Thursday, February 14, 2013
Big Sur Greenhouse House 1976!
Mickey Muenny's 1976 "Greenhouse" house, Big Sur. Some day soon the history of architecture will be re-written.
More pix at inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/altzkeb
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Studio in England
Searching for a studio, I came across "The Long Studio" --- zero carbon, solar-powered, in rural England. Too far from home, and not for rent. Otherwise quite inspiring, right?
More details at inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/bcqaz68
Near the Fiscavig
"The Hen House" on the Isle of Skye with a view of the nearby fiscavig. Stark, lovely. Who needs greenery.
Txt & px at designboom> http://tinyurl.com/cug3uam
Stable Studio in Portugal
April in Portugal! Stable converted into a chic retreat.
Txt & more pix at dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/cm5uy
My New Studio --- If Only!
Envy! "Humble" artist's studio in Columbia. Not a house, a studio.
More pix, interior via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/a9dt338
How To Build A Cow Shed
How to build a cow shed, collectively, in Ireland, out of local and salvaged material -- i.e. architecture is not just houses.
Story & pix of construction> http://tinyurl.com/a49w4wg
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Finnish Cabin
My Finnish cabin. If only! Perfect to contemplate after Nemo snowstorm. Follow link for swanky interiors.
For interiors go to remodelista>http://tinyurl.com/a5mqety
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Floating School for Nigerian Coast
Floating school for flood-prone coast of Nigeria. Perhaps an entire city....
Via inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/al4cwry
New Zealand Upscale Bach
Upscale "bach" --- New Zealand beach house.
Via design-milk> http://tinyurl.com/bha6wg
Definition> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_(New_Zealand)
Back to the Bach or the Crib
Another New Zealand "bach" house --- vacation house. Bach = back, not Johann Sebastian Bach? No, short for bachelor.
Atelierworkshop> http://tinyurl.com/b8omvay
From Bunks to Baches
Checking out bunk beds for my imaginary ski lodge led me to an old favorite: a portable "bach" (beach house) on sled-like runners in an erosion zone of New Zealand where all houses are required to be mobile. Shouldn't we do that on the Jersey Shore, on Mastic Beach in L.I. and other dangerous places?
Bunkbeds via remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/aexxpyp
Beach cabin>remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/afsboro
All-Black Houses
12 all-black houses via designmilk. If it isn't white, it has to be black! Japanese super-skinny "OH House" above is our favorite.
Design-milk survey> http://tinyurl.com/c4sjrsl
French Bee Pavilion
French bee-pavilion, where the six-footed and the two-footed meet. Do you need to wear bee-keeper protective clothing to sit inside to listen to the soothing hum?
Via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/b2rxqct
Alpine Ski Chalet for Rent
Winter special. Swiss alpine retreat for rent. Had to pass this one up because of my Aspen rental. If only... I don't ski. I just like the retreats.
More pix via remodelista> http://tinyurl.com/ctmswhv
Wabi-Sabi Aspen Chalet
Architecture is also renovation. View from inside my wabi-sabi Aspen ski chalet. If only!
Px & txt via remodelista> http://tinyurl.com/atfr4e8
Swedish Tree-Top Hotel Room
Chic tree-top hotel room in Sweden. The charm of tree houses is that they can only last as long as the trees.
Txt & more pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/ax36lnc
Many Mini-Huts in the Wilds of Scotland
How To Build A Hut. Scotsman builds many mini huts in the wild, using local materials.
Txt, pix and diagram via remodelista> http://tinyurl.com/aju26lj
Pop-Up Spa Pod
Harm Rensink's inflatable Dutch pop-up urban spa pod to chase away the winter blahs.
From inhatitat to dejoost for pix, txt & video>http://tinyurl.com/bk7wmrk
Garden House for Two Writers
Japanese "Garden and House" for two writers is only 13 feet wide. Did I convert from meters correctly? A garden is the facade and a garden drops through it.
Txt & pix at dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/a58xj7q
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Chic Japanese House with Library
Another chic, small all-white Japanese house -- "Library House."
Txt, px, etc via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/cctdavx
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Russian Portable Sleep Box
Need a nap? Russian mobile hotel-room called "Sleep Box" could be used in any indoor space. By the hour? Credit card access?
Story & pix at designboom> http://tinyurl.com/csa7wyh
Monday, February 4, 2013
Ski House Wedged Between Two Farm Buildings
Thinking small? Thinking slim? Thinking of ski houses? See elegant 380 sq ft ski house inserted between two farm buildings in the Italian Alps.
Story and pix via remodelista> http://tinyurl.com/9wnhv6l
Mies Van der Rohe Award Shortlist
This Icelandic building gets my vote. What would you choose from the Mies Van der Rohe Award shortlist?
Shortlist via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/b5a59fk
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Paint It Black
Paint it black. History lesson. Hiroshi Nakao's "Dark Box and Bird Cage" (1993). Except for red facade, outside and inside painted black to create different kinds of darkness...
More photos & statement via paradisebackyard>http://tinyurl.com/a5nboke
My Favorite Suspended Tent
New suspended "Singray" tent weighs 15 pounds and sleeps 3 to four, plus gear. No ground rot, crawlie-creepies, snakes or toads. In lieu of a guest room? A backyard retreat in the trees?
More details and pix via inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/9wdmw9m
Room for Improvement
New development in Great Britain. Like the novel roof shapes and black stained larch and extra rooms for work-at-home. Dislike: four building types and four classes. And, no doubt, four prices. In Artopia all houses are the same price and have the same cubic space.
Txt & more pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/a9jco2v
Saturday, February 2, 2013
German Living Space Sculpture
German "living space sculpture," Haus-E-17 bows to historic district houses but is also Neo-Modern. 795 sq ft footprint.
More details via dezeen>http://tinyurl.com/ah46wjj
More details via dezeen>http://tinyurl.com/ah46wjj
Swiss Neo-Modern House
Neo-Modern country house from Translocal, Bern...
Via sutilitias.tumblr to translocal> http://tinyurl.com/a6t75pp
Thursday, January 31, 2013
4 Small Houses in a Mexican Garden
4 small-footprint houses in a Mexican garden. Project: compare footprint, area, and cubic feet. As usual not enough information. But they look good!
Pix & floorplans via archdaily> http://tinyurl.com/a7bvlcf
Not Your Ordinary Tree House
Three swaying wooden sphere accommodations, up in the trees in Vancouver. Best of the tree houses in NYT T Magazine.
Freespiritspheres> http://tinyurl.com/ae4dmmm
All You Need Is a Lot of Ma
Japanese "Coupled House" demonstrates the use of "ma" = empty space.
Interiors and floor plan via designboom>http://tinyurl.com/b7qlwes
Save the FBI Building
Save the Brutalist FBI building in DC! Perfect for its time and site; still an effective image for FBI. Push the FBI into the suburbs and into invisibility? For architectural madness, see Wikepedia entry below....But where is the Times architecture critic?
NYT Real Estate> http://tinyurl.com/ass28t2
Elegant Swiss Agrcultural Shed
Expressive and elegant agricultural shed in Switzerland. Uses local typologies and topology, plus local materials.
Go to designboom> http://tinyurl.com/ba37weu
World's Most Elegant Oyster Shack
Is this the "world's most elegant oyster shack" as claimed by Remodelista? Yes. It is on the coast of Brittany.
Remodelista story and more pix> http://tinyurl.com/aju63of
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