Friday, November 9, 2012
Where Is The Door?
Or you could use a flagstone path to point out the door, as in this minimalist, neo-modern house in Portugal.
Txt & more pix:http://blog.leibal.com/interiors/residential/house-belas/
Where Is The Door? Part Two
Where is the door? Paint it red. Or pink. Or yellow. Or lime green.
Px & txt via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/bhlnkls
Where Is The Door?
"House with Elephant Skin," Austria. On the grounds of a former commune, plywood and plastic foam....
Txt & pix via subtilitas.tumblr: http://tinyurl.com/cds4usq
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Pod or Pad? Cocoon #1
Coming to a store near you soon, Cocoon #1. Sleep, read, eat. Is it furniture or housing?
Txt & pix via architizer: http://tinyurl.com/ba3oo6v
Txt & pix via architizer: http://tinyurl.com/ba3oo6v
House & Garden
Not House and Garden, but house IS garden, in Portugal, with a swimming pool on the roof.
Txt & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/dx29aqh
House With Only Two Windows
Beautiful house with only two windows, in Portugal. And they face each other...
txt & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/d8oegr7
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Safe House in Poland
"Safe House" in Poland --- villa by day, fortress at night.
Txt & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/5szm54c
Txt & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/5szm54c
Moving House
Concept house to change shape according to time of day. Originally designed for Lapland but could be useful anywhere. Video a must.
Video: : http://vimeo.com/52842802
Story & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/cczzedm
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
House Snuggles with Tree
Swedish house looks like no other; snuggles a tree. Aerial video a must.
video: http://player.vimeo.com/video/31952572?t...
Story & pix: http://www.archdaily.com/243901/hus-1-torsten-ottesjo/
Safe House?
House with "multi-tonal concrete facade." Why does this house make me feel safe?
Txt & pix at dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/bfhtafc
Monday, November 5, 2012
Container Cabana in Sri Lanka
Shipping container holiday cabana built by soldiers in Sri Lanka.
Source: http://www.busyboo.com/tag/shipping-container-homes/#
Paint It Black
Paint it black....in Patagonia.
Txt & pix via remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/a9wvgcv
110 BLACK HOUSES WORLDWIDE: http://tinyurl.com/aklwyst
Sandy Special: Off-Grid Cabin
Hurricane havoc makes me look for an off-grid cabin...like this one.
Details via inhabitat: http://tinyurl.com/azp9hcz
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Connecting the Past and the Present
"Machi House." Updating a traditional house, connecting the past and the present.
Text & pix via spoon-tamango: http://tinyurl.com/agu8ajg
Magnet Hut
Imagining a Japanese author's hut made 800 years ago...by using magnets.
Story & images via spoon-tamago: http://tinyurl.com/ak3372x
Hobby House for Skate Boarder and Musician
Hobby House in Japan. Skateboarding and music are the themes. Checkout the interiors of "Skate Park House."
Interiors at designboom.com: http://tinyurl.com/bhzzl4k
Deluxe Safari Tent at Paper Bark Bay
Deluxe Safari Tent at Paper Bark Bay in Australia. Book now! Build one here!
via: remodelista.com
http://www.paperbarkcamp.com.au/paperbark_deluxe_tents.htm
Two Solutions
Rooms too narrow for furniture? Built-ins are the solution. Daughter incessantly practicing on her piano? Isolate her by the garage...
Details: http://www.archdaily.com/289122/okusawa-house-hiroyuki-ito-o-f-d-a/
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Build This Backyard Retreat Now
Build it yourself backyard "bungalow." Plans included.
Plans: http://tinyurl.com/cfjlc7r
Credits: remodelista>pinterest cabins and cottages>to readymade.com.
Perfect Mini-House?
Upended wooden "shipping crate" could be perfect mini-home.
Txt & more pix: archdaily: http://tinyurl.com/c7bazf4
Cube House They Build for Themselves
When architects build houses for themselves....Try this one in Belgium.
