 160 NUMEROLOGY A by-the-numbers look at architect Frank Lloyd Wright

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who shared spiritual teacher Ram Dass’ wisdom from the new memoir, Being Ram Dass

who penned “Back to the Future”

who curated Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s fashion for Purist’s cover story

who styled cover stars Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey

who wrote about feng shui principles in medical spaces

HOW DO RAM DASS’ IDEOLOGIES PROMOTE WELLNESS? “Ram Dass’ teachings seeded the wellness movement in the U.S, including a vegetarian diet, yoga and meditation. Ram Dass’ view of wellness is one of integration, of life as a journey toward becoming” one.

WHAT CAN THE AESTHETICS OF SOMEONE’S HOME REVEAL ABOUT THEIR VALUES AND IDENTITY? “Everything. You can see someone’s inner being through their home and what they choose to surround themselves with. Shelter reveals identity.”

WHAT IS THE BEST FASHION ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN? “Never follow trends and get everything tailored.”

WHAT IS THE MOST REWARDING PART OF BEING A STYLIST? “The environments that artists work in are creative and often intimate, which has allowed me to build strong and lasting relationships with my clients and the talented artists within the industry.”

HOW CAN THE AESTHETICS OF A MEDICAL SETTING HELP PATIENTS PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH? “The design and aesthetics of a health care space can exert a profound effect on patients. The integration of nature and water features inside a space can accelerate healing and reduce pain.”

Rameshwar Das is an writer, photographer and collaborator on several Ram Dass books including Be Love Now, Polishing the Mirror, and Being Ram Dass.

He lives in East Hampton, Long Island.

Alastair Gordon is an award-winning critic, curator and author who has published more than 28 books on art, architecture and environment, including Weekend Utopia, Naked Airport, Spaced Out, Theater of Shopping, Arquitectonica, and the recently published Assembled in Light.

Jeanne Yang is a creative consultant and director who has lent stylistic expertise to superhero films including Superman, Batman, SpiderMan, Aquaman and Iron Man. She is the clothing designer and co-creator of Holmes & Yang clothing, and former managing editor and associate publisher of Detour magazine.

Davy Newkirk is a bicoastal hairstylist and groomer whose work has been featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, Vanity Fair and Allure. He has collaborated with fashion’s top photographers, including Ruvén Afanador and Patrick Demarchelier.

Dr. Gerry Curatola is an internationally recognized biologic dentist and wellness pioneer. He is the founder of Rejuvenation Dentistry in New York and Rejuvenation Health in East Hampton, the inventor of Revitin oral care products, and a clinical associate professor at New York University College of Dentistry.

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Climate change is causing sea levels to rise, creating more violent storms and eroding coasts. About 80,000 acres of coastal wetlands are lost annually in the United States, the equivalent of seven football fields disappearing every hour of every day.

On Earth Day, April 22, take time to get educated on global warming, and learn how to preserve the health of our land and sea.

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Search within your soul for the guidance needed to create a better life.

BLUEPRINTS FOR LIFE Be the architect of your destiny. BY DONNA D’CRUZ

and prepare to put your back (mind, body and spirit—all systems go) into it!

“To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan...believe...act! Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the action you take.” –Alfred A. Montapert, American engineer and philosopher A massive cottage industry offers reams of advice on the topic of designing your own life—against all odds, no less, from books by Og Mandino (The Greatest Salesman in the World) and Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich), to the reworked versions of their contemporary acolytes. And who remembers the ubiquitous Successories motivational posters, beloved of human resources departments, startups and dorm rooms everywhere? Gorgeous photographs worthy of National Geographic combined with gung-ho quotes exhorting us to be the masters of our destinies.

Beloved as some of those sayings are (one of my favorites is from Helen Keller: “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow”), it’s time to move past the pep-talk posters and reflect on more prosaic matters of how architects, designers and planners go about fleshing out their visions, as a way of supporting our own life trajectories.

STEP ONE It helps enormously to have vision, desires or dreams, something most of us lucky enough to grow up in free, safe and nurturing surroundings take for granted. It means looking inward and forward, and imagining what the future might look like—what we aspire to be, or how we saw our lives as adults. Get busy: Fire up your wild imagination

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STEP TWO The next phase requires concrete planning. You’ve got your blueprint—now what?

The hard slog begins with the process of creating the vision you had in mind, and while it sounds simple, God is truly in the details of this step. The designer-builder must find a path from dream to fruition, factoring in construction costs, local building codes and a plethora of details.

Building our life’s architecture may be seen the same way.

Many of us dream of big and wonderful things— great. Now let’s focus on a practical plan to manifest the vision. The challenge is getting from where you are to where you want or need to be. Revisions and tweaks may be necessary along the way to adapt to changing circumstances. It falls to us to transmute a dream into a workable reality.

Nelson Mandela read the Victorian poem “Invictus” (Latin for invincible) when he was held in Robben Island, and it was a constant reminder to him of an indomitable spirit. It may behoove us to identify what most inspires us and moves us into taking positive action, too.

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Giving thanks can be a meditative practice.

CULTIVATING GRATITUDE

experience. Your awareness begins to dim because of this pull in many different directions. One of the great benefits of meditation is creating and cultivating an amount of internal space. It gives you a sense of being aware of the arising thoughts and feelings that are coming into your mind and body.”

Bret Stetka, the author of A History of the Human Brain, explained that I was literally rewiring my brain: “Sitting with any feeling, whether positive, neutral or negative, has the potential to rewire our neural connections due to our neuroplastic brains. Expressing gratitude and sitting with your positive feelings toward others would bolster these networks, making it easier for the brain to access that warmth.”

If you’re looking to start a gratitude practice of your own, begin by choosing a goal number of notes to write. If 365 sounds intimidating—and honestly, I feel you—choose a target that feels doable. Perhaps five letters per month for the next six months?

When you start writing, don’t worry about saying everything or saying the exact perfect thing. You don’t have to detail all this person has done for you—it’s OK to pick just one favor or piece of advice and describe it using specific language, and adding the way it made you feel. Don’t get caught up trying to write beautifully or poetically—it’s more impactful to write from the heart. That will make for a more meaningful letter, and it just might open up your heart in the process.

Gina Hamadey is the author of I Want to Thank You: How a Year of Gratitude Can Bring Joy and Meaning in a Disconnected World.

There’s no doubt that the year I spent writing 365 gratitude letters and notes spread kindness and joy—to neighbors, strangers, friends and family members. But the reason I embarked on the project was selfish: Writing those notes felt good.

In January 2018, I had a big stack of thank-you notes to write to people who donated to a fundraiser for City Harvest, an organization that fights food insecurity. I hadn’t been exactly looking forward to the task, so I was surprised when I noticed the way my body reacted: I felt my shoulders relax and my heart rate slow, and a feeling of peace come over me. It felt meditative, so much so that I thought up the whole yearlong project.

Every month, I wrote to a new group of recipients: career mentors, health care workers, parenting helpers, favorite authors. I didn’t always write a note a day: Generally I wrote them in batches of 10 or 15. But that feeling never went away. My mind would transition from frayed and frazzled to calm and focused, an almost meditative state.

And that feeling carried into my day. Was writing thank-you notes providing me with real mental health benefits akin to meditation?

I asked Cory Allen, a meditation expert and the author of Now Is the Way: An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness. “I would say that what you’re feeling is presence,” Allen said. “You set aside the distractions and mental fragmentations that come from living in the modern world. When you have the TV on while you’re swiping through your phone while you’re trying to eat dinner, that leaves the mind fragmented and unfocused, and ultimately it leaves you unrooted in your conscious

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What did Gina Hamadey get out of writing 365 thank-you notes in one year?

A rewired brain, for one thing.

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GUIDED BY BIET

Meditation teacher Biet Simkin answers Purist readers’ soul-searching questions.

Dear Biet, If I were a fly on the wall and I guess in your mind, LOL—what would your daily meditation practice look like?

Orly, Brooklyn

Bringing natural beauty into everyday life boosts well-being.

Dear Biet, How can I manage my time when I feel overwhelmed with tasks? I’m asking in the sense that I have so much free time at the moment with the pandemic and I’m feeling stressed about when in-person activities resume.

Isabelle, LA

Dear Isabelle, Feeling overwhelmed is a choice. That’s all I know.

So is worry. It’s so vital that you remember that being overwhelmed is a nervous system condition. It isn’t something that you need to be in. For me, I had to recognize that I had an addiction to that frenzied feeling.

Once I realized I had this addiction to it, I could kick it.

The other news is that things haven’t resumed yet, so there is no need to worry about what will happen! Just be here now and try and relax more and more and more.

The magic of relaxing is everything!

Love, Biet

Dear Biet, Would you have any advice for someone who lives on their own and struggles with loneliness—especially in the evenings? I often reach for too much food, while I am balanced during the day.

Dana, London Dear Dana, Yes! Having evening struggles with food was a longtime problem for me. It means that you are probably exhausted and probably dissatisfied with your day on some level. I found that when I felt that way it was because I was frustrated and I wanted “a treat” and felt I deserved it! My recommendation is to move your body and sweat once a day, do grounding and anger meditation, and incorporate time for stillness and beauty.

Start there and see where that takes you.

Love, Biet

Dear Biet, How do you keep anxiety at bay every day?

Amanda, Oregon Dear Amanda, I don’t. I let anxiety come. I go toward my anxiety and sit with it like an animal on a farm. Just sit and watch and listen and ask it what it’s here to teach me. I find my anxiety quite abundant in all it has to offer me. I never run away from it anymore.

Love, Biet

Dear Biet, How do you maintain your high vibe inside—no matter what happens on the outside?

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Dear Orly, While I do things slightly differently on varied days, my meditation practice is nonnegotiable. Also, while I see all things as meditation, it is vital to have a sitting-and-silence practice. Here is what I can say: For 30 minutes a day I sit in sitting meditation; for 45 to 90 minutes a day I am in movement meditation; and for 30 seconds a day I am in grief meditation. Yes, I light candles. Yes, I light incense, but don’t get me wrong: I can meditate in a shed if I need to. The inner world is always there for us when we turn to it! Hope this helps!

Love, Biet

Dear Gabriela, I have a clear understanding that my destiny is not only written but is clear to me. So while things may go my way—or not go my way—day to day, I have no doubt it’s all working in my favor. I also always remember that my soul is untouched by the ongoing drama of life. My soul is not affected!

My soul is perfect, always.

Love, Biet

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Spiritual and cultural icon Ram Dass passed away in December 2019, but the teachings in his newly published memoir, Being Ram Dass, continue to help us to “be here now”—to bring presence and love to difficulties, and enduring change to how we live our lives.

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Repeating sacred syllables (mantras) or prayers, whether aloud or silently, can extricate you from stressful thoughts, allowing you to become peaceful and open. The mantra or prayer sets up a counter-vibration to replace the negative thoughts. Be patient—repetition furthers.

“Compassion, the practice of seeing that others are the same as us, the heart of the wisdom of oneness—all contribute to our sense of interdependence and harmony.” —Ram Dass While the vaccine rollout ramps up, the coronavirus remains part of life, so you likely may still be experiencing stress, anxiety and physical isolation. The tools for working on yourself that Ram Dass taught over a lifetime as a psychologist, psychedelic explorer and meditator can help you navigate this stressful, chaotic time.

Here are some of the spiritual strategies Ram Dass taught and employed in his own life.

SHIFTING FROM ROLES TO SOULS Seeing yourself and others as a soul or spiritual being of consciousness, wisdom, compassion and joy—instead of identifying with your role in the world— can free you from feeling isolated and separate. When you can look at someone and realize they are another being, of the same essence, you begin to become one. You begin to see with eyes of love.

MEDITATION Meditation takes you beyond your thinking mind. Thoughts are like ripples on the surface of a lake—as the surface calms, you see more clearly into the depths. The practice of meditation also helps you get perspective on anxiety and fear.

The object or focus of your meditation can be the breath, a mantra, a candle flame, an image, a photo of a saint, or a thought such as, “Who am I?” Meditating for 20 minutes is a good start. Going on a meditation retreat can help. Intensive practice is a good way to learn.

Meditation helps integrate the stuff of daily life into your awareness. Learn to perceive the world, and how you live in it, as food for your spiritual growth. As Ram Dass put it, everything in life is grist for the mill of your awareness.

WITNESSING Watching yourself, witnessing your karma as an embodied being, gives you compassion for yourself. You witness yourself from your soul, your deep intuitive true nature. You witness the times you forget who you are, when you get lost in your thoughts, feelings and experiences. And then you begin to see how you identify with your thoughts. As Ram Dass often said, “Who you really are is not who you think you are.” Witnessing from the soul, you watch it all go by, “… gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.”

HATHA YOGA & PRANAYAMA Yoga asanas and the breathing techniques of pranayama reduce stress and wear and tear on your body. They are an essential way to release tension, to stay healthy and fit, and

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CHANTING—KIRTAN Chanting or singing mantras, prayers or divine names helps you attune to your inner being. You may start chanting mechanically, but as you continue, repetition carries you inward. Krishna Das, who’s been leading chanting for decades, says it’s like getting on a train. Even though you may be running in the opposite direction on the train, it still takes you to the destination. The destination is your soul.

to open to your deeper being. Physical reality is truly not separate from the spiritual. Many styles of yoga integrate with meditation.

Restorative yoga is especially helpful for stress. Breathing is the meeting of your autonomic nervous system with your conscious awareness.

Slow your breath, calm your mind.

PRACTICING PRACTICING Meditation is called a practice because, while sudden breakthroughs or insights may occur, more often there are subtle changes over time. Keep practicing.

GURU’S GRACE People think the guru is someone outside, Ram Dass with his but the real guru guru, Neem Karoli is your innermost, Baba, in India intuitive self. If you can allow that inner guide to be a mirror for your mind and heart, the guru becomes a homing beacon to bring you back on track, to rest in your soul. That feeling of being home in the heart, in deep harmony with your true being is the grace of the guru.

SELFLESS SERVICE— SEVA The Bhagavad Gita, the immortal Indian classic, is a dialog on a battlefield between a warrior prince, Arjuna, and his divine charioteer, Krishna. It goes deeply into yoga, especially karma yoga, the yoga of action. Krishna tells Arjuna to do his work without attachment, as selfless service or seva, giving up the fruits of his action. Do everything you can to help, with love and devotion, but don’t worry how it will turn out. The Gita tells us that you don’t have to wait until you’re enlightened to serve, and you don’t need to withdraw from the world to become enlightened. Conscious social action serves others and is a vehicle for your own awakening.

HELP Spiritual teachings and practices are widely available.

The Be Here Now Network of podcasts, and Ram Dass’ recorded teachings on ramdass.org, are two good sources. Retreat centers like Insight Meditation Society (dharma.org) or Spirit Rock (spiritrock.org) are places to learn meditation. Listen inside for what you need at any given moment. As Ram Dass said, “Take what you can use, and lose the rest.”

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CONTENTMENT Contentment, or santosha, is a yoga practice.

Contentment is different from satisfaction. It’s being present with whatever’s on your plate in an open, loving way.

Our guru used to quote the devotional poet Kabir, “I walk through the market, and I am neither a buyer nor a seller.”

Practicing contentment helps quiet the cacophony of desire that constantly distracts from your true being.

Rameshwar Das is a writer, photographer and coauthor of several Ram Dass books, including Be Love Now, Polishing the Mirror and Being Ram Dass (January 2021). He lives in East Hampton, Long Island.

Born Richard Alpert in 1931, Ram Dass is known for his spiritual talks and is the author of the classic Be Here Now, Walking Each Other Home, Polishing the Mirror, Be Love Now, Paths to God, Still Here, The Only Dance There Is and many other books. He founded the Hanuman Foundation and the Love Serve Remember Foundation, and was a co-founder of the Seva Foundation, the Lama Foundation and the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram in Taos, New Mexico.

Ram Dass died in 2019. For talks, podcasts and more information, visit ramdass.org.

BE HERE NOW Being present with whatever comes your way takes you out of what Ram Dass terms “time-binding,” getting caught in regrets for the past or expectations for the future. The past is a memory, the future is unknown. If you can just be with whatever is happening this moment, you are simply here.

When you live in this moment, you live in the eternal now. If you burrow into the moment, everything is. If you live fully in this moment, even death is just another moment.

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WILD AND WONDERFUL “While all wild berries are incredibly nutrient-dense and beneficial, wild blueberries are the No. 1 powerhouse food. With immense healing properties, the phytochemicals in these berries act like magnets to attract toxic heavy metals and carry them out of the brain and liver and remove them from the body. They are especially effective when eaten along with the other four foods in the Medical Medium Heavy Metal Detox protocol.

Do not worry, however, if you are unable to get your hands on wild blueberries. Mulberries, wild strawberries, linden berries, gooseberries and wild black raspberries, to name a few, are also extremely rich in nutrients and full of certain amino acids and antioxidants still unexplored by medical science and research. When I was younger,

I took home buckets full of mulberries from the mulberry trees that grew near my house and froze them. If you’re wondering what it is about wild berries that makes them so nutrient-dense, the answer is in their various pigments, which is where antioxidants and amino acids are especially present. If you have ever cut or squeezed fresh wild berries, you have probably noticed that they have bled dark purple or red. This is one indicator of just how packed full of nutrients they are. Their deeply pigmented skins give them their healing power. Their incredibly high nutrient content makes them especially effective at removing toxins and heavy metals from the body, which viruses like Epstein-Barr, shingles and other viruses feed off.”

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Transform your health by ditching your sugar addiction, and adopt simple lifestyle changes to curb cravings. BY DR. FRANK LIPMAN

CUTTING SUGAR TURNS THE HEALTH TIDE IN JUST DAYS. A sugar-heavy diet helps rapidly age all your organs— including your skin—while putting you on the fast track to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, neurological decline, autoimmune disorders and a litany of other avoidable, life-altering diseases. In short, you get old fast. But quit the sweet stuff and your disease risk, along with many common health complaints, aches and pains, will quickly shrink as well. And as a bonus, eliminating sugar will discourage the development of wrinkles, so no more of the dried-out, lackluster “sugar face”! Quitting sugar will also help: Drop blood pressure, triglycerides (by as much as a

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third) and small, dense LDL particles (the atherogenic “cholesterol”).

De-escalate frequency and severity of headaches, migraines and menstrual cramps. Sugar is an inflammatory substance that can make these pains worse.

Sleep comes easier. Sugar’s subtle but stimulating effect makes falling asleep more of a challenge, and interrupts slumber by triggering late-night visits to the loo as the body works to clear the excess sugar.

Defog your brain. High sugar intake has a negative impact on memory and learning, so ditch your morning glass of orange juice, doughnuts, bagels, etc., to avoid impairing your ability to think straight.

Tame mood imbalances. Too much sugar in the diet, and the blood sugar boom-and-bust that accompanies it, tends to make mood issues like anxiety and depression worse, and can increase risk for depression.

That’s according to one British study, which also found high sugar intake correlated with an increased risk of developing a mental disorder.

When it comes to sugar addiction, I feel your pain. I’ve battled the stuff myself and know firsthand how challenging it can be to kick sugar to the curb. As I’ve often said, sugar is basically an addictive, if legal, drug that offers up shortterm pleasure at the cost of dire long-term health consequences. But when you cut out sugar—whether by going cold turkey or by tapering off—all sorts of wonderful health changes begin to kick in almost immediately. So if you want to feel better, look better, age better—and keep your immune defenses high—here’s what you need to know to make your sugar breakup as easy as metaphorical pie:

amounts, is also sugar, so tread lightly. If you need a taste of sweet, look for raw, organic, non-GMO varieties of stevia, monk fruit or xylitol, which are safer nonsugar options—but use a light touch here too, as some can make you feel gassy. Ultimately, cutting sugar is also about reacquainting your taste buds with the real taste of food—and loving it.

But what about artificial sweeteners—you know, the ones in the pink, blue or yellow packets? In a (long) word, fuhgeddaboutit. Artificial sweeteners are the worst of all worlds, as they disrupt your microbiome, have neurotoxic properties, and trigger cravings, setting off a vicious cycle for those trying to avoid sweets.

down on sweets every day, sugar is everywhere, tucked away in most processed foods. The easiest way to keep sugar out of your system is to not eat it in the first place.

