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george bernard shaw?s writing hut
2008-06-01 19:26:00 The Guardian via Shedworking © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors. More About: Writing , George , Bernard , George Bernard Shaw , Shaw
creative laundry
2008-06-01 19:21:00 Asko © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, appliances. More About: Creative , Laundry
flat-pack birdhouse, thomas rasmussen
2008-06-01 17:14:00 Sweet little design, but I doubt it would last outside for very long. Continue reading flat-pack birdhouse, thomas rasmussen © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Outdoor and Landscape. More About: Thomas , Pack , Rasmussen , Flat , Birdhouse
floating desk
2008-06-01 16:57:00 I have a thing for cantilevered furniture. The room always looks larger, and then there’s the ease of cleaning underneath….. Continue reading floating desk © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Furnishings. More About: Floating , Desk
tieken wood shop
2008-05-31 04:02:00 Tieken designed and built this shop to blend with the surrounding prairie. He decided to use the footprint of his grandfather?s old cement works business. This locked him into a 2,500-sq.-ft. shop, so he had to be very cost conscious. To reduce costs, Tieken did the construction himself with help from family and friends, a ... More About: Wood , Shop
fletcher street house, philadelphia
2008-05-29 19:56:00 This great house is a rehab of an existing house and garage by a team of graduate school architecture students from the University of Pennsylvania including Todd Bennett and his wife. Continue reading fletcher street house, philadelphia © lavardera for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive ... More About: House , Philadelphia , Street , Fletcher
marfa 10 x 10 lightbox, candid rogers architect
2008-05-29 09:03:00 512 East Galveston Street, Marfa, Texas The Marfa 10 x 10 Lightbox is a minimal dwelling retreat consisting of a mere 320 sq. ft. As a retreat for thoughtful repose the Marfa Lightbox embraces the site and landscape of west Texas. The interior living / dining space takes advantage of the exterior court by two ... More About: Rogers , Architect
casa 218, candid rogers architect
2008-05-29 09:01:00 218 Lavaca Street, San Antonio, Texas . The residence, built in 1873, and was restored using original regional materials. An addition of 960 sq. ft. was added includes a kitchen, two bathrooms and two bedrooms. The new addition was set back of the existing residence, connecting sensitively to the rear to allow for an uninterrupted place and ... More About: Casa , Rogers , Architect
bungalow-in-a-box
2008-05-28 19:26:00 Weathertight Panel-Frame Structures: Our component kits make durable cottage-camps, garages, home offices and studios. Our unique framing technique joins low-maintenance, natural materials to create beautiful structures that last. Prefabricated interlocking, exterior-finish panels assemble quickly with minimal on-site waste. A Bungalow-In-A-Box goes up on your foundation with a finished exterior appearance in in one or two ...
roadside architecture compendium
2008-05-28 16:19:00 Debra Jane Seltzer is a New Yorker on a mission to photograph roadside architecture across the country. Her travels and road trips take her all over the nation, and she documents it all, obviously a keen observer of roadside life. She meticulously categorizes and indexes her photos by state and type. A fantastic online museum ... More About: Architecture
zebrano design limited
2008-05-28 03:44:00 Limited information is what it is - but some awesome looking work in their slide show. A UK design firm. Zebano Design Limited Continue reading zebrano design limited © lavardera for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors. More About: Limited
sheep stable, 70f architecture
2008-05-28 02:12:00 Schaapskooi, Amere, The Netherlands . This has to be one of the coolest barns I’ve ever seen. The framing is curved steel, the rest is all wood. Continue reading sheep stable, 70f architecture © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, ... More About: Architecture , Sheep
b60 sloop, luca brenta and john pawson
2008-05-27 23:48:00 A collaboration between two masters… Continue reading b60 sloop, luca brenta and john pawson © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors, Marine and Mobile. More About: John , Luca
floating sauna at hotel fabriken furillen
2008-05-27 21:30:00 Okay, boys and girls… time to play Follow The Links! Continue reading floating sauna at hotel fabriken furillen © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under Architecture and Interiors, Prefabs and Modular, Reclaimed and Recycled. More About: Hotel , Sweden , Floating , Sauna
rectangle of light, jun igarashi architects
2008-05-27 17:10:00 House in Hokkaido, Japan . An exercise in introversion: while shutting out the landscape entirely, the house was designed in such a way as to capture sunlight and let it permeate inside the domestic space. This light box casts a very white, diffused light over every corner of the house, making it seem a spontaneous emission, ... More About: Light , Rectangle , Architects
okasian house, fitzsimmons architects
2008-05-25 23:29:00 Fitzsimmons Architects Okasian House Hoodlam’s flickr photo set of Fitzsimmons’ work including Okasian. Posted by lavardera © lavardera for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors. More About: Oklahoma
