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update: changes afoot at materialicious 2008-03-12 15:47:42 materialicious is going through an upgrade over the next few days, so I’m asking y’all to have patience if you see anything ‘untoward’ happening around here. First, we’re upgrading from WP 2.1 to the current incarnation, 2.3.3. In time, a completely new, custom theme will be installed. I’ve never really liked the theme that you [...] Read more:changes
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gonna take a break 2008-03-14 12:41:14 It’s time for me to get crackin’ on rearranging some items on this blog. I’ve already had some friendly complaints about the removal of the tag cloud (which I’ve reinserted). Rest assured, I shall have a category cloud on the new site. Gimme some tiiiiiiiiiiiiiime. I’ve got so much work to do.
Some links [...] Read more:gonna
recycled houses, dan phillips 2008-03-17 11:42:56 Meet a man on a mission, determined to make cheap, affordable housing for the common man in an Earth-friendly way: Dan Phillips of Huntsville, Texas.
The Phoenix Commotion (site still under construction)
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louis i. kahn’s esherick house for sale 2008-03-17 02:04:10 “…The Esherick House is definitely one of Kahn’s most important works
which defined lessons he’d go on to use in later projects.” – David Adjaye
The Esherick house stands as one of the most important houses realized by Kahn throughout his luminous career, and is the first residence to illustrate his mature architectural ideals. As one of [...]
your wall house by far frohn and rojas 2008-03-17 01:56:02 Remember the Wall House by FAR frohn&rojas? Now you can buy the plans. See yourwallhouse.net for details.
the greenhouse chicago 2008-03-17 01:39:39 Multi-modal Sustainable Design. Live/Work+Design/Build+Adaptive Re-use.
[paraphrasing the NYT] In 2004, Frances Whitehead and James Elniski bought the structure that would become their home: a rundown 3,000-square-foot brick warehouse sitting on a plot once contaminated by an underground gasoline storage tank. To transform it into living and studio spaces, they hired William James, an architect and contractor [...] Read more:greenhouse
olek lejbzon and co., furniture restoration specialists (and more) 2008-03-17 01:09:12 Peter Triestman wrote: Olek Lejbzon & Co. restores furniture, antique and modern. We do many repairs of modern furniture, involving wood, metals, plastics, fibreglass, rubber, and any type of reupholstery. Our European craftsmen possess skills in the repair of many chairs that are difficult or impossible to find elsewhere, including the custom fabrication or repair [...] Read more:restoration
house no19 - nomads in residence 2008-03-19 17:36:06 Architects Korteknie Stuhlmacher and Rotterdam based artists BikvanderPol created the amazing House No 19, a mobile studio for artists.
Via: Shedworking, Judit Bellostes and Beyond Utrecht
miniloo 2008-03-19 16:42:21 Neo-Metro
Submitted by Eric
beer cans into butterflies 2008-03-19 15:01:42 Talk about adaptive re-use….. Paul Villinski creates some amazing artwork from found beer cans. Shown: Epigram, 2007.
Via NOTCOT Read more:butterflies
material and product roundup, 03/18/08 2008-03-18 12:55:51 Terry Dwan’s Only One teak and stainless kitchen system for Riva 1920 at Remodelista. Also see his Libero kitchen
Stone Fruit Floors: peach pits as flooring. Wild. Inhabitat by way of Reclaimed Home
Good grout and caulk removal tips from re-nest: part I and part II
I could totally live with this: David Restorick’s Bedside Companion. He does [...] Read more:material
architecture roundup, 03/18/08 2008-03-18 12:27:01 The Nomad Yurt by Ecoshack, at NOTCOT - go there to see the rest of Jean Aw’s photos. I want one.
Makoto Koizumi slideshow at Dwell Blog. Gorgeous stuff. Also brings to mind the 9tubo house. Talk about traditional modernism….
Haus Schwarz by ILG Architekten (”Operable, perforated, sheet metal shutters”) from BUILD blog’s fabulous post: Sun Screens [...]
out with the old… 2008-03-22 11:51:08 …in with the new.