Eating whole, naturally sugar-free foods will cover that base nicely. The more fresh, organic, unprocessed, nongenetically modified foods you pack into your diet, the less sugar can sneak in, and the healthier your body will be.

On occasion, when it becomes it necessary to purchase processed items—and hopefully that’s not often— remember that virtually anything with a “nutrition” label on it is likely long on hidden sugars and short on nutrients. So you’ll need to look closely at the sugar grams per serving listed on the label. If the label lists more than 4 or 5 grams of sugar per serving, consider skipping it altogether (or making your own sugarless versions).

Remember that sugar hides in both conventional and organic packaged foods, including such seemingly innocuous items such as breakfast cereals—even the healthy ones like oatmeal; dried fruits like cranberries, apricots and raisins; fruit-flavored yogurts; baked breads (be it white or whole wheat!); condiments like ketchup, sandwich spreads, salad dressings and even spaghetti sauce…buyer beware!

COMBAT SUGAR EVERY DAY—AND SOON, IT WON’T BE A FIGHT ANYMORE. Another great thing about divesting yourself of sugar is that, in time, cravings will fall away. You may even find that desserts you used to gobble down are now way too sweet for your newly recalibrated palate. To help get yourself across the (naturally) sugar-free finish line, try these tricks of the trade: Face the not-so-sweet facts—start your journey by educating and motivating yourself by streaming the documentary Sugar Coated, an eye-opening look at the sugar industry and how it destroys the health of millions of people around the globe. It’s startling food for thought.

Skip the breakfast carb-bombs—we’re looking at you, doughnuts, bagels, muffins! Instead, put filling, fiber-rich greens, a little protein and healthy fats on your plate to keep blood sugar levels on an even keel all day.

Ditch the drinkable carb-bombs—as in fruit juices. Throw them out. Like sugary sodas, they are metabolic disasters!

Drink up—as thirst can sometimes masquerade as food craving, so stay hydrated with plenty of water (straight up or with citrus slices), herbal teas or seltzer water.

Swap sugar for spices—add depth of flavor and natural sweetness with help from vanilla beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, cloves and cardamom.

Snack on low-sugar fruits and sugar-free nuts—fresh, never dried. Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries are delicious portable snacks, as are raw, unroasted walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts and hazelnuts. Always carry a stash with you.

Distract yourself from cravings—which typically pass within 20 minutes. When one comes up, shift the craving energy with deep breathing exercises, a quick, stress-busting walk, or yoga stretches to get the blood flowing.

One final, yet very important, tip? Forgive yourself. If you backslide a little, just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back on the no-sugar path as quickly as possible. drfranklipman.com.

SUGAR IS A MASTER OF DISGUISE—SO UNMASK IT! Sugar isn’t just the obvious white crystal stuff you add to coffee. It takes many, many forms. While most of us know to steer clear of the obvious ones—like cane sugar, brown sugar, beet sugar, date sugar, corn sugar, grape sugar— some are a bit harder to spot. So be on the lookout for sugar-in-disguise ingredients such as: Those that end in “-ose,” for example, dextrose, fructose, glucose, maltose and sucrose Those that end in “trin” or “tran,” such as maltodextrin and dextran Those that include “syrup” in their name, such as corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, or brown rice syrup Those that include fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate, sorbitol, barley malt and/or caramel Most of the classic, highly refined “complex” carbohydrates like bread, bagels and pasta, which unfortunately act just like sugars in the body—so put them on your once-in-a-blue-moon list (if at all) PASS ON THE ALTERNATIVES—EVEN THE ONES YOU MAY THINK OF AS “HEALTHY.” When unsweetening your life, be careful about alternative sugars. For example, coconut sugar—a favorite with the health world—is still sugar, albeit with traces of more minerals. Raw honey, which has healing properties in small 47

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NUTRITION TO THE RESCUE Support overstressed adrenal glands with mindful eating.

We live in complicated times.

MANAGING BLOOD SUGAR AND The chronic stress we experience MEAL PLAN 1 Each meal should incorporate a from living through a pandemic, a difficult work-life balance, the healthy fat, a complex carbohyconstant onslaught of social media, drate and a protein. This is importand trying to raise children through ant in the regulation of blood sugar. it all has led to stress overload. Not Eating fruit in the morning by itself is to mention we live in a society that not advised, since without the fats gives gold badges to those with the and the proteins, the concentrated most packed to-do list. Research sugar in fruits will cause your blood professor and author Brené Brown sugar to spike, then drop in a describes our culture as one where vicious cycle, called hypoglycemia, “we’ve tied our self-worth to what we that triggers stress-hormone release. produce.” Our bodies are not built If you like fruit in the morning, to handle this level of stress. combine it with a fat and a protein, When we are confronted with like almond butter on an apple.

A green smoothie in the 2 Insufficient sodium in the stress, our stress organs, the morning assists adrenals. adrenal glands, kick into action. bloodstream causes the adrenals to The adrenals glands are two small, become stressed. Include healthy bean-shaped organs that sit on top of each kidney. They salts like Himalayan rock salt or Celtic Sea Salt. Be careful are responsible for the production of hormones that help with this recommendation if you have high blood pressure.

3 Your adrenal glands use up vitamin C at a more rapid to regulate metabolism, the sleep-wake cycle, the immune system and blood pressure, as well as response to stress. rate when under stress, so this essential antioxidant needs When we feel threatened, the body releases the stress to be replenished regularly. This can be in the form of hormones adrenaline and cortisol, which signal the body vitamin C-rich foods like broccoli and Brussels sprouts, or in to release glucose (blood sugar) into the bloodstream. the form of a vitamin C supplement.

4 Eat 6 to 8 vegetables per day. A wide variety of brightly This short-term boost of hormones and sugar is intended to make us swift on our feet, so we can make a quick escape colored fruits and vegetables provides the necessary or get extra strength to grind through a long project. nutrients to support adrenal health.

5 Include healthy fats, such as olive oil, avocados, fatty In the fight-or-flight response, the body does not differentiate between a real threat, like the stress of running fish, nuts and seeds, in your diet. for your life, versus a perceived threat, like the stress of a heavy work week, or traffic. As a result, your body can CREATE A ROUTINE FOR YOUR MEAL PLAN 1 Have breakfast before 10AM. Cortisol spikes in the get into a cycle of always responding like you’re running for your life. The problem is that the types of stressors we morning as a result of the sleep/wake cycle. Fasting in the encounter in our modern-day culture can be long-term. morning can cause adrenal glands to become stressed.

2 Eat lunch by noon. This consistent food intake The stress response can become overstimulated and chronically activated, causing the adrenal glands to throughout the day provides a steady stream of energy. become overworked—which can make us feel run-down.

Note that foods high in sugar or caffeine will cause you to So, what can be done? First, it’s important to identify have blood sugar spikes and then crashes.

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Fasting goes hand in hand with spiritual cleansing and setting personal intentions. It’s amazing how much time one has by simply not eating, when days begin with lemon water and a juicer stands poolside and there’s nothing but the sounds of the desert to lull you to sleep.

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Some of the spiritual offerings include Reiki, sound and crystal healing, soul card readings, and one-on-one sessions with a shamanic healer and teacher. One of the most recent offerings was a fire ceremony led by Mari, a gifted practitioner skilled in shamanic techniques. Stars ablaze, wind and coyotes howling, a parka-clad group of spa-goers arrived at a firepit with confessions to burn. One by one, each guest watched past grievances and traumas turn to embers that rose and disappeared into the sky. wecarespa.com.

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CRISTINA CUOMO: I am a huge fan of your book, Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. It’s where holistic medicine meets science. You are a pioneer. With so much emphasis on building our immune system strength, and gut health directly affecting all bodily systems and fighting disease, can you give us a synopsis about our natural defense systems and why they are equally important in understanding a new definition of health?

marrow, in the middle of our bones, and our diet and lifestyle and foods can actually coax them to repair themselves from the inside out. That’s the defense system that slows down our aging and our ability to stay vibrant and youthful. Our microbiome is the tip of the iceberg; we know that our gut microbiome not only makes our gut healthy, but also controls hormones out of our brains.

Our DNA is another repair system. DNA can fix itself when it’s being damaged by too much sunshine, solvents that we breathe in, second-hand smoke, preservatives from chemicals that we eat that cause damage in our bodies.

Our DNA is hardwired to fix itself. Our chromosomes have telomeres at their ends that shorten as we age, like a candle’s wick. When telomeres burn down really fast, we age more quickly and that’s why skin looks so wrinkled and why hair looks so crappy.

But our diet and lifestyle can slow the burn or even reverse the burn. Our immunity is an additional defense system that’s more powerful than we thought. It can get rid of cancer. Even when the cancer spreads throughout the body, our immune system can clean up and remove all the cancer. These are our health defenses: angiogenesis, stem cell regeneration, the microbiome, DNA repair, and our immunity. These are the five pillars of our health. The great news is that what we eat can activate them and help our bodies get stronger.

DR. WILLIAM W. LI: As a medical doctor and research scientist, I’ve taken care of many people who are ill. My question has always been, why don’t we get sick more often? What makes us healthy at all? That’s part of what led me to this journey to understand how foods can help the body’s natural defense systems. These are hardwired systems that we’re born with, so from the time we come out of our mom to our very last breath, our defenses are working as hard as they can to intercept illness, protect our body and fix things when they are actually broken. Our circulation, our blood vessels, angiogenesis [the formation of blood vessels], 60,000 miles’ worth of blood vessels that connect every organ in our body, delivering oxygen and nutrition, it’s exactly what we need to remain alive and functional. When those blood vessels go down or when we get too many blood vessels to feed disease, we get into big trouble.

Science tells us now that humans regenerate from a small number of stem cells that live inside our bone

CC: You talk about anti-angiogenic foods and their ability

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Purist founder Cristina Cuomo speaks with Dr. William W. Li, author of Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself and CEO, president and medical director of The Angiogenesis Foundation, about honing your body’s natural defense systems to fight disease.

to decrease the growth around a tumor or some form of disease. We have 19 billion capillaries that have the capacity to control whether disease survives or not. How do these anti-angiogenic foods work?

can actually rightsize our blood vessels and prevent those extra blood vessels through anti-angiogenic foods help our body mow the lawn, keeping the perfect level of blood vessels at all times all throughout our body—not too few, not too many, just like Goldilocks. So cancers can’t be fed. That’s what eating these anti-angiogenic foods can actually do.

WL: There are so many blood vessels in our body that if you were to pull out all of the vessels and line them up end to end like a big thread, like yarn, you would form a line that would wrap around the Earth twice. You’re talking about one of the most amazing organs in the body, and they actually deliver things to help feed our cells. If you’re feeding healthy cells and organs, those become the vessels of life. What we eat goes into our stomach and into our bloodstream, so they convey nutrients through our organs and help keep them alive. There are diseases like cancer that hijack blood vessels, and most people don’t know that we’re forming cancers on our body all the time.

Like a pimple on our skin.

CC: Can you give some examples of foods with anti-angiogenic effects and how they are helpful in protecting the body?

WL: Mother Nature is very clever. She usually gives foods lots of different job descriptions.

Not surprisingly, some of the foods we already know are good for us. Like green tea, for example, is not only anti-inflammatory, stress reducing, and helps your blood sugars and your blood lipids get a little bit better, but a compound in green tea called EgCg actually prevents extra blood vessels from growing and developing into cancer, according to epidemiological studies. We’ve studied Chinese jasmine tea, Japanese matcha and Earl Grey. Research has found that Earl Grey, a dark black tea with bergamot, with an orange-citrus flavor, is more

CC: That’s the first line of your book! The first line of the angiogenic chapter, we all have cancer growing in our bodies. That’s so scary, by the way.

WL: I want people to understand that our health defenses

“Your immune system cruises around like a cop on a beat and finds these weird-looking cells and cleans them right up. That’s why many cancers don’t appear until we’re older, and our immune system goes down.” powerful than green tea to stop tumors from growing in blood vessels.

can make cancer not an issue. Although small cancerous cells can pop up, they can’t grow bigger because they don’t have a blood supply normally. Your immune system cruises around like a cop on a beat and finds these weirdlooking cells and cleans them right up. That’s why many cancers don’t appear until we’re older and our immune system goes down. When cancers do develop, they actually release these proteins and hijack blood vessels so extra blood vessels grow up and feed the cancers. Think about a garden, and if a cancer is a weed it’s stealing the water and fertilizer that you’re using to make your flowers grow really well, and then the weeds can overgrow. When cancers actually steal blood vessels and feed themselves they can explode.

Here’s an amazing fact: A cancer that is without a blood supply can only be the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen. But the moment they hijack blood vessels, they can grow 16,000 times in size in just two weeks…so it explodes.

The same blood vessels that feed the cancer also allow cancer cells to escape into the circulation. So, foods that

CC: In your TED Talk you’ve discussed food synergies.

What does that mean?

WL: We don’t eat foods in isolation; we eat them together.

I’m a believer that food is not only important for our nutrition and our health; it’s also important to who we are. Food is part of the soul of humanity. That’s where food synergies come from. In tomatoes, there is a natural chemical called lycopene, that actually can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. In a Harvard study of 70,000 people, they found that men who consumed two to three cups of tomato sauce had up to a 30 percent decreased risk of prostate cancer. But if you picked a tomato off a vine, the lycopene that comes from the garden is not readily absorbed by the body. If you saute that tomato, heat gently changes the chemistry into a form your body loves to absorb. Lycopene is fat-soluble, which means it dissolves in oil. That’s food 53

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risk better. Why do you think everyone needs to understand their own body fully now more than ever to direct their genetic fate?

synergy. Tomato sauteed with olive oil is a traditional dish.

CC: I think the burning question on everyone’s minds today is COVID. How does angiogenesis have a role in staving off COVID or healing from it?

WL: Everyone is individual, and when we talk about personalized nutrition, we talk about what works for us. I talk about taking stock and auditing what we know about ourselves. Our lifestyle, our parents, our job, our kids, our homes, where we live or lived, our genetics, everything we know about ourselves. That informs how we should approach nutrition.

WL: At the beginning of this pandemic I felt I had to contribute something to help humanity get out of this crisis we’re in. What I found was startling: COVID-19 not only gets into our lungs; it makes a beeline to infect the cells of our blood vessels. Now you’ve got a blood vessel infection, or a vascular disease. We’ve talked about blood vessels in cancer, but we haven’t talked about blood vessels in healing. If you get injured and have a scab, if it falls off prematurely you see you have this bright red stuff pop up underneath. That’s your body mounting an angiogenic blood vessel-growing response, to deliver new vessels to bring nutrients and oxygen to heal that wound. So when the body naturally heals after injury, it wants to bring blood vessels in.

We’ve found with COVID that it infects the lungs and

CC: What is one thing you’d like our readers to do first for the sake of their health?

WL: I want people to love their food in order to love their health. Take stock of foods that you actually love to eat and you’re already ahead of the game. Go online and search for recipes that excite you. When you open up a restaurant menu, cruise down the list of ingredients and look for things you recognize that will light up your health.

“COVID infects the lungs and then the blood vessels in the body. When they’re infected they get injured. We can use diet, like dark chocolate, to actually repair blood vessels. Fruit peel can stimulate angiogenesis.”

CC: As a pioneer of angiogenesis-based medicine, did you find it difficult to acquire funding for your organization, The Angiogenesis Foundation, and support for clinical trials?

then the blood vessels in the body. When they’re infected they get injured. So now the body mounts an angiogenic response, trying to grow new vessels to get around and repair the damage. This is why we have blood clotting, affecting the brain, the lungs, heart, kidneys, toes. All these crazy things we’re seeing is a matter of inflammation, blood vessel damage, nerve damage, all converging—the so-called “long-hauler” or “post-COVID” syndrome. There are foods you can eat to amp up your immunity so the disease doesn’t get into your blood vessels, or into your olfactory glands, the ones behind your nose that allow you to smell. If you’ve had COVID, one of the things you take to prevent damage is anticoagulant blood thinners.

But that’s serious business there. We can use diet, like dark chocolate, cacao flavanols, to actually repair blood vessels. It turns out that fruit peel has a natural chemical called ursolic acid that can stimulate angiogenesis.

WL: We started 27 years ago; we’re a 501(c)(3) organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Back then there were no angiogenic treatments.

Finally, when the treatments started to come by, because we were involved with 34 FDA-approved treatments, people started to pay more attention.

And we got a lot of corporate support. When we started to look at food, it became more difficult to get funding. Because food isn’t about companies.

Food is by the people, for the people. I want to invest in people who are not afraid to figure out what Mother Nature has always known and bring it to the people. And for me, that’s my mission in life now, to bring my organization back into harmony and nature and let food do it. angio.org

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TOXIC POSITIVITY

Beauty From The Inside Out podcast hosts Jaime Schehr, RD, ND, and Anne Marie Kortright speak to psychologist Debbie Magids, PhD, about how an omnipresent state of optimism can invalidate emotional pain.

DR. JAIME SCHEHR: We’re going to talk about a buzzword today. I’ve never heard it coined this way until Dr. Debbie said it to me. It’s “toxic positivity.”

better, but empathize with being in the trenches.

ANNE MARIE KORTRIGHT: Sometimes that’s what you need.

Somebody to be miserable with you.

DR. DEBBIE MAGIDS: Toxic positivity is when we are not feeling emotionally well, and people around us are saying to buck up and feel better. It became a huge concept last year during the pandemic and on social media, because we were bombarded with messages of “utilize this time and do the projects you’ve never done. Get into shape; start meditating.” Most of us were gaining weight, out of our routines, feeling anxious, depressed or lonely. It’s pervasive, when you feel something and people are dismissive. It’s also recognizing that, even though we hate how it feels, we actually do it to other people.

The best way to address this is for each of us to talk about and think of when we’ve felt something that was dismissed by someone else. I’m a psychologist and I find that I do it sometimes, even to my clients and people in my life. When I catch it, I’m like, ‘That was terrible. I completely just missed how they’re feeling.’ If I’m doing it, there’s no way that everyone in the world is not doing it. Oftentimes, we can’t tolerate how we feel when the people around us are in pain. Both of you are moms; you’ll notice that you can only be as happy as your least-happy child. We want people to feel better before they are. The person on the receiving end feels misunderstood. It feels painful and frustrating, and you feel isolated in your feelings. This is why people really caught on to this term over COVID, because they feel so overwhelmed and alone.

DM: A lot of people don’t know what they need, because they’re not homed in on their emotional world, especially people who are caretakers. Then the key is to not fear what the other person thinks of you once you put out the need. If you’re so afraid of them being mad at you, or hurting their feelings, that also stops you from expressing your needs. It’s about having a voice, and being able to set boundaries for yourself and with yourself. People don’t consciously do this. It’s not done with bad intentions. They’re just trying to make you feel better, especially people who love you.

But the people we love the most and are closest to us inadvertently hurt our feelings all the time. There’s not a human being who doesn’t know what it feels like to be misunderstood. If you’re in an emotion that doesn’t feel good and someone tells you to feel good, it’s a complete miss. You have to say, “It actually hurts when you say that, because I don’t feel that.”

DM: This is a sister issue of compare and contrast, and how you start to feel bad about yourself compared to other people. A client showed me this great quote attributed to Theodore Roosevelt: “Comparison is a thief of joy.” It’s really true. Comparison can be the thief of joy in an introspective moment, triggering something you’re not feeling good about. Then you can figure out if it’s something you want to work on. It’s great to block the people making you feel bad, of course.

JS: Last night, I finally got the opportunity to have dinner with a close friend of mine. She’s been going through something really challenging. We sit down, and the first thing she tells me is, “Do me a favor, don’t present me with any ‘Life is great’ bullshit. I’m having a really hard time and I need someone who will suffer with me for the next 20 minutes.” And I’m like, “OK, let’s suffer.” She did it in a funny way, but she basically asked me to not make her feel

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AK: I also recommend looking into the people you are following and admiring on social media who perpetuate toxic positivity. You might just be following the wrong people. I muted those people on social media. Those influencers put me in a mood immediately. Step back a little bit, limit your exposure to those things.

