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Ruskin Square’s Heart Is In Croydon!

Ruskin Square Project & 2 Ruskin Square, located down Dingwall Road, and a few seconds walk from BOXPARK, are both exquisite office spaces offering the best architecture and is the beating heart of Croydon! #shotoniphone #photography #london

Ruskin Square Project & 2 Ruskin Square, located down Dingwall Road, and a few seconds walk from BOXPARK, are both exquisite office spaces offering the best architecture and is the beating heart of Croydon! The architectural beauty of Ruskin Square Project & 2 Ruskin Square inspire me because of their remarkable vibrance, making them stand out around the borough. Ruskin Square, Croydon, United…

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Ruskin Square build nears completion with 99% recycling rate

The Ruskin Square development, next to East Croydon Station, is claiming to be setting new standards for sustainability. Just the beginning: Mohtashim Qureshi has helped Wates deliver a sustainable building at 2 Ruskin Square And Mohtashim Qureshi, who grew up just 10 minutes away, is the lead sustainability manager on the project delivering the latest office block, 2 Ruskin Square, one of the…

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2 Ruskin Square, Croydon

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Tanpa disadari, demam Korea telah merasukimu. Diawali tiap episode K-drama, kamu mulai menyebut indomie rebus dengan ramyeon, memakai skin care glowing ala Bae Suzy, bergaya modis ala Black Pink, menggalau dengan lagu K-pop, memanggil kekasihmu dengan sebutan Oppa, sampai berlogat ke anyeong-anyeongan.

Puncaknya, kamu membeli tiket ke Seoul. Dengan bergairah ingin merasakan langsung suasana disana. Memperhatikan Oppa-oppa berkeliaran, menonton pertunjukan tari, mengenakan hanbok, berjalan di antara istana megah, dan nyeruput ayam ginseng. Menikmati budaya Joseon ditengah kota yang modern. Kamu pun semakin K-pop AF!

Seoul needs no introduction. Great food, rich culture, beautiful scenery, awesome shopping, pretty girls, mega popular music and film industry

When it’s snow in Seoul, it’s melodramatic

What months does it snow in South Korea?

Korea merupakan negara 4 musim. Jika datang di musim dingin (Desember – Februari), besar kemungkinan kamu akan merasakan salju. Saya sendiri berada di Seoul dari tanggal 13-24 Februari, dalam jangka waktu tersebut, hujan salju turun beberapa kali. Saat itu Oppa hanya bisa bermimpi, putri salju bangun dari tidurnya dan datang menghampiri.

Incheon Airport to City by AREX

Setelah mendarat di Bandara Incheon, kamu bisa ke pusat kota dengan naik AREX – Airport Railroad Express. Express train yang akan membawamu non stop ke Seoul Station. Perjalanan ditempuh dalam waktu 45 menit. Harga tiketnya 9,500 Won | Rp. 114,000.

AREX is a railway line that connects downtown Seoul with Incheon International Airport and Gimpo Airport. There are 2 classes of train: The All Stop Train that stops at every station and The Express Train that runs non-stop between Incheon Airport and Seoul Station. Picture courtesy by visitseoul.net

Opsi termurah adalah naik All stop train yang berhenti di tiap stasiun. Harganya 5,000 Won | Rp. 60,000. Waktu tempuhnya 60 menit, ga beda jauh sama Express train. Worth it untuk berhemat. Bayarnya cukup pake T-Money, tinggal tap tap aja. Info lengkap tentang kartu transportasi ini bisa kamu baca di blog saya sebelumnya: Valentine’s Day in Seoul. Sekecup sepi dalam segelas soju

Download Seoul Metro Map in HD seoulsublet.com

What to see in Seoul?

Selain asyik buat berfoto dan cuci mata, tempat-tempat yang saya sebutkan dibawah pernah menjadi lokasi syuting drama yang menguras air mata. ‘가자 ga ja!’

