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goyurt 2007-10-27 14:18:03
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GoYurt: Truly Portable Yurts and Yurt Kits. Lightweight, well-built, easy to set up and transport. There are lots of great yurts on the market, but the 13′ diameter GoYurt really caught my attention.
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wool felt wall panels, anne kyyro quinn 2007-10-26 14:10:25
Leaf wall panel
100% wool felt reinforced with wire struts, mounted on wood
40cm X 60cm, 50cm X 50cm or 70cm X 70cm
There are five other designs. Go look at Anne Kyyro Quinn’s site….
tile and mosaic art by emily tholberg 2007-10-26 14:00:10
Shiny River - 4′ by 2′ - slate, travertine, onyx, agates, and a porcelain tile sky. Mica in the slate makes the river shiny.
Colorado artist Emily Tholberg has been producing her unique tilework and cut stone mosaics for clients in the Pagosa Springs / Durango, Colorado area since 1996.
eco sac: innovative rainwater harvesting 2007-10-26 13:52:47
From Australia:
The eco sac® is a revolutionary, new flexible rainwater bladder storage system that hides away under decks or floors making it much more discrete than traditional water tanks. The bladders are made from a beige coloured PVC material which enables potable water storage to Australian Standards. This means that the water captured can be used to safely fill swimming pools and fish ponds without fear of contamination from the bladder. The bladders sit in a strong galvanised steel frame supported by industrial strength geo tech fabric which gives added protection.
By placing the eco sac® under a house or deck, the eco sac® can harvest all of the rain that falls on the roof by diverting the downpipes to a common in-flow pipe which goes into the side of the eco sac®. This means that more rainwater can be collected much faster than in a traditional rainwater tank. Multiple bladders can be installed either side-by-side or end-to-end for maximum water storage. Once the bladde
södrasmart laminated wood studs 2007-10-26 13:43:57
SödraSmart is designed for non-loadbearing partitions and can be used as a floor, ceiling or wall stud. Wood combines form and function with ergonomic design, and saves time and effort. A natural material, wood has many positive environmental properties as well as being good to work with. The studs have generous openings that make it easy to install electricity, broadband, telephony, sound or home cinema. The unique design of the stud with its rounded edges makes it convenient to handle and install.
SödraSmart studs are made from the side boards of spruce logs which combined with the laminated construction makes them straight, stable and tension-free.
SödraSmart
x-house, a very modern log cabin 2007-10-26 12:51:18
New from Sweden: the X-house. Developed by a father and son-in-law team - the father owns a glue-lam factory - that came up with this very cool idea to build houses made entirely from glue-lams (see this for examples of glue-lam). They hired an architect to design a few models (there are four basic ones - ) and the houses are being developed and sold for the DIY summer house/ski house market in Sweden. The kit system looks to be simple to build, and they are designed to rest on pier foundations. Pretty much all the materials for the buildings come from the same glue-lam factory, including the floor boards and roof decking. The interiors and exteriors are simply painted - no other finish is needed, though I gather from the other photos on the site you can add just about anything you want. There are larger and different designs being built near Stockholm as well.
Models: Clara 18m², Gårdshuset 40m², Selma 60m², and Hilma 72m². Shown is the Selma model. So cool.
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listed green: the mls for green, sustainable, energy efficient homes and developments worldwide 2007-10-25 11:33:25
These guys are serious about what they do. Even their web site is 100% solar powered…. They have just passed the ‘100 Listings’ mark, so I’m happy to be posting them here. We need more companies like this.
List your green, energy efficient
, sustainable home or development for a very low monthly fee.
* No contracts - cancel anytime
* Unlimited exposure of your green, healthy, energy efficient home or development worldwide
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* Listings are personally reviewed to ascertain that they are actually green, energy efficient and/or sustainable
Listed Green
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japanese wall 2007-10-24 17:48:07
From Mardero, LLC we have Japanese Wall, a wall covering composed of time-honored ingredients like natural sand, diatomaceous earth, clay, natural stone chips and straw (wara). This is a beautiful, non-toxic alternative to stucco, paint and wallpaper. Interior and exterior applications. Be sure to read their blog. You can do it yourself, y’know….