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pull an all-nighter) knows how painful sleep deprivation can be. It can also lead to a lack of alertness with serious consequences: Both the Chernobyl disaster and the Three Mile Island accident occurred during night shifts. Biological rhythm disorders can cause anxiety and depression, and can even increase your risk of serious illnesses such as diabetes and obesity.

While we can’t entirely control our biological rhythms, we can take commonsense steps to avoid disrupting them.

These include exposure to natural light, especially early in the day, following a consistent sleep schedule, exercising, avoiding excessive caffeine consumption and limiting screen time before bed. As for infradian rhythms, many are specific to women and while more research is still being done, changes are already afoot. For example, the U.S. women’s soccer team now has a training regimen that takes infradian rhythms into account.

“Infradian rhythms, such as during menstrual cycles, profoundly impact women’s cortisol levels, metabolic rates, immunity, microbiome, mood and much more,” says Minal Vazirani, MD, a triple board-certified physician who practices personalized medicine, with a primarily female patient base. “A customized approach that takes daily, monthly and seasonal rhythms into account is often overlooked in the traditional medical model.”

Vazirani—who is also a yoga teacher, Reiki master and medical director of Integrative Health & Wellness Associates in Warren, New Jersey—says, “As we integrate Mother Nature’s sage wisdom from ancient Ayurvedic medicine with modern functional medicine by taking into account each individual’s unique chronobiology, we can customize meal plans, intermittent-fasting regimens, lifestyle and exercise recommendations to support better outcomes and improved quality of life.”

Vampires and Keith Richards notwithstanding, our bodies were made to sleep at night. This is why humans never evolved adaptations that many nocturnal animals have, such as night vision. Most of us know about circadian rhythms and are at least vaguely aware that they play an important role in regulating our sleep cycles. They run on 24-hour cycles and help regulate our inner clock, signaling when we should wake up, when we should go to sleep and much more. Circadian rhythms are molecular “clocks” that synchronize physiology with environment, affecting not only our sleep schedule, but also fluctuations in appetite, body temperature, hormone levels, alertness and blood pressure, in addition to regulating our digestive and endocrine systems.

But it’s less well-known that circadian rhythms are just one of four biological rhythms that regulate the human body’s natural cycle of processes. There are also diurnal rhythms, which sync with day and night; ultradian rhythms, which occur over a shorter period of time, several times a day; and infradian rhythms, which last more than 24 hours (such as a menstrual cycle).

Together, these four interconnected processes are like a master clock, controlling all of the body’s major chemical functions. Our biological rhythms are an astonishing feat of evolution, a symphony of thousands of nerve cells acting in concert to synchronize the complex miracle of human life.

But when these natural biological rhythms are disturbed, we may experience disorders including insomnia and depression. One common but short-term example of this is jet lag: When we change multiple time zones on a plane, we disrupt our circadian rhythms. Similarly, a lack of exposure to sunlight can result in seasonal affective disorder, with its rather apt-sounding acronym: SAD. And anyone who has ever had to work a night shift (or even just

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wanted it to be welcoming, calming and supportive. In my first architect’s meeting, I actually placed the yin-yang symbol over the whole rectangular shape of the office space on the blueprint and told the architect that this had to be incorporated into the layout. I explained that there needed to be two distinct environments in the dental office: a yin space (passive energy), the feng shui energy of relaxation, which was essential at the front desk reception and consultation area; and a yang space (active energy), the feng shui energy Dr. Gerry Curatola incorporates wellness expressed in strong, vibrant details into his state-ofsounds and colors, bright the-art treatment center. lights, and upward-moving energy, in the clinical areas. The two distinct environments balance each other, creating a positive harmonic spirit that channels what is called the “chi energy” in the space. It has flow and works like a charm. The Park Avenue project received an AIA design award after its completion.

At Rejuvenation Health in East Hampton, there is a wellness apothecary; Reiki, acupuncture, and IV vitamin infusions are provided in a very peaceful, nurturing environment. Perhaps the best design feature is the tranquil garden, the perfect setting for the personal and group meditation classes we are now offering.

The Fifth Avenue space is especially exciting since there are 12 windows on ground level across from an iconic view of Central Park. I know that this oasis of green needs to be brought into the space, because in feng shui, an expansive garden confers helpful yang and dragon energy, which in turn energizes a space for health and happiness. What could be better in the heart of New York City than a wellness space for mind, body and spirit?

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When Dr. Gerry Curatola, a renowned biologic cosmetic dentist, launched Rejuvenation Dentistry in 2007, he turned to the principles of feng shui for an experiential design for his office. Now, with Rejuvenation Health, the integrative wellness center in the heart of East Hampton Village that opened in 2019, and a new flagship office for Rejuvenation Dentistry planned on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, he returns to the environmental psychology that channels “chi energy” in the office environment to support his holistic health care values with his patients. Here, he tells Purist about it: In 2006, I attended a corporate leadership retreat hosted by Starizon Studio, a management consulting firm, in Keystone, Colorado.

It profoundly changed my approach to the health care workplace environment with the simple but powerful belief that the challenges we face in our respective workplaces will be met only through transformational change, not incremental improvement. Studying design philosophies that could create transformational experiences that most closely mirrored the health care values I wanted for my patients, it was feng shui, an ancient Chinese design psychology, that energetically and environmentally supports health and wellness.

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design innovations to boost productivity and mood.

A Space for Being, an installation created by Google and Johns Hopkins University’s International Arts + Mind Lab, explores how design aesthetics impact the mind and body. Guests walk through a series of rooms, each filled with vastly different furnishings, art, color and textures, wearing a wristband monitoring biological responses to their surroundings. There is evidence that an individual’s life experiences and omnipresent social norms can skew outcomes. During her visit, journalist Rab Messina found that traditional “calming” spaces spiked anxiety. She says, “My mind knew something my biodata didn’t: As a mixedrace Latin American woman, I have been conditioned to not feel comfortable in elegantly considered spaces. That’s where the elite belongs. Not me.”

Neuroaesthetic theory has the potential to reach beyond the home, including medical spaces. Stress plays a powerful role in physical well-being, and heightened anxiety can hinder the body’s healing mechanisms. Susan Magsamen, executive director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, states, “We’re researching how scent can change experiences in emergency care. Music helps people wake up from surgery and not feel so scared. Color to reduce anxiety is being used in many situations, with a focus on blues and greens for calm.”

The mind has been described as an iceberg. Exposed at the surface is the conscious mind, the 10 percent containing logic and critical thinking. The subconscious, the remaining 90 percent consisting of intuition and imagination, is submerged. Neuroaesthetics, a field of study that examines the impact environmental aesthetics have on the human brain and behavior, has the potential to reach these uncharted territories. Unlocking a new dimension beyond basic interior design concepts like balance and patterns, neuroaesthetic principles require a holistic approach to stylization of a space. A synergistic curation of materials, light, color and sound can influence well-being at a primal level.

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of allure, there’s also an emerging philosophy that values minimalism, and the space-saving lifestyle that digitization enables (think of all the space that our collections of records, books, CDs, photos and DVDs used to take up in a home, all of which can now be reduced to a hard drive or stored on the cloud). Whether drawn by the promise of a simpler life in a smaller space, or concerns about climate change, the growing interest in tiny houses is being met with a wave of innovative solutions.

While not every micro home is designed to be ecoconscious, a smaller footprint generally translates into a more environmentally friendly approach to housing. For those who sleep better knowing they’re taking good care of the Earth, there are solar-powered campers, homes built almost entirely out of hemp, and even some options that combine both hemp and solar power. Located on a farm

Your house is your castle, but let’s be honest: Castles tend to be enormous, drafty and expensive to heat. Which may explain why, when it comes to a more discerning vision of the future of luxury, small is the new big. Yes, people have been turning shipping containers into houses for many years, and tiny homes have been a staple of HGTV since at least the 2008 recession.

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Ronald Rael, a professor of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and Virginia San Fratello, a design professor at San José State University, the structure uses contemporary technologies to connect indigenous and traditional material practices. “I started thinking about this in 2007,” says Rael. “I was speculating about the future of adobe, and I figured in the future, adobe would be made with robots. And I thought, ‘Why don’t I make this happen?’”

Three years ago, Rael and San Fratello began creating the first prototypes, and they built a robot called the Potterbot (3dpotter.com) that was able to 3D-print adobe.

The first tiny home built by the robot, completed earlier this year, is a 24-foot-long, 9-foot-wide multiroom dwelling that sits on about 400 acres in southern Colorado. Comprised of three adobe silos, it cost about $16 in building materials (not counting doors and windows). Rael’s mother lives there now.

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in rural Cambridgeshire, England, the solar-powered Flat House designed by London-based Practice Architecture was made with prefab panels packed with hemp and bound together with a sugar-based resin made from agricultural waste.

“Tiny homes use very little energy to keep warm,” says Matt Impola, the founder of Handcrafted Movement, a builder of small homes located near Portland, Oregon. In 2015, his company began constructing and selling small homes with an average size of just 264 square feet, and now his houses are everywhere from Toronto, Canada, to Savannah, Georgia, with the majority of them going to the California coast. “Typical electrical bills are $15 to $25 per month. With 15 windows evenly distributed around the tiny home, you get an abundance of natural light throughout the day.”

One fascinating new prototype that is both environmentally friendly and extremely cost effective is the adobe house called Casa Covida. Designed and built by

Handcrafted Movement’s Pacific Harmony home includes a hybrid office/sleep space, a Murphy bed and an elevated loft.

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low-cost option for young buyers who might not otherwise be able to afford a home. Indeed, some micro-homes are built expressly to solve social problems, such as the Rodar, a mobile tiny house that aims to provide shelter to homeless people. Described by its creators at Design Studio Andrés and José as “an urban domestic object,” it reduces housing to its sparest and most utilitarian.

While not all tiny houses are Instagram-worthy, you can see images of many of the more visually stunning ones on the popular instagram feed #TinyHouse, run by a guy in his early 20s named Brent Heavener. Heavener, who lives in a tree house “somewhere south of Mexico,” has attracted nearly 900,000 followers by aggregating images of tiny houses. He is also the author of the recently published Tiny House: Live Small, Dream Big (Clarkson Potter, $18), a smallyet-chunky coffee-table book featuring photographs of the smallest, most efficient homes around the world.

“A lot of the interest in tiny houses is driven by millennials,” says Heavener. “They’re looking at their parents and grandparents and see they’ve been in debt all their lives, and they’re looking 30 years down the road and asking, is that where I want to be? So tiny houses provide an escape from the status quo, and offer a more radical way of living that should revolutionize housing.”

Of course, living in a tiny house isn’t just about having a smaller roof over your head. There’s a closely related lifestyle and philosophy of minimalist living that by definition goes with having less space: It’s hard to be a

one’s life, especially when that life is full of excess,” says Rael. “And we have technology now that is enabling this transformation by creating new efficiencies. For example, our phones can contain every book and movie and can connect us to everyone on Earth. So technology can help get rid of stuff and compact it. Technology can also create a house that is more efficient. Right now, more and more people are experiencing those efficiencies, and along with them, these minimalist attitudes. There is an aesthetic that is more similar to traditional orthodox aesthetics like you see in some churches or temples, where things are very pared down to the least amount of objects. The other desire is to not be rooted in a place, and instead to be connected to the larger landscape and be able to have access to these landscapes, wherever people want to go.”

Pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, Rael and San Fratello’s company, Emerging Objects, also created the Cabin of 3D Printed Curiosities. The cabin, built in Oakland, California, in 2018, is approximately 14 by 10 feet, and was made out of 3D-printed chardonnay grape skins, sawdust and a bioplastic made of corn. “Even the furniture and coffee cups are 3D-printed,” says Rael. “The coffee cups and coffeepot are made out of recycled coffee grounds.”

There are plenty of other tiny homes being designed with upcycled materials. OPod 1 micro-living housing, by Hong Kong studio James Law Cybertecture, for example, is a stackable micro-living shelter manufactured from repurposed concrete water pipes. The idea is to provide a 70

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“Living in a tiny house isn’t just about having a smaller roof over your head.

There’s a closely related lifestyle of minimalist living that goes with having less space: It’s hard to be a hoarder when you live in a micro home.”

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And for some, that’s the point. “It’s about creating a lifestyle that cultivates freedom,” says Heavener. “If you decide to downsize from 2,000 square feet to 250 square feet and you take a look at what you have and you realize most of what you have you don’t need—it’s really not difficult to cut off an unhealthy dependence on things.”

While an embrace of simplicity is part and parcel of living in a tiny home, that doesn’t mean all of them are simple.

Some—like Cube Two, a 263-square-foot prefab home that can all be controlled by an AI assistant named Canny—embrace the efficiencies technology has to offer. A skylight that runs across the ceiling provides natural light and a sense of spacious open skies. And if open vistas are your passion, consider the Aero Tiny home. Designed by Brisbane, Australia-based The Tiny House Guys, and built with components from an airplane, the Aero Tiny home features a living space made out of the fuselage of a decommissioned DASH 8 aircraft.

“The average home in the USA is now more than 2,500 square feet,” says Impola.

“I believe many people are looking for alternatives to the ‘bigger is better’ mentality. Also, many are wanting to escape the 30-year mortgage treadmill or allocate less of their income to housing and more toward experiences. Surprisingly, I find many of my buyers have refined taste and are looking to buy a premium, luxury product.

I’ve always been drawn toward luxury products myself. Not so much extravagant products where you’re overpaying for packaging, marketing and branding, but more so goods that clearly had a skilled craftsman involved, where thought, intention and care were clearly evident.”

“I’d like to think craftsmanship is the foundation of true luxury,” Impola continues.

“That’s one of my goals at Handcrafted Movement—to take interesting materials and shape them into awe-inspiring things.

And that’s something I love about creating these tiny homes. Each is a blank canvas to practice craftsmanship and in turn create sustainable luxury.”

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THE FUTURE IS NOW

Aspen architect Lea Sisson enthuses about the imminent arrival of autonomous buildings.

is something more captivating, more visceral at its core— it’s really about the peer-to-peer exchange, supporting those around you who support you, too. And, of course, the directness and ease of this exchange. Now imagine the decentralization of water, food, air...space?

Enter the autonomous dwelling. It doesn’t need centralized city water, power or sewage. It can balance its own temperature, humidity, air quality; it can grow your food.

Place it in your backyard, your vacant lot—who knows, maybe even Mars? It shows us how we don’t need the grid to survive, even to thrive.

We can take it a step further and use the technology to finally take what we have off the grid—whole cities. It can empower the most rural places with the ability to provide their own resources for their communities in need.

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We are entering an exciting new age of design. Each year we continue to build better and more efficient buildings; We’ve gone from LEED certifications, focused on building systems, to WELL, which incorporates the well-being of the inhabitants, and NET Zero+, which sends energy to the grid rather than relying on it. And now, into the next generation of fully autonomous buildings.

But first, let’s take a step back and see what has laid the groundwork for this new concept of dwelling. Although today, we feel we are being swooped up by the internet giants every time we check in with social media, the internet initially was the most significant decentralization of communication, of anything really, in history. It changed the way we look at our world, our peers, our interactions.

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Architects around the world are devising ingenious and playful ways to save and celebrate the planet. BY JULIA SZABO

LITTLE ISLAND: Urban Oasis

Little Island is the inspired collaboration between the master builders of London’s Heatherwick Studio and New York’s Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects. Both firms reveal a heightened sensitivity to the city dweller’s dilemma: anchored in concrete canyons while nursing a deep desire for access to green and blue spaces. It’s a concern that has only become more all-consuming in the COVID era. “While our studio certainly didn’t foresee the pandemic when we designed the concept,” says Mat Cash, group leader and partner at Heatherwick Studio, “the completion of Little Island is timely in a period when many city dwellers have craved outdoor green space.“ Signe Nielsen of Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects concurs: “Little Island will instill both psychological and physical separation from the city,” he says. “Once on the pier, the paths and stairs offer exercise of all types with dramatic and intimate views of the river and lush plantings.

There are a multitude of places to be alone with one’s thoughts or gather with friends and neighbors on lawns or chairs. It will truly embody the ancient adage of sound mind and sound body.”

In 2013, Barry Diller partnered with the Hudson River Park Trust to conceive a solution for the reimagining of Pier 54, which had started to collapse, and was closed two years earlier. Diller envisioned the project as an instant smile at a time when that was sorely needed, little knowing how vital such a happy place would become by the year 2020.

“What was in my mind was to build something for the people of New York and for anyone who visits—a space that, on first sight, is dazzling, and upon use made people happy,” he said. Today, the realization of that vision is Little Island, a 2.4-acre public park that’s the charmingly futuristic new destination on the Hudson, at West 13th Street.

The “Little Island” moniker might be a little misleading: it’s more like a mini-archipelago, each link in its biomorphic chain rising from the water on an elegant white support reminiscent of Eero Saarinen’s iconic tulip chair—a far cry from what used to occupy this stretch of water: the weathered wooden poles that were the last remnants of the damaged pier.

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KITH PARIS: Retail Green

wall containing 31 species.

“What was important to us was playing with light from the airy courtyard, and letting it bounce throughout the building, to bring calmness into the project,” Buckeridge explains. Just off the central courtyard, the intimate, woodaccented living room can be found. “It has a different vibe: domestic and comforting,” Buckeridge says. “It’s a place to sit, rest, take a few moments to pause and reflect.”

All areas of the Paris Kith flagship allow visitors to benefit from nature’s calming effects, whether they gravitate to the vibrantly verdant courtyard space or the muted, indoorsy one. “The project has a zen-like quality through the use of natural elements and materials,” Buckeridge says. “As we move forward, nature and these kinds of spaces will become more vital to the urban fabric. How we as architects can shape an environment for mental and physical health will be critical for our societies.”

Eclectic lifestyle brand Kith raises casual wear to high fashion, and its new Paris flagship, a project of the New York-based firm Snarkitecture, like its other stores across the globe, artfully blurs the lines between architecture and landscape design. Occupying the Pershing Hall building at 49 Rue Pierre Charron, off the Champs-Elysées, it’s a mixeduse marvel with the aerobic panache of a wear-anywhere Kith cropped sweatshirt. The ground floor is home to the Accessories “Living Room” and Kith Treats, as well as a suspended plaster cast installation. A double-height courtyard—home to Sadelle’s at Kith Paris restaurant—is flooded with natural light, the better to appreciate one of the space’s critical features, as Alexander Buckeridge, an associate at Snarkitecture who oversaw the design and construction, calls the floor-to-ceiling vertical vegetation 76

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Cheery Parisian design mixes with natural light and greenery at Kith Paris.

HOME ALIVE: Structural Vegetation

and other structural features.

“The land was ours before we were the land’s,” goes the wistful line by poet Robert Frost. As if in reply, Terreform ONE does more than create Earth-friendly projects that do no harm. The group’s ingenious schemes prioritize the Earth and its flora and fauna by promoting a way of collaborating with the land, becoming one with it for the good of all.

Where can one see a Terreform ONE structure? For now, strictly in the realm of ideas. The group is acquiring land in the Hudson Valley, where it would be both creator and client, targeting the area near Storm King Art Center, between West Point and the Dia:Beacon. “It seems like an easy leap, to see a home made from living materials,” Joachim says. When? To be determined. “That’s the issue with trying to solve wicked problems: They’re not done in a year or so,” Joachim says. Whenever the first Terreform ONE project is complete, it’s a safe bet it will have been well worth the wait.

A think tank of master builders intent on “repairing the atmosphere of our world by fostering designs that reform the current pollution causing global trends,” Terreform ONE is the brainchild of architects and Harvard alums Mitchell Joachim and Maria Aiolova. Its name combines the words “terre” (Earth, soil) and “reform” (rebuild, reconstruct, recreate) and its mission is “to reform the Earth in place”— and repurposing the natural world without tearing it down.

Outspoken proponents of living architecture, the Terreform ONE team is intent on finding new ways to build, striving for a paradigm shift in construction. Instead of using dead lumber to make homes, they harness the beauty and power of engineered living material.

