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OUCHI-01 house by Jun Ishikawa

2010-01-30T08:12:00.000-08:00

Small houses are a real challenge for most of the architects and OHCHI-01 by Jun Ishikawa is a good example of such a design concept. More OHCHI...

Mix and match is one of the basic elements; just check the triangular roof and the inclined wall; transforming into the main entrance of the house. Two different ideas, a traditional one coexists successfully with a modern version of a “gap” used as an entrance. The building has small windows so that the owners may enjoy privacy. However the architects used glass in different places of the house and also on the top in order to let the light enter and reflect on the walls. The building is quite small (45m2) and each space has been divided by glass in order to make the space even bigger by providing continuity between the different rooms. The whole concept is minimal and functional despite the small size making the whole place a pleasant home for its owners.

Program: ”Two family home (parents and their child)”
Project completion date: April 2008
Project location: Fuchu, Tokyo
Plan and design: Jun Ishikawa architect and Kiyo Tsuru
Construction : KURASHI construction

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blu

2009-09-10T16:16:00.001-07:00

http://www.bluhomes.com/

Product Displays (sheds)

2009-09-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

GEZE: Today GEZE is a world leader in the field of manual and automatic door and window control systems, plus smoke and heat ventilation systems (RWA) and safety technology.

All automatic sliding door drives of GEZE are type-approved and certified according to BGR 232 and DIN 18650. The control is operating fully digital and is extendable. All settings as well as the display of the operation-, error- and maintenance parameters can be carried out on the programme switch. The display provides a safe diagnose for service and maintenance.

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Creativity and Economy: an inverse relationship

2009-09-09T16:45:00.000-07:00

Creativity and Economy: an inverse relationship

breaking out of conventional...and disregarding the status quo

2009-09-02T18:25:00.000-07:00

A shipping container has been turned into a kitchen. Like the other containers that make up the home, it has been bolted to the cement foundation. One side has been cut out, and high-end appliances and modern amenities create a gourmet kitchen.
Link to HGTV.COM

Plano B: Casa em Arruda dos Vinhos....

2009-08-20T18:21:00.000-07:00

LINK TO BLOG...

How To Build Rammed Earth Walls...

2009-08-20T18:03:00.001-07:00

Link to Article...

The Greenest Building...

2009-08-18T18:46:00.000-07:00

The Greenest Building…
by Jennifer Berry

…is the one that’s already built, according to the Trust for Architectural Easements (TAE), one of the largest preservation easement holding organizations in the nation. The organization protects over 800 historical buildings in the U.S. The “greenest building” concept was first described in these terms by Carl Elefante.

But what does this concept mean? Aren’t new green buildings the way of the future?

According to TAE, “The Pew Center on Global Climate Change estimates that 43 percent of carbon emissions in the United States are attributable to energy used in residential, commercial and industrial buildings, making the building sector the largest source of greenhouse gases in America. This figure does not even include the energy required to build new structures or to demolish established structures.”

ASU Professor John Meunier calls upon architects to resist building 'pulp fiction' and instead create architectural 'literature'

2009-08-17T08:27:00.000-07:00

Link to the Arizona Republic Article

MORIYAMA HOUSE - RYUE NISHIZAWA

2009-08-15T12:29:00.001-07:00

All Photographs by Norimichi Kasamatsu. They appeared in Domus 888, p36-49
Link to www.gravestmor.com article

Diary of a prefab_Tuscon,AZ

2009-08-15T12:22:00.000-07:00

"Dusk is when it really glows," says Aaron Jones of his jewel-like 625 square-foot
Link to Sunset.com article

“Square Feat,” the myths and realities surrounding affordable housing

2009-08-15T12:01:00.000-07:00

"We want so bad to believe that we can have it all—a cool design with lots of space, for not a lot of money. But we can’t have it all. Size, quality, low cost: we can only have two of the three. Anyone that tells you differently is a clownish boob..." So, if you’re one of the thousands of everyday folks that doesn’t have a ton of dough, but still wants a cool house to live in, start by thinking hard about how big a house you actually, truly, absolutely, definitely need. (Think small. Small is huge. Small is good—it costs less than big.)
Square Feat: Affordable Feet

PACO....

2009-08-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

PACO is...

Box of 3m x 3m x 3m cube.And the roof open.

It has theminimum equipments to live in spite of all its size.

We produced it as a conceptual model to imagine a new life style.

http://www.sschemata.com/english/works/

scaleHOUSEdesign

2009-08-08T20:58:00.000-07:00

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ManShed

2009-08-06T12:25:00.000-07:00

ManShed 2008

Return of the Breezeway: A Morphology of Indoor-Outdoor Space

2009-08-06T12:16:00.000-07:00

Return of the Breezeway: A Morphology of Indoor-Outdoor SpaceFast Company Link

Gianni Botsford Architects_private house in Notting Hill, London

2009-08-06T12:05:00.000-07:00

The proposal is to demolish an existing bungalow built in the back garden of a Notting Hill villa in the 1960’s and to replace it with a new dwelling- a three bedroom house on ground and basement floors. The house is proposed as a pavilion sited within a verdant garden and is directly related to the complex site and its surroundings as an exciting, innovative building which captures sunlight, retains viewing corridors, sits harmoniously within its setting and creates spacious open plan living.
Gianni Botsford Architects link

Gianni Botsford's Notting Hill garden house bdonline link