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wall stairs, aaron tang 2007-10-24 16:54:09
Using simple mechanical hinges and pistons, this inventive staircase easily folds flush up against a wall to expand a lower space and/or to restrict access to an upper floor. The mechanics within the design allow any person to easily open or close the staircase from upstairs or downstairs. Inner pistons help slide the stairs back up swiftly to create a flush wall. The pistons also act as a gradient to lower each step individually after the stairs have been pulled out, creating a gradual, elegant wave-like pattern as the steps individually lock into place.
Aaron Tang
Via Treehugger
kerouac on desolation peak 2007-10-24 16:25:49
Jack Kerouac spent 63 days during the summer of 1956 as a fire lookout on Desolation Peak, in North Cascades National Park. He wrote about his experiences in the books “The Dharma Bums” and “Desolation Angels”. The lookout is a 14′ x 14′ structure built in 1933 and remains active under the National Park Service.
I love these little buildings. Just lower the flaps, lock ‘em up and walk away….
Poets on the Peaks: Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen and Jack Kerouac in the North Cascades, by John Suiter - nice photos in here. The photo above is from the book.
Pete Hoffman’s photos of Desolation Peak and the lookout (2 pages).
Fire Watchers and their Towers in the North Cascades
HistoryLink Essay: Kerouac on Desolation Peak
zerohouse 2007-10-31 16:18:03
I don’t normally post unbuilt projects, but I like this one…. Scott Specht’s compact zeroHouse is designed to be highly efficient and totally self-sufficient: it will be fully automated, generating its own electricity, collecting it’s own water and processing its own waste. Looks good, too. I’d like to see this built.
takasugi-an, terunobu fujimori 2007-10-31 13:04:55
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Takasugi-an, Chino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Completed in Spring, 2004. Terunobu Fujimori, a professor of architecture at the University of Tokyo, built his boyhood dream hideaway, a teahouse on stilts, in the bottom of his father’s garden. So said his father when he saw it: “There goes Terunobu, making something wacky again.” I love it!
At the end of this post I have included some links to the man’s amazing works - I’d say they’re worth studying….. this is not your traditional Japanese architecture! Very inspiring.
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palm woven paneling, from smith & fong durapalm 2007-10-31 10:33:38
The latest addition in our Durapalm collection, Palm Woven Panels come in 3/8″ x 6″ x 48 ” size and snap together with a simple finger-joint design. Ideal for hospitality, residential, and contract interiors, these unique and beautifully textured panels install easily on walls and other surfaces. With no added urea formaldehyde, Palm Woven can contribute for up to four points toward LEED® certification.
Smith & Fong Durapalm
tools design 2007-10-31 10:19:46
Ever wondered who design
ed so many of those cool products for Eva Solo? Look no further than Tools Design, the Copenhagen-based studio of Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbæk.
maison louis carré, alvar aalto 2007-10-31 09:57:22
Alvar Aalto’s Maison Louis Carré is the last building designed by the architect still standing in France. Built in the 1950s, it is now open to the public….
Via Dwell Blog
timbercrete 2007-10-30 19:39:34
Timbercrete contains more than 50% by volume of recycled sawmill waste. Homes made of this product consume less energy for heating/cooling. Timbercrete acts as a “carbon sink” preventing the release of carbon dioxide from decomposing sawdust into the atmosphere. Timbercrete achieved FRL 240-240-240 in CSIRO Fire Test, therefore provides as high a level of protection against fire related threats. It can be used in a wide range of domestic, commercial, industrial and public buildings.
Timbercrete - hit the Contact page for reps in the USA.
ksd solar window 2007-10-30 19:14:03
A window that can both heat and cool your home.
Through a simple 180 degree spin of the inside pane with the special safety insulation glass, the KSD Solar Window turns from a winter radiating heater to a summer “keep cool“ window.
Ecological Innovations
Via LEED Pro
mythic paint 2007-10-30 19:07:47
Mythic paint is a non-toxic, ultra low odor paint that provides the durability and coverage you expect from a premium paint without the off-gassing VOCs and cancer-causing toxins that emit years after drying.
Mythic
marshall house, denton corker marshall 2007-10-30 12:08:41
Marshall House - Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. A weekend holiday house overlooking a small bay on the coast two hours east of Melbourne.
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sheep farm house, denton corker marshall 2007-10-30 12:00:17
Sheep Farm House - Kyneton, Victoria, Australia. A farmhouse complex northwest of Melbourne for a high-tech, ultra-fine wool sheep farm, including main house, cottage, garage, machine shed, shearing shed and covered yards.
