materialiciousmaterialiciousmaterialicious is a weblog showcasing residential architecture and design. 
Articles
quick links from ?round my web, 04/11/08
2008-04-11 18:46:00 Once (in the blue) by Piero Lissoni for Flos Table surface mosaics made from slices of wood at Casa Claudia (Brazil) Saarinen’s Tulip Collection even had an ashtray stand! From The Paranoid Section Blog Scope Lamp by BELUX. Nice. Preston over at Jetson Green wrote up a nice, very thorough review of the Brazo LED Task Lamp from Haworth. Handcrafted ... More About: Links , Quick , Round
garbage architecture
2008-04-11 01:07:00 Jan Korbes’ Garbage Architecture in The Netherlands focuses on: “objects interiors research and workshops based on recovered waste materials”. Among the many interesting projects they’ve done, I’m loving these stairs they’ve created: above is a set of stairs made from woods reclaimed from an old castle, and below is a stair carved from a 50 ... More About: Building Materials
casa 101, h arquitectes
2008-04-10 17:37:00 Casa 101, Mollet del Vallès, Catalunya, Spain. Built: 2005 H Arquitectes Via Plataforma Arquitectura (lots of images) More About: Casa
the barn house, buro2
2008-04-10 17:27:00 The Barn House , Central Flanders, Belgium. An old barn transformed into a beautiful home. Buro2 See article and slideshow with interactive floorplans at Wallpaper
the cistern, peter de bretteville architect
2008-04-10 17:17:00 The Cistern, Hamden, Connecticut. Completed: 1995 Sheila and Peter de Bretteville renovated a 50-foot wide, 28-foot high, cylindrical concrete water tank to create this super cool home for themselves. It took a year to clean out the structure and then design and build the interior from scratch. Windows and doors were cut into the 20-inch-thick ... More About: Architect
m house, power unit studio
2008-04-10 17:07:00 M House , Karuizawa, Nagano. Built: 2007 TEXT: The site is facing with a busy street with tourist?s cars and buses specially in the summer time, but the garden-side is a quiet and lovely forest. There are 3 daughter?s families and the parents, living independently in the M house, sharing the same view of trees and animals. The ... More About: Power , Studio , Unit
Arkitekthus
2008-04-09 20:42:00 This just in from Scott Hedges, who writes the “Letters from Sweden” posts over at Greg La Vardera’s blog: Arkitekthus is a firm building and selling houses designed by some well-known Swedish architects - Thomas Sandell, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Gert Wingårdh, and Tham & Videgård Hansson. Scott lives in Sigtuna, Sweden, and says there are a ...
Rainpod
2008-04-09 00:18:00 This beats a corrugated steel rainwater tank any day…. Hotchoz via Moco Loco
Sign Up and Stop the Delivery of Unsolicited Telephone Books
2008-04-08 20:14:00 Who needs ‘em?! YellowPagesGoesGreen.org will notify the publishers to stop sending phone books. More About: Books , Stop , Sign , Telephone , Delivery
home depot now sells voc-free paint
2008-04-08 19:52:00 And it’s about time, too! Freshaire Choice More About: Home , Free , Paint , Home Depot
gallery of transparent glass stairs
2008-04-08 19:42:00 At oobject Thanks, Amy! More About: Gallery , Building Materials , Glass , Transparent
powercube
2008-04-08 19:33:00 The PowerCube 6000 is a self-contained solar power source that includes three 200 watt solar panels, 3500 watts of continuous inverter output, and 2400 amp hours of battery storage. It’s perfect for off-grid living. $25,000.
