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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeAug 20th 2008
     
    i was a bit uncertain about the exterior, but it is a fantastic backdrop for the bright yellow logo sign :)
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeAug 21st 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeSep 13th 2008 edited
     
    rotating trees
    these (3 of them) trees in a park rotate slowly on platforms. weird, but kind of cool.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeSep 13th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeSep 13th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeSep 13th 2008
     

    Bevk Perović Arhitekti's House D in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

    yeah, i know that some of you are going to be saying 'blah blah modernist cube blah boring blah blah...', but i think this is really quite nice :) more photos at the link.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeSep 13th 2008
     
    saying that, it looks 'plonked' in between too 'normal' houses on that street, might not be the best place for it, eh? heh
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeSep 13th 2008
     
    o0oOhh... the evening pic of that house .... ;) nice. the "heat sinks" of rock in front of the banks of window are attractive and functional. (functional is one of my key words.) it does look out of place, but so do most new builds in an established neighbourhood.

    i like the cube style, myself. it seems like smart use of materials to me.


    and those dome house kits are awesome. Fuller was right, you know.. if you don't pay attention to the materials you use, the damn things are going to leak... but if you do, not only are they fast and easy, but they are solid, too. using big hexagons like that, the interior doesn't suffer from the "curved wall" problem indoors, either.


    that cantilevered tower seems stupid. :D


    do you .. heh.. any of you.. follow the posts at materialicious.com? it's a regular browse for me. their focus is on sustainable materials, modular building, and small homes. there are some delicious new products for interior finishing that make me drool.
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    chris said...
    Bevk Perović Arhitekti's House D in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

    yeah, i know that some of you are going to be saying 'blah blah modernist cube blah boring blah blah...', but i think this is really quite nice :) more photos at the link.
    not at all … groovy
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2008
     
    that's classy. :) i saw a beach house with that open slat design somewhere recently. it was sweet, but ^ THAT is beautiful.


    cabin 1
    cabin 2
    cabin 3
    cabin 4
    cabin 5

    that last one... grew on me. i think it's going to be magnificient when the trees are leafed out. those little fir trees need to grow faster.

    more at Materialicious.

    Modern Cabins at Tryon Farm. Designed by Chicago Associates Planners and Architects.
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      CommentAuthornicko
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2008
     
    Um, don't know how I feel about this really... certainly stands out

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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2008
     
    i know how i feel about it. needs more cowbell. *nod* ;)

    (ugh)
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2008
     
    i mentioned that i'd seen another slat house like the dairy barn ^.

    i'd seen it on materialicious (which, i'm sorry to say, is scaling back to just focus on shelters and not on new building materials... damn)


    buzeta house 1

    buzeta house 4

    the portholes are sweet, and gave me a grin.
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2008
     
    ohhh creepy! at least someone threw a blanket over it. ;)
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      CommentAuthorsquapple
    • CommentTimeSep 19th 2008
     
    crashed Safari!
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      CommentAuthorjamm
    • CommentTimeSep 23rd 2008
     
    urbansurgeon said...awful


    apparently all the trains run on time too...
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeSep 24th 2008
     
    ^ HAH! that's what i thought when i looked at that, too. you'd think they'd make these artists impressions a little more realistic, eh? :D

    mick, i think that beach hut has been posted in this very thread a while back, nice innit.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 1st 2008
     

    solaleya.com     - "our planet rotates, why not your home..."
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2008
     
    quirky, eh.

    concrete house in japan
    House in Kohoku / Torafu     - lots more photos at the link
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2008 edited
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     
    and again, but this time it's a little less full-on.

    photo of Casa Schnitzer-Bruch, Mühlgraben - Austria, at dusk
    Casa Schnitzer-Bruch, Mühlgraben - Austria
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorVe.
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     
    That building makes me dizzy:happy:
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     
    yeah, bilbao isn't afraid of freaky architecture, that's for certain :)
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 7th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 9th 2008
     
    Altamirano Walk Public Furniture Altamirano Walk Public Furniture
    Altamirano Walk Public Furniture     / oficina de arquitectura, chile

    A simple prefabricated hexagon-shaped concrete slab became the constructive base for the project, with variations of texture and composition. The shades follow the same principle dictated by the hexagon, maximazing the commercial format of the material which, in this case, is steel.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeOct 24th 2008
     
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2008
     
    urbansurgeon said...in joke


    "I suggest you pick up a ductulator and DESIGN A BUILDING SYSTEM. " :D that Bilbao building looks like ETA had their way with it.

    the Bubbletecture dome thingy is sort of cool. at least they used uniformity in their building materials so it won't leak. (or so it appears)




    i like the idea of that Altimirano public furniture, but it's in a hot climate, and the screening above isn't going to help. that concrete is going to be too hot to sit on.

    the viewing platform.... i've no fear of heights, and i got a bad feeling about it at first and second glance. nice curve, though.



    :)
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 25th 2008 edited
     
    this isn't urban, and the only architect involved is amateur.

    but it's a good example of "seat of your pants" building in my area. these particular folks live close to Bog. they've built on a lake. the only access is by boat. they're off the grid, but still use propane for the refrigerator and lamps, and gas/diesel for the boat motor. the house and float deck/dock are to spec, and all materials are recycled except the required structural elements.



    edit: clickit fixed, bigger is better
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
     
    tower of shower

    this is part of the bathroom at Rancho Allegre. it looks cheesy at first glance, but that's all quality stone and stonework. i'd cope. ;)

    from Estate of the Week.
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      CommentAuthorzippie
    • CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
     
    Oh that bathroom is nice, could do with a bit more in the way of features maybe but damn i wouldn't say no to it!
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    [pedant] i would describe that as better suited to the interiors thread [/pedant]
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2008
     
    and i thought y'all might just click through to take a look at the building. heh (i'm agreeing with, zippie. we'd have to take turns with the shower, but there's plenty of space for water fights.)


    Rancho Allegre
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 28th 2008 edited
     
    this one really tickles me.

    copper clad

    because ... at least around here.. that much copper cladding is an invitation to thieves. sheesh.. they're (thieves) ripping up the power rail on the Skytrain in Vancouver to strip the copper out. there are whole swaths of cabling being taken from the power poles. it's really quite amazing.

    i think the place will get stripped of all the cladding.

    window


    Swiss architects Luca Selva refurbished an old house, using a nice copper cladding that will age with the house, blending with the surrounding landscape.
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2008
     
    hahahahaha!

    hahahaha! (not funny that it's a "home" for foster children. not only are the kids in a rough spot, but they have to live in that.)
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    cool
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 30th 2008
     
    help me understand. the colours are fine, but holy crap that's an ugly thing. :D imCo
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    whats to understand?
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 30th 2008
     
    heh! can you tell me in 20 words or less what you like about it? of course, different tastes.. but i tend to think of your opinion on buildings as.... "informed", and am curious if there's something i could be missing.

    no biggie. :D
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    i dont believe im any more informed than you about what you or i like

    ive long subscribed to the 'do i think its cool' methodology of critique rather than spout archibollocks

    so i look and think cool

    i could say that it subverts teh classical paradigms of wrap vs form but i wont and neither will i expand on its disjunction of the topologically pure without functional narrative
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      CommentAuthormick
    • CommentTimeOct 30th 2008
     
    cool as... *nod*

    i giggled at the last sentence.
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      CommentAuthorchris
    • CommentTimeNov 11th 2008
     
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    • CommentTimeNov 11th 2008
     
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    • CommentTimeNov 11th 2008
     
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