Ok. Let’s fix the burbs.
I want this to be a city plan
Sprawl Repair Manual
Big Yellow Rabbit by Florentijn Hofman
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“boston based practice william o’brien jr. has completed ‘twins: houses in five parts’, two single family residences located in upstate new york, USA. intended for two brothers, a pair of structures sharing similar geometric qualities are linked by a functional agricultural field. the internal volumes are the result of a study of the mathematical principle of ‘dissection’ in which polygons of equal areas may be divided into identical shapes. two sets composed of four varied trapezoids and one triangle containing parallel programmatic functions are arranged into a square and hexagonal plan configuration.”
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Big Dig House by Single Speed Design
This Boston residence is constructed using waste from the failed Big Dig highway project.
Most of the salvaged materials were used as-is, making the house more structurally sound than most and allowing the accommodation of an elaborate rooftop garden that sits atop 3 feet of soil.
Ok. Let’s fix the burbs.
I want this to be a city plan
Sprawl Repair Manual
The September issue of Azure arrived at our showroom the other day and the teaser ad for the Architizer Canadian Launch is out!
Together with IIDEX, we’ll be hosting the launch party at our Toronto showroom.
Want to join in on the celebration? Best bet is to attend IIDEX to find out. Or ask nicely.
This nursery school, with its seemingly infinitely high ceilings (to a toddler) and open transitions from room to room, will inspire any child to feel the limitless possibilities of the life ahead of them.The Leimondo Nursery School
By: Archivision Hirotani Studio Architecture
Stumbled upon this light series on Moco Loco, which took us to Chilly Chilly’s new blog. Still no sign of who the designer was, we went on an interweb investigations and found what we were looking for: Great Mushrooming! The site is completely in Japanese. Thank goodness for Google Translator.
