I would love to get my hands on a copy of this book! I have a friend, Louis Collins, who owns Collins Books and I'm going to have him keep an eye out for this. What a great example of modern construction.
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Thursday
Tuesday
New inspiration: Modern Christmas Tree by Markus Linnenbrink
New inspiration: Modern Christmas Tree by Markus Linnenbrink, originally uploaded by New Inspiration Home Design.
Here are two examples of "modern" trees, made with a variety of recycled products.
Monday
Egan House, Seattle, 1957
Historic Seattle acquired the Egan House in 1998 in partnership with the City of Seattle Parks and Recreation Department. When the Parks Department purchased the surrounding land for greenbelt space, City of Seattle Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck stressed the building's significance, and was instrumental to the success of the project. He advocated Historic Seattle's role as the house's new owner and steward. A feasibility study was conducted to determine the condition of the house, which supported the refurbishing project, completed in 2003. A subsequent renovation and restoration project was completed in 2003.
Sunday
Building with plastic bottles
The U.S. discards 13 million tons of plastic annually — more than 12% of our overall waste — and barely 7% of the plastic we discard is recycled. The biggest proportion of that plastic waste comes in the form of plastic bottles (beverages as well as personal care products, cleansers and the like) and packaging. How about a plastic bottle greenhouse? Or a colorful outdoor wall? That’s what this sewage treatment plant in Scotland tried, to great effect:
Via Flickr:
I wish I had come across this idea years ago when I was more involved in schools and community art projects.
I have done a lot of strange things with recycling plastic drinks bottles, but why did I never think of building walls?
These were used to screen off a natural sewage treatment area for the Fife Earthship where plants were used , but I also saw a large greenhouse built with these.........which got me thinking...................
The trouble is I don't really drink fizzy pop to get the bottles!
Monday
Best modern coffee pot design
Making coffee will never be a chore in this modern and sleek hot plate and coffee and tea-maker.
The Brain
This is a cool studio building called "The Brain" designed by Tom Kundig, located in North Seattle.
From website:
"The Brain is a 14,280 cubic-foot cinematic laboratory where the client, a filmmaker, can work out ideas. Physically, that neighborhood birthplace of invention, the garage, provides the conceptual model. The form is essentially a cast-in-place concrete box, intended to be a strong yet neutral background that provides complete flexibility to adapt the space at will. Inserted into the box along the north wall is a steel mezzanine. All interior structures are made using raw, hot-rolled steel sheets."
http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/46/The-Brain
From website:
"The Brain is a 14,280 cubic-foot cinematic laboratory where the client, a filmmaker, can work out ideas. Physically, that neighborhood birthplace of invention, the garage, provides the conceptual model. The form is essentially a cast-in-place concrete box, intended to be a strong yet neutral background that provides complete flexibility to adapt the space at will. Inserted into the box along the north wall is a steel mezzanine. All interior structures are made using raw, hot-rolled steel sheets."
http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/46/The-Brain
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