Home Alive is Terreform ONE’s 15-plus year research initiative focused on controlling plant growth by computer; specifically, clusters of willow trees whose growth is directed by technology to form columns, arches

Mitchell Joachim, Terreform ONE

Plant life serves as computer-driven building material in Home Alive.

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Conservation and innovative design principles go hand in hand at Terreform ONE’s Monarch Sanctuary.

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Monarch butterflies are the ultimate New Yorkers: “These creatures are native to New York,” says Terreform ONE cofounder, architect Mitchell Joachim.

“They have lived for millions of years before humans came along. We have wiped out their habitat pretty much across the entire Northeastern seaboard.

They require one plant—milkweed, an invasive species that makes some humans itchy—so we’ve nearly wiped it off the face of the Earth.”

Terreform ONE’s Monarch Sanctuary, proposed for a commercial site in Nolita, makes a bold—and decidedly New York—conservation statement, providing shelter for endangered lepidopterans whose numbers have been decimated by agricultural pesticides, while also housing humans in high style. A scale model of the sanctuary was displayed at the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, the Smithsonian Design Museum. The proposed 30,000-square-foot glass façade reveals a “vertical meadow” with highly regulated temperature and humidity. The sanctuary will give monarchs a chance to repopulate, and nature lovers a home with a compelling foundation. The structure’s butterfly wing is “a modular, fireproof box that fits into the base of a building,” Joachim explains. “You can add as many as you’d like, each one a micro habitat for monarchs.”

They can also be fitted out for other organisms, Joachim adds. The Terreform team hopes to provide shelter for a variety of species facing extinction: “If we can get the message out with monarchs, hopefully it will spread to other, perhaps less-exciting, fauna, such as a lizard or salamander or obscure beetle—whatever is in danger of disappearing. We have the capacity to save all of them and increase biodiversity in our cities. That’s the goal.”

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MONARCH BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY: Beauty Habitat

Terreform ONE’s Free Food Fridges use refurbished materials to expand food accessibility.

Mitchell Joachim, Terreform ONE

FREE FOOD FRIDGES: Automats for the People

aim of Free Food Fridges is to reroute the tons of perfectly edible food destined for the trash by staging repurposed, solar-powered refrigerators as part of a building’s structure. In those fridges, New Yorkers are encouraged to leave unwanted meals—say, a box of Chinese or Thai food leftovers. The edibles can keep fresh and be easily accessed by donors and beneficiaries alike. It’s an idea whose time is way past its expiration date: “We produce 36,000 tons of trash per day, and more or less half is organic waste,” Joachim says. “That’s a massive amount— the Statue of Liberty every hour in compacted trash. If I were a space alien looking down at our city, I would think it was designed to make landfills.”

The current climate of contactless everything has many nostalgic for automats—aka automated restaurants serving fast, convenient meals via vending machines. To address the rampant problem of food waste, Terreform ONE proposes updating the automat model with a volunteerist twist and a view to “skipping the layers of bureaucracy” plaguing the pantry process: a fast-tracking system for feeding people facing hunger.

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THE AMERICAN DREAM IN 3D methods, “even if you do a simple slab-on-grade house, there could be 15 guys on the site, multiple trucks, multiple deliveries, all kinds of lumber and material waste, plus carbon emissions from generators and other power tools over months of time.”

He predicts that the lower cost and speed of construction will usher in a new era in production of affordable housing and allow for the rapid production of durable housing or replacement homes in zones prone to floods or weather calamities. “We see applications here almost everywhere: mitigating storm or tornado damage and making housing affordable enough for people to achieve the American Dream,” Paul says. “It’s very exciting.”

Though examples of 3D-printed buildings are not exactly blazing trails in avant-garde aesthetics just yet, Paul describes the future of architecture using this system as “limitless.” With the planned structure in Riverhead, Paul explains that his firm and partners at SQ4D needed to play it safe by designing a home that would blend into the broader neighborhood and be simple enough to give confidence to different stakeholders—municipal officials, residents and realtors—that their vision was realistic and achievable. “Initially you’re looking at three-bedroom ranches, or maybe a two-story colonial, but eventually, the technology is such that we can 3D-print everything in the home,” as well as use the technology on more complex or creative applications, Paul adds.

While this construction method is nascent and there are barriers to entry—principally acceptance by building authorities to facilitate permitting—the low cost and efficiency of construction, combined with the reduced carbon footprint, portend a bright future.

Just 80 miles east of Manhattan in the hamlet of Riverhead, on Long Island, a pleasant, if unassuming, ranch-style house is scheduled for construction. To the casual eye, it will be so ordinary as to be scarcely noticeable, although the 1,400-square-foot, three-bedroom house at 34 Millbrook Lane is destined to be anything but. The main structure of this dwelling is to be built, not by a crew of a dozen or more workers and countless machines spewing carbon dioxide into the air over several months, but by a robotic arm hoisted on a single truck in just three days. The installation of the roof and finishings are scheduled for completion a mere three weeks later. Significantly, because of its lower production cost, the home is listed at $299,999—about half of what a comparable property in the area would be.

The brainchild of architect Kevin M. Paul, vice president and discipline director of H2M architects + engineers, and SQ4D, a construction-technology company, the structure will be the first 3D-printed home in the United States to receive a certificate of occupancy. A prototype of this dwelling has been built by a robotic 3D printer arm called an autonomous robotic construction systems (ARCS), applying an eco-friendly concrete in a highly accurate pattern based on computerized instructions. ARCS uses about as much energy as a typical home hair dryer would, according to Paul, and affords impressive benefits versus conventional stick-built construction. It is also less expensive and more eco-friendly than modular construction, the traditional go-to for budget home-building.

“When you talk about sustainability, this type of construction eliminates 21 different trades and tasks that have to occur to build a house, and radically reduces labor costs,” an enthusiastic Paul continues. With traditional 80

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a futuristic, 11-story condominium on West Chelsea’s High Line, floating like a spaceship near the Hudson River.

“Basically, it’s sculpture,” said the developer of the building, Gregory Gushee, executive vice president of Related Companies in 2015 of the curvilinear tower, which includes retail space and an art gallery.

In a profession dominated to this day by men, Dame Hadid largely brushed off male critics who called her a diva and difficult. “As a woman in architecture you’re always an outsider,” she told The Financial Times. “It’s OK. I like being on the edge.” That included her affinity for wearing Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake and Prada. Ever the populist, however, she also collaborated on footwear designs with Adidas, Lacoste and Melissa, bringing molded plastic into her oeuvre.

Dame Hadid’s influence as an environmentally conscious space-rejuvenator has clearly crossed over to a new generation of architects, including the firm of Lacaton & Vassal—helmed by Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, the designers who this March won the Pritzker Prize for their makeovers of 1960s-era high-rise housing projects in France. Adding airy terraces and balconies—let’s say it was a little more complicated than that—they’ve turned drab into fab in nearly all their reinventions of impoverished areas that now glow with hope and light.

Still defying gravity like her impossibly free-floating architectural masterpieces, Dame Zaha Hadid passed away at age 65 five years ago this spring. Yet her worldspanning portfolio of buildings—embodying the balance of form and function—will live on, remaining timeless and relevant well beyond the 21st century.

Often designed for public and civic usage—from opera houses (Guangzhou) to Olympic aquatic centers (London)—her works are visual spectacles singular to the first woman to ever have won the coveted Pritzker Architecture Prize (2004). Concrete, steel and glass were her media. Her personality was all about class, sass and a fashion savvy recognized by such collaborators as Chanel and Fendi. Born in Baghdad, the Iraqi British designer was nicknamed the “Queen of the Curve,” which suited both her cantilevered structures and voluptuous countenance.

Perhaps her interest in civic structures was born out of growing up with a father who was the head of the Iraqi Progressive Democratic Party. The first major commission built was the Vitra Fire Station in Germany. And in the years up to her death in 2016, she was still making statements of high drama and graceful sustainability.

That includes Gloucestershire’s Forest Green Rovers Eco Park Stadium, a forthcoming ark-like soccer stadium made principally of timber, spanning 100 acres. Not to mention 82

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Poss Architecture aims to weave design aesthetics into the region’s natural beauty.

A HISTORY OF INNOVATION and lighting, solar and geothermal [energy] speaks to sustainability, of making something last.”

Case in point is a 14,000–square-foot residence designed and built nearly 30 years ago on an Aspen mountainside. Singular design elements, including recessed glass curtain walls, help embrace natural light and engage the home with the surrounding landscape.

Outside of town, a family retreat that’s part of an 80acre working ranch employs the aspects of earth, wind, fire and water. The 17,500-square-foot multiple-structure home features a roof system supported by tapered wood columns and brackets that allow the floor plan to flow underneath, similar to that of a forest canopy.

Over in Telluride, the Poss team worked closely with engineers and contractors on a recent project to ensure that a 12,000-square-foot home’s interior could withstand extreme wind and snow, while capturing 360-degree views and reinterpreting the geological shapes of surrounding peaks.

Noting that Poss also includes a number of commercial and hospitality projects in its portfolio, Wisnoski points out that the firm often “cross-pollinates” relevant wellness and holistic strategies between projects. Looking forward, he refers to the 2030 Challenge put forth by the American Institute of Architects that will challenge all architecture to be carbon neutral by 2030. “It’s an admirable goal,” he says, “a responsibility we’re well on our way to meeting.”

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“Site is what leads us on our journey,” says Bill Poss, founding partner and CEO of Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design, reflecting on the success of his eponymous Aspen firm. “We’ve always considered how a house would sit on the land and been inspired by the surrounding landscape for our choice of color and materials. It’s what led to our reputation for redefining mountain architecture.”

Forty-five years ago, when Poss, as it is commonly known, was launched, that philosophy was indeed innovative, especially considering the more rustic, chaletor lodge-style architecture predominant in the area at the time. Since then, the firm (now largely overseen by managing partner and director of design Andy Wisnoski) continues to strengthen its position at the forefront of contemporary mountain architecture.

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SLOW ARCHITECTURE QUICKLY CATCHES ON

Be good to the environment and cut your electric bill at the same time with sustainable slow architecture. BY PEDER ANKER

creating a perfect meal from local sustainable ingredients, the builder of slow architecture will have to use more time turning local materials into stunning design. This does not mean that a house will take forever to complete. Using local materials may also translate into cutting costs.

Slow architecture will incorporate all the available technologies of sustainable design, such as solar cells, geothermal heat-exchange systems and energy-efficient materials. Why not be good to the environment while cutting your electric costs at the same time? Yet such novel technologies will not decide the look of slow architecture, which varies in style from hyper-traditional to raw funky avant-garde. The point is to create a building that takes the physical, emotional and social wellness of the owner seriously, while also making sure the process of achieving this end reflects the result. And that process has to be slow in order to bring all the moving parts together.

Peder Anker is a professor of the history of science and design at NYU, with a PhD from Harvard.

For decades, the slow-food movement has focused on traditional and regional cuisine, farming and food production in harmony with the ecosystem, and the empowerment of local businesses. The trend has spread beyond food, to slow music, slow fashion and slow dating.

So it comes as no surprise to find advocates of slow architecture. They see our mass-produced suburbia, pop-up McMansions and dull glass-façade high-rises as the root problem of a society obsessed with instant pleasures and short-term goals. As an alternative, they promote design that reflects a landscape’s environment, such as wind, sun and temperature, but also social conditions. A slow architect will spend hours investigating a property’s year-round sun and weather conditions, while also learning about the client’s social and psychological needs. Indeed, the slow architect will think of him or herself as a therapist designing a building capable of social enabling as well as environmental and spiritual healing.

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Well-executed eco-conscious design takes time and care.

Modern design meets tranquil, natureinspired interiors at Electric Pass Lodge.

IT’S ELECTRIC

Renderings by 3dq.studio

Powered entirely by renewable energy, Snowmass Village’s Electric Pass Lodge makes clean living a natural. BY JULIA SZABO see and feel nature,” Gunion adds. “So we try to maximize glass on the primary views. It’s a delicate balance with insulation, and with this project we’re pushing the sustainability front: Our windows are high-performing, triple-pane and gas-filled, with an excellent insulating factor. They’re not as warm as a wall, but it’s about as good as you can get with windows.” Units designed with an “infinity living room” boast a vista that’s almost as breathtaking as the one from atop the mountain: A glass slider opens onto a protective glass railing, “so you’re opening your living room right up to the outside.”

With total square footage of approximately 100,000, the six-level structure is at once distinct and at home in its surroundings. “The building itself has a mixture of darkcharcoal panels with very light gray-brown vertical wood siding,” notes Ian Wilson of 4240 Architecture. “All mullions, metal trim and flashings are black.” The saltwater pool will beckon with a palette of paver tiles in grays and light browns, while “the pool itself will be a more natural blue,” Wilson adds.

Aware that a healthy home promotes optimal mindbody-spirit wellness, Electric Pass Lodge’s creators are proud to offer the ultimate luxury: peace of mind. Planning and construction began before the pandemic hit, yet already the East West team was prioritizing respiratory safety, engineering the flow of dedicated fresh air into each home. “There’s no mixing among units; each gets a continual fresh-air flow,” Gunion says. “This building is highly focused on environmental sustainability and also personal health.” electricpasslodge.com

Few experiences can equal a day of skiing the extraordinary natural playground that is Snowmass. A new property in the Village now aims to bring that pure exhilaration inside: Electric Pass Lodge, a collection of 53 new, all-electric ski-in/ski-out residences.

With meticulous attention to detail, the team at East West Partners has artfully developed and designed mountain homes that enhance the thrill of every ski run with door-toslope convenience. Gliding in and out of home base means instant access to the great outdoors. Back inside—after stashing wet gear in an owner’s locker room just off the ski run—the team’s commitment to “next-level sustainability” makes it a pleasure to breathe deeply on every level. The Lodge building is powered solely by renewable electricity (sourced from a combination of a rooftop solar array and off-site renewables provided by Holy Cross Energy’s network), and all materials used in its construction are low or free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The Lodge’s alpine-modern aesthetic makes these interiors as easy on the eyes as they are on the pipes: “In the mountains, people are craving contemporary design, but at the same time they want warmth,” says Andy Gunion, Roaring Fork Valley Managing Partner for East West Partners. Units combine comfort with clean lines, thanks to wood tones in the kitchen and bath. A solid grounding comes from floors of driftwood and French white oak. Providing punches of warmth in an overall contemporary aesthetic encourages homeowners to personalize the space with their individual style.

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THE RISE OF GEOTHERMAL An abundant, eco-friendly and increasingly affordable energy technology is a heating and cooling game changer. BY JIM SERVIN

“A few years ago, I designed a home in Sagaponack on 10 wooded acres.

The property was the client’s privacy.

He didn’t need walls. All sides were glass,” Christopher Coy, principal of Barnes Coy Architects, recalls. A geothermal heating and cooling system, with pipes looped 300 feet into the ground in 4-inch-diameter wells, captures constant underground temperatures of 55 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing the client to heat and cool his home efficiently and

maintain a pristine façade, “without the ugly condensers,” Coy says.

Aesthetics aside—its indoor component is a sleek rectangular unit that can vary in size, with most resembling a furnace, but some as compact as a suitcase—geothermal heating and cooling offers substantial personal and planetary benefits, including energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, slower burning of fossil fuels and minimization of the injection of greenhouse gases 88

into the atmosphere.

Geothermal heat pumps can warm or cool a home by transferring heat to or from the ground. Thermal energy is derived from stored heat relatively near the Earth’s surface. It’s a renewable energy source, because the Earth continuously generates this warmth; the water and heat used to regulate temperature is always available in the Earth. Installation of geothermal energy can result in estimated savings of up to 65 percent

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Long Island terrain is ideal for geothermal technology, utilized in Water Mill’s Liquidity

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on cooling bills, and 50 percent on heating, compared with traditional HVAC systems. It does rely upon electricity to operate pumps, and it is location-specific, but the good news is that the United States—with its hot springs, geysers and volcanoes in the West—offers one of the planet’s best sources of geothermal energy (along with Mexico, Italy, New Zealand, the Philippines and Iceland).

Long Island is well-disposed for the drilling of the multiple 4-inchdiameter wells needed for the pumps: “It’s a great place for geothermal,” says Ilyas Frenkel, Dandelion Energy’s head of marketing. “The water table is high, so the ground is soft, not rock, making the system easy to set up.” Having completed hundreds of installations around Upstate New York and Connecticut in the past year, Dandelion will launch geothermal heating and cooling systems on Long Island this summer. Residents will welcome geothermal’s consistent temperatures and a equipment hum that is “quieter than a dishwashing machine,” says Frenkel.

“It’s a self-renewing energy saving system,” says Coy. It’s also increasingly well-supported, in an effort to address global warming. In February 2021, Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures provided a $30 million investment to start up Dandelion Energy, specifically to aid in the development of lowercost residential geothermal systems.

Already, Dandelion has brought down the lowest price of geothermal systems from $50,000 to $20,000$25,000. Installation equipment, once massive, with the sprawl of a tractor trailer, has been reduced to the size of a van (a minimum 50- by 100-foot lot is required for the drilling). Geothermal energy is still costly: Dandelion offers a no-money-down—for as little as $150 a month (plus electric bill)— deal, but that figure is tied in with a 20-year loan. To encourage more

Transparency, a geothermal-powered 6,500-square-foot house in Sagaponack, designed

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Barnes Coy Architects built The Wall, an oceanfront geothermal house in Amagansett.

homeowners to choose non-fossil fuel, the U.S. government offers a rebate on geothermal heating and cooling, currently set at 26 percent for 2021 and 2022. “Somebody at the EPA,” says Coy, “sees geothermal energy as a good thing.”

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geothermal energy. “Everything is geothermal,” he says. “Seventy-five percent of clients ask for it by name.

To the other 25 percent, we suggest it, and they want to do it once they see how it works, and how it saves the environment. It’s inherently simple.

It’s like putting a car radiator into the Earth, using Earth’s temperature to regulate the temperature of the house.” And, it looks good. “It’s such a home run.”

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SHINE ON

In Cocoon House, Nina Edwards Anker, founder of nea studio, outlines her vision for sustainable design, documenting her creation of the acclaimed light-filled Long Island home.

to generate energy, it is also prey to market pressures and the demands of corporate capitalism. As a result, architects and designers who work with renewable-energy systems tend to devise solutions that are cost-driven and technologically efficient. The design profession is also confronted with additional pressures, such as payback time and the push for spectacular effects made possible by digital technologies.

The problem is that when solar designs are financially and technologically determined from without, by outside forces, they can detract from the sun’s influence on human experience from within. To counter such a tendency, design should conform to Edmund Husserl’s horizontal perspective: “The Earth is a spherical body, certainly not perceivable in its wholeness all at once and by one person; rather it is perceived in a primordial synthesis

The drive toward energy-saving technologies poses new challenges to the architectural and design community.

One of these is to ensure that solutions to current problems do not come at the expense of the emotional and social needs of their human audiences. People are unlikely to incorporate environmental architecture and design in their everyday lives if they do not find them attractive.

Can solar designs bring humans and the planet closer together? If so, how? More specifically, how can solar architecture embody sunlight in a way that is effective? We can find answers to these questions by looking beyond the limited technical function of environmental technologies used in projects such as Cocoon.

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Colorful skylights line one side of the LEED-certified Cocoon House in Southampton.

faculties of memory and awareness of time to mediate between nature and technology, in ways that reveal, yet transcend, the physiological realm. In such cases, architecture or design can shape users’ perception so they experience sunlight in “green” architecture and design in a new manner. Cocoon House provides the context in which this transformation may occur.

This shift toward affect and away from the problematic way in which people often approach sustainable design is inspired by the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty and his definition of the scientific, the synaesthetic and the situational. As the Cocoon House is powered by solar cells, discussion centers on the capacity of architecture to activate those processes that relate specifically to the sun—namely, time, temperature, scale and material.

What makes an encounter between an artifact of technological design and a human an affective one?

Our senses of time, temperature, scale and material are particularly relevant to solar design: The sun helps us tell time, emits heat and operates at multiple scales, from the molecular to the cosmic (the sense of sight is omitted here as a criterion to avoid an overly ocular-centric approach to design). Our sense of time can be awakened by

as a unity of mutually connected single experiences.”

