Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Ceiling Shots of NYC Mini-Rooms

















ARTIOPIAPROBE: How do people actually live in mini-apartments? Menno Aden's "Room Portraits" snoop it out, from above. 


Menno Arden> http://mennoaden.com/room_portraits.html
Story at inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/bjmm423



Printed Mobius House



Dutch, mobius "Landscape House" to be 3-d printed in strips... What next? Certainly a surfboard. Maybe a car.

More info via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/bkv5763



Japanese Sliding Door House


























Japanese sliding-door house at the edge of a sweet-potato field.

More pix at design-milk> http://tinyurl.com/aa36oty



Experimental Cold-Climate Japanese House




Japanese experimental, translucent, cold-climate house. Glowing wayfinder at night, cozy all the time (I hope). 

More pix at dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/ay87a2d

Spanish Eco-House





















"House Renon" by Urban Ecosystems, Spain.

Via arquetectura> http://tinyurl.com/aoh67or


Friday, January 18, 2013

Mouse House-Building Gene Found!



















Mouse house-building DNA discovered, says New York Times. We need to know if humans have a similar gene.

Story via NYT> http://tinyurl.com/ar6gsn5

$17.8 Million NASA Nod Pod



















$17.8 million, 560 cubic foot, inflatable NASA pod could be used for astronaut solitude retreat. Retreats are part of our mission!

Story NYT> http://tinyurl.com/acs2pqc