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cool built-in stairs, splyce design/build, inc. 2007-11-05 13:52:50
Nice built-in stairs created by Splyce Design/Build for their project, W. 2nd Street Renovation, Vancouver, BC.
A previously unused space under an existing stair to the roof deck, was replaced with a multi-purpose millwork element. Framed with standard lumber, and covered with maple veneered panels, this piece provides roof deck access, as well as audio/video equipment storage and a built-in gas fireplace. To accentuate it’s free standing, furniture-like nature, the millwork stops short of the ceiling. The stair continues up by way of three floating laminated glass treads, allowing light from the windows above to penetrate the living room below.
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floating bunkbeds, phillippe allaeys 2007-11-05 12:20:19
Ingenious floating bunkbeds by the Belgian designer Phillippe Allaeys.
Alph.be - be sure to hit the projects page
Via Remodelista
shipping container architecture: the ark at art oasis 2007-11-05 11:44:48 The artist Ron Crepeau (the Arktist) is building a 3500sf “ark” on his property, Art Oasis, in the remote Southern California desert, using eight 40′ shipping containers, and he is doing all of the work himself. It is his home and studio, and is built around a 700sf inner courtyard. Granted, the architectural style, Pueblo Adobe, isn’t to my own personal taste, but I deeply admire his spirit and determination. Just goes to show, you can do it, and when there’s a will, there’s a way. Below are just two of Crepeau’s videos and the floorplan, from his website/blog. Amazing.
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Arktist on the Web
FAQ page: Art Oasis and the Ark
Ron Crepeau’s YouTube page, with 37 videos…..
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friday material & product roundup 2007-11-02 17:24:47
North Tiles from Kvadrat, designed by the brothers Bouroullec, are a new way of creating and dividing space. North Tiles are a system of foam and fabric building blocks which can be put together and used as walls, decoration or for dividing rooms. North Tiles also have an acoustic function, as the fabric has a sound-absorbing effect.
(Thanks, Viné)
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KERLITE PLUS the ceramic solution you were looking for to renovate that old flooring. With a minimum height increase – from 3 to 3.5mm – KERLITE PLUS has a tough fiberglass mesh backing, doubling its cladding potential. The sky’s the limit for this stunning, minimum weight tile. With Kerlite it’s easy to lay new flooring in your home. But more than that, it’s economic and simple. KERLITE PLUS can be installed directly over existing flooring in wood, ceramic or any other compact type of surface. This is because the underside of the ceramic slab has been rei Read more:material
friday architecture roundup 2007-11-02 16:04:38
Klein Dytham’s Sin Den @ architecture.mnp
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Carrie Burke’s Timepiece House - Homepage and article in Architectural Record
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Johnston Architects’ Twisp Cabin - Homepage and in a nice post @ BUILD Blog
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Solar Decathlon winners @ NOTCOT.
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Drew Heath Architects’ Arkiboat
three works by sami rintala 2007-11-02 14:35:32 Three works by the Finnish architect/artist/teacher Sami Rintala.
Floating Sauna, 2002
Hotel Kirkenes, 2005
Boxhome, 2007
Sami Rintala
lamborghini reventón 2007-11-02 13:10:04
Lawdgodamighty.
PopSci Test Drive: Lamborghini Reventón
modcell: straw cladding and structural building panels 2007-11-02 12:28:33
ModCell is a sustainable, prefabricated straw bale and hemp cladding panel designed for use in residential, educational and commercial projects. This innovative, offsite-manufactured cladding system can be quickly and efficiently installed, creating buildings with thermal performance up to 3 times higher than the current building regulations require. In a world struggling to deliver solutions for the low carbon future, ModCell stands out as the leading renewable, carbon neutral building product designed to help meet the challenges we all face.
ModCell has already pioneered the use of pre-fabricated straw bale construction in the UK on several buildings. Check out the BaleHaus - Zero Carbon project in the works (photos after the jump)….
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more wooden houses from archteam 2007-11-02 11:29:04
A few more wooden houses
from ARCHTEAM in the Czech Republic…. These folks are so good at designing simple, modern structures using traditional construction and materials!
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broadford farm pavilion, brian korte / lake flato 2007-11-01 14:20:24
Broadford Farm Pavilion, Sun Valley, Idaho. Built: 2006(?). To hell with the main house (whatever it is), I’ll take the pool house!
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