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?

House for A Book-Lover

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

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

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