design your own faucets
2008-04-08 17:59:00 California Faucets? Virtual Faucet Creator is a brand new online interactive tool allows you to “design your own” faucet. It’s really unique for the industry and lots of fun to play with in that you can actually design over 2 million custom faucet combinations. More About: Design , Kitchen and Bath
sculptural glass doors
2008-04-08 17:47:00 Sculptural Glass Doors is a small artisan based company offering a unique line of award-winning entry doors featuring ClearCast? Glass. They currently offer 16 distinctive contemporary designs. Shown is the Grace model, $1,580. Very nice. More About: Building Materials
the ultimate replacement casement window
2008-04-08 17:30:00 From Marvin Casement: The ?ultimate? factor in this window is its ?wash mode.? Patented hardware allows homeowners to rotate the window completely so someone indoors can wash the window?s outdoor surface. Of course, this window is custom Marvin, which means that it?s made to fit the specific home design. There?s no ?one size fits all.? Key ... More About: Building Materials , Ultimate , Window
Pardon Our Dust
2008-04-07 17:50:00 There are still some issues to work out around here regarding the redesign of materialicious, and I need to concentrate on them for the moment. Posting shall resume tomorrow (I think). Thanks for your patience. More About: Furnishings , Pardon
Architecture Roundup, 04/04/08
2008-04-04 17:23:00 Dr. Jung’s Dream House from Surfin’ Bird 1975’s Flickr photostream. So cool. Prefab Pioneer Ralph Rapson 1914-2008 at TreeHugger House on 21rst St by Texas Tech University professor Urs Peter Flueckiger in Lubbock, Texas, at Archidose Queen’s ... More About: Architecture , Roundup
Architecture Roundup, 04/04/08
2008-04-04 17:23:00 Dr. Jung’s Dream House from Surfin’ Bird 1975’s Flickr photostream. So cool. Prefab Pioneer Ralph Rapson 1914-2008 at TreeHugger House on 21rst St by Texas Tech University professor Urs Peter Flueckiger in Lubbock, Texas, at Archidose Queen’s ... More About: Architecture , Roundup
Giant Steps, John Coltrane
2008-04-04 05:00:00 I got a wonderful gift in my inbox a little while ago from my friend Amy, and she says: The perfect little distraction for those both musically interested and architecturally inclined… Amy remembered that I had named my last dog Coltrane … More About: John , Giant , John Coltrane , Steps
Giant Steps, John Coltrane
2008-04-04 05:00:00 I got a wonderful gift in my inbox a little while ago from my friend Amy, and she says: The perfect little distraction for those both musically interested and architecturally inclined… Amy remembered that I had named my last dog Coltrane … More About: John , Giant , John Coltrane , Steps
materialicio.us is back!
2008-04-03 22:50:00 Late last night there was a system failure on the server. We are back, and upgraded. Thank you for your patience- in the days to come we will be installing new themes but it should all be in place by Monday. –The developer …And now, back to Justin and materialicio.us! More About: Back
materialicio.us is back!
2008-04-03 22:50:00 Late last night there was a system failure on the server. We are back, and upgraded. Thank you for your patience- in the days to come we will be installing new themes but it should all be in place by Monday. –The developer …And now, back to Justin and materialicio.us! More About: Back
delays?
2008-03-31 17:39:00 I think anyone who has had to deal with running a blog, and the ensuing madness that is called “upgrading” will understand when I say that there will be delays here at materialicious. Unfortunately for me (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), my new theme development coincided with the release of Wordpress ... More About: Delays
material and product roundup, 03/28/08
2008-03-28 20:35:00 ******** The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention (Library of Congress Exhibition) Fantastic! ******** The Worktop Classic collection from Julien is a line of kitchen sinks perfect for chefs with small kitchens. These sinks are specifically designed for small-space living and are beautifully streamlined to complement any design. In spaces where counter space is precious it ... More About: Product , Roundup , Furnishings , Material , Kitchen and Bath
material and product roundup, 03/28/08
2008-03-28 20:35:00 ******** The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention (Library of Congress Exhibition) Fantastic! ******** The Worktop Classic collection from Julien is a line of kitchen sinks perfect for chefs with small kitchens. These sinks are specifically designed for small-space living and are beautifully streamlined to complement any design. In spaces where counter space is precious it ... More About: Product , Roundup , Building Materials , Furnishings , Material
architecture roundup, 03/28/08
2008-03-28 17:04:00 BiniSystems - This patented method of construction, in approx. 60-120 minutes, produces circular-based, monolithic, reinforced concrete shell structures, with elliptical section, ranging in size from 12 to 40 meters in diameter. Over 1,500 buildings are in use in 23 Countries. The Roberts Street Chaplet, by JLG Architects, was commissioned by artist Marjorie Schlossman who wanted a ... More About: England , Architecture , Roundup
architecture roundup, 03/28/08
More articles from this author:2008-03-28 17:04:00 BiniSystems - This patented method of construction, in approx. 60-120 minutes, produces circular-based, monolithic, reinforced concrete shell structures, with elliptical section, ranging in size from 12 to 40 meters in diameter. Over 1,500 buildings are in use in 23 Countries. The Roberts Street Chaplet, by JLG Architects, was commissioned by artist Marjorie Schlossman who wanted a ... More About: Architecture , Roundup 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
|
 |
|
 |
