A series of illustrations that I created for my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adamic_studio/) to give a short introduction to the elements of the Japanese-style tea garden. These spaces represent a wonderful combination of two of my favourite things: tea and gardens. ***

A series of posts about the primary elements used to design gardens in Japanese style, recently created for my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/adamic_studio/). For me, the Japanese garden represents the result of a stunning combination of human intention and natural qualities. These are spaces of extreme serenity and visual peace, which can provide a meaningful respite in our age of anxiety. All these elements can be combined to create an endless variety of rich experiences in a garden. ***

It is amazing what does not actually exist in the world. I am prone to overthink things far too much for my own good. It is a natural inclination to imagine a bad possible consequence of a situation instead of an equally probable good one, but for me this instinct often acts in overdrive: I tend to hop directly to the negative, and spend far too much time ruminating on the worst possible thing that could happen. It has become almost a cliché to say so, but while things often do not go the way that I hoped for, upon further reflection it is rarely the case that the results are ever as catastrophic as I imagine. In modern life, people are exposed to an unprecedented level of psychological noise. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have been raised in the last generation that was able to experience early life before the Internet became a form of pervasive pseudo-reality that people spend most of their time immersed in, as opposed to being an alternative means of momentary escape and ent

Few things embody more pure talent than the detail of traditional Japanese carpentry. ____________________________________________ I always say that there are two things for which I have endless respect in this life: people that take initiative to start things, and people that have developed a highly refined skill. The first is a topic for another day; today I want to give my attention to skill. It is a curious state of being in this world that humans devote most of their time to learning and acquiring information, especially early in life. No one comes into (out of) the world with anything else than a mind which is structured to perceive, imitate and extrapolate. While natural inclination, instinct and talent exist, a skill or ability must be introduced, nurtured and systematically developed if it is to become refined and productive. Most societies have a social life structured around this necessity. In modern society it is implied that a child first learns a language and basic rules

Regjeringen har satt som mål å bygge 130 000 nye boliger innen 2030. I kontrast til fortidens behov må mange av disse boligene bli mindre på størrelse og særlig egnet for en økende del husholdninger som består av én person. I en nylig artikkel «Boligkrisen kan løses i byggefeltet» i tidsskriftet Arkitektur (Nr. 3-2025), argumenterer Camilla Moneta for at mesteparten av disse nye boligene kunne bli etablert i eksisterende boligområder gjennom renoveringer, utvidelser og transformasjoner av eksisterende eneboliger. Hun har helt rett: eneboligen er en undervurdert typologi som byr på spesielle muligheter for fleksible nye boformer når man tillater seg å utfordre sedvanen om at et frittliggende hus i en hage må inneholde bare én bolig til én familie. I tillegg til transformering av eksisterende eneboliger, har jeg lyst til å rette oppmerksomhet mot rommene mellom husene. Mikrohuset er en typologi som kan bli en høyaktuell del av boligsatsingen i tida som kommer. Det er 1,3 millioner enebol

I find great value in studying precedents, good examples of design. Here are some studies of some of my favourite buildings designed by the people that inspire me the most. It is endlessly interesting to study them carefully, examine their motifs and big ideas and explore how their qualities give rise to the final expressions. One day I hope to create a place as wonderful as these. Alvar Aalto A man that needs no introduction. Aalto was a master at composing a facade, as well as integrating interior and exterior spaces in a holistic experience. Every aspect of the spaces in these houses has been carefully thought through. One of the qualities that has always impressed me about Aalto’s works is that they are uncompromisingly «modern» in their expression, but at the same time they do not fall into the pitfall of a generic expression like so much of the undesirable, boring construction of recent years that is attributed to modernism (where «modernist» is used as a derogatory adjective). W