Ray Art Architect

01/04/2026

Early spring, blue skies, and a peaceful sketching moment. 🌿
Capturing the elegance of the Avery Hill Winter Garden with soft magnolia blossoms—architecture and nature in perfect harmony. ✏️🌸

24/03/2026

Daffodil season in Greenwich Park 🌼

A field of yellow light,
soft and drifting—
spring held for a moment,
then gone.

Figures fade into memory,
trees dissolve into air,
and everything feels
just a little lighter.

I painted this as an impression of the daffodil season—less about capturing every flower, and more about the feeling of walking through that field of yellow light.

I was exploring the space between impressionism and abstraction, letting colour, water, and movement lead the composition. The foreground becomes almost a field of emotion, while the distant figures and trees fade into memory and atmosphere.

It’s not a literal scene, but a moment—soft, bright, and slightly fleeting, like spring itself.

14/03/2026

Beautiful Daffodils 🌼 blossoming in Greenwich Park

13/03/2026

Just watched this fascinating house project and I’m truly inspired. The owner, a psychiatrist, discovered this modern house once lived in by a pioneering modern artist, and her approach to preserving and living with its history is remarkable.

What I admire most is how beautifully the house balances modern Western art and traditional Chinese painting. The dialogue between the artworks is stunning—classical Chinese ink paintings alongside bold abstract colour compositions that remind me a little of Matisse and Picasso.

The architecture itself is equally impressive: large picture windows, transparent spaces filled with natural light, solid materials, and carefully chosen furniture. Everything feels calm, thoughtful, and timeless.

The house becomes more than a home—it’s a place that holds memories, art, and cultural exchange.

A truly beautiful project. Highly recommended.
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In this special episode, a restored home in Singapore carries the legacy of Chen Wen Hsi (陈文希), a pioneering artist and key figure of the Nanyang style. Once...

05/03/2026

Under the earily spring sky of Greenwich Park,
a magnolia bursts into pink beside the pavilion,
while sunlight drifts across the grass
and people wander through the gentle afternoon.

Paint and water meet the paper in the moment—
a spontaneous emotional expression of the earily spring,
holding a fleeting breath of colour and light
before it quietly fades. 🎨 enjoy the moment while we can.

Spontaneous Emotional Expression — Greenwich Park 🌸 25 minutes sketch,

17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year and Spring Festival

10/02/2026

The Queen of the Curve

A quick sketch, a wonderful 0% coffee, and suddenly I found myself inside one of the most extraordinary buildings on Earth: One Henderson, Hong Kong—designed by the legendary Zaha Hadid, unquestionably one of the most influential female architects in history.

From the moment you arrive, everything flows. No corners. No hesitation. Just continuous curvature—architectural confidence made solid. The exterior already declares its intent: liquid, aerodynamic, unapologetically futuristic. But it is the interior that truly overwhelms the senses.

The entrance hall is pure theatre. At its heart sits the iconic red Jabco Bubble sculpture by Wang Keping, floating like a moment of suspended energy—bold, playful, and perfectly at home within the building’s fluid geometry. The reception desk itself is a sculptural triumph: look like a single block of marble, carved like flowing liquid. It feels less designed and more eroded into existence.

As you move upward, the experience escalates. The bar level is simply mind-blowing. A lime green interior palette wraps the space, while thousands upon thousands of LEDs are embedded across ceilings and walls, creating a glowing, immersive atmosphere unlike anything I’ve seen in Hong Kong. Every detail is choreographed—staff in green jackets, perfectly matched to ceiling, walls, carpet, even the bespoke piano, which becomes a sculptural artwork in its own right.

Then comes the banquet and event level at the top. A full 180-degree transparent curtain wall dissolves the boundary between interior and city. It is one of the finest party, gathering, and event spaces in Hong Kong—light, openness, and scale in perfect balance.

And finally… the toilets.
Yes—the toilets. A dream for any designer. The same marble, the same book-matched stone, wrapping walls, floors, and ceilings in seamless continuity. Water-like veining, mirrored reflections, and obsessive attention to detail—from fittings to lighting to alignment. This is the kind of project where the client fully trusted the vision and allowed design to go all in. Rare. Precious. Exhilarating.

Hats off to Zaha Hadid Architects and the entire project team.
This is not just a building—it is an experience, a manifesto, and one of the most fascinating spaces I have ever stepped into.

Highly, highly recommended.

10/02/2026

This is the upper class of the concrete ghetto: unapologetically brutalist, yet quietly luxurious. A young professional steps in and bends the rawness to his own rhythm—layering colour, texture, and character onto that iconic béton brut shell. The result feels like a beautiful bachelor utopia: confident, self-contained, and deeply personal.

The curved ceiling does the heavy lifting—high volume, almost cathedral-like—softening the hardness of the concrete while amplifying space and light. And those cut-out circular windows? They’re not just architectural quirks; they’re moments. They pull daylight deep into the living room, animating the space, feeding it with energy and life—like architectural electrolytes recharging the interior.

It’s classic Barbican:

socially radical,

spatially generous,

emotionally cool—but never cold.

A place where brutalism stops being harsh and starts being intimate. Concrete, but cultured. Tough, yet tender.
https://antonrodriguez.co.uk/barbican-residents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfiaoakg0Pk

Our film series ‘Living with Colour’ with premium paint manufacturer Farrow & Ball concludes with a visit to design journalist and consultant Tom Morris’ fla...

30/01/2026

Another nice project granted consent✨

We transformed an end-of-terrace house into six en-suite HMO units — more than doubling the original space from 130 m² to 270 m² through a double-storey side extension, a 6-metre rear extension, and a loft conversion.

With today’s planning rules, especially in London and Article 4 areas, HMO developments are becoming increasingly challenging. It required careful strategy, detailed research, and a strong Design & Access Statement to gain approval — but we made it happen.

It was a tough journey, but incredibly satisfying.

Most importantly, this project helps my client achieve financial freedom and retire comfortably. Being able to use my architectural skills to genuinely change someone’s life is why I love what I do.

Grateful and proud of this one. 🙏

28/01/2026

Chasing sunset light at Victoria Harbour.
The golden façade of the Central Plaza glowing against the water
was too beautiful not to paint.
Experimented with colour first, then ink lines — a slower process, but a
rewarding one. Every sketch teaches me something new.

22/01/2026

Amazing feeling — we’ve finally secured planning consent for this very special project. The scheme transforms an existing bungalow into two individual homes, arranged like a semi-detached houses, allowing my client and his brother to live independently while staying right next to each other. It’s a design with real personal meaning for the family. The planning process was challenging and took quite some time, with many requirements and amendments from the planner. We carefully refined and scaled back the proposal step by step to address every concern. After a lot of patience and collaboration, we reached a solution that satisfied everyone. Consent has now been granted, and hopefully construction will start soon.