Saturday, January 26, 2013

New Japanese Hat House


















Japanese "Hat House" for small plot, ungainly on the outside but follow the link below and check out the interiors! 

story & pix via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/bfauwlk



The House Detective: Edinburgh Cube House






















ARTOPIATECTURE APPROVED! Mike Page's Edinburgh Cube Project. Ten cubic feet; 6.5 ft headroom; clever stairs; big bed; solar panels earn money in U.K. Go to site for video tour and interactive panorama.

Here> http://www.cubeproject.org.uk/

The House Detective: Is Small All Over?
















Three stories in NYT House & Garden Section about small housing. Does this mean it's [AMBIGUOUS] all over? Tiny is so cute and coy. Stop using it. Rational housing is not upscale downsized-housing or folk art. 

NYT> http://tinyurl.com/a6cydv2

Image is of "Cowboy" which can be ordered as small as 650 sq ft from form&forest> http://tinyurl.com/9wwh99v

Found on> http://www.smallhousestyle.com/

Thursday, January 24, 2013

The House Detective: NYC Micro-Apt Winner!




















Mayor Bloomberg announces My Micro NY is winner of quest for new micro-apts.

Pix etc via businessinsider> http://tinyurl.com/ag88frn

The House Detective: chic Modular Home




















A bicycle rack-inspired modular home, this beauty comes flat-packed in a 4-by-10-by-3 foot box.

Details:  http://su.pr/7ehWbn

The House Detective: Stitched Plywood Shelter
















Chilled to the bone? Seek this temporary shelter in Copenhagen; made of stitched plywood, with central hearth. 

More pix & story at designboom> http://tinyurl.com/bj87akx

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

House of Glass
















13-ton, optical-glass wall of Japanese house protects and projects an urban garden.

Story & pix via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/at3a5ce