According to this view, the Earth resists external mapping and planning of its surface and artifacts, asserting instead a “condition of flux” in accordance with a concept of the human body that Jan Patocka calls a “personal situatedness” among things: This dynamic cannot be fully grasped from a distance, as a movement we can observe from the outside, but must rather be grasped from within, as a situation that is always “mine.”

While the view from without is aerial and zooms down toward the local, the one from inside originates in the human and extends out toward the horizon. Therefore, eco-ethical and financial incentives alone, which are often imposed from without, cannot encourage the adoption of environmental technologies because they do not take the full human into account. This is why the solar industry attracts minimal attention from consumers, architects and designers. When transferring knowledge from science, some practitioners of Research by Design do not emphasize the role of the designer. Focus instead on artistic agency, and draw on the theory of French philosopher Maurice Merleau–Ponty, who proposes a way of designing with environmental technologies that

“If we are made to feel and see the rhythms of light and shadow through the filter of solar architecture, we might become more conscious of sunlight as a powerful natural process.” seeing shadows cast in dynamic patterns, which can be electrically engineered by LED bulbs to synchronize with solar rhythms (one of the models used here automatically replays the passage of the sun at dusk). Solar design can sharpen our sense of temperature through thermal stimulation, and our sense of scale by connecting humans with local contexts. It can also heighten our sense of material by combining glossy new solar panels with contrasting materials, such as those that acquire a glassy patina over time (e.g., rust), assume a classical form (e.g., the cube or sphere), or are deemed organic or “primal” (e.g., wood or stone).

Solar design should thus aim to be more engaging and enduring—in short, to be more effective. By using photovoltaic material to collect the power of the sun, and by channeling daylight into interior and exterior spaces, solar design can enrich sensory and cognitive awareness, as well as facilitate connectivity between humans and the planet.

Excerpted from Cocoon House, courtesy of Artifice Press, London.

stimulate mind and body together.

The discussion presented here revolves around the question of affect. However, affect theory is not yet a clearly defined field, and when applied to architectural design, it is usually done only in a superficial way. As historian of architecture and technology Antoine Picon points out, the digitally generated “affective” ornamental surfaces of much contemporary architecture offer a shallow sensual experience, but fail to stimulate the mind. However, the mediation of sunlight through solar cells could promote multisensory experiences while also heightening our awareness of design and architectural space in both a physiological and cerebral way. Such a mind-body connection would entail a shift in our understanding of sunlight, but if we are made to feel and see the rhythms of light and shadow through the filter of solar architecture, we might become more conscious of sunlight as a powerful natural process.

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The Latch Southampton Village revives a bygone era of Stanford White design.

BY REGINA WEINREICH

one single family home, and 19 luxury villas and townhomes, a clubhouse and pool. On a recent tour of the property during construction, Dubb maintained that his customers did not want homes that are cookiecutter copies, while showing customized built-ins, balustrades, marble bathrooms, dramatic staircases and white-oak floors. One home has a cathedral ceiling and balcony. Buyers choose elevator or not, and fireplaces, wood-burning or gas; some of the homes are equipped with outdoor fireplaces.

Only Terry Cottage remains a single family, six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath home, its look and detail descended from White’s Samuel Longstreth Parrish House from 1889.

Boasting a 7,385-square-foot living area, that’s some cottage! An artist’s rendering shows the finished home with five windows facing Hill Street, and three dormers perched on the roof’s slope—unmistakable Stanford White.

The Latch follows the trend to preserve what is special about the Hamptons, joining a wave of development that includes Sag Harbor’s Bulova Watchcase Factory, conveniently a stone’s throw from town to beach. “We’re excited for the future, bringing forward the best of the past, and creating the highest-quality new condominium homes to be found in the Hamptons today,” said Dubb, who had also led the work on nearby Bishops Pond. You could see his pride; as in White’s efforts, each dwelling is a labor of love. “This is my baby,” he said. “It’s a good baby to have.” He expects first occupancy for the summer season. beechwoodhomes.com/latch Regina Weinreich, a frequent contributor to Purist, is the author of Kerouac’s Spontaneous Poetics and co-producer/ director of Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider.

As the legendary Stanford White’s storied life recedes further into American myth, his architectural design remains relevant for houses on Long Island’s East End, and a draw to buyers, from stately village homes in Southampton to the Montauk Association Historic District Houses.

Known for his shingled mansions designed at McKim, Mead & White for industrialists and moguls of a bygone era, his allure mixes turn-of-the-20th-century romance and urban flair with practicality. The Latch Southampton Village, a condo community in development by Beechwood Homes, features two houses said to be of his provenance. Key to the property’s ambience, a gateway to its central drive, are the iconic main Latch building and adjacent Terry Cottage, the jewel in Latch’s studded crown. The historic structures evoke the Federal Revival period, clad in cedar shingles, then painted white, with Dutch Colonial touches and Southampton’s distinct vibe.

In 2016, Beechwood Homes acquired the property, the site of the former annex to the famed Irving hotel with its own storied past featuring a who’s who of rock, film and political stars. The buildings’ bones were dilapidated, pointed out Steven Dubb, principal of the Beechwood Organization, a company founded by his father, Michael Dubb. Sparing no expense, Beechwood hired James McMullan of Fleetwood & McMullan and Jason Poremba of Jason Thomas Architect for the restoration. The team created interior and exterior floor plans, retaining footprints and restoring façades to their original grandeur, maintaining the Southampton look and vibe. They divided one structure, the main Latch building, into a pair of townhomes; altogether the community is comprised of 92

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Each residence at The Latch Southampton Village features personal touches that preserve the East End’s distinct aesthetic.

The garden, says Frederico Azevedo, is a place of harmony, balance and emotion.

NATURAL FLOW

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Unlimited Earth Care founder Frederico Azevedo shares his thoughts on creating enchanting outdoor spaces. a pond. I always bring flowers near the water, because that’s where people spend their time; I concentrate on the aromas, the colors and the butterflies there. Water can also be an aid for meditation and calm. I design reflecting pools to pull the color of the surrounding garden, inviting petals and thoughts to float for a while. It adds that touch of fantasy and luxury, a nod to the mythological and Renaissance-inspired grottoes and fountains of French formal gardens.

Studies show that nature, and even gardens specifically, are beneficial to our mental health, something many people have experienced for themselves in the past year.

In our new reality, elegant and joyful outdoor spaces where we can connect with nature or just find moments of calm are a great pleasure.

I’m excited to announce that this June, I will be opening The Garden Market, a new structure at my 2249 Scuttle Hole Road headquarters in Bridgehampton, welcoming a new piece of the Unlimited Earth Care experience. I’m going to be able to share my bloom philosophy more directly with people, along with the freshest native and well-adapted plants and flowers from local growers. unlimitedearthcare.com.

I think of landscape design as the impulse to heighten the emotional experiences of nature. My approach to sustainable design is to form an impression of the natural, a guided prompt. I choose native and well-adapted plants to form contemporary designs that integrate the specific environments of each site, and I aim to balance that wild beauty with intention. Paths, pools, ponds, patios, walls and steps draw people into the garden, so I consider them very carefully.

I recently explored my design process in my book, Bloom: The Luminous Gardens of Frederico Azevedo, which explores essential concepts of natural design, such as stone and water. I bring stone into a design for different reasons. A grand set of smooth stone steps is a sleek complement to freeform blooming shrubs such as hydrangeas and buddleias. For a more romantic effect, I use mortarless dry stone walls, which have a great look but are also very strong.

My approach to pools is similar. They’re graphic and imposing, so I mediate their effect by either going further or tempering it. One way I do this is to frame the view of the pool with carefully placed flowerbeds in a vibrant color, so walking to the pool area feels more like approaching 93

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Meet two creatives whose works inspire viewers to dream. BY RAY ROGERS

GRIFFIN LOOP

Age: 37 Current residence: In transition between Malibu, California, and Bentonville, Arkansas—literally, I’m currently at a hotel in Marfa, Texas, with a packed U-Haul parked out front.

Driving force: Life. Perspective. Curiosity. Energy. Intention.

I dream and I do.

The work: “Launch Intention” is a project based around the symbol of a paper airplane, which naturally takes us back to a time of carefree imagination and freedom. I use the symbol, often in the form of large-scale metal sculptures, as a platform to engage individuals and groups in the act of clarifying intention, sharing with the greater collective and supporting launching them into action. I have installed and programmed paper airplane sculptures in schools and communities all over the country. The goal is to create a constant reminder and invitation to explore and realize our truest self and path.

How do your surroundings affect your creative process?

It’s everything. It determines and allows what I am able to convey and bring to life. It has to evolve as I do. In return, I

aim for my work to always complement its surroundings.

I do not make trophies.

Art as a form of wellness: It’s pure wellness. It allows us to have our own experiences, realizations and takeaways.

I believe it is our best vehicle and tool to transcend.

What’s next? I am moving to Bentonville to support my next wave of creativity. Like the above question, it’s about tapping into the environment to best serve the process and curiosity. Over the past few years I have done several projects in the area, exploring different ways to utilize art to redefine our everyday experiences. I am excited to further explore techniques like taking art off the beaten path and setting up scenarios of unexpected discovery, encouraging getting outdoors, exploration and seeing the ripple effects that “happenings of wonder and magic” can have on our lives. I will be creating a substantial studio property in the area to fully realize my creative process, produce my work and engage the world in my expressions.

I can’t say much else at this time but I am so excited to share with you all soon. In leaving I have just one question: What is your intention? griffinloop.com 94

Sculpture by Griffin Loop

“Launch Intention” by Griffin Loop

JOE HENRY BAKER

Age: 31 Hometown: London Current residence: Brooklyn Driving force: My curiosity is my driving force! I am always looking to experiment and push the work, on a constant search for invention. The watercolor work in particular requires me to really listen to the piece as it progresses, as the medium can be so volatile. My practice is a true meditation for me; living in a busy and crazy city like New York, as stimulating as it is, is also very stressful. Being in my studio cuts all noise, both external and internal, and helps me relax and be present, resulting in work that is peaceful, thoughtful and personal.

The work: ‘As We Slip Softly Into the Night,’ 2020. Watercolor on canvas, simple black wooden frame, 72.5” x 40.5”.

Working with watercolors is a delicate dance, and this piece encapsulates the movement and subtly of the medium. The scale really envelops you and invites the viewer in to search and discover numerous intricate details. The colors float ethereally, melting into the canvas. I’m very happy that this work found a wonderful home in the Lower East Side, close enough that I can still visit and see it in person.

How do your surroundings affect your creative process?

My studio is a place of calm for me, a sanctuary above the chaos of New York. In entering the space it quiets my brain, which is crucial to my practice. But I am also very inspired by nature—whether I am camping, running, cycling or just exploring, I am always referencing colors and shapes, and building visuals for the next studio session.

Art as a form of wellness: I firmly believe that my art is crucial to my mental well-being! And if no one ever saw my work, I would still practice as much as I do. It is a true form of meditation for me. I encourage people to visit the studio and experience the work in person, sometimes even working at the same time, and the conversations are always so incredibly healthy and stimulating, through the accessibility of the art. I hope one day I can have a space large enough to invite groups in to experience the joy of making art.

What’s next? I recently exhibited at IRL Gallery in Greenpoint, which was a wonderful experience, and we are in talks to show work again there soon. I have a solo show at Saturdays (Surfboard Club) in their Soho store in September, and I am hoping over the summer to work on films and writing to accompany paintings and clothing for the show. joehenrybaker.com.

Painting by Joe Henry Baker

“As We Slip Softly Into the Night,” by Joe Henry Baker

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Artful Gardens 970.379.4956 artfulgardens.net; artfulgardens@comcast.net Bluegreen 300 S. Spring St., Suite 202, Aspen, CO 81611 970.429.7499 bluegreenaspen.com; info@ bluegreenaspen.com Design Workshop Inc 120 E. Main St., Suite 100, Aspen, CO 81611 970.925.8354 designworkshop.com; malbert@designworkshop.com Greg Mozian & Associates Inc 117 S. Spring St., Suite 202, Aspen, CO 81611 970.927.2194 gregmozian.com; gregmozian@me.com​ MT Daly Enterprises 96A N. 3rd St., Carbondale, CO 81623 970.963.9896 mtdaly.com; mtdalyllc@gmail.com Twisted Tree 24505 Hwy. 82, P.O. Box 7420, Basalt, CO 81621 970.927.5025 twistedtreelandscape.com

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ARCHITECTS: Affiniti Architects 6100 Broken Sound Pkwy.

NW, Suite 8, Boca Raton, FL 33487 561.750.0445 affinitiarchitects.com; info@affinitiarchitects .com Choeff Levy Fischman 8425 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201, Miami, FL 33138 305.434.8338 clfarchitects.com;

info@clfarchitects.com KZ Architecture 3470 E. Coast Ave., H201, Miami, FL 33137 305.865.9911 kzarchitecture.com; info@ kzarchitecture.com Mark Timothy Inc. 41 SE 5th St., 2nd Floor, Boca Raton, FL 33432 561.272.6852 marktimothy.com; info@ marktimothy.com Miklos Architecture 2263 NW Boca Raton Blvd.

Suite 112, Boca Raton, FL 33431 561392.6762 miklosarchitecture.com Rex Nichols Architects 12000 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 200, Miami, FL 33181 800.952.1044 rexnicholsarchitects.com; info@rexnicholsarchitects. com Touzet Studio 65 NW 24th St., Suite 108, Miami, FL 33127 305.789.2870 touzetstudio.com; info@ touzetstudio.com Woolems Luxury Builders 2301 Centrepark W. Drive, Suite 150, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 561.835.0401 woolems.com

7 Tradesmans Path, Suite 4, Bridgehampton, NY 11932 631.537.7277 blazemakoid-architecture .com Boris Baranovich 78 Main St., Suite 12, Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631.899.4093 bbanyc.com; info@bbanyc.com Brooks & Falotico Associates Inc 199 Elm St., Suite 2, New Canaan, CT 06840 203.966.8440 brooksandfalotico.com Cass Calder Smith Architecture & Interiors 180 Varick St., Suite #930, New York, NY 10014 212).74.1121 casscaldersmith.com DiSunno Architecture 36 W. Water St., Suite 201, Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631.324.6676 disunnoarchitecture.com Grade New York 180 Varick St., Suite 916,

212.229.1199 gorlinarchitects.com; info@gorlinarchitects.com Amanda Martocchio Architecture 189 Brushy Ridge Rd., New Canaan, CT 06840 203.966.5707 amandamartocchio.com; hello@amandamartocchio .com A+M+L Architecture 184 Main St., Southampton, NY 11968 631.287.7230 aml-architecture.com; mail@aml-architecture.com Barnes Coy Architects 1936 Montauk Hwy., Bridgehampton, NY 11932 631.537.3555 barnescoy.com; christopher@barnescoy.com Bates Masi + Architects 132 N. Main St., Suite 2, East Hampton, NY 11937 631.725.0229 batesmasi.com; info@batesmasi.com Blaze Makoid

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ARCHITECTS: Adam Jordan 50 Station Rd., Water Mill, NY 11976 631.726.0889 adam-jordan.com; info@adam-jordan.com Alexander Gorlin Architects 1133 Broadway, Suite 1107, New York, NY 10010

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New York, NY 10014 212.645.9113 gradenewyork.com; info@gradenewyork.com Hobbs, Inc. 2273 Montauk Hwy., Bridgehampton, NY 11932 631.537.8620 hobbsinc.com; info@hobbsinc.com James Merrell 66 Main St., Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631.725.9842 jamesmerrellarchitects.com; info@jamesmerrellarchitects.com Jason Thomas 205 Windmill Lane, Southampton, NY 11968 631.488.4488 jasonthomasarchitect.com; jason@jasonthomasarchitect.com Lovas Architects 8 Wright St., Westport, CT 06880 203.858.8730 lovasarchitects.com; nancy@lovasarchitects.com Martin Architects 2913 Montauk Hwy., Suite 405, Sagaponack, NY 11962 631.613.6555 martinarchitects.com; info@martinarchitects.com Meyer Davis 180 Varick St., Suite 404, New York, NY 10014 212.627.5574 meyerdavis.com; info@meyerdavis.com Modern Shelter 37 S. Valley Rd., Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631.377.0831 modern-shelter.com; gj@modern-shelter.com Mojo Stumer & Associates 14 Plaza Rd., Greenvale, NY 11548

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Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects

The bold, geometric façade of Stelle Lomont Rouhani’s “House on the Bluff”

516.625.3344 mojostumer.com; web@mojostumer.com Oza Sabbeth Architects 2408 Montauk Hwy., Suite 2A, Bridgehampton, NY 11932 631.808.3036 ozasabbeth.com; hello@ozasabbeth.com Pamela Glazer 54 Eastway Drive, Southampton, NY 11968 631.283.8898 pamelaglazer.com; pam@pamelaglazer.com Robert Young Architects 526 W. 26th St., Suite 616, New York, NY 10001 212.687.6940 ryarch.com; contact@ryarch.com Shope Reno Wharton Architecture 18 Marshall St., South Norwalk, CT 06854 203.852.7250 shoperenowharton.com; info@srwol.com Siamak Samii 23 Culver Hill St., Southampton, NY 11968 631.283.8754 siamaksamii.com; samii@optonline.net Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects

48 Foster Ave., Bridgehampton, NY 11932 631.537.0019 stelleco.com; slra@stelleco.com Studio Zung 41 Grand St., New York, NY 10013 212.343.8391 studiozung.com; info@studiozung.com West Chin Architects & Interior Designers 25 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937 631.267.3066 wcarchitect.com; contact@wcarchitect.com Zwirko, Ortmann & Hugo 219 Pantigo Rd., East Hampton, NY 11937 631.324.1088 zoharchitects.com LANDSCAPERS: Christine Harmon Garden Design 516.885.7423 christineharmongardens .com; earthgirl@hamptons .com Frederico Azevedo Unlimited Earth Care 2249 Scuttle Hole Rd., Bridgehampton, NY 11932 631.725.7551 unlimitedearthcare.com;

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bkbuilder.com; rayh@bkbuilder.com Davinci Haus 2272 Montauk Hwy., Bridgehampton, NY 11932 631.204.5590 davinci-haus.com; pchugh@davinci-haus.com Lettieri Construction 170 Mill Rd, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 631.288.4808 lettiericonstruction.com; info@lettiericonstruction .com Mark Lumley Builder 58 Old Country Rd., Suite 103, Quogue, NY 11959 631.909.8987 marklumleycontracting .com; mark@marklumleybuilder.com INTERIORS: Amy Werfel 290 Main St., Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631.682.1996 amywerfel-interiors.com; awerfel@optonline.net Elizabeth Dow Home 14 Gingerbread Lane, East Hampton, NY 11937 631.329.1414 elizabethdowhome.com; info@elizabethdowhome .com Elsa Soyars Interiors 631.875.1694 elsasoyars.com; elsa@elsasoyars.com Hamptons House Design 256 Montauk Hwy., East Hampton, NY 11937 646.373.4473 hamptonshousedesign.com Reiko Feng Shui Design 212.598.9396 reikodesign.com

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With homes on the East End and elsewhere in high demand this spring, Purist uncovers a few gems sure to provide exceptional new beginnings. By Nancy Kane

A rare estate on Gin Lane offers a step back in time, with meticulous modern updates. Originally designed by architect Robert H. Robertson, 41 Gin Lane, also known as Sunnymead, was renovated in 2019 by John David Rose.

Crown moldings, marble counters and custom floorboards have been painstakingly refurbished. An oversize Dutch door at the front entrance opens up to over 9,000 square feet of living space over four floors, accessible by elevator.

A butler’s pantry, formal dining room and outdoor kitchen make this home an entertainer’s dream. The house was lifted to include a basement, and the lower level contains a theater, wine cellar and gym. Outdoors, the expansive gardens, large gunite pool, pool house and two-car garage combine to make this house a happy marriage of past and present. Asking $17,495,000, the listing agent is Michaela Keszler at Douglas Elliman.

