Monday, March 4, 2013

Dutch Dock Recreational House




















Recreational house on a dock on an island in The Netherlands with a view from each end. 

Px & txt via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/d2xcghv

Absalon Pods in Tel Aviv
















Absalon (1965-1983) exhibit opens at Tel Aviv Museum of Art --- visionary, all-white habitation cells in dialogue with the white city of Tel Aviv.

Via artdaily> http://tinyurl.com/cxhz9pa

Nigerian Floating School






















Prelude to a floating city of 250,000!This floating school in Nigeria is made with locally-sourced wood and is eqipped with solar panels!

Dutch Pirate Station Restaurant






















Dutch restaurant and office on site of pirate radio station. Looks like the future to me. Next: make these buildings walk.


Px & txt> http://www.archdaily.com/337557/rem-island-concrete/


Dutch Self-Sustaining House





















Dutch proposal for an amazing self-sustaining house. Look inside!

Px, txt via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/d755zdu

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