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The A+D Architecture and Design Museum and Angeleno Magazine present a series of four salons at iconic mid-century modern homes in Los Angeles. In 1946 four musicians returne from the war and pooled their resources to create the cooperative housing group. Salon #2 will take place at the A. Quincy Jones designed MHA site office. The site is historic-cultural monument #680, with sloping glass walls and cantilevered wing as a metaphor for America’s boundless self-confidence after World War II. The building literally takes flight across the canyon.
4 april 2013
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Suite 5900 designed in 2007 by Harry Allen resurfaces.
“Referred as Suite 5900, the design features a unique human modernism. The basic form is a spare geometry, but the grip is an imperfect stack of discs. The effect is slightly romantic and they feel great in hand. It’s amazing what a little misalignment can do. People have told us they look like they are wrapped in leather, or a stack of coins. The design is the perfect compliment to SA Baxter’s manufacturing capabilities. Their brand-new upstate New York foundry produces an exceptionally high quality product.”
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Unusual because it’s a BBC (low-consumption building) launched by the mayor of Nanterre so that families who rent housing in that city can become first-time homeowners through lower real estate pricing. With one evening meeting a month for 18 months to learn the ins and outs of construction. The 15 families worked with architects to design their living space. The space includes a workshop, laundry, and a multi-common room. This business model is flourishing in Germany, notably Freiburg, and a first in France. These families rent on average 3,000 euros/month.
architects: pascal chombart lauwe and fabien brissaud
program: 15 units
start of construction: june 2011
delivery: 2nd quarter of 2013
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Blu Homes wants to help storm victims rebuild. They are offering Special discount for those affected by Sandy. The discount will only be applied to purchase orders signed by the customer between 1 December 2012 and 30 June 2013. All products and specifications are subject to availability.
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Blu Homes offers seven distinctly different home designs with the added option of combining buildings to create your own. They range from cozy studio and cottage spaces, to spacious four bedroom homes, with ceilings as high as 16 feet. You may choose either single-level living or two-stories, and you can also add extras like a roof deck. Select the exterior option that best reflects your aesthetic and your home site. [details]
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The sustainable, Demountable House designed by the renowned Brazilian architect Jose Zanine Caldas marks a departure from the European Colonial architecture widely popular in Brazil. Perhaps more important it reflects the social and environmental consciousnesses of the architect. Designed in 1980, Zanine conceived of the Demountable House as a structure that was easy to construct. Flat-packed for efficient shipping, the demountable home could be assembled anywhere and by anyone. Passionate about the environment and the destruction of his native rainforests, Zanine used solid reclaimed Ipe wood salvaged from the forests and farmlands of Bahia, Brazil to make the home.
The Demountable House features an open layout of four quadrants separated only by a central column supporting the roof. Internal walls can be added to the user’s specifications. The interchangeable exterior paneling can be customized per the users need. Four panels are designed with moveable louvers for ventilation. Each wall junction is designed with built-in corner shelves. A pair of glass and wood double doors and a single all-wood door, serve as the entrances.
Wright, the industry leader for selling architecture at auction, offers the Demountable House as the final lot of their June 7th Important Design auction. The Demountable house is currently installed in Los Angeles and available for viewing. [ details ]
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The Leaf House takes the mobile home to a whole new level of nomadic living. Named after the well known Leaf House on Hornby Island in Canada where 28-year-old builder and aspiring designer Laird Herbert spent his summers as a child, Leaf House is now famous for being the first of many small, portable homes Herbert hopes to build and sell. The Leaf House pictured here is the second one he built while he lived in another in the Yukon. Herbert designed and built this 160-square-foot version to withstand extreme winter climates. The features include:
- FSC cedar and metal siding
- Heavy gauge steel stud construction with spray foam insulation
- 1″-2″ Energy Shield wrap
- Triple pane Northerm Windows
- FSC hardwood oak flooring, 12? granite tiles in the entrance way and
- ceramic tiles in the bathroom
- Ultralight drywall, clear grain cedar, and birch plywood interior finishing
- 24 inch GE propane range
- Propane instant tank-less hot water heater
- Half size stainless steel fridge
- Full size bathroom with compact bathtub/shower, Kohler bathroom sink
- and Sun Mar Compact Composting toilet
- Recessed cedar slat bathroom door
- LED and dimmable CFL and halogen lighting
- Low and zero VOC wood finishes and paint
- Living area with a pullout sofa, storage, and recessed book shelving
- Loft with queen size memory foam mattress
- Broan high efficiency bathroom fan and kitchen exhaust hood
- 35 Gallon Water tank with outside water hookup or blue water tank
- drain and a RV shurflo water pump
Herbert built it over the course of five months for $40,000, but he’s only asking $44,500 for it. If you’ve ever considered a Winnebago but couldn’t bear the design or wanted an Airstream but couldn’t afford the price, now’s your chance to take your life on road and stay snug and warm, even in the Yukon.
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Love, love, love it. But, and it’s been asked before, where does ”stuff’ go? The Shaw residence is for sale. A stripped and rebuilt 1960s house at the top of Russian Hill.
The base is a stucco wall with perforated stainless apertures. The bay above, glazed with channel glass, becomes a singular defining element. The interior is a world of stone and glass, a tranquil setting for the functions of the house. Five levels are linked by an existing elevator and a reconfigured stair, which floats away from the walls. The garage is on the first level, with a garden room above for caretaker and pets. On the next level is a bedroom in the bay; dressing and bath areas are arranged in a line, and a media and music room adjacent. The kitchen and formal dining room are on the fourth level, and the living room, its windows framing a panorama of the San Francisco Bay, and terrace are at the top of the house. The terrace railing is etched glass, which screens the rooftops in the foreground and reflects the water beyond. Serene, reflective, and empty, the house provides a peaceful refuge in the city.
designer: stanley saitowitz
built | completed: 1960 | 2003
location: russian hill, san francisco, usa
layout: 5 level, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath
listed: 20 april 2012 | $6,980,000 usd
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Allandale House, a so-called “Cabin of Curiosities,” is an A-frame vacation home for “an idiosyncratic conoisseur and her family,” one that collects “wine, rare books, stuffed birds and an elk mount.” Yes, it’s the best copy from an architect’s website we’ve read in a long time, too.
It doesn’t surprise me, however, coming from William O’Brien Jr., a young assistant architecture professor at MIT and principal of an independent design practice in Cambridge, MA that was recently awarded the 2011 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers and was a finalist for the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program.
The house in question is a lust-worthy little gem, a sleek-meets-rustic getaway home I would most happily leave the city for. The spacious interior (created by positioning “the interior surface of the ceiling/wall to deviate from the roof surface as it nears the floor plane to become plumb”) allows for plenty of natural light, open space as well as cozy nooks in which to curl up with a glass of wine and all those aforementioned rare books. I can’t think of a more enviable mountain retreat.
photos by william o’brien jr.
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