1.Ewha Womens University

The two huge side is not just a wall, it’s made by glass. There’s a lot of cute students walking inside this building

Universitas khusus wanita yang sengaja dibuat agar mahasiswi fokus belajar dan ga main cinta-cintaan. Kampus bergengsi dengan desain bangunan yang instagram-able. Dua kaca besar memanjang dengan megah layaknya tembok perbatasan. Ciamik!

I enjoyed strolling around campus which had beautiful gardens and charming architecture

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You Are My Everything 별처럼 쏟아지는 운명에 그대라는 사람을 만나고 멈춰버린 내 가슴속에 단 하나의 사랑 You're my everything My destiny comes like shooting stars Letting me meet someone like you And deep in my heart It's only my love for you #shotoniphone6s #latepost #ewha #ewhawomansuniversity #seoul #korea #love #descendantofthesun #songjoongki #songhyegyo #kdrama #gummy #ost #winter #snow #spring #slowmo

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One of the most beautiful campuses i’ve ever seen

Saya berjalan menelusuri pepohonan cantik dan taman yang indah. Area disekitarnya juga hype abis. Cafe, butik, dan toko skinker berderet di sepanjang jalan. Di tengah perjalanan, butiran salju turun secara perlahan. Karena saya berjalan sendirian, kecantikannya bikin auto-ngenes.

Founded in 1886, EWHA Womans University is the first ever educational institute for women in Korea

Ewha Woman’s University

52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Daehyeon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

Direction: Take Line 2 (Green) to Ewha Womans University metro station and go out from Exit 2 or 3. Walk straight for about 10 minutes Google Maps Location

“The world needs miracles, beautiful & strange miracles” – Ji Eun Tak

2. Ihwa Mural Village

Ihwa Mural Village started in 2006, when the Public Art Committee carried out a project with artists to paint the walls of the houses with beautiful murals to improve the local ambience

Area perumahan warga yang dipenuhi mural-mural indah diantara gang-gang sempit. Hidden gem yang sering dijadikan tempat syuting K-drama, salah satunya adalah serial favorit saya, Rooftop Prince.

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September October November December… Winter is coming, the snow is falling. It's been a while, since I took this video, i miss the beauty of the cold #ihwamuralvillage #seoul #korea #snow #winter #december #February #throwback #trip #vacation #christmas #kpop #kdrama #life #leejongsuk #w #ost #slowmo #shotoniPhone6s

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He looks like me, but I’m a lot more handsome

“Even if 300 years will pass… I will still love you” -Lee Gak and Park Ha

Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers – unknown

The colourful fish under your step

Ihwa Mural Village is a popular filming location and was also featured in other Korean dramas and movies. So if you are a fan of Korean dramas, you might find some of the areas in this village very familiar

Be like snow, cold but beautiful

Sit back, relax and enjoy the view. Just do your best and take a rest and sing yourself a song – Snow White

“I’ll try asking God to let me come back with the first snowfall of the season” – Kim Shin

There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather – John Ruskin

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Couple under an umbrella. I think being in the snow with your lover is special feeling, just like them… #snow #winter #korea #seoul #ihwa #ihwamuralvillage #descendantofthesun #ost #soundtrack #songhyekyo #video #kpop #kdrama #slowmo #video #shotoniphone6s #songjoongki

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3. Cheonggyecheon Stream

These day, Cheonggyecheon is famous for a dating spot. It’s relaxing to walk along a beautiful stream, take a break and peacefully people-watching

Dibangun sejak era Joseon (1392-1910), sungai yang mengalir ke Hangang River sepanjang 11 km ini menjadi ‘revolusi mental’ bagi warga Korea. Dulunya, sungai ini dikelilingi oleh gubuk tua dan sampah yang mengapung. Mirip pemukiman kumuh di bantaran kali Ciliwung. 