yo-yo blinds by velux
2008-05-25 21:52:00 The new pleated YO-YO blind runs on slender lateral guides in satined aluminium, leaving the two ends free. The system allows them to be stretched out completely, moved downwards, to the centre or the top, to control the amount of light entering the room. Also available in a ?protect and obscure? version that consists of ... More About: Blinds
rugs made of felt
2008-05-25 21:06:00 These fun rugs are hand-cut from 5 mm thick felt and come in a variety of colors. See the rest at John Pour Home © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Furnishings. More About: Made , Felt , Rugs
varia wood, by 3form
2008-05-25 19:07:00 “Varia wood is a translucent ultra thin sliced wood veneer as the soul and with ecoresin as the body. This ingenious new material redefines a classic material by creating light transmission and formability. Illuminated razor thin walnut, rosewood and zebrano veneers create a striking, warm and natural texture. The resin is made from recycled PETG ... More About: Building Materials , Wood
eflats by onion flats collective, philadelphia
2008-05-24 00:50:00 E Flats are an infill town house development in Philadelphia - one of the great townhouse cities of america. These consist of 4 units divided between the two buildings, and incorporate characteristics that are typical of many Philadelphia row homes - the gated passage to the rear gardens being one of the most peculiar local ... More About: Onion , Collective
bench made from reclaimed pickle barrel wood
2008-05-23 19:04:00 Sweet bench made from concrete and reclaimed fir from an old pickle barrel. Love those big dovetails! Crafted by Eric Strong, a woodworker based in Ashland, Oregon, who specializes in one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture. Submitted by Shawn Busse © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse ... More About: Wood , Furnishings , Made , Bench , Pickle
custom door by john lautner
2008-05-23 18:40:00 A detail from John Lautner’s 1956 Harpel House in Los Angeles, beautifully restored by Mark Haddawy. Photo by Larry who writes a really cool blog for his store OK Los Angeles. Via Reference Library © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed ... More About: Building Materials , Door , Custom
world?s largest consumer of container housing
2008-05-23 18:28:00 Just a wild guess, but I’d have to say it’s Uncle Sam. The US has built and is building housing blocks of containers for our people overseas. The photo above is from an air base in Uzbekistan. What I know is that it was formerly a soviet air base, and was being used for operations in Afghanistan. ... More About: World , Consumer , Housing , Container , Largest
museum hr giger bar
2008-05-23 18:04:00 Château St. Germain, Gruyères, Switzerland. Perfect for fans of HR Giger’s set designs of the Alien movie series: Museum HR Giger Bar Photo: Wolfgang Holz & Holly Ryan © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors, ...
akemi tanaka, industrial designer
2008-05-23 17:21:00 The Brooklyn-based designer unveiled three new pieces made from sustainable materials at the recent ICFF in NYC - two storage cabinets, Ori and Sachi, and Curve, a neat little wall-mounted cat bed made from bamboo plywood. Not up on the site yet (hurry, Akemi!), but check out her other work. Very nice. Continue reading akemi tanaka, ... More About: Industrial , Furnishings , Designer
pot and pan rack, by produce design
2008-05-22 19:34:00 A reclaimed beam is milled for a magnetic knife holder and fins that hang pots below. Trays in the top accommodate the knife magnet, lid storage, and spice storage and display. The rack is available in a variety of wood species and is easily installed with no alteration to existing walls. Produce Design © Justin for materialicious, ... More About: Rack
pool house and garage, bates masi architects
2008-05-22 19:22:00 ‘Potato Field’, Sagaponack, New York This recent project is a pool house and 2 car garage addition to an existing house designed by Bates Masi in 1978. Photos by Elizabeth Glasgow Related: Upcher House © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, ... More About: Garage , Pool , Architects
helical piers & anchors
2008-05-22 05:30:00 Continuing our foundation series with Helical Piers. These were mentioned in the comments of the last foundation post so I thought we should look at them next. These foundations are really more like piles or caissons then just piers. The point of this kind of foundation is to reach through soil that is not suitable for ... More About: Building Materials
bocci 22, the outlet for minimalists
2008-05-21 21:11:00 Easy install. BOCCI © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Lighting and Electrical. More About: Outlet
lucas kuys? ark, or, a little retreat that floats
More articles from this author:2008-05-21 00:17:00 Alex at Shedworking spotted artist Lucas Kuy’s little floating retreat (for sale) and I was immediately struck by it’s resemblance to the Retreat , an 18′ Shanty Boat Deluxe, by William Atkin, one of America’s most famous small boat designers (see plans and a pic, below). I love these little buggers. Think: Tumbleweed Tiny Houses, except, ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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