In Manhattan, Maverick Chelsea is a new health- and wellness-focused condominium complex in the Chelsea-

Hudson Yards-Highline triangle. Three levels of residential indoor and outdoor amenities include a recreation and wellness center, which features a 60-foot-long indoor mosaic pool, a meditation room with a backlit Himalayan salt wall, a steam room and sauna, a massage room, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a billiards room and a penthouse cabana park with over 1,900 square feet of outdoor space, including a kitchen. The 87 one- to four-bedroom residences, which start at $1.3 million, are designed by DXA studio and feature panoramic windows—some 5 by 8 feet—complemented by Juliet balconies. Leading sales for the building as part of the Eklund Gomes team at Douglas Elliman is ’90s male supermodel Alex Lundqvist.

Speaking of showstoppers, a completely remodeled three-bedroom, three-bathroom sleek, contemporary condo in The Villager Townhomes of Aspen is available, asking $4.8 million, listed with Brittanie Rockhill of 100

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Gaze upon Miami’s clear blue waters from the rooftop deck at Una Residences.

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Updated in 2019 by architect John David Rose, this Southampton estate blends modern amenities with Victorian-era charm.

Cozy up après-ski in this spacious corner home at The Villager Townhomes.

The Maverick Chelsea offers luxury wellness facilities in the heart of Manhattan.

features almost 10,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor living, with six bedrooms and seven baths. This penthouse offers your own lap pool and plunge pool on a private openair rooftop deck, as well as a sauna and steam room, media room and study, and a private elevator. Architects Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill (AS+GG) use the language of architecture to evoke the natural beauty of Brickell’s urban waterfront environment, and embody the spirit of Miami. Residential amenities include three swimming pools, a movie theater, an Aman Resorts-inspired spa and steam room, a state-of-the-art fitness center featuring yoga and personal training facilities, and on-site dining.

Una’s amenities will also extend beyond the property, as residents will receive membership access to the Grand Bay Club on the beachfront of Miami’s Key Biscayne.

Douglas Elliman. The perfect two-story corner home features a brand-new kitchen and bathrooms, central air-conditioning and a steam shower as well as vaulted ceilings and skylights. Homeowners can enjoy views of Aspen Mountain from the open floor plan in the kitchen, living room and dining area. The location—just five blocks from the Aspen Mountain Gondola and Downtown Aspen—gives this property a high walkability score.

Living in South Florida is popular now, and home hunters are anticipating the Una Residences. Slated for completion in 2023, the spacious condominiums with unobstructed views of the Atlantic, Biscayne Bay and skyline of the Magic City are situated at a secluded waterfront location in South Brickell. The Upper North Penthouse (asking $21 million, Fortune Development Sales) 101

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Beauty, nutrition and wellness essentials from 10 visionary Black-owned brands.

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ANTIK LAKAY The chic, minimalist aesthetic of Antik Lakay’s soy-and-coconut blend candles seamlessly blend with any room’s decor. The brand’s paraffin-free wax formula paired with premium-grade essential oils produces intricate full-bodied scents without emitting harmful chemicals into the air. The Growth candle, a melange of fir needles, frankincense and oud, promotes a moody ambience reminiscent of a forest, while the Serenity and Victory

GOLDE Turmeric, the golden-hued supercandles exude romantic scents of cocoa, sage, patchouli and rose de mai. antiklakay.com

BODY COMPLETE RX Founder Samia Gore was inspired to create the female-focused supplement line Body Complete while struggling to fit self-care into her demanding schedule as a working mom. Formulated with plant-based superfoods like green tea, beetroot and sweet potato, Body Complete’s supplements help boost energy levels, enhance mood, curb appetite and kick-start metabolism to promote weight loss. The revitalizing Renew drops combine vitamin B6 and riboflavin to nourish skin, hair and nails, and streamline the absorption of proteins, fats and carbs. The adaptogenic properties of maca, rhodiola and astragalus are infused into the Boost drops, supporting thyroid function, easing stress and helping to trim belly fat. bodycompleterx.com

EDEN BODYWORKS Antik Lakay’s Serenity features sweet top notes and earthy body flavors.

definition, thinning and skin irritation.

Made with natural ingredients blended into heavenly scents like hibiscus honey, papaya castor and more, the brand’s collection of styling creams, cleansers, hair oils and gels hydrate, soften and revitalize strands. For an ultra-nourishing treatment for tired locks, opt for the JojOba Monoi Deep Conditioner, a fortifying mask perfect for brittle, color-treated manes. edenbodyworks.com

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rhizome, serves as the foundation of Golde’s line of smoothie, beverage and face-mask powders. Powered by the desire to make wellness accessible for all, CEO and co-founder Trinity Mouzon Wofford partnered with her then-boyfriend (now fiancé), Issey Kobori, to create health aids that fit seamlessly into busy lifestyles. Whip up invigorating matcha or cacao-turmeric lattes using the brand’s signature powdered blends, and try the Clean Greens and Papaya Bright exfoliating and anti-pollution masks for an indulgent face treatment. golde.co

I + I BOTANICALS Good for the body, Earth and soul,

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This clean-beauty brand created by Dr. Anne Beal, MD, MPH, addresses the needs of melanin-rich skin using pure, plant-based and cruelty-free ingredients. Designed to combat hyperpigmentation and aging, the Skin Refining Night Oil is safe for sensitive skin, and was named Best Vitamin C Retinol of 2020 by Byrdie Beauty. For those seeking a simple and effective skin care routine, the Skincare Starter Collection includes four tried-andtrue products for clarifying and moisturizing, including the Sunflower & Moringa Fresh Cleanse Oil and the Balancing pH Toner With Aloe, Oat & Hyaluronic Acid. absolutejoi.com

Samia Gore, founder of Body Complete RX

I + I Botanicals was founded by working moms Jennifer Culpepper and Selam Kelati, a visionary duo with a passion for natural wellness remedies. American-grown, lab-tested CBD is paired with ethically sourced ingredients in a line of versatile face and body care, including the prickly pear oil serum, jojoba-infused dry oil body mist, and calming bath-tea blend with lavender and chamomile.

The products are free of fragrances, parabens, sulfates and gluten, and the brand’s packaging is created using as little plastic as possible, with glass bottles designed to be recycled or repurposed. iandibotanicals.com

LAWS OF NATURE COSMETICS A 2016 study conducted by the Environmental Working Group found that 75 percent of products

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marketed to Black women contain harmful ingredients, putting them at an elevated risk of toxin exposure.

This alarming statistic, paired with her mother’s diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer, drove founder Jasmine Rose to develop Laws of Nature Cosmetics, a line of natural mineral foundation available in 20 shades.

In addition to the flagship Foxy Finish Mineral Crème Foundation, the brand has since expanded to include color-correcting concealers, setting

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powders and talc-free primers made with hibiscus, green tea and aloe vera extracts. lawsofnaturecosmetics.com

SPRAISE A fusion of the words “Skin Praise,” Spraise’s natural beauty remedies function as an “ode to the self.”

Founder and CEO Dominique Boseman, a former human-rights attorney, sought to create products using clean, effective ingredients with a luxury twist, empowering consumers to make informed decisions about their skin care. Ultra-moisturizing lotions, scrubs and shower gels are infused with fragrant almond, coco-mango, lemon-ginger and lavender, potent enough to tackle stubborn eczema, chronic dryness and sensitivity. The Almond Praise Set, a powerful trio of body wash, scrub and moisturizing souffle, provides essential ingredients like avocado and coconut oils for hydrated, glowing skin. spraise.com

has created a line of shaving solutions to nourish, soothe and soften areas left irritated by traditional razors and creams. For an ultra-close, hydrating shave, turn to the Counterculture Set, a collection of silky shave gel, hydrating body gloss and a rose-gold sensitive-skin razor. Pair this all-inclusive kit with fun accessories, like the bold “F*ck Flawless” socks, “Patriarchy” clove-scented candle and luxurious Bikini Sheet Mask. ouithepeople.com

THE CRISTALLINE Harnessing the energetic properties of crystals, this lifestyle brand’s array of skin care, accessories, home decor and jewelry is created to balance the mind and spirit. Co-founders Rashia Bell and Elizabeth Kohn lend interior design expertise to private clients, including The Class by Taryn Toomey. Bell is a crystal healer who offers chakra clearing and crystal sound bath experiences virtually, in New York and Philadelphia. Use rose quartz and obsidian facial rollers to promote circulation beneath the skin, utilize the grounding powers of the sacred geometry elements set, and elevate any meditation or yoga space with decorative onyx bowls and green malachite stones. thecristalline.com Discover more Black-owned businesses at officialblackwallstreet.com.

OUI THE PEOPLE Oui The People founder Karen Young is on a mission to combat the oppressive standards for women’s bodies perpetuated by prominent beauty brands.

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Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank’s chic new downtown digs is home to a booming beauty empire.

BY BETH LANDMAN

Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank’s new West Village office in a landmark building on a historic block with cobblestone streets may evoke the elegance of a bygone era, but its offerings are purely cutting edge. Where else can you have a bespoke anti-aging cream created with your own growth factor ready by the time you finish your appointment?

The 4,000-square-foot Perry Street space, which opened in January, is sleekly designed in the doctor’s signature black and gold with pops of red, warm tones mixed with dark wood, metal and stone. It contains a retail area selling the PFRANKMD therapeutic skin care line alongside the MDNA Skin products Dr. Frank created with Madonna, as well as candles and fragrance.

“I wanted to go for a larger space that would accommodate these times,” explains the cosmetic dermatologist, whose main practice is located on East 86th Street, just steps from Central Park. “The format of aesthetic health care has changed in the past decade from a whitecoat, sterile environment where only wealthy ladies who lunch would go, to a more acceptable and accessible form of grooming. Stylistically and functionally, the new

office is a mix of hospitality and a doctor’s office. It feels like you are walking into a home or gorgeous boutique hotel.”

Traditional fillers and neurotoxins like Botox will be available at the new location, but Dr. Frank’s downtown office will also have an array of lasers for skin tightening, wrinkles and pigmentation issues, and body treatments ranging from microneedling to EMTone, the machine that tightens skin and improves circulation without active exercise. Among the most exciting new innovations are QWO, an injectable that breaks down fibrous bands causing cellulite dimples; the Vbeam Prima, for stubborn red spots; and the EMSculpt Neo, which removes fat and tightens skin along with toning muscles.

“We get rid of the fat, and then make muscles and skin better,” he says.

While both offices will be open full time, all surgeries, including liposuction and laser resurfacing, will be done at the uptown location. The new downtown space will be outfitted with 40 lasers. “My practice is tech-based,” says Dr. Frank, “and my uptown space ran out of electrical outlets!” pfrankmd.com.

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Emma Jane Pilkington of Emma Jane Pilkington Fine Interiors shares ideas for blending repurposed treasures into modern aesthetics.

“Old concrete tiles make a fabulous table surface. When set upon simple linear metal legs, they have a soft modernity.

I also use them individually as coasters for platters in the summer, alfresco.” Reclaimed colored cement tile, price upon request, Chateau Domingue; chateaudomingue.com

“This Generaux D’Empire candle features sweet rose, rosemary and fresh blackcurrant notes, poured into a chic architectural marble holder that can be repurposed as a vase.” Scented candle Generaux D’Empire, $128, Buly 1803; buly1803.com

“These reclaimed Provençal terracotta tiles lend a soft, romantic patina to new construction. I love the dusty rose colors and hexagonal shape against pure-white lacquered surfaces.”

Hexagon rose flooring, price upon request, Authentic Provence; authenticprovence.com

“I designed this garden bathroom around a mossy antique marble sink, and repurposed the zinc olive basket to hold towels. Reimagining antiques helps to preserve the planet’s finite resources.”

“Waste as a precious resource has been used to produce new, beautiful creations for centuries.

Recycling and upcycling are innovative alternatives to today’s throwaway culture.

Waste not, want not!”

“Amy Pilkington uses antique French linen and pure indigo to create her exquisite custom bed linens. Each is entirely unique and so incredibly soft.

Who says art shouldn’t be slept on?”

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“One of the greatest female artists of the 20th century, Louise Nevelson repurposed wooden banisters and chairs in her monumental sculptures.”

“Nightscape I” by Louise Nevelson, price upon request, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery; artnet.com

“For a cool, eco-friendly alternative to stone and acrylic, Ice Stone countertops are made entirely of repurposed glass, Portland cement and nontoxic pigments at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.” Sage Pearl, samples from $5, IceStone; icestoneusa.com

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“This 18th-century limestone piece is the perfect size for a garden stool. The neoclassical design of the finial references French, Italian and English gardens.” Large limestone garden seat, Louis XV, $2,750, offered by Bermingham & Co.; incollect.com

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Enjoy the zen vibes of the ocean or the high impact of a boxing workout from the comfort and privacy of a NYC hotel. By Nancy Kane Beloved by insiders like Hannah Bronfman and Molly Sims, East Hampton’s Destination Haus heads to Rockaway Beach to create a dream beach bungalow. The vibrant Rockaway Hotel was the perfect home for Destination Haus to transform a guest home into a space where surf-chic décor marries urban life, thanks to Laureen Vellante’s abstract photographs of the ocean and surf culture and artist Sam Malpass’ custom mixed-media surfboards made with vintage surf magazines and paint. For dining, the brand’s signature picnic setup makes the perfect spot for special celebrations, or a girls’ night out. The bungalow is also a design showroom, and guests can shop for every item on display through a QR code. Destination Haus at The Rockaway Hotel is located at 108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive, Rockaway Park, Queens; 718.474.1216

At the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn, guests can take a swing at pandemic fatigue at the “Live & Work (Out)” suite, a perfect antidote to the quarantine blues. Two spacious rooms (one for work; one for rest) and a fabulous terrace overlooking Manhattan’s skyline feature a home gym complete with the new Liteboxer—a heart-pounding pugilistic workout with innovative tech to take your workout way beyond the ring.

The program, which simulates boxing in a slim and sleek stand-up design, combines gaming technology with celebrity trainers and pro athletes who coach you into sweating away all that stress. In the heart of Williamsburg, the hotel’s amenities include a rooftop pool. The Live & Work (Out) Suite at The Williamsburg Hotel is located at 96 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn; 718.362.8100 112

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Peter Som

Sour, savory and sweet flavors harmonize in the Pink Salad.

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A CREATIVE FEAST Fashion designer and Purist’s Contributing Food Editor Peter Som honors design masters with a sumptuous and chic three-course menu Barragán, Hans J. Wegner, and Charles and Ray Eames.

A vibrantly pink-hued salad, a humble yet elegant fish chowder and a tender chocolate cake—each dish started as a building usually does—as an assemblage of various ingredients and parts that come together as a harmonious unit. Form follows function? Yes, indeed. And in this case, food follows along as well.

Food and design? Yes, there’s a connection. What makes shelter a home? What makes food into cuisine? While the techniques are vastly different, the intent behind them is the same: Thought and consideration, creativity and attention matched with function as the foundation. Here are three dishes that pay tribute to some 20th-century design icons who have captured our imagination—Luis

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Pink Salad With Sherry Vinaigrette Inspired by Luis Barragán

SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS: 1 small red onion, thinly sliced ½ cup sherry vinegar ½ cup cold water 2 tbsp. kosher salt 1 tbsp. sugar 2 tsp. Sriracha sauce 4-5 small beets, roasted and cut into ½-inch slices 3 cups watermelon, cut into

Think pink, indeed. The signature angled rosy-hued walls of Modernist architect Luis Barragán inspired this vibrant salad. Not just an acclaimed architect, Barragán was equally a bon vivant—he lived a life as colorful as his architecture, and loved the best and most beautiful of everything—and that included food. His love of color— especially pink—and its interplay of form, structure, light and space was a lifelong work. It was often said that at times he wanted to only eat pink meals, such as sherrydrizzled melons. This recipe combines all things pinkhued—tender roasted beets, the acidity of pink grapefruit, the sweetness of watermelon and the zing of pickled red onions, all enrobed in a simple sherry vinaigrette. Color aside, this dish is perfect for entertaining; the flavors only deepen the longer it sits. Looking at the world through rose-colored lenses never tasted so good.

½-inch slices ½ pint raspberries 1 pink grapefruit, peeled and cut into sections 1∕3 cup pomegranate seeds Flaky sea salt, for finishing For the Vinaigrette: 1/3 cup sherry vinegar ½ cup olive oil 1 tsp. kosher salt ½ tsp. ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. To pickle red onions, in a small bowl combine red onion, vinegar, water, salt, sugar and Sriracha and stir to combine. Set aside at room temperature for 30-40 minutes or up to overnight in the fridge.

2. For the vinaigrette, combine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a jar with a tight lid and shake until combined.

3. On a large platter, arrange beets and watermelon; top with raspberries, grapefruit, pickled red onion and pomegranate seeds. Drizzle with vinaigrette and finish with flaky sea salt.

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SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS: 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. butter 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 leeks, light green and white parts only, chopped (approximately 1½ cups) Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces 2 cups clam juice 1 bay leaf 1 tbsp. thyme leaves, chopped Dash of Old Bay seasoning 1¼ lb. boneless cod or sea bass, cut into 2” pieces 1½ cups heavy cream ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped

This warming chowder balances a creamy base with a medley of hearty seafood.

Fish Chowder Inspired by Hans J. Wegner The undisputed Master of the Chair, Hans Wegner’s Danish roots give flavor to this fish chowder. From his humble beginnings (he was trained as a cabinetmaker),

food, too. Now a bastion of cutting-edge cuisine (think Noma), Denmark has its roots in rustic, simple dishes. The abundance of seafood—specifically cod and other whitefish across Scandinavia—has resulted in a bounty of seafood dishes; whether pickled, boiled or fried, all are hearty and delicious. While there is little

to the start of his career as an assistant to Arne Jacobsen, to his now-icon status with more than 500 different chair designs alone to his name—Wegner’s love of natural materials and an intrinsic understanding of design and function is the stuff of legends. Design fans flock to Denmark for modern design and of course 118

documentation of what Wegner ate, in the same way that his chairs are a studied alchemy of the best ingredients, I’d like to think he would appreciate this fish chowder. Simple ingredients, simply but thoughtfully prepared, resulting in something delicious. Pull up a chair, take a seat, and have a spoonful.

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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. In a large (6-qt.) pot on medium heat, heat oil and butter. Add onions and leeks; season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.

2. Add potatoes, clam juice, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper, and Old Bay seasoning. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to simmer and cook, covered, until potatoes are almost cooked, about 1015 minutes.

3. Place fish in pot on top of potatoes; add cream. Cover pot and cook until fish is opaque, approximately 5-8 minutes, making sure liquid is just simmering.

4. To serve, garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread.

Chocolate Torte ‘Schokoladentorte’ Inspired by Charles and Ray Eames “Take your pleasure seriously” is a famous quote by 20thcentury design icons Charles and Ray Eames, and who are we to disagree? Food was a big deal to the Eameses and luckily for us, their love of entertaining and hosting is well-documented and has reaped a bounty of photos, menus and signature dishes from the pair. Even their twiceweekly office lunches featured fresh fruit, flower arrangements and delicious baked goods from the local boulangerie.

Schokoladentorte—a chocolate cake—was a favorite of chocolate-lover Ray. It is a simple single-layer cake with a soft tender crumb and a delicate yet bold chocolate flavor, so I’ve bumped up the chocolate with a hit of instant espresso granules. It’s often glazed with a chocolate icing—which is perfectly lovely; I’ve kept it simple with a final flourish of confectioners’ sugar and a healthy dollop of whipped cream.

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SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder ½ lb. dark chocolate, chopped finely 1 tsp. instant espresso granules ½ cup unsalted butter 1 cup sugar

Espresso granules enhance the torte’s rich chocolate flavor.

5 eggs, separated 1 tsp. vanilla extract Confectioners’ sugar, for finishing Whipped cream, for serving

parchment and butter the parchment.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. Set aside.