Kini, semuanya berubah. Air jernih mengalir diantara trotoar luas dan gedung-gedung pencakar langit. Di sekitarnya banyak orang begaol dan duduk-duduk santai menikmati suasana. Di malam hari, sering diadakan pertunjukan musik dan festival lampion. Cheonggyecheon berubah dari zero to hero bagi tourism Korea.

Cheonggyecheon Stream used to exist merely as an overpass neglected in 1970 until it was restored in 2005, becoming a beautiful area. The result that makes Seoul a better city

Bersantai disini ga ada perasaan was-was takut di copet. Korsel adalah negara dengan tingkat kejahatan terendah di Asia. Gak kaya di Eropa yang kadang kita harus ekstra hati-hati dengan tas bawaan.

Cheonggyecheon Stream

Recreational area constructed around a revived stream with walkways, bridges & greenery

Address: Cheonggyecheon-ro, Sinseol-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Open 24 Hours

How to get here: Keluar melalui Exit 5 Jonggak Station, lalu berjalan kaki 200m Cheonggyecheon Google Maps Location

Cheonggyecheon stream is picturesque and instagram worthy-shot at night, a place for tired tourists like me to rest and enjoy the moment for a while

4. Gwanghwamun Square

The imposing statue of admiral Yi sun-sin, famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the war in Joseon dinasty, a national hero of Korea

Alun-alun luas dengan monumen ‘super hero’ bangsa Korea, King Sejong dan Laksamana Yi Sun-Sin. King Sejong merupakan pencipta Hangul – Korean writing. Tanpanya ga bakal ada alunan percakapan manja di drama Korea. ‘Andweee, miyane, ottoke, udeleee…’

Sementara Yi Sun-Sin merupakan salah satu komandan angkatan laut terhebat dalam sejarah. Dia memimpin banyak kemenangan melawan Jepang selama perang Imjin (1545-1598). Konon, dia tak pernah terkalahkan di laut. Ga tau kalo di udara.

A status of King Sejong the Great, the fourth king of Joseon

Gwanghwamun Square

Address: 172 Sejong-daero, Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Direction: Keluar melalui Gwanghwamun Station (Line 5), Exit 9 Gwanghwamun Google Maps Location

His name is HAECHI. He’s a mythical beast, part lion, part dragon. His legend is as guardian of the old palace in a cute way. Imaginary creature as the symbolic icon of the city

Lokasinya yang berdekatan dengan Gyeongbongguk Palace dan Cheonggyecheon, menjadikan tempat ini selalu ramai dikunjungi. Selain menjadi simbol sejarah, Gwanghwamun menjadi tempat favorit rakyat demo. Park Geun-hye, Presiden Korea yang terlibat korupsi saja berhasil digulingkan.

Sewol ferry disaster, occurred on the morning of 16 April 2014, when the passenger was en route from Incheon towards Jeju. Out of 476 passengers and crew, 304 died in the disaster, most notably around 250 students from Danwon High School

Saat mengunjungi tempat ini, saya melihat sebuah tenda yang memajang foto anak sekolah korban tenggelamnya Ferry Sewol. Banyak surat-surat berisi doa dan pesan menyentuh yang di tempel di sekeliling foto tersebut.

Sulit dibayangkan bagaimana mereka yang seharusnya akan bersenang-senang di Jeju, malah kehabisan napas saat terjebak mencari jalan keluar dari kapal yang terbalik. Momen tragis yang membuat siapa pun sedih melihatnya.

5. Gangnam

With all the Gangnam style hype, Seoul’s Gangnam district made the world curious how it’s like to live there. It’s full of crazy rich lifestyle.There’s a lot of lovely cafes, high-end boutiques, and global brands. Garosu-gil which means ‘tree-lined street’ in Korean – is one of the hippest area in here

Gangnam ibarat Beverly Hills. Rumah para konglomerat dan borjuis di Seoul. Apartemen elit, resto kelas atas, pertokoan mewah, dan tempat ajib-ajib berderet di sepanjang jalan.

