Monday, March 4, 2013

British Window Rules!















Too many building regulations? Example: British windows rule results in too many poky windows and Juliet balconies: "...all windows must be cleanable from within, by women aged 64–75, without the use of ladders or cleaning devices and without stretching." 


Article at guardian.uk> http://tinyurl.com/bswragv

Japanese Tree House






















Japanese Garden Tree House. Who needs sculpture?

Found on archdaily. Slideshow>http://www.ogaa.jp/project/GTH/GTH03.htm

Cube House
















"Cube House" in Japan. Artopia collects cubes. 

Details at thisispaper> http://tinyurl.com/bd3seac
Cubes> http://pinterest.com/johnperreault1/cubes/


House in Brittany















After seeing this house, I finally want to visit Brittany, the origin of the Perreaults.

More px & info at archdaily> http://tinyurl.com/b2mdazf

Small in a Big Way in L.A.






















"BIG & small House" in L.A. --- Volume exceeds square footage in two story, three-room house. Yes!

Px, txt, plns at dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/akb6ybw


Friday, March 1, 2013

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