4. Set a pot with 2 inches of water on the stove over medium-high heat. In a medium heatproof bowl, combine chocolate and

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espresso granules. When water is at a low boiling point, place the bowl on top, ensuring water is not touching the bottom of the bowl. Reduce heat, add butter to the chocolate mix. Melt until smooth, stirring frequently. Add sugar and stir to combine. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

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THE ENERGY PARADOX

Understanding postbiotics—and how they can give you some extra oomph.

with more serious psychological issues—quite literally the gamut of human experience!

Though we are only scratching the surface of how our holobiome directs activities throughout our body, we now know that our gut buddies are constantly sharing all sorts of critical data with our cells via the compounds they make, including postbiotics, even giving instructions to your energy-producing mitochondria.

So, what’s the best source of these important prebiotic foods that fuel the production of postbiotics? Simply: dietary fiber. I’ve found that this nutrient is hugely underappreciated in the American diet—most of my patients have no idea how much fiber they consume in a day. Heck, many of them don’t even know what foods contain fiber! (If you do, congratulations, but trust me, most people do not.) The term “fiber” refers to a variety of complex carbohydrates, including resistant starches and other nondigestible sugars that “resist” being broken down in the small intestine. While the small intestine has the enzymes to digest simple starches (which are made up of lots of sugar molecules strung together in a

Tired and flagging no matter what diet and lifestyle hacks you try? Dr. Steven R. Gundry has the answers. In his new book The Energy Paradox, co-written with Purist ’s Wellness Editor Amely Greeven, one of the world’s top cardiothoracic surgeons and a pioneer in nutrition shares the secrets to getting back your “get up and go.” In this excerpt, he tells how to harness the power of postbiotics—the recently discovered “third P” of your prebioticfed and probiotic-filled gut biome: Of all the jobs your microbes do, the most impressive and important is the manufacturing of digestive byproducts called postbiotics, which are used to communicate information across bodily systems. Postbiotics are your microbiome’s version of text messages, and the emerging research on these gut-derived signaling compounds is quite staggering.

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Fibrous greens like spinach regulate the absorption of simple sugars in the digestive tract.

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chain), it lacks the enzymes to break apart resistant starches’ complex, tightly bound sugar molecules or intact cell walls, or both; thus, this fiber passes through relatively unscathed.

When you eat “undigestible” carbohydrates, you typically eat them alongside digestible proteins, fats and simple sugars in your meal. The undigestible mix of plant fibers from your salad, sauerkraut or asparagus slows transit of these other foods, keeping the absorption of simple sugars gradual and steady so that your body, and more importantly, your energyproducing mitochondria, can assimilate the nutrients in a slow and steady fashion.

Eventually, as components from digested food cross into your bloodstream to provide energy to your cells, the remaining fiber continues on down to the large intestine, and a certain subset of it known as soluble fiber meets its maker: your microbiome.

Now, here’s a bit of a shocking statistic. The diets of our hunter-gatherer ancestors consisted of about 150 grams of fiber per day. The average modern American diet contains about 20 to 25 grams of fiber. (Even with a pretty high vegetable and plant intake, it tends to max out at 60 grams.) And if you are doing a keto diet, you may consume almost no fiber. We live in an age of fiber deficit, and the less fiber we eat, the sicker we get—and vice versa. When your gut buddies aren’t fed the foods they need to make anti-inflammatory, energy-producing signaling molecules (postbiotics), rampant inflammation and exhaustion is likely to take hold. And when you’re dog-tired at the end of the day, it’s a lot more tempting to reach for a bag of chips than to get up off the couch and make yourself a salad.

“OK, doc, I got it,” you may be thinking. “I’ll eat more fiber! I’ll buy some high-fiber cereal or bake a batch of bran muffins and get this issue squared away.” Well, while I’m glad you’re willing to support your gut buddies and make some changes to your diet, I’m afraid those changes are exactly the wrong ones to make.

When you eat a bowl of bran-fiber cereal or a bran muffin, you are not in fact feeding your biome in the way

I’ve described, and therefore not getting the health benefits you likely assume. The fact that a whole generation of people was raised on the idea of sitting down to a breakfast full of whole-grain “goodness” has been built on a fundamental misunderstanding (lie?) about the way fiber works.

A diet stripped of fiber deprives the gut buddies downstream in your colon— your soil’s superorganisms, with their incredible processing power—of the raw materials they need to do the important work of guiding the ship. This seemingly small point actually has tremendous consequences.

As processed foods and fast foods have increasingly Opt for fiber sourced replaced whole foods across from plants rather than the Western world, our gut grain to nourish the microbes are going hungry. In microbiome. fact, new research suggests that the sensations of hunger we experience may actually originate from our microbes sending the message to our brain that they need to be fed!

We are literally starving the vital “virtual organ” we need to support our health, and we are paying the price with chronic disease and chronically low energy levels.

When you’re eating the right amount of fiber, you’ll know it—there will be striking evidence. For every pound of these fibers you eat, you make a third of a pound of new bacteria. Meaning, if you eat the right foods, a third of the potential calories you swallow is used to feed them instead of you. It’s like you get to eat 30 percent more food without gaining an ounce! More important, in exchange for feeding them, you will experience a huge improvement in intestinal health and overall energy levels because many of the postbiotic compounds they produce will help heal the gut and boost mitochondrial health. That’s right, they help a leaky gut wall to proliferate strong new cells, which reduces inflammation, which reduces fatigue...all from proper feeding of your gut buddies.

From the book The Energy Paradox by Steven R. Gundry.

Copyright © 2021 by Steven R. Gundry, MD. Published on March 16, 2021, by Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Reprinted by permission.

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In the summer, FreshDirect moves corn from farm to delivery truck in a single day.

THE FOOD CHAIN

CEO David McInerney gives a lowdown on FreshDirect’s innovative food philosophy.

BY GABRIELLE ECHEVARRIETA

DAVID McINERNEY: I attended the Culinary Institute of America, which was great for learning the basics. Then I started out cooking in very high-end restaurants. One was La Côte d’Or in Burgundy, France, under chef Bernard Loiseau. At the time he was probably the best chef in the world. From there, I worked with David Bouley, who had the restaurant Bouley. Then I was a chef at One if by Land, Two if by Sea for a number of years. Later, I became involved in FreshDirect in its infancy stages.

I spent about 10 to 12 years cooking, and when you’re cooking in very high-end restaurants you have access to high-quality food, and that’s the foundation of a good meal. What it taught me was If you start with really high-quality ingredients the cooking is easy and can be relatively simple. It was less learning about the food and raw ingredients, and more about learning what to do with those ingredients. What was interesting to me was that I had grown through my career with access to high-quality food. Fish that was pristine, carrots that really tasted like carrots, animals raised the right way. This type of food was in the restaurants, then you’d walk out to the supermarket

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your role at FreshDirect?

From a stint in Michelin-starred kitchens to a life as an online-grocery entrepreneur, FreshDirect CEO and cofounder David McInerney has seen the full spectrum of the food world. Witnessing the disconnect between the quality of ingredients in world-class restaurants and the supermarket next door, McInerney was inspired to bridge the gap between luxury cooking and everyday eats.

Before stepping into the CEO position, McInerney once served as FreshDirect’s “chief food adventurer,” leaping aboard Argentinian fishing boats, harpooning swordfish, or hunting for local fare in the Hamptons. McInerney’s appreciation for fine food and the people who grow it informs FreshDirect’s business model, which constantly strives to make nutritious meals accessible to all. Here, Purist joins McInerney at his home in Bellport, Long Island, for a discussion on the FreshDirect experience, agricultural integrity and the culinary bounty available within driving and boating range of his weekend retreat.

here and it didn’t translate. What varieties of fruits and vegetables are you growing, and how are you taking care of them? Who it is farming them, fishing them or raising them really impacts the quality a lot. Then when it comes down to caring for the food, after it comes out of the ground or the water it’s a race. The quality rarely improves over time; it generally degrades, so you want to eat it as quickly as possible.

approached growers and said, ‘We’re going to sell only your strawberries.’

We’re not going to just advertise it on our site as “strawberries”—we’re going to say Driscoll’s strawberries, or Family Tree Farms blueberries. It’s good for the consumers to know it’s the David Jackson Family Tree Farm growing their blueberries, but it’s also important for the farmers to know we’re adding to their world by building a brand for them.

PURIST: How does FreshDirect’s food travel from growers to our doorsteps?

PURIST: Why is it important for people to be educated about healthy food, especially people in the urban areas you serve, like New York and Philadelphia?

DM: Our model is working directly with David McInerney, CEO of FreshDirect, cooks with locally the farm, ranch or fisherman, and we sourced ingredients in his expedite it to one building as quickly Bellport, Long Island, kitchen.

DM: Even though everyone should as possible. So it all comes to this one have a right to fresh, healthy food, state-of-the-art, Willy Wonka-esque that’s unfortunately not the case. There are many factory here in the Bronx. It’ll come out of the farm, out on challenges, I think it comes down to access, freshness the truck and directly into our facility where it’s refrigerated. and quality. There are really great growers out there It gets put away, repicked, processed, packed and back right now working really hard to win that battle. We’re onto a truck very quickly. An example now as we get into heavily involved in a nonprofit called New York Common the summer is the corn growers. One happens to be John Pantry, and I became a member of their board a little Altobelli, who’s probably the best in the Hudson Valley. over a year ago. Our team has done tremendous work He’ll deliver a tractor trailer of corn to us every single day, with them, raising close to $3 million in the last year, and we’ll move through that corn in an entire day. Once just from our customer base. They’re truly a tremendous it comes off the plant, the sugar starts to change, so you organization, and the reason I’m so interested in them want it to go out as quickly as possible. is that our models are the same. They allow people to We offer on-demand, where you can order something go online and choose what it is they want. And it’s very and get it delivered within two to three hours, or sameheavily focused on fresh food for that reason. The reality is day, where you can order from a wider selection to get food insecurity is a really big issue in this country and this it delivered in the evening if you’re in most zones. We city. This past year has made it significantly tougher, with also offer next-day, where you order today for delivery COVID. And we’re expecting a really high demand in the tomorrow. This is an operation that runs 24/7, so we’ve pantry this year. got fish and meat butchers, produce-quality experts and pickers, packers, a full kitchen staff and bakers. When we PURIST: You spend a lot of time at your home in Bellport. thought about our business model 18 years ago, we made What are your favorite ways to live well on Long Island? the decision to focus on quality.

DM: We’re there every weekend year-round. That’s where we do the majority of our cooking. We have a big open kitchen and a deck where we do barbecuing when it gets warmer. This weekend I was making langoustine ravioli; I taught my kids to roll out the dough and stuff the ravioli.

We migrate from inside eating by the fire when it’s cold, to this weekend where we do half and half—cooking outside and eating inside. Once May hits, we’re almost entirely outside. I don’t even know if we turn on the stove.

PURIST: FreshDirect develops connections with local and global farmers, ranchers and fishermen. What is the importance of building relationships with those who grow our food?

DM: One of our biggest selling points when we started building relationships with growers was to help build their brand. We sincerely promised them we would respect their food and had a model to get it to customers faster. We 123

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BARNES COY ARCHITECTS Bridgehampton 1936 Montauk Highway, NY Manhattan 124 E 40th Street, NY

F E AT U R E S “The fountain is by the exceptional LA-based artist Bill Barminski. It’s a bit of an ironic tribute to Walt Disney’s contribution to Cold War gas mask designs.”

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– ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

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Susan and Robert Downey Jr. present their labor of love, the Malibu Binishell residence.

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All outdoor furniture and rug by Paola Lenti for DDCNYC, ddcnyc.com Fashion: Susan White jumpsuit by Brunello Cucinelli Shoes by Aera Jewelry by Jacquie Aiche Earrings by Spinelli Kilcolin Robert Suit by Brunello Cucinelli Tshirt by Louis Vuitton Shoes by Cariuma Pendant and Necklace by Ossua et Acroamata

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SUSAN + ROBERT DOWNEY Jr.’s SUSTAINABLE SANCTUARY A visit to the Downeys’ new reduced-carbon-footprint, energy-efficient Malibu Binishell home of tomorrow.

INTERVIEW BY ALASTAIR GORDON

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PORTRAITS BY ANDREW MACPHERSON

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The foyer of the Binishell allows sunbeams to flow through the home into the backyard.

Entryway designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem, foxnahem.com; All CURV8 hardwood flooring designed by Bolefloor, bolefloor.it

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offset the energy consumption of multiple structures.

There’s a preexisting house, built in the 1970s, comfortably conventional with gray siding and multiple gables. And the Binishell: a bold, undulating experiment in architectural sustainability. Planned as a whimsical family guesthouse, it is becoming the basis for a larger lifestyle shift they are presently in the midst of. Robert and Susan have kindly invited Purist to explore the future of eco-friendly home building and share some of their unique spatial experiences.

obert Downey Jr. (actor, entrepreneur) and his wife Susan (née Levin, a successful movie producer in her own right) are co-founders of the Footprint Coalition, an organization that brings awareness, leverages VC capital and provides grants toward the scaling of sustainable technology.

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Designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem; fiberglass screen beads by Mexico’s Lanz Art Light.

Ceramic coffee set by local artist Joanne Jaffe’s Applied Geometry series Fashion: Susan Onesie jumpsuit by Bleusalt Jewelry by Jacquie Aiche Ring by Solange Azagury-Partridge Robert Mustard colored pjs by Basic Rights Ring by Black Badger Ring by Solange Azagury-Partridge

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“OUR CONTRACTOR NEVER BALKED AT THE NOTION OF BUILDING WITHIN A REALM DEVOID OF RIGHT ANGLES.” —ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

The Binishell structure is created entirely free of straight lines.

Result-Washed Denim Area Rug by Sacco Queen Size Fantasq Bed by Roche Bobois; roche-bobois.com/en-US Edito 2-SeatSofa by Roche Bobois Yoru Collection-Blue Hanawa Ottoman by Roche Bobois Nonette Floor Lamp; Mink Ceramic by Roche Bobois Coral Pendant Light by David Trubridge Design Sustainable throw pillow by Ecoist.world; ecoist.world Deadstock linen body pillow by Suay Sew Shop Designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem

A hanging pendant light casts geometric shadows across this cool-toned bedroom.

Alastair Gordon: From the air, the Binishell resembles a three-headed turtle shell that’s been bleached in the sun.

There’s not a straight line or right angle in sight.

The outer form is created using large inflatable bladders that are covered in concrete.

AG: The design is the same free-form as those alternative structures of the 1960s and 1970s: geodesic domes, biomorphic shelters and womb rooms that the hippie counterculture embraced as a revolt against the tyranny of the same square and straight lines. Even though it’s kind of retro, your house seems like a radical design for today.

Were you inspired by that earlier period of experimentation or was it something else?

Robert Downey Jr.: Duly noted.

Bedroom photo courtesy of Robert Downey Jr.

AG: When did you buy the property in Malibu?

Susan Downey: First things first, we should partly credit you for embracing home design innovation. Your book Spaced Out was one of several sources of courage. We bought the property in 2009 as three contiguous parcels. We did very little to the main house. Our first designer was Robert Clydesdale. We love him and his elevated, eclectic taste.

Three years later, when we were thinking of building an ancillary structure, he came to us excitedly and said, “I’m telling you- Nicolò Bini is the right architect.”

SD: We were open to embracing an unconventional approach.

RDJ: Nic is so passionate and dynamic—his enthusiasm was infectious.

SD: Assembling a group to foster an artistic vision infused with ingenuity that results in something unique is a goal we are quite familiar with, given our day jobs.

AG: Did you interview other architects before settling on Nicolò?

RDJ: Several. None of whom, obviously, proposed anything like Nic’s method. He introduced us to the technology that his father, Dante Bini, had developed in Italy in the late ’60s.

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The home’s outer forms are concrete-covered inflatables.

endeavor. It was Bini’s overall vision that we backed. Mike Grosswendt (All Coast Construction) is another hero of the story: completing the shell exterior, the entirety of the interiors, getting it done within budget, while meeting every required approval of the city and coastal commission. He never balked at the notion of building within a realm devoid of right angles. Ben Goodman (Goodman Architecture) did the interiors. He and Mike set up our interior designer Joe Nahem (Fox-Nahem Design) to have maximal leeway with the elements of material, palette, taste etc.

utopian design, but there’s also something cartoonish about the convergence between German Expressionism (I think of Erich Mendelsohn), Hobbit huts and Teletubbies barrows—especially in those thick-lipped portals that appear to gape and pout in exaggerated pantomime.

SD: Eventually we ran out of problems to solve, and we could enjoy the finer design elements with Joe, whom we’d become close with after Fox-Nahem reimagined our East Hampton residence in 2017.

AG: Well, it may not be parody, as you say, but you’re certainly surfing along the edge of something that could be considered ironic. Can you walk us through some of the interior spaces?

AG: The pale-blue doorways are eccentrically shaped to fit into the cave-like openings with a single pivoting hinge and porthole windows. Ovoid skylights were punched through the ceiling wherever you needed natural light.

Did every opening—every door and window—have to be custom fit?

RDJ: Right through the entry door there’s this architectural bead screen. It’s the first thing you see when you walk in.

SD: That was really one of the balancing tricks: how to find items that worked in harmony with this unique structure without falling into parody. Never gilding the lily or having it look like Fred Flintstone’s house.

RDJ: More often than not, we did what we had to do to stay within budget. In many instances, we were forced to focus on the cheapest, greenest solution.

SD: Like Robert was just saying...budget. We opted out of the ceramic price point. These are custom-designed fiberglass beads by Fox-Nahem that Joe Nahem commissioned from an artisan in Mexico.

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AG: It looks like it’s made from gray and brown ceramic elements.

Odea Large 4-Seat Sofa by Roche Bobois Dolphin Armchair in Leather by Roche Bobois Furtif Small Desk by Roche Bobois Daniel Becker ‘Emily’ Five-Shade Chandelier by 1st Dibs / Two Enlighten Los Angeles Wood Modul Wall by Porcelanosa; porcelanosa-usa.com Designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem

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The hanging nest in the playroom from South African designer Porky Hefer is called a “‘Humanest,’ made from woven kooboo cane, rope and leather,” says Robert Downey Jr.

Bedroom photo courtesy of Robert Downey Jr.

Hanging Seat designed and made

by Porky Hefer, South Africa, 2016, Jeff Lincoln Art & Design / R & Company; r-and-company.com; collectiveartdesign.com Belgian linen throw by Ecoist.world Designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem Fashion: Tshirt by All Birds Zip up by Brunello Cucinelli Pants by Egg Pan Pendant and Necklace: Ossua et Acroamata

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In the guest bedroom, blush decor and delicate pastel motifs bathed in natural light

Pure Bliss-Greige Area Rug by Sacco Backstage Headboard and Bed Frame (King Size) by Roche Bobois Joaquin 1 Drawer Nightstand by Wayfair; wayfair.com Spoutnik Armchair by Roche Bobois Poppy Desk by Roche Bobois Tournicoti Chair by Roche Bobois Souffle Table Lamp by Roche Bobois Tam Tam - Central and Satellite Shades by Marset; marset.com/usa Cappucina LED Table Lamp by Luceplan Alpaca throw by Ecoist.worldFloor: Bolefloor - Curv8; bolefloor.it Designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem Bench by Nicky Marmet

central passageway. They are more like cellular pods or the chambers of a nautilus shell than conventional rooms.

Behind the dining area are two guest rooms with a terrace and some kind of bizarre dystopian fountain that features a punctured oil drum and the head of a distressed-looking Mickey Mouse who appears to be wearing a gas mask.

we could play with crazy shapes and colors that would sit well in the space and not become chaotic. To ground things, about 80% of the pieces in the living room, dining room and bedrooms, are Roche Bobois.

RDJ: Roche Bobois has a qualitative assessment tool called Eco8. A new criteria for furniture manufacturers.

We’re big fans.

RDJ: The fountain is by the exceptional LA-based artist Bill Barminski. It’s a bit of an ironic tribute to Walt Disney’s contribution to Cold War gas mask designs.

SD: Similar to inside, we kept the outdoor furniture to a single designer—Paola Lenti.

