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julius shulman photo: allen cabin, 1950
2008-05-05 17:58:00 From Palm Springs Life, via JoeBehrDenver’s Flickr photostream. © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors, Art and Photo graphy, Blogs and Sites. More About: Allen , Julius , Cabin
house on martha?s vineyard, architecture research office
2008-05-05 17:32:00 “Inspired by the sea and surrounding scrub oak forest Architecture Research Office has designed this modern beach house that updates New England?s rich traditions with glass, zinc, and an original clapboard siding scheme.” See the post at Below The Clouds for more photos and drawings of the gorgeous house. © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No ... More About: House , Vineyard
izona by fischer and paykel
2008-05-05 17:19:00 Izona VentSurface, CookSurface (shown) and CoolDrawer by Fischer & Paykel. Wicked cool. Via Appliancist © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Kitchen and Bath, appliances.
greg la vardera?s colorado plat house complete
2008-05-05 17:05:00 Lots of pics and info, as well as lots more projects, at the Lamidesign Modern House Plan Blog . Like it? Buy the plans, build it and be the envy of your neighbors. © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of ... More About: Colorado , Plat , Complete , Greg
cambria natural quartz countertops
2008-05-05 16:53:00 Cambria produces the only quartz countertops Made in the USA. Via The Kitchen Designer © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Finish Materials, Kitchen and Bath . More About: Natural , Quartz , Cambria
bentley continental dc electric car
2008-05-05 16:50:00 It make look like a Soap Box Derby Racer, but it’s SO much more than that. For godssakes, it’s a Bentley ! Bentley GreenPower via Wired © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Marine and Mobile. More About: Continental , Electric , Electric Car
16 abandoned and decaying hotels from around the world
2008-05-02 20:09:00 Terrific post over at ProTraveller… Also see Geoff Manaugh’s Hotels in the Afterlife © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors, Art and Photography. More About: World , Around the world , The World , Abandoned
the best things in life aren?t things
2008-05-02 19:35:00 Stencil Revolution, via swissmiss © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Art and Photography. More About: Life , Things
architecture roundup, 05/02/08
2008-05-02 19:24:00 Judith’s Lux Pod, part of Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool 2008 Contest. 101sf! It’s all in the details… (...)Read the rest of architecture roundup, 05/02/08 (107 words) © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under All, Architecture and Interiors, ... More About: Roundup
yakisugi house, terunobu fujimori
2008-05-01 19:12:00 Yakisugi House , Nagano, Japan. 2007 Another brilliant project from Professor Terunobu Fujimori , and of course, the standout feature (for me, anyway) is the burned-wood-siding, or shou-sugi-ban. I like this quote from Fujimori: To build a house, means to perceive its inhabitants as your own. Links at end of post. (...)Read the rest of yakisugi house, terunobu fujimori (38 ...
ripple design and pad outdoor at ICFF
2008-05-01 01:47:00 Ripple Design , in collaboration with PAD Outdoor , is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at booth #205 in this year?s Designboom Mart at the ICFF show in New York from May 17th to May 20th. In addition to Architectural projects (such as the Courtyard House which was recently featured in the TeNeues ... More About: Furnishings , Ripple
greenrrroof animal homes
2008-04-30 21:53:00 Stephanie Rubin’s Sustainable Pet Design builds these super-cool green-roofed houses for dogs, cats and birds from FSC-certified woods and vegetation native to the area you live in. Expensive, but what a fabulous idea… Via Re-Nest © Justin for materialicious, 2008. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us digg Who's linking ? Technorati BlogPulse Google Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive ... More About: Animal , Homes
benally house, designbuildbluff
2008-04-30 20:01:00 From Architectural Record: All of DesignBuildBLUFF?s projects incorporate sustainable design strategies, from the use of local materials to passive solar design elements. The first home completed in Bluff, Rosie Joe (2004), features a distinctive butterfly roof that collects rainwater. The Big Johnson House (2005) is a straw-bale structure finished with earthen plaster made from local topsoil ...
