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BloomFrame Turns a Window Into a Balcony
Dutch architecture firm Hofman Dujardin has just designed BloomFrame, a window that you can convert into a balcony. It’s like having a convertible in your own home. This is a great idea for those of us who like to practice our barbecue grill artistry, but are reluctant to do so within the confines of our … Continued
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Micro Compact Home: Trailer Park Living With That Euro Design Flair
You think your house is small? Get a load of this 8.5-foot cube, the Micro Compact Home (m-ch). Even though its interior is a bit cramped, its architects tried to overcome that claustrophobic feeling with luxo-sport Euro design and plenty of windows. It’s a lot cheaper than a regular house, too, selling for between $32,500 … Continued
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Off the Grid: Treehouse Concept
British design firm Sybarite aims to develop a modular treehouse concept that the company says could encourage a more organic approach to country living. The plan is to pre-fabricate modules of the house, quickly assembling a dwelling with up to five bedrooms. Situated just above the tree top level, the idea is based on a … Continued
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VW’s Automated Parking Garage
When we first saw these two photos of the Volkswagen’s storage facility in Wolfsburg, Germany, we thought this was an artist’s rendition for some sort of science fiction movie. It’s not. This is an actual 20-story car tower that takes up just 20% of the space of a conventional parking garage handling the same number … Continued
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Villa Sibi Modernist Doll House
Tomboys in our youth, we always eschewed doll houses but would consider unearthing our Star Wars action figures to set them up in the exquisitely modernist Villa Sibi doll house by Wolfgang Sirch & Christoph Bitzer, made of birch with beech furnishings and plexiglass windows. We’ll probably never live in a real house as nice … Continued
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Living in the Treetops: Free Spirit Spheres
Tom Chudleigh set out to build boats and ended up making these sophisticated treehouse spheres that are suspended via wires from old-growth trees or any other stationary objects. He first constructs a wooden frame, and then surrounds it with laminated wood and a clear fiberglass shell. Looks like a great place to meditate, hang out, … Continued
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Is that Your Phone Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Well, if you can’t get a Frank Lloyd Wright, Gaudi or Ieoh Ming Pei, you may as well get that local Aussi architect to build you a highrise that looks like a telephone. And plunk it in the middle of Melbourne too. Why not? Obviously, Milliionaire “Crazy” John Ilhan, an Australian communications magnate has no … Continued
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Fancy Way Of Saying No More Wires
Wires, wires and more wires. Look behind your desk and I’m sure that’s what you’ll see. Mounds of them even. So if you’ve got modular furniture (like a cubicle, let’s say) you’ll be pleased to hear about the Connectrac system, a floor raceway system designed by architect Clint Strong. It’s really an alternative to other … Continued
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