Fibonacci Japanese Neo-Modern

 Japanese neo-modern "Northern Nautilus" based on Fibonacci spiral. Small and gorgeous, inside and out.


Txt, px at dezeen > http://tinyurl.com/bdl8sjn

Thatched?

Fresh from subtilitas on tumblr this renovated cottage by Proarh, Zagreb. Neo-modern thatched! 

More images> http://tinyurl.com/b39l483

Invisible Land Is Hot Air

Hot Air. In NYC developers can buy, transfer, and build on "invisible land" i.e air rights. For more square feet and, above all, to own and sell a view.

NYT> http://tinyurl.com/actbbvj

How Big is Too Big?

Is 925 square feet too big? Canadian house looks much bigger than it really is. And it is self-sufficient.

Details at dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/b7vv8ob

Prison Into Hotel

Van der Valk Hotel The Judgment House in exotic Roermond, Netherlands, is an 1891 jailhouse converted into a hotel. Wish we could do that in U.S. But can't because we have the world's largest number of prisoners. 

Via inhabitat > http://www.hetarresthuis.nl/nl/home

Portable Tourist Towers?

One of these portable tourist towers might work well as a quest house or a retreat, right?

Pix/txt at designboom> http://tinyurl.com/a67ybh7

Urban Campsite in Brooklyn

 Bivoac --- urban rooftop campsite. Architizer finalist.

Details on architizer> http://tinyurl.com/bcyunht