Patience! These things take time. New themes coming soon.
salvage shed 2008-03-22 10:48:48 Brad Guy of Building Materials Reuse Association with the help of Bryan Bell and Sergio Palleroni decided to use material from the 50,000 houses being demolished after the hurricane [Katrina] — just 5% of this material equals 53,000,000 board feet, enough to build 3,800 houses. From Cynthia E. Smith’s post at Cooper-Hewitt National design Museum’s [...]
werner sobek’s r128 house 2008-03-22 10:05:23 From ArchitectureWeek: The glass-and-steel R128 House is located on a steeply sloped site with panoramic views of Stuttgart, Germany. Although this house seems sterile and completely transparent, it is a home where comfort and privacy issues for the inhabitants have been met. It is a completely recyclable, emission-free, energy self-sufficient building.
The house has no interior [...]
architecture roundup, 03/21/08 2008-03-21 12:47:04 Haus auf der Alb by C18 Architects in the south of Germany @ yatzer
West 12th St Residence by Gabellini Sheppard Associates @ Gaile Guevara
The Passive House Concept by Kjellgren Kaminsky @ dezeen
sexySHACK by Mark Meyer @ Shedworking
Kiyonobu Nakagame Architects @ designboom blog
8 apartments in a renovated building in Milan, by LPzR Architetti Associati. I like.
Family [...]
stair porn roundup 2008-03-20 11:47:21 It seems everyone is crazy for unusual staircases. I decided to round up all the stairs I’ve posted in the past year and plunk ‘em down in one post. This is just a small sample of the stairs you’ll find here - lots more are sprinkled all over the site. Japanese architects, for me anyway, [...]
dogtrot house, waggoner and ball architects 2008-03-25 11:12:59 Nice interpretation of the classic dogtrot form. See article and slideshow at Architectural Record (House of the Month, Aug. 2007). I’m lovin’ that breezeway…
Photos: Kerri McCaffety, Mac Ball, Catherine Smith
material and product roundup, 03/25/08 2008-03-25 11:03:56 Husque is a range of products made of recycled macadamia nut shells.
Vector Bubble Glass from padlab
Abacá is a decorative laminate surface made of recycled banana fibers. From Lamin-Art
Acrylic One Composite Solutions: material
is a water based resin and contains no solvents. It is used to mimic all manner of materials - wood, concrete, metal, slate [...]
westlakebridge cottage project 2008-03-25 10:16:47 Good Project, Good Blog: This is our story about building a vacation house - not the traditional wooden ’swiss chalet’-like weekend cabin - but a modern almost all glass and steel construction, conceived as a bridge over a pond and located walking distance from the Goor-Asbroek nature reserve in a village called Westmeerbeek, hence Westlakebridge. Read more:cottage
firewinder 2008-03-25 09:59:37 Firewinder® is The Original Windlight™ – A decorative, 100% wind-powered outdoor light which harnesses the power of the wind from whichever direction it blows, to create a simple yet magical visual effect with a universal appeal. Easy to install, you simply hang it up from a tree in your garden, on your roof terrace or [...]
material and product roundup, 03/28/08 2008-03-28 14:35:46 ********
The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention
(Library of Congress Exhibition)
Fantastic!
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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 [...] Read more:material
architecture roundup, 03/28/08 2008-03-28 11:04:43 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 [...]
primary school, francis kéré architecture 2008-03-27 11:34:39 I simply love this guy’s work: Diébédo Francis Kéré designed this school for his hometown of Gando Village in Burkino Faso, and it won The Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2004. He has a lot of stuff going on…
a cliffside beach hut 2008-03-27 11:16:27 This little beach hut set into a cliff used to be the smallest house in Porthcurno. There are two tiny rooms inside with a staircase and it was built by Rowena Cade, the founder of the Minack Theatre. Conjures up all kinds of fantasies, doesn’t it?
Photo: Cornwall 365
Via Shedworking
cool bathroom by massimiliano braconi 2008-03-27 11:00:48 Massimiliano Braconi is an artist and designer of bathroom
fixtures and furniture who has worked with the likes of Scarabeo, Master, Azzurra, Simas , Rapsel, Moco, Artemide, Ycami, Fantini, Foscarini, Ddesign and Slide.
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