Garosugil merupakan kawasan yang paling populer disini. Banyak cafe dan pertokoan unik seperti Gingko Avenue, Line Friends Cafe, Cafe de Paris, dan IKOVOX. Shop til you drop!

Gangnam

Gangnam-gu is Seoul’s upscale, modern center, home to gleaming skyscrapers, designer brands and stylish nightclubs where big-name DJs spin techno and house

Address: 27 Dosan-daero 13-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Direction: Keluar dari Exit 8 Sinsa Station (Seoul Subway Line 3) Garosugil Google Maps Location

6. Seoul World Cup Stadium

Stadion yang menjadi saksi heroik bagaimana timnas Korea melaju ke semi final Piala Dunia 2002. Taeguk warriors yang dipimpin oleh Guus Hiddink, berhasil mengalahkan tim-tim besar seperti Portugal, Italy dan Spanyol. Di dalam stadion saya duduk melamun, mencoba merasakan euforia saat itu.

Family, friends, food and football are the 4 best F in life

Seoul World Cup Stadium

This prominent stadium is a popular football venue & features a shopping mall & movie theater

Address: 240 Woldeukeom-ro, Seongsan 2(i)-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Direction: Keluar melalui Exit 1 World Cup Stadium Station (Line 1)

7. Yeouido Hangang Park

When it’s too cold outside, but you need to take at least one picture

There’s a lot of people walking, cycling, and jogging in this park. A best place to chill

Ditengah udara dingin yang menusuk, saya menyaksikan banyak anak muda bersepeda dan berlari marathon. Pemandangan jembatan panjang diantara Hangang River, benar-benar terlihat dramatis dari sini.

Konon di musim semi, tempat ini selalu penuh dengan keluarga yang piknik sambil makan snack  dan minum soju.

It’s such a peaceful sight to see Hangang river

8. Walking Randomly around Seoul

As a typical Indonesia who has never got a chance to feel snow, the thought of winter strikes excitement. I enjoy waking up to chilling breezes since i’ve lived in a tropical climate

Seoul merupakan surga bagi pejalan kaki. Trotoarnya lebar dan nyaman. Gak dipenuhi tukang jualan maupun parkir motor. Berjalan di tengah salju memiliki romantisisme tersendiri. Memandang tiap butiran salju yang turun membuat saya menggigil dengan indah.

Seasons change, so do we – unknown

You’re never too old to be young – Snow White

Snow all over the city, beautiful white makes you so happy that you forget about he cold

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9. Korean Folk Village

Koreans love their big pots. They use them to store Kimchi, soy sauce, red pepper paste, soybean paste and chilly paste. I love Kimchi with pork barbeque the most! Best place to see the lives of people back in the old days

Desa dimana kamu bisa merasakan kehidupan rakyat Korea di masa Joseon, 700 tahun yang lalu. Rumah-rumah kayu beratap jerami melingkupi ruangan yang dipenuhi karpet dan arang. Di luar rumah, terdapat Gentong-gentong keramik yang menjadi tempat Ahjuma menyimpan makanan untuk musim dingin.

Look back and smile on perils past – Walter Scott

Don’t script all of your images, shooting anything that appeals to you while you’re exploring, whether it’s a pretty flower or local residents conversing at a sidewalk cafe, can also lead to album-worthy photography – Natalie Amrossi

Be like a duck, above the surface, look cool and calm, below the surface paddle like hell – unknown

Look back and smile on perils past – Walter Scott

Oppa back to the past. Kembali ke masa Joseon 700 tahun yang lalu. Masa dimana Oppa hidup menemani ahjumma-ahjumma bercocok tanam

The Farmer’s Dance is one of the oldest dance forms in Korea. It was traditionally performed during planting and harvesting season. Amazing dance to watch!

Disini saya juga menyaksikan atraksi The Farmer’s dance dan Eolssigu Jeolssigu. Pertunjukan musik dan tarian tradisional yang diadakan di performance area dan market village pada pukul 10.30, 14.00 dan 16.00. Don’t miss it!

