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- Exquisite Tribeca Loft Featuring Must-See Details
- Versatile Structure Housing Living and Working Spaces
- Miniature Pothole Gardens Drawing Attention on the State of Some London Roads
- Reconstruction Transforms A House Into A Dream Home
- An Interesting Architecture Approach for a Family Home: KKC House
- Modern Street Painting Encorporates an Entire Swiss Village
| Exquisite Tribeca Loft Featuring Must-See Details Posted: 27 Jan 2012 04:05 AM PST
Displaying a stylish collection of furniture and furnishings, this Tribeca loft fascinates with its 3, 428 square feet of charming living spaces. Occupying the entire fourth floor of a residential building on Hubert Street, this safe house features not only exceptional interiors, but also a state of the art security system via private key locked elevator. Stepping inside the light-flooded collection of spaces, one can see that high-tech features help in offering the inhabitants a comfortable lifestyle, like the programmable lighting system, screening facilities, sound system or electric blinds. Rooms here are adorned with Brazilian Walnut hardwood floors caressed by natural light coming from the large arched windows overlooking Tribeca. With two bedrooms, one full bath with a 10 foot shower and a secondary half bath, the fabulous condominium benefits from an open entertaining kitchen featuring top-of-the-line appliances with two coolers that can hold more than 700 bottles of wine. Offered at $7,600,000, the beautiful loft is filled with amazing details, so we invite you to overlook the price and enjoy the inspiration. Interested enough to buy it?
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| Versatile Structure Housing Living and Working Spaces Posted: 27 Jan 2012 03:02 AM PST
Local architectural studio Fitzsimmons Architects designed the versatile structure that is not only a home, but also an architectural office and design workshop. A budget of $290K went into constructing this dream modern home located in downtown Oklahoma City. Rising two stories in the air, the OKasian House occupies what used to be 3 buildings demolished in the 80′s. This amazing versatile structure might remind you of the Oklahoma Case Study House featured on Freshome. According to the architects, “The form is mathematically influenced by numerals important to the owners, and aesthetically expressive of their unique taste. It is enveloped in metal with large expanses of brick, glass and skylights, providing approximately 2400 sf of living space filled with art and furniture by the Owner/Architect as well as other local artists. One objective was to maximize the view of Oklahoma City’s growing skyline.
Placing the building at the South end of the lot accomplished that and accommodates discreet alley garage and shop access on the South lower level. This placement also allows a future building to the north. Guest entry to the property utilizes a set of original concrete steps and takes the visitor through the site of a bamboo lined courtyard on the North side of the house. The North wall of all sliding glass panels mesh the interior with the courtyard, and invite one into spaces which flow and change to accommodate the owners� needs. A sixteen foot high corner of glass, framing the downtown view, serves as a focus for nearly every point within. Whether one is in the galley kitchen, the balcony office or the two story volume living room, the outdoors is an inviting presence. Three outdoor spaces have been included, all of which allow interaction with the reviving neighborhood while maintaining a level of privacy. Foremost of these spaces is a sheltered roof top deck, perfect for catching one of Oklahoma�s panoramic sunsets or an evening�s view of the downtown skyline�s twinkling lights.”
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| Miniature Pothole Gardens Drawing Attention on the State of Some London Roads Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:33 AM PST
Steve Wheen is the artistic mind behind a great blog entitled the pothole gardener. It is here that he uploads pictures of various miniature gardens he develops around east London: “I came up with the project as part of my university course, and it has grown from there (no pun intended!). Part art project, part labor of love, part experiment, part mission to highlight how shit our roads are – the pictures and gardens are supposed to put smiles on peoples faces and alert them to potholes! I don't leave any of the props out after we shoot them, I have only ever created low gardens on very quiet streets, mostly dead end lanes and on footpaths in my areas“- stated Steve Wheen. The projects of the London guerrilla gardener, found on My Modern Met, are original and diverse, offering a cheerful alternative to the otherwise sad state of some East London streets.
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| Reconstruction Transforms A House Into A Dream Home Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:28 AM PST
Atelier Heiss Architects were the ones who were busy with reconstructing the house by adding a modern extension to an existing house in Vienna, Austria. Named House S, the contemporary villa was reconstructed, but keeps a low profile. Only those allowed in the back and inside can fully understand why this house is considered by its owners as a dream home. According to the architects, “a drastic reconstruction preserving only the facade facing the street created a symbiosis of restraint and generosity. While the conventional design of the house on the outside seems almost anonymous, the open structure towards the garden speaks a modern architectural language.” A mature tree rises from the house’s deck, displaying the carefully studied architecture that allows the surroundings to coexist with the structure’s modern design. Atelier Heiss Architects created a glazed backside, encouraging the inhabitants to stay visually connected to the environment.
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| An Interesting Architecture Approach for a Family Home: KKC House Posted: 26 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST
Japanese architecture firm no.555 completed a modern residence with an original architecture in Fukushima, Japan. KKC House was developed in strong connection to the surrounding natural elements and is lifted above the found in order to create additional entertainment spaces for the inhabitants. Here is more from the architects: “The design focuses on establishing a level of communication as well as an open communal space for the family members. The sheltered area generated under the body of the house serves as a large multi-functional area for outdoor activities. Read as a pair of linear volumes, the stilted dwelling features hide-away windows which establish a high level of privacy for the domestic space within. Separated by a spinal alley way which remains open to the element, the design defines the public programs (living, dining, kitchen) from the sleeping quarters“. A mini golf course for the children is integrated in a chasm that visually connects the two volumes and provides natural daylight for the surrounding interiors.
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| Modern Street Painting Encorporates an Entire Swiss Village Posted: 26 Jan 2012 07:54 AM PST
The picturesque Switzerland village of Vercorin located high above Sierre in the Rhone valley is a place that embraces culture. Each summer, artists are asked to come here and create inspiring works, that connect the entire village. In 2010, the artists of Lang/Baumann were in charge of the village makeover. They developed a street painting on the roads, which is visually engaging for all of the inhabitants and visitors of Vercorin: “We thought it would be interesting to work on the surface of the roads because it was kind of a free zone, Most of the houses and their facades are very old, historical wood surfaced and it seemed interesting to us to contrast them with bright colors on the street“, said Lang. How did the local people react to this project? “Many of the village inhabitants passed by and followed the process of painting. They used it in a very playful way later, especially the children used it to cycle or skate or walk on the lines.” What is your opinion regarding street art works?
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