Wooden Weekend Retreat by HUT Architecture

Wooden houses with a clean nature around is a great place to have the perfect weekend ... Architecture designed such contemporary wooden house. Here is what they say about it: An existing 1950’s bungalow in a beautiful setting on the South Coast all but rebuilt to create a sustainable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:32:35

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Final Wooden House by Sou Fujimoto

This is one of the most beautiful buildings we’ve ever seen ... to create an ultimate wooden architecture. I thought through this bungalow, which can be considered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:27:41

Fennell Floating House

With the icebergs melting and the oceans water levels increasing I’d sure be interested in living in a floating house. Architect Robert Harvey Oshatz has done his best to design this modern Fennell House. Completed in 2004 the spectacular wooden house features a facade that resembles with the shapes and curves [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 10:25:11

The Twelve Roofs Mansion

[Note: One SJ wants to know more about Bubungan Duabelas ... of stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of "Bubungan Duabelas", the House of Twelve Roofs.This wooden house, situated about a mile south of Bandar Seri Begawan just before the first bend [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 01:23:52

Wallpaper Design Awards 2009

The latest issue of Wallpaper features the winners of their annual design award-fest. And it's always a treat. So I've picked out three of my favourites. 1. Banq Restaurant, Boston If I was an architect I'm ... awards1   3. Final Wooden House, Japan This is like a great big Jenga house. And Jenga [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:23:45

three scoops of rice and a piece of clothing from Hnin Se

080825_r17633_p465 When night falls in Rangoon, the city’s spectacular decay—patches of black mold devouring the yellowed walls of colonial ... the Rangoon River, in the old residential quarter of Pazundaung, the wooden houses are open [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 13:55:46

Swiss train travels with Tara: The Goms/Conche Valley

Other Train travels with Tara Click on images to view larger Introduction: ... and disappear, leaving quiet little villages of old wooden houses that are tightly knit together [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:18:15

OT: What Are Your Plans for Thanksgiving?

What are you doing for Thanksgiving? We are staying local again this year and celebrating with my wife’s family. This Thanksgiving will mark one year since my dad visited our house for the last time before ... out his old wooden red toolbox and said, “You want dibs on this toolbox?” I wanted to cry. I knew [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 17:00:29

Air on My Feet

High on the top floor of Mustard House, behind the eye-bleeding bathroom which is itself mustard colored, ... with a wooden floor, a closet, and a single window.The window overlooks the roof of an auto repair shop, which ... , they excavated all the way down to layers of compacted manure that dates from when the auto repair shop instead [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 19:18:00

Event Reminders: TGIF!

Rocking the Boat Fall Open HouseRocking the Boat uses traditional wooden boatbuilding and on-water education to help young people develop into ... out their fall Open House tonight, 11/7, from 6 to 8pm. Event will take place at at Rocking the Boat's Hunts ... numbers in the old neighborhood. All three are new to the illegal betting game and the tensions [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 14:56:37

Obama’s Inauguration Day poem

Elizabeth Alexander, the inaugural poet, will be continuing a grand tradition when her verse is declaimed today, says Boyd Tonkin Tuesday, ... , invited her to perform at his big party: Barack Obama Obama’s Inauguration Day poem - White House ... the things in need of repair. Someone is trying to make music somewhere with a pair of wooden spoons [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:23:05

George Residential by Matt Gibson

In Albert Park, Australia, architect Matt Gibson came up with a great design for George Residential, ... at the back end. Combined as a metaphorical bridge of history between the front and the rear, the house has a minimalist design with a huge livingroom with an LCD to spend some quality time, a beautiful wooden [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 10:55:05

A Strawbale House?

A Strawbale House? Author: Mrs. M / Category: framing, home building, insulation, methodology, trends This concept is new to me: ... other home: a concrete basement or slab, a wooden joist floor, a sill with wood studs that support ... . I mean… hay?? When I think of hay, I think of dusty, moldy, scratchy bales of yellow hay. Hay gets wet [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 23:18:04

The Evolution of Skateboarding

From kids attaching wooden planks to skate wheels as early as the 1900s; to the multi-million dollar industry that it is today, ... , music, art and design: you name it. You probably own a couple of items in your house that is an off ... promotes skateboarding. Surfers begin to ride the streets during down time at the beach 1963- Stevenson’ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 20:47:38

I am never cleaning my house again

I am sitting here working while a team of four women clean my home for me. And they’re doing a better job than I would do, too ... the ones doing the vacuuming and floor-washing and cleaning of windows. They even cleaned my antique Chinese six-panel wooden screen, which stopped my heart when I saw that the window-washer [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 21:15:07

The Christmas Wedding

Three grown men groaned when the huge, white binder landed on the wooden breakfast table in the kitchen ... in northern Texas. Elizabeth was at home at the ranch where she grew up, living for the first time ... . The only girl in a house full of boys, Elizabeth was well protected and well loved. Her mother [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 18:22:39

Ackert Architecture’s Monier Residence

kimberly ackert, ackert architects, monier design commission, monier house, sustainable architecture, wind turbine, solar water heaters, ... for the “Monier Design Competition” in Australia. Nestled amid idyllic green environs in Perth, the warm wooden structure features an earthy modern aesthetic and utilizes a variety of sustainable [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 00:04:02

CD Review: Ray LaMontagne - You Are The Best Thing

'You Are The Best Thing' is the new single from Ray LaMontagne, taken from his critically hailed third album 'Gossip In The Grain ... Halls and Opera Houses, it's obvious where Ray feels comfortable and at home with his music, and indeed ... and in for a treat. Spanning genres from rustic folk, to cross country blues with a bit of wooden porch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:33:15

Final Wooden House

from Archinect Final Wooden House - Type: wooden bungalow - Location: Kumamura, Japan - Completion: 2008 Images and text by Sou Fujimoto Architects - Photographer: Iwan Baan —————————————————————————————————- I wanted to create an ultimate wooden architecture. I thought through this bungalow [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 11:53:09

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