Yang paling saya suka adalah atraksi akrobat jumpalitan diatas kuda yang berlari dengan cepat. Keahlian para pemain untuk menjaga keseimbangan membuat adrenaline saya ikut terpacu. Saya tak berhenti menganga dan bertepuk tangan saat menyaksikannya.

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The performance was really entertaining and exciting! some of the stunts looked so dangerous #koreanfolkvillage #kpop #kdrama #fun #cool #attraction #video #joseon #joseondinasty #entertainment #shotoniphon6s #trip #traveling #korea #seoul

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Korean Folk Village

Living-museum village showcasing traditional Korean homes & customs, plus dining & a theme park

Address: 90 Minsokchon-ro, Bora-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do

Hours: Senin – Minggu 9:30AM–7PM

How to get here: Get off at Sanggal Station (Bundang Subway Line), Exit 3. Take Bus No. 37, 10-5 or 5001-1 to Korean Folk Village or Nagok Village

If you think you have it tough, read history books – Bill Maher

Korean Folk Village is used to film many K-dramas so they have lots of boards like this in the area. Some of the shows have been filmed in this village and there’s an area dedicated to these shows. You can see some billboards for these shows with some of your favorite actors and actresses

Desa ini memang sering digunakan sebagai tempat syuting K-drama. Kamu bisa berfoto dengan poster artis idola.

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Isn't it cute how this little boy suddenly crying when the fake beggar ask for food #cuteness #overload #moment #shotoniphone6s #latepost #saturday #seoul #korea #koreanfolkvillage #dream #travel #trip #vacation #fun #awesome #iphonesia #weekend #cute #descendantofthesun #songjoongki #songhyegyo

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I had so much fun exploring the place, stopping at various spot to see houses related to old day of Korea

  The folk village happens to be a site where various Korea drama filming. Hence, the standees of famous celebrity can be found at various location around the village

The folk village is very interesting and bring back the memories of Joseon dynasty movies. It gives much insights into old day Korea

I felt like i was walking into one of the ancient Korean drama series. The village provides an excellent overview of many Korean traditional and cultural practices, as well as examples of traditional Korean architecture in the past

There’s a wishing rock in the Korean Folk Village They provide slips of paper, people actually write down their wishes. After you write your wish, you are supposed to fold them and then tie it to the string on these rocks. You can see that many people have tied their wishes there. The paper is burnt along with sheaves of rice on the first full moon of the new year

10. Dongdaemun Plaza

Dongdaemun Design Plaza opened on March 21, 2014. Designed by world-famous designer Zaha Hadid, the DDP took four years to build. It’s a large building featuring three floors above ground and three underground. It includes a museum, business center, and park

Big suitcase to fill your travel dream

A dog made out of recycled plastic bottles in front of Dongdaemun Plaza. Wuk!

Zebra ball!

Gedung futuristik yang berisi museum, laboratorium, aula konser, dan taman budaya. Banyak event pameran produk dan peragaan busana di dalamnya. Cafe dan butik juga memenuhi underground plaza ini.

Pastikan mampir ke Rose Garden dekat Yigansumun Exhibition Hall. Biasanya di malam hari, 25.550 mawar menyala dengan romantis. 

enjoying its grand outer architecture, you can also stroll through DDP’s huge 5 halls namely, Art Hall, Museum, Design Lab, Design Market, and Dongdaemun History and Culture Park

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Architectural-landmark events venue with futuristic design, a design market & food vendors

Address: 281 Eulji-ro, Euljiro 7(chil)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul

Opening Hours: Selasa – Minggu 10AM–7PM, Senin tutup

How to get here: Keluar dari Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Line 2,4,5 Dongdaemun Design Plaza Google Maps Location