marine barbecues for your balcony
2008-04-30 01:54:00 Over on Dwell Daily, reader Micah asked: Dear Dwell: I live in a studio apartment with a Juliette Balcony with no room to put a BBQ. I have found one option that mounts on the railing which is perfect, but alas it’s offered by a German Company?and I have been unsuccessful in reading German. Are ... More About: Marine , Barbecues
for rent: frank sinatra?s twin palms estate
2008-04-29 17:18:00 Designed in 1947 by Stewart Williams for Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato, Twin Palms is a spectacular example of mid-century contemporary architecture in the heart of Palm Springs? Movie Colony community. Features include exquisite period furnishings and infamous piano-shaped swimming pool. Located just around the corner from residences once owned by ... More About: For Rent , Estate , Rent
converted barns, simon conder
2008-04-28 22:00:00 Conversion of farm buildings in Buckinghamshire, England. Nice article in Gabion on this project. Check out the 3 inch thick, 18 foot long slab of Portland limestone used for the kitchen worktop. Conder also did the Kent Beach House, which is famed for being clad in black rubber (last photo). Submitted by Keith Ahlstrom © Justin for ... More About: Simon
langston hughes library, maya lin
2008-04-25 19:40:00 I have always loved looking at the Langston Hughes Library by Maya Lin, located on the former Alex Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee. It belongs to the Children’s Defense Fund and houses a 5,000 volume reference collection that specializes in the Civil Rights Movement and books written by Black authors. Lin remodeled an 1860’s ...
double-shed retreat
2008-04-25 17:43:00 French designer Jean Oddes created a nice backyard retreat for himself by joining two sheds with a central deck. Perfect for summer sleeping and dining al fresco. The last shot shows the outdoor shower, made from a single tube, spiraled overhead - it bears a striking resemblance to the Pluviae spiral shower rod by Matteo ... More About: Double , Retreat
ebackroad
2008-04-25 02:08:00 eBackroad.com is a new search service that presents Internet websites that have been individually reviewed by our editors or by independent contributors. Websites are listed because they offer innovative products, attractive designs, extensive product lines, exceptional customer service or valuable information. eBackroad.com was created by architect Don Berg (abetterplan.com) as a way of organizing the ...
house k, yes architecture
2008-04-24 21:44:00 House K, Sausal-Pistorf, Austria. Inspired by the region’s winepresses and corn-drying barns. YES Architecture Via Dwell Daily (more photos, etc.) More About: House
vita, a set on flickr
2008-04-24 19:08:00 I just had to share a few images from this photoset I ran across via NOTCOT… Vita by Flickr user zeissizm
acme klein bottle
2008-04-24 18:39:00 KleinBottle .com - for those of you who want a more detailed explanation of the ’science’ behind the Klein Bottle House posted recently…. and then there’s Wikipedia. More About: Klein , Acme
chatou, a private space for a teenager, h²o architectes
2008-04-24 18:08:00 <<Chatou>>: Réaménagement d?un pavillon de jardin (redevelopment of a garden pavilion), Chatou, Paris, France. Project realized: June 2007 The parents of some lucky kid in the suburbs of Paris hired H²O architectes to create a private space for him in a disused garden shed in the backyard. The results are fantastic. The entire interior is built ... More About: Space , Private , Teenager
klein bottle house, mcbride charles ryan
2008-04-23 22:11:00 Klein Bottle House , Rye, Mornington Peninsula (outside Melbourne), Australia. More photos, text and link, below. TEXT: The Klein bottle is a descriptive model of a surface developed by topological mathematicians. Klein bottle, mobius strips, boy surfaces, unique surfaces that while they may be distorted remain topologically the same. I.e. a donut will remain topologically a donut if you ... More About: Ryan , Klein , Charles
the urban homestead
2008-04-23 20:27:00 Urban Farming: Jules Dervaes and three of his adult children live on one-fifth of an acre in Pasadena, Calif., a block away from a multilane highway. On this tiny sliver of land, they manage to be mostly self-sufficient. ?This is our form of protest,? says Dervaes, who is 60, ?and this is our form of ... More About: Urban , Homestead
lessons from 1960s?-70s? counterculture architecture
2008-04-23 20:00:00 True Green: Lessons from 1960s?-70s? Counterculture Architecture by Alasdair Gordon at Architectural Record takes a look back at the roots of green architecture (and lifestyle) by revisiting Drop City, Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti, Bucky Fuller’s geodesic domes and more. A good read.
lightair ionflow 50
2008-04-23 19:41:00 The LightAir IonFlow 50 effectively removes the smallest pollution particles that cause the most severe health problems. It offers an unbeatable combination of efficient, silent, ozone free, energy-saving and easy to use, economical operation that is at home in any environment independent of life style or interior design - a perfect balance between blending in ... More About: Appliances
apologies for the glacial pace lately?
2008-04-22 22:20:00 What with trying to redesign the blog, research and write, edit, carry on 4 million email conversations and deal with the advertising side of things, all at the same time, the pace of posting here has suffered mightily. Just a few more tweaks to the design (and the tags! let’s not forget about those!), and ... More About: Pace
underlite flooring, concrete blond
More articles from this author:2008-04-22 20:06:00 The underlite flooring system from Concrete Blond is made from polished or textured concrete with varying sized glass lenses cast into the surface of the concrete. The lenses are lit by fiber optics that are laid into the adhesive as the tiles are placed onto the existing floor. This allows the whole floor to be ... More About: Building Materials , Flooring 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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