Txt & pix: http://tinyurl.com/ajmerju
Friday, November 2, 2012
My New Weekend House
My new weekend house outside Mexico City, with perforations? If only!
Via dezeen.com http://tinyurl.com/b7ox3lb
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
In view of Frankenstorm, consider this New Zealand storm-proof "cottage."
Txt & pix via remodelista.com: http://tinyurl.com/cyl5y8t
Monday, October 29, 2012
Japanese Surfer House
My Japanese beach house designed for surfers....if only.
More pix via designboom.com: http://tinyurl.com/8hge7on
Hanging Mushroom Garden House
Hanging mushroom garden illuminated by plastic bottles filled with water. Collaboration between Liter of Light and Touching the Earth Lightly at Shanghai Biennale.
Txt & slide show vis inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9r5wphq
Swanky Pre-Fab in Chile
Swanky pre-fab in Chile. Takes 10 days to build and then move in.
Pix and txt via busyboo.com: http://tinyurl.com/9kcv7ge
Rotating House
Concept for "Transformation House." Solar-powered segments can be rotated for light or view.
Txt & images via inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9s8oype
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Nest House Partially Underground
"Nest House" has a few surprises inside. It is partially underground! Based on underground animal "nests."
Must see interiors via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/9qx5ld3
Friday, October 26, 2012
Small Swedish House
Smallest "apartment" in Sweden? Maybe, but it is freestanding which apartments are not. Adorable? Ban that term for smaller, more practical housing. Small is not cute!
Txt & interiors via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/98glxxv
Pop-Up Housing Pods in London
Pop-Up housing pods proposed in London for empty garages. The future is shrinking.
Get used to it!
Info & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/8cvjxrk
Get used to it!
Info & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/8cvjxrk
Puget Sound Retreat
My new retreat....if only! North of Puget Sound.
Text & pix: http://tinyurl.com/8q5ob92
Via: http://www.blessthisstuff.com/
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Ring House, A New Japanese Classic
"Ring House." Already a Japanese classic? Mini-tower in the woods offers 360 degree views.
Txt & more pix: http://theversatilegent.com/
Via: subtilitas on tumblr.com
New Japanese Guest House
New Japanese guest house....I think I will stay over, for about a month.
pix of interior: http://www.inuiuni.com/ projects/322/
via: subtilitas.com
Roto-Proto "Future Primitive" House
"Future Primitive" rotating house prototype; at 60 sq meters,walls shift to become floors.
Txt, pix, & video talk by designer, via designboom:http://tinyurl.com/9w2cvcj
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Michigan Match Box House
Michigan "Match Box House" is bigger than it looks in pix. Four bedrooms. But oherwise lovely. I suppose when the children leave, if they ever leave and then find jobs and never come back, you could take in boarders, help out granny, or convert those excess bedrooms into storage or....
Txt and slideshow via inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9fm7cum
Sky Catcher House
"Sky Catcher House" does just that. A courtyard does the trick.
Take a look inside via designmilk.com: http://tinyurl.com/8f9y6nn
Sauna in Geneva on the Roof
Sauna in Geneva. Say it three times.Then add: on the roof.
Txt & pix via Designboom.com: http://tinyurl.com/9ntuhav
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Barn Becomes Neo-Modern House
Traditional barn converted to Neo-Modern house, Netherlands. Sleek. Minimal. Black.
Txt & pix: http://www.archdaily.com/3229/
Black Cypress House in Patagonia
ARTOPIATECTURE: Three houses clad in cypress painted black in Patagonia. It's a local tradition but perfectly neo-modern, minimalist.
http://www.dezeen.com/2012/10/23/clf-houses-by-estudio-babo/
Basalt House
Canary Island basalt house with green roof, turns its back to the street and steals the view out back....Is it true that black is the new white?
Text & pix, via inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/8roaafn
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