The Architect, My Father: An Introduction

Meet my father, Sezgin Peker R.A. He moved to the United States when he was 29 after attending college in Italy and traveling to various parts of the world like Iraq (where he worked as a construction foreman during a dangerous political regime) and England and France, where he unrelentingly tried to get a visa to come to the U.S. After a rich, cultured journey he finally made his way to New York City, relying on the help of already acclimated cousins to find his way in a new land, with streets paved with gold... some years later he found out that the streets were paved with hard work and for the past 30 years he has become one of the hardest working, resilient human beings I know. He is now a Registered Architect with his lifelong dream project in progress.

As a child growing up in Turkey, my father was a gifted scholar who picked fresh fruit off of the trees growing in his grandfather's vast orchard in the summertime. It is the marriage of his extreme intelligence and his love of simplicity that inspire his design aesthetic.

This brings me to the purpose and intention and for this blog...

In 2004, my dad decided to take a huge risk and build the house of his wildest dreams.  The design is very unique and modern. In person, despite the unfinished quality, the house is breathtaking, quite literally. This project requires a lot of money and is largely being done with my father's bare hands. He is still currently working on the house and I decided it was time to get some exposure drawn to the project. I believe this is important both to document an amazing accomplishment and to share with others the efficient techniques and materials my father is using to make this a truly one-of-a-kind structure. I will be updating this blog with pictures, dad's reviews of products, and suggestions for energy efficient improvements that homeowners can consider as they find themselves doing their own renovations. 

Any type of support that anyone would like to provide towards this project, even just keeping up with the blog, is totally welcomed. I would love to get more people involved because I believe in art, I believe in the power of the human will and most importantly, I believe in the crazy genius that is my father.

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