Friday, January 18, 2013

Is Urban Woods Building a Bad Neighbor?

















One of ten "bad neighbors" chosen by Architizer. Don't think so. "Urban Woods" looks good to me! How about a slide show instead of "boring neighbors"? 

The Architizer Ten: http://tinyurl.com/abspscy

Beijing Cargotecture















Beijing shipping container "village." Cargotecture!

Via inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/a54g9cr

Narrow Czech House
















"House in the Garden" --- Czech house on long and narrow plot.

Details & pix via arquitectura> http://tinyurl.com/az4dfnw


Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Japanese Neo-Modern House with Tamped Earth Floors

















Neo-modern house with traditional tamped earth floors, by Suppose Design, Japan.

Interiors: inhabit> suppose> http://tinyurl.com/b2ku2d5

Canadian Mini-Cabin












Canadian cabin, single-room retreat. Would it be legal in your backyard?

More info & pix via inhabitat.com> http://tinyurl.com/a6drsn8


California Roll House Concept





















 "Violent Volumes" aka California Roll House -- concept house from Korea meant for desert living.

Via designboom, txt, diagrams, images>http://tinyurl.com/azlqa2s

Concrete German "Hut"


















German "hut" on footprint of and referencing a ski locker and service station. Chic neo-brutalism at last! Check out the interiors on link to architecture firm. 

Via architizer to architecture firm> http://tinyurl.com/2g4v43c
More architecture> http://artopiatecture.blogspot.com/
Brutalism> http://tinyurl.com/cwmnmwh