Why is having your head in the clouds a derogatory comment? I think it sounds wonderful. Flipping through a retrospective of Jun Aoki on yellowtrace I saw this image which is really fun and feels light and more whimsical than the rest.
It reminded me of this other one, also from yellowtrace a while back.. Two serious architects with more minimal, strict feeling work both ended up with the puffy cloud ceilings which makes me happy.