Tag: exteriors

North Carolina Designers Transform Tiny Railway Shed Into A Gorgeous Creative Studio

North Carolina graphic designers and owners of Good South, Chris and Elizabeth Boyette found a creative solution to their search for a new workspace. They came across a tiny historic railway shed, dating back to the early 1900s. After the couple purchased the shed at auction, they brought it to their backyard and started the huge transformation. The couple… Continue reading North Carolina Designers Transform Tiny Railway Shed Into A Gorgeous Creative Studio

Japanese Architect designs a dreamlife house for retired ladies

Issei Suma, a genius Japanese architect, created a dreamlife home for two retired ladies in Japan’s mountainous Shizuoka Prefecture. The project is named “Jikka” and spreads across 100 sq.m. It consists of five square-shaped buildings, each overlapping with one another. Walls take the form of an arch, while the roofs are pointed, giving the structures their teepee-like appearance.… Continue reading Japanese Architect designs a dreamlife house for retired ladies

Architect Jim Olson spent over half a century constructing his incredible lake house

An award-winning architect – Jim Olson from Olson Kundig Architects dedicated over half a century to building the lake house of his dreams. Olson spent 55 years patiently constructing and designing a cabin, located in Longbranch, Washington. He started back in 1959 when he was 18 years old. The talented architect turned a 14-square-foot bunk house into an… Continue reading Architect Jim Olson spent over half a century constructing his incredible lake house

SPARK Firm Creates Solar-Powered Beach Huts from Ocean Trash

Solar-Powered beach huts designed by the SPARK firm use ocean trash to create permanent palm tree-like beach huts all over East Coast Park in Singapore.   The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France.   Inspired by the organization of creatives that addresses threats to the oceans, Parley for the Oceans, these… Continue reading SPARK Firm Creates Solar-Powered Beach Huts from Ocean Trash

Shipping Container Village is Beautiful and Affordable

Thanks to CPH Shelter, affordable housing is a reality in one of the world’s most livable cities; Copenhagen. Their innovative design for a shipping container village uses organic materials and gives used shipping containers a useful second life. This plug-and-play answer to a housing crisis are appropriate for any climate, in any location in the… Continue reading Shipping Container Village is Beautiful and Affordable

the brain by olson kundig architecture

A Filmmaker’s Stimulating Cinematic Laboratory A project by Tom Kundig from Seattle-based studio Olson Kundig Architects, The Brain is a striking cinematic laboratory designed for a filmmaker. The 14,280 cubic-foot building is made of glass and cast-in-place concrete, and features interior structures crafted from hot-rolled steel sheets. The studio, which works as both a playroom… Continue reading the brain by olson kundig architecture

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