{"id":1286,"date":"2013-11-18T17:42:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T17:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2013-11-27T03:25:37","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T03:25:37","slug":"loconda-edo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/loconda-edo\/","title":{"rendered":"Loconda Edo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Frank and Christina are repurposing a 1938 building (originally built as a bordello and most recently used as a dormitory for international students) into an artist guest house. Perched on the eastern edge of the downtown district, the two-story building is named Loconda Edo, and will provide affordable living quarters for visiting artists, performers, scholars and speakers within the budget of their hosting arts organizations.<\/p>\n

With eight rooms and four shared full baths on the second floor, the basic arrangement is one of self-sufficiency. The guests will have access to a communal kitchen where they can prepare meals and share the adjacent dining room at all hours of the day or night. A larger conference\/presentation room will be available for lectures, classes, performances, and parties.<\/p>\n

They envision the kitchen and dining area as the heart of Loconda Edo, where guests come together in causal informality to cook, talk, and have fun socializing. Instead of having to run out to a restaurant for each of their meals, guests will be able to prepare their meals as if they were at home (ideal for those with special dietary needs).<\/p>\n

But the kitchen itself is a bit of a nightmare, and beyond a few coats of paint, has not changed much since its construction in 1938. It is in dire need of renovation; and they are somewhat at a loss as to the best way to proceed. They have determined that most, if not all, of the center cabinetry and the sink area need to be replaced. It is currently being re-wired to accommodate two dishwashers, a garbage disposal, and a reverse-osmosis tap for fresh, clean water. Guests will be provided with large water pitchers which they can fill and take back to their rooms.<\/p>\n

Instead of the synthetic sterility of an overpriced hotel room, Loconda Edo will provide a cozy, homey, literary salon-style environment with a rich local history and a direct connection to the Houston arts scene.<\/p>\n

Yet keeping the repairs, renovations and decorating costs to a strict budget is key to achieving a price point that will benefit the arts; and that is what they intend to do. They hope you can help them!<\/p>\n

Christina Giannelli \u2013 former lighting designer Houston Ballet for 25 years
\nFrank Burt – playwright, poet, teacher of sacred geometry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frank and Christina are repurposing a 1938 building (originally built as a bordello and most recently used as a dormitory for international students) into an artist guest house. Perched on the eastern edge of the downtown district, the two-story building is named Loconda Edo, and will provide affordable living quarters for visiting artists, performers, scholars […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1168],"tags":[23923834,23924560,23922772,23922560,23811402,23921366,23921959,23834446,23922281,23919889,23921712,23924199,23919261,23919652,23919127,23923684,23827145,23918816,23845583,23918451,23844570,23918155,23844571,23844572,23923433,23923086],"class_list":["post-1286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finalists","tag-artist-hostel","tag-artists-bed-and-breakfast","tag-artists-guest-house","tag-artists-home","tag-bed-and-breakfast","tag-christina-giannelli","tag-co-living-space","tag-co-working-space","tag-communal-living","tag-diy-kitchen-makeover","tag-frank-burt","tag-hostel","tag-kitchen-makeover","tag-kitchen-upgrade","tag-kitchen-upgrade-project","tag-locanda-edo","tag-moen","tag-moen-appliances","tag-moen-faucets","tag-moen-kitchen-products","tag-moen-motionsense-faucet","tag-moen-products","tag-motionsense","tag-motionsense-faucet","tag-share-kitchen-space","tag-shared-kitchen"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1286"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1448,"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions\/1448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/project-kitchen-upgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}