Sunday, December 9, 2012
Home and Weekend Shop
"Fika" (coffee break in Swedish) is a home and weekend shop on a 355 sq. ft. plot, in Japan.
More pix & txt via spoontamago> http://tinyurl.com/bfh4jed
Saturday, December 8, 2012
The Story of a Tree House
The cheerful and inspiring Hemloft Story....plus what is Sport Sleeping? For all who like huts and tree houses.
Via tumblr> http://thehemloft.com/
House Claims Entire Plot
Yard, garden, courtyard or window? House claims entire plot.
Via platformaarquitectura> http://tinyurl.com/a69bvtt
Via platformaarquitectura> http://tinyurl.com/a69bvtt
Friday, December 7, 2012
Fear-Of-Shelving Provoked!
Is this a delightful bibliophile's day dream or is it a nightmare? Is there a word for fear-of-shelves?
Shelf-Pod is a private study facility, located in Osaka prefecture, Japan. The client owns an extensive collection of books on the subject of Islamic history, so he requested that we create this building with the maximum capacity for its storage and exhibition. More at http://archdai.ly/R97akv
Renovation Innovation with Screens
Beautiful Tokyo renovation done with translucent screens.
Renovation can be innovation. In Japan houses usually demolished after 30 years.
Txt, px, diagrams via archdaily> http://tinyurl.com/as2xex7
Using A Pentagon
How a pentagonal site facing west, light, the need for
privacy, and local ordinances design a house named "Rosie." .
Txt, pix. diagrams via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/aaflrbv
privacy, and local ordinances design a house named "Rosie." .
Txt, pix. diagrams via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/aaflrbv
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Beam House
Minimal house is really about the non-minimal beams inside.
Via sutilitas.tumblr> text & more pix>http://tinyurl.com/bgkny2k
Windows Facing South House
Skillfully placed windows, facing true south, heat in winter but not in summer.
Via tumblr> text & more pix> http://tinyurl.com/b9gtdb4
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Scum Village in Amsterdam
Right-wing architectural shocker --- Scum Village in Amsterdam. Shipping container prisons for "scum" families who offend their neighbors.
Story via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/a94y4gh
Story via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/a94y4gh
Another Black House!
Another black house!
Txt & pix via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/cnygqfw
114 black houses: http://tinyurl.com/aklwyst
Two Views of Water-Roofed House
Two views of Koji Tsutsui's short-listed Mill Valley house.
The architect, via World Buildings Directory:http://tinyurl.com/chvwtu6
The photographer, via tracesform: http://tinyurl.com/br9gyk9
The architect, via World Buildings Directory:http://tinyurl.com/chvwtu6
The photographer, via tracesform: http://tinyurl.com/br9gyk9
Silo Or House?
Think round! Silo-like house in Japan on narrow plot. Every inch counts.
Txt & pix via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/dxddeua
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
House for Viewing Fireworks
"Observatory House" designed for views of frequent fireworks on a nearby bay...Japan, of course.
Via subtilitas.tumblr > architect's slide show:http://tinyurl.com/cf9n6fd
Hobby House
Japanese concrete house with "hobby room" for music jams.
Txt & pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/brxo3gc
Building On A Trapazoid
How to fit a house on a trapezoid. Lived-in interiors, rather than the usual bare ones, are worth looking at.
Pix & plans via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/c345spg
Pix & plans via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/c345spg
Monday, December 3, 2012
Minimal Townhouse in Sweden
Not in Japan. This townhouse is in Sweden.
Via architecturaltourism> txt & slide show: townhouse athttp://www.eldingoscarson.com/
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Cargotecture from Amsterdam to Brighton
Cargotecture? 35 shipping containers from Amsterdam to Brighton to fight homelessness.
Txt & pix via inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/cvf87mu
Austrian Tunnel House
Not two houses on a slope, but one house with living and sleeping quarters joined by an underground tunnel, in Austria.
Text & more pix via design-milk> http://tinyurl.com/d56qlnv
Beneath Pylons But Off-Grid
What is strange about this picture? Surrounded by electric pylons, "cabin" in Japan is off-grid and supplies its own electricity.
Story & slide show via dezeen.com >http://tinyurl.com/cfhxymq
House To View Cherry Blossoms
Modest Japanese house maximizes views of cherry blossoms. Another house designed from the inside out.
Pix & text via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/cr83kf8
Sliding Barn Doors!
Why are sliding barn doors so appealing? Check out this survey.
http://remodelista.com/posts/10-favorites-exterior-sliding-barn-doors
http://remodelista.com/posts/10-favorites-exterior-sliding-barn-doors
Thomas Schutte's House for Terrorists
First pix I've seen of artist Thomas Schutte's "Holiday Home for Terrorists." Apparently designed in response to 9/11 but now the private home of an art dealer.
Pix and story from designboom: http://tinyurl.com/cc7ezeg
Friday, November 30, 2012
Steel and Bamboo Houses
Steel and bamboo housing for those of modest income in Viet Nam. And they look great!
Story & unages via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/c77o8le
Fujimori's Flying Mud Boat Hut
Terunobu Fujimori's "Flying Mud Boat" is an eccentric, suspended hut. Is it art or architecture?
More pix & story at designboom: http://tinyurl.com/br6wpxo
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Every Room A Shed
"Draw the Village..." An experimental house with scattered units? What a terrific idea: each room a separate "shed."
More images via blog.leibal: http://tinyurl.com/dyveany
Chinese Ark
We do not believe that the end is at hand (Dec. 21?); the
end of the world has already happened. Nevertheless....man uses life savings to build this ark.
archinect> dailymail: http://tinyurl.com/d7spzx2
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