AG: Often, you see an experimental house and it’s so exciting on the outside, but then you go inside and it’s a bummer. In your case, the choices seem just right: eclectic, personal and somehow in tune with the cellular nature of the interior layout. I’m thinking of that carnivorous-looking couch with gray-and-pink upholstery and bulbous, knuckle-shaped padding in the living room, and also the mushrooming lamps made from stretched translucent fabric.

AG: To the west of the entry axis is a family entertainment center or screening room.

SD: Ben Goodman proposed we build a structure within a structure, a self-contained floating box that never touches the interior ceiling of the shell.

RDJ: I requested a wildly complex folding garage door with a 2-horsepower motor. We needed a flex space that could operate both as a theater or an extension of the living room...kids.

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The dining room, outfitted with sleek table features curated by Roche Bobois and Michael P. Johnson Fine Woods

AG: Farther to the west, in front of the playroom, is a den? I’m talking about the sunken space with an ovoid shaped window, illuminating a roughly textured wall.

SD: Robert wanted to play with different elevations within the house. Here, you step down into that space that operates like a family den.

AG: So you call it the den?

RDJ: We call it “Susan’s Office.” The textured wall is made from strips of recycled wood. Again, Joe Nahem.

AG: To me, the most signature interior space is the playroom itself. Softly contoured seating follows the wavering perimeter of the room, but the centerpiece is this wonderful elevated nest, a wicker pod of some sort, in which family members––or maybe only a single person––can crawl inside and hang in a state of suspended contemplation.

RDJ: This awesome South African designer Porky Hefer calls it a “Humanest.” It’s made from woven kooboo cane, rope and leather.

SD: I love that it’s equal parts sculpture and relaxation nook.

I remember when Joe took Robert to Jeff Lincoln’s design collective in Southampton (Jeff Lincoln Art & Design) he...

RDJ: ...I climbed in it and said, “We need this for Malibu.”

SD: Mike, the builder, was like, “How the hell am I supposed to hang it? It’ll pull the ceiling down.” He ended up submerging a circular, hook-shaped steel bar into the concrete foundation.

RDJ: That’s how!

SD: We said, “Nope, cool!”

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RDJ: Joe really is a design master, so when he said, “I’m gonna select a dozen fair-trade baskets, invert them, use multicolored electrical wires and make the playroom ceiling a feature. Any questions?”

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AG: To me, it feels oddly like a metaphor for this entire period of quarantine and isolation. The warm, hand-plaited feeling of this room is further enhanced by a stuffed alligator that lies on the floor, as well as a series of unusual ceiling lights. Are they basket-type lamps from a single designer?

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Sismic Dining Table Base by Roche Bobois Dining Table Top by Michael P. Johnson Fine Woods Celeste Armchair Dining Chairs by Roche Bobois Custom Angular Momentum Chandelier by 1st Dibs / Lou Blass Ad Lib Gallery Floor: Bolefloor - CURV8; bolefloor.it Designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem

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Futuristic living room details featuring an avant-garde tooth couch and mushroom lighting

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the object-like presence of the Binishell. Plantings are casual and natural without looking self-conscious or overwrought.

RDJ: Any structure is only as good as the landscape architecture that surrounds it. Ana Saavedra is a rock star.

SD: She’s one of those people you talk to for five seconds and realize they’re an expert. Whether framing the entry, building knolls and mounds, making the fountain enclosure feel private, she had a creative solution for everything. She’s also big on minimizing water usage by choosing droughtresistant plantings, trees, shrubs and grasses.

Custom “Free Form” Area Rug by Patterson, Flynn & Martin; pattersonflynnmartin.com Bubble Curved 5-Seat Sofa by Roche Bobois Aircell Armchair by Roche Bobois Ovni Round Cocktail Table by Roche Bobois Brass Hand-Sculpted Side Table ‘Rakk’ By Masaya, 1st Dibs Arbre Large & Small Floor Lamps by Roche Bobois Bolefloor -CURV8; bolefloor.it Designed by AD-100 Design Firm Fox-Nahem

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AG: Two-part question. What are those solar panels that make water? And where are the wind turbines located?

RDJ: A) the Source Hydropanels extract clean, premium-quality drinking water from the air, and we put them dead in the middle of an open field area. Because we want folks to get used to seeing these kinds of innovative contraptions as they begin to proliferate.

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SD: They’re beautiful. Like a sculptural installation.

AG: As a final question, I have to know about your animal collective because I have this lingering image of Robert weaving alpaca wool, making his own sweaters. How did the Dr. Dolittle menagerie begin?

RDJ: Back in 2010 we got two pygmy goats and several horses as gifts, then I asked Su if we could adopt four alpacas, and she said—yes.

SD: I didn’t say no. Which he took as yes. Same for the Kunekune pigs.

RDJ: Then we got belted Galloway cows and 26 chickens. Which she agreed to.

SD: Not quite. I agreed only to the subsequent rescue goats after the cows and chickens magically arrived.

I did, however, agree to Jasper and Margrit, the Lionhead rabbits.

AG: Noah’s Ark… What’s the total count up to this point?

RDJ: Before we count, hon.

The vet called, there’s six peafowl that need a home...

SD: Alastair, it’s been a pleasure chatting with you; Robert and I should probably go off-record at this point.

AG: Duly noted.

“EVENTUALLY WE RAN OUT OF PROBLEMS TO SOLVE, AND WE COULD ENJOY THE FINER DESIGN ELEMENTS.” —SUSAN DOWNEY

The Binishell’s pool is the perfect spot for stargazing.

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the years, he admits, “had been hodgepodge.”

The couple, both doctors and longtime Old Greenwich residents who raised their now grown-up children in the community, met Moore when he worked on a neighbor’s house across the street and initially asked him for some advice. But once they made the decision to go modern instead of traditional, his firm seemed well-suited for collaboration. The site’s incredible views of Long Island Sound became a major part of the project, and the firm of Balmori Associates came on board, headed by the late influential landscape architect Diana Balmori, insuring the natural beauty of the surroundings would work in tandem with the structural design for the long rectangular lot. The firm’s mission—“to set up a different relationship between ourselves and each of the elements of nature: soil, water, air, plants and animals”—aligned with the T(EA) house’s intentions to follow sustainable principles creating an “ecologically sensitive design dialogue between indooroutdoor family life and garden spaces of varying types and scales.”

Good design can reduce the energy of structures, and energy efficiency was a key aspect of the development.

“Most people want to do it because it’s ‘green,’ but I’d rather have triple-pane, highly efficient windows than a gold faucet,” says the homeowner, a self-described “technophile” who did a lot of research about a specific type of energy efficiency called “passive house” that follows construction standards involving, among other elements, high-performing windows and doors, insulation, air sealing and no thermal bridging, which can result in heat loss. Ultimately, these from-the-ground-up measures mean lower energy costs, heightened air quality and the personal satisfaction of contributing in small part to a netzero future. (Net-zero buildings produce as much or more energy than they consume.)

An intriguing aspect of the elegantly austere three-story structure is the use of vegetative roofs, inspired by a Danish friend whose cabin in the woods has one. The greenery can be seen from many angles of the T-shaped house, whose large-scale windows provide clear views of Long Island Sound and the Manhattan skyline. The plantings utilize water-retention devices that “link the house and gardens into a small microclimate and ecosystem,” according to Moore. The small loft room on the top floor “is the most spectacular, with its very simple, clean and minimalist lines,” says the doctor; he and his wife use it to work out, or as a spare guest room. Later this year (here’s the uplifting part of the T(EA) house story) they look forward to having a full house, with family members—including a new grandson—over to their secluded sanctuary for Thanksgiving. joebmoore.com

The soaring glass walls of the loft room offer dramatic views of the Sound as well as the greenery of vegetative roofs.

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The story of the T(EA) House begins in tragedy, and those prone to hyperbole might say it ends in a literally uplifting way. But the principals involved in this minimalist masterpiece—two empty-nesters and a modernist architect—tell a more modest and equally inspiring version of the events. “We can unfold the story as an extraordinarily simple tale about a family wanting a house that frames a lifeway important to them—one with environmental sensitivity, energy performance and the ecosystems to achieve it,” says architect Joeb Moore of Joeb Moore & Partners in Greenwich, Connecticut. Adds the homeowner, who prefers to remain anonymous: “What happened to us was frightening for people to think about, but when we put it in perspective with the Sandy Hook massacre a month later, it was not a tragedy; no one was hurt.” Instead, reenvisioning what “home” means and creating guiding principles for the project became “a stimulating creative process.”

Here is what happened: When Superstorm Sandy came ashore in Connecticut in late October 2012, the coastline of Old Greenwich was hit hard. High winds felled trees, electrical transformers exploded and fires broke out, burning several waterfront homes to the ground while firefighters and residents watched, unable to put out the fires because of the flooding tides and lack of water pressure in fire hydrants. One of those structures was the couple’s “Cotswolds-cottage-y house built in 1904,” as the owner describes it. They loved it, but the renovations over

The spare-but-not stark décor of the living room and staircase mirror the structure’s elegantly austere architecture.

Sleek, minimalist interiors are paired with bucolic outdoor spaces.

A peaceful reflecting pool and landscaping that insures privacy heighten the home’s sense of sanctuary.

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Horizontal lines play a prominent role in Japanese art, and in the structure of the Pound Ridge home.

ZEN PALETTE A BUCOLIC IDYLL IN POUND RIDGE DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM NATURE’S SERENITY AND JAPANESE DESIGN.

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The four elements of nature are ever present within the spa.

Armed with the goal of elevating sensorial pleasures, the creative powerhouses of the build aimed to enhance the experience of approaching the dwelling, a journey in itself.

“Before you even enter the home, you are guided through a series of twists and turns,” says Calvin Tsao, the architect behind the project. A winding path leads visitors parallel to the house so as to not confront it in a perpendicular manner. The outdoor corridor weaves alongside the forest, through the garden, over the floating steps above the reflecting pool, and under a covered breezeway, which eventually places one at the front door.

Fitting its rustic environment, the framework is comprised of wood and beams. Its captivating coloring is derived from the ancient Japanese art of shou sugi ban, or yakisugi, a traditional wood-preservation technique that involves charring the wood with fire. The transition from the outside to the interior is as seamless as can be. Walls of floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors provide unobstructed views of the scenery. Inside, the team installed lanterns and skylights within the horizontal slabs, shielding light from the west, and artfully directing rays of the sun from the north, south and east throughout the home.

“We are constantly seeking sun and south-facing windows, and we’re aware of the energy that brings,”

Tucked in the midst of a forested enclave in Pound Ridge, New York, a wood-and-glass house sits gently perched on a bed of rocks. The design feat by Tsao & McKown Architects, together with Prutting and Company Custom Builders, is the intersection of modernism and spiritual well-being.

The setting is meditative and tranquilizing, says David Prutting, one of the principal builders behind the project, and the end result was really quite dramatic, displaying major influences of Japanese culture and design.

Amid the indigenous pine and maple, a grove of birch trees was planted; the cultivated landscape was inspired by the famed katsura trees and moss gardens of Kyoto. The team planted ferns, which are native to the region, around the property, and encouraged them to grow by the droves.

Taking advantage of the area’s potential for bucolic reverie, several paths were carved into the woods, priming it for long strolls.

Nearby, an outdoor soaking tub serves as an homage to the husband’s Japanese heritage, emulating touches of traditional onsen culture and providing the opportunity for the couple to further ingrain themselves within nature. A few feet away, separated by a sliding glass door, an indoor shower, comprised entirely of Corian slabs, appears to be floating in an ethereal space.

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BELOW: A seamless extension of its surroundings, the inspired hue of the home’s exterior was derived by an age-old technique, where the soft surface of wood is burned for a charred finish. The wood was finally sanded to achieve an arcadian effect. ABOVE: The spa’s custom-built bench doubles as a landing spot where the viewer can overlook the outdoor soaking tub, an homage to Japanese onsen culture.

says Tsao. With that in mind, the design team was able to orchestrate where and how the morning light would shine through the interior.

The structural features of the build are relatively monochromatic—neither cool nor warm, more a harmonious blend of the two. Sandstone-colored plaster forms the backdrop, defined by the dark wooden columns and beams that run throughout. Gray oak floors contribute to the subdued essence of the space, establishing the ultimate canvas for color and life. Here, the opportunity presents itself for bringing saturated details in by way of furniture, art and decor.

“For us, colors really impact our moods, which change constantly,” says Tsao, “Architecture is permanent, and so we wanted to bring a sense of impermanence.” With that, the team opted for a palette that was able to freely flow, giving those who lived in the home the opportunity to aesthetically evolve.

“Most people think of wellness as a spa, but it’s these nuances that make one contemplate well-being in a different way,” notes Tsao. In the end, it’s the creation of a physical environment through good design that guides one through the journey of self-discovery. prutting.com, tsao-mckown.com 149

MOUNTAIN BLEND Aspen’s Zone 4 Architects bring a sophisticated taste of the Rockies to East Hampton.

Steve Mundinger

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A 3,700-square-foot patio in textured platinum porcelain.

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In the dining area, a 3-foot-wide natural-edge wood slab table by an East End artisan

The clients, both financiers, had gone to Aspen numerous times hoping to buy, but their dream home never materialized. So they hired the architects who created the structure at the top of their wish list, a three-story hillside home on Draw Drive in Aspen, and had them completely redo their mid-century ranch in Wainscott, East Hampton, from the foundation up.

Building in the Hamptons took Zone 4 founding architects Dylan Johns and Bill Pollock out of a familiar context—they had to switch gears from ski to beach— offering challenges that delighted them: “Mountain homes are typically warm in terms of materials, and beach homes are cool,” says Johns. Adds Pollock: “We brought some of the colors, feelings and nuances of mountain homes to the Hamptons, while honoring the local environment.

We didn’t want the home to look as though it had been

dropped there from outer space.”

The wooded area on the 1-acre plot was something the clients wanted their home to nestle comfortably against, but with one caveat: privacy. “When a visitor enters the home, they don’t look straight through it,” says Pollack.

“The first thing they’ll see is a wall with a large-scale photograph. Then they’ll walk around to a window.” The clients asked that the pool be a central focus, and so it is, with the kitchen and dining room opening out to 3,700 feet of patio space. (“What we don’t have in Aspen are a lot of these flat sites,” says Johns. “Here, we had an opportunity for that exterior space to expand out.”) Elongated windows in stairways and the master bathroom bring in the desired natural light, but discreetly. Says Pollack, “We wanted light, but not large pieces of glass.” Long rectangular windows with high-efficiency glazing offered an occasion for the 152

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A contrast of proportion and light at the mudroom entrance

The clients specified that the honed black granite-edged pool

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Star bright: the Zanadoo chandelier

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architects to not take the design too seriously. “That was us being playful.”

What makes the five-bedroom home work so well (Pollock says it’s one of his favorite projects) is the tension between aesthetic risks and restraint: architects whose inspirations are the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s designs of Le Corbusier, The Bauhaus and Walter Gropius balance creative flights of fancy seen in the vertical stacking of an added master bedroom over the carport, uplighting and downlighting a stone wall in the entry for balance, interior plaster walls with light coloration (“for a dance effect,” says Johns) contrasted against the reserve of a living room fireplace surrounded by linear-patterned metal panels, minus a mantel, and on the patio, steel pillars in concrete.

Warmth is brought to the palette courtesy of tubular lighting fixtures, furnishings such as a dining room table made from a 3-foot-wide natural-edge wood slab, metal accents around the entry, and an exterior of contrasting stucco and dark metal, both low maintenance in a maritime environment. “It’s mountain modern meets midcentury modern—it’s not all white and black,” Pollock says.

“It was a priority for both us and the client to edit down to the essential. Simplicity is what makes this home so successful.” zone4architects.com 153

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SEEKING PEACE IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS Whether you’re trekking through the great outdoors, or simply stepping foot just outside your front door, nature heals. Outerwear brand Arc’teryx launched a campaign called “Outer Peace” this year, pledging $1 million to help connect people to nature— and it couldn’t have come at a better time.

Stuck in front of the computer screen, whether on seemingly endless Zoom meetings or FaceTimeing with friends and relatives, the cooped-up lifestyle during pandemic

times has put a real strain on so many. An invitation to step outside, soak up the healing rays of the sun and breathe some fresh air comes as a welcome one.

The initiative for the Canadian retailer is a natural fit—their efficient garments are sturdy and warm enough for the slopes or mountainclimbing trails and just chic enough for blustery New York City streets right now. They are all about helping people stay warm and dry and 156

comfortable while enjoying the outdoors, wherever you are. This new $1 million commitment supports organizations—such as Big City Mountaineers in the U.S. and Brown Girl Outdoor World in Canada— who take local action to address structural inequalities and barriers to the outdoors.

I’ve been wearing a stylish, allblack, lightweight, waterproof jacket from the brand for years now. Suiting up in a nicely formfitting slate-blue Gore-Tex parka (“It’s like skinny-

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Whether venturing into uncharted territory or tending to a garden, time in nature can rejuvenate the spirit.

Immersing in nature, even at a nearby park, can have a tremendous effect on one’s well-being. BY RAY ROGERS

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invited me to get grounded in nature and imagine literal roots growing out of my feet, deep down, down into the earth below. “How can you let the earth provide nourishment? What might you need to release into the earth?” she asked. It was a surprisingly cathartic experience that gave me renewed gratitude for the ground we walk on.

The following day’s journey was farther afield, up to the Mohonk Preserve about two hours north of the city, just west of the Hudson.

An affable young father named Dustin Portzline, a guide at advancedrockcraft.com with an impressive knowledge of the area, led an invigorating hours-long hike in the preserve, pointing out nature’s resilience (“look at the buds on that tree!”), powerful reminders of how long the Earth has existed and evolved (such as the crescent-moon– shaped “chatter marks” on the rocks left by glaciers when the Hudson 158

Valley formed), and mankind’s continual quest to conquer the spectacular mountains, with rockclimbing trails so steep only worldclass athletes dare attempt them.

The sustained time in the fresh air and wide-open vistas of the Shawangunk Mountains proved for me in real time a point from another of the brand’s ambassadors, Florence Williams. Throughout her fascinating book The Nature Fix—Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, she illustrates how “the benefits of nature work along a dose curve.” Essentially, quick hits of nearby nature are our “daily vegetables”— vital to our day-to-day health—and longer spells in wilder places do even more to fortify our immune systems. I felt fully revived after even just a day on the mountain.

The Outer Peace excursions had provided a deep sense of inner peace, and gratitude for Mother Nature’s awesome, healing powers.

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dipping in nature,” noted an Arc’teryx rep, of their smart design, which indeed has removed a lot of the heft of traditional winter-weather wear) and taking to nearby parks and preserves brightened a particularly chilly winter week this January.

First stop: Central Park, for a “forest bathing” immersion. Contrary to what you might think, forest bathing is not an ancient term—it was coined in 1982 in Japan (there they call it “shinrin-yoku”), where the government wanted to get the masses in crowded cities like Tokyo into the outdoors to help combat depression and rising suicide rates.

Being in the presence of nature has quantifiable health benefits, such as reduced blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension and the production of stress hormones, and best of all: It’s available to anyone, whether in places with ample greenery and beaches outside their front doors, or those living in concrete jungles.

Brooke Mellen, founder of Cultured Forest (culturedforest.com), led me on a one-on-one forest bathing excursion just a few blocks north of the Dakota, and only a matter of yards into the iconic public park that’s been a haven for birders and natureseekers since 1858. (Some 43 million people a year visit this masterpiece of landscape architecture.)

Even after hundreds of runs, bikes rides and strolls in the park over the course of a few decades, this die-hard New Yorker gained new perspective from experiencing Mellen’s observations and guidance.

“Close your eyes,” she advised in a gentle tone, before admitting with a laugh that she would keep hers open for both of our safety. “Really see if you can tune in to the sounds of nature.”

Soon enough, the honking of nearby traffic faded to mere background din, as a little symphony of swaying branches and the chirping of multitudes of birds began to crescendo. A kind of calm washed over me as she led a meditation that

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Wright’s only skyscraper, the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, stands 19 stories tall.

Wright fathered eight kids, including John Lloyd Wright, inventor of Lincoln Logs.

Wright built four homes using his experimental textile block method, made of concrete blocks ornamented with geometric patterns.

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