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

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

Thursday, December 6, 2012

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

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

Mirrorized Studio




Nearly invisible, mirrorized studio. 

Txt & slide show via inhabitat: http://tinyurl.com/c9h9725

House on a Cliff in Chile



















House on a cliff in Chile...with panoramic views.

Pix & txt via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/bvfnmnw

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


Monday, December 3, 2012

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



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

Cabin for Rent


















Rustic cabin for rent, Upstate N.Y. 

Details and pix via remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/c56mo9f



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