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World War II garage repurposed

The bright, eco-friendly design was developed by Graypants, Inc, a firm based in both Seattle and Amsterdam who strive to produce thoughtful projects that tell a good story. Sitting along the edge of the Puget Sound in Washington, the post-World War II garage was filled with a rich history. To maintain the essence of that past life, Graypants repurposed many of the existing materials to combine old and new into the beautifully open design

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NESTINBOX: Building on ”Vertical Ground”

In many big cities around the world buildable land is in shortage and commands high prices. At the same time there is a great shortage of housing; the population is constantly increasing, there are problems with finding space for all of us and to buy land and build housing requires a lot of money. However, we need not necessarily build on the ground, we can learn from the animals. Many animals, including birds, build their nests in trees, under roof tiles or in rock crevices – above the ground. In northern Scandinavia, and other mountainous parts of the world, including in and around the city, there are plenty of cliff walls. Cliff walls would function exceptional well for mounting and attaching small houses if equipped with a load-bearing structure integrated in the frame.

Nestinbox © is a small house made of wood with an integrated steel structure which can be mounted on a cliff wall created by the team of Michel Silverstorm, Elisabetta Gabrielli and Pontus Öhman . The House hangs like a birdhouse, freely in the air, with one side against the cliff, where an indentation in the façade gives way to a footbridge from which one can reach the entrance at the back. In the design process of the small house we have started from the idea of how you usually build a birdhouse: a wooden box at the height, with a simple sloping roof. This is the basic form, which we then modified and developed into a full-fledged home for 1-2 people.

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Box on the Rock / Schwartz and Architecture http://homeworlddesign.com/box-on-the-rock-schwartz-architecture/

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Party Apartment in Hanoi / Nghiêm Phong and Đào Thành http://homeworlddesign.com/party-apartment-hanoi-nghiem-phong-dao-thanh/

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Last Light By Nathan Anderson | More

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Thai Basil Noodles with Beef

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Datum House / FIGR Architecture & Design

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Datum House / FIGR Architecture & Design

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Open-plan kitchen features high ceilings, large windows and exposed brick in this converted Gas Regulating House, built in 1887, located in North Melbourne. [1200 × 1800]

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Donaldson House / Glenn Murcutt

Photos © Anthony Browell

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