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Float House Completed for Make It Right Foundation
10, Oct 2009Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation unveiled today the Float House. Designed by Morphosis Architects, it is covered with concrete and built with a polystyrene foam base. A home that can break away from its moorings in the event of a flood, the base of the house acts as a raft, allowing the house to [...]
26 Creative and Unusual Bus Stops
6, Sep 2009Check out these creative and unusual bus stop designs that might make you want to wait for the bus. The time you spend waiting for the bus a bit more bearable. Located in the Netherlands, this weight measuring bus stop was created by a Dutch advertising agency N=5 as part of an advertising campaign for [...]
Living In A Shell – Nautilus House
26, Aug 2009Nautilus House was built in 2006 by Arquitectura Orgánica. The inside decor is all about smooth rounded surfaces, rich colors, and greenery all over the place. Although the home is surrounded by Mexico City on 3 sides, the West side has most of the windows and faces out to a beautiful view of the mountains. [...]
- In: Architecture
- Tags: Architecture, Arquitectura Organica, Creative, Nautilus House
Super strong but lightweight steel beams LSB
6, Aug 2009Could you carry an I-beam on your shoulder? I believe you surely can! A new material called LSB, or LiteSteelBeam was developed in response to the demand for a light structural beam with the strength of steel but with the workability and ease of installation associated with wood products. It is a 40% lighter steel [...]
- In: Material
- Tags: Architecture, Material