10 Spot Dramatis di Seoul. Snow in February Tanpa disadari, demam Korea telah merasukimu. Diawali tiap episode K-drama, kamu mulai menyebut indomie rebus dengan ramyeon, memakai 

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Best Place to Buy Furniture in Hyderabad

A Guide To Hyderabad's Best Furniture Stores

The city of Hyderabad offers a range of all kinds of furniture but if you are looking out for imported unique furniture near me with unique designs, then the best 8 best furniture stores would given to you. Bought a new home or are you planning to transform your home from drab to amazing? We know the drill-find the right furniture that fits your budget or taste can be quite a task. As you know, we are good at these tasks. here is a list of the best furniture stores in Hyderabad. We also have online lighting store visit our website for more details.

1. Furniturewalla

Furniturewalla in Bajaranga Hills is top class furniture store. It is the coming with collection of creative and experienced professionals who specialize in offering products and services that serve both to residential as well as commercial establishments alike. Right from luxury, premium furniture online to Interior Services, from bedroom furniture Sets to designer living room furniture, from modern dining table to modular kitchen solutions.

2. Danube Home

Danube Home in Kondapur, is where you can rejuvenate up on home decor in vibrant colours, kitchenware that makes cooking seem more enjoyable, and furniture that lends a contemporary feel to your home. Whatever is your style - we love how Danube appeals to minimalists and Pinterest fanatics equally. From the gorgeous textures on paintings to mirrors made from metal, wood, and clay, everything is carefully selected to suit different tastes, budgets, and priorities. The garden decoration is quite large. In fact, you can transform your entire patio or balcony area no matter what regardless of size with the products from our store.

3. Urbane Home & Garden Jubilee

Urbane Home & Garden Furniture in Jubilee Hills is a delightful to even looks at. There are large patio-like settings for placing garden decorations such as swings, nesting tables with chairs, stone sculptures, or glass vases online. Admire at them or step inside to discover home decor accessories and furniture. These pieces will surely make your home gorgeous.

4. N Square Studio

Run by Nikita and Nitisha Popat, N Square Studio is a Hyderabad based brand. This studio has craftsmen who handcraft stunning and minimalistic furniture. From coffee table and stools to trolleys online and armchairs, their classic pieces can transform the entire look of your home. They have a website where you can check out the designs and place an order too.

5. Amar Handicraft

Amar Handicrafts in Banjara Hills is one of the oldest furniture stores to make handcrafted, custom furniture that makes a space all the more charming. With attention to detail, the furniture has both contemporary as well as old-worlds designs. Think carved garden furniture or an old ornate sofa frames. Although the store deals with all types of wood, but most orders are for teakwood which is used for both furniture and carvings.

6. Ancient India

Ancient India in Banjara Hills stays true to its Indian roots by handcrafting timeless furniture. Find elephants embracing your coffee tables, buffet cabinet and hand-painted carved drawers. It's almost like you're walking back in time when you enter into this store. They have antique-style furniture and home decor accents too.

7. The Antique Loft

The Antique Loft is a 25-year-old iconic shop located in Banjara Hills. Known for restoring antique furniture, these awesome greats are experts in crafting wooden furniture. Whether you're looking for an old-style Pandirimancham or wine holders, they cover all the wonderful spectrum. We love their carvings and you should definitely check out the bookstore.

8. Inheritance

When you walk into the studio, the soft lighting and bespoke home decor items that are plucked straight out of a Ruskin Bond's book will leave an impression on you. Each floor has a diverse section in variety of items, and for the convenience of the customers, they are decorated in the form of living-room and bedroom format for you to visualize your space. But if you're looking for more, they are also have experience in interior designing and can transform your home to your liking.

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Pump House South Norwood, Croydon

Pump House South Norwood, Croydon Apartment Building, South London Property, Architecture Photos

Pump House South Norwood, Croydon Apartments

30 November 2021

Architect: Common Ground Architecture

Location: 22 Station Road, Croydon, CR9 1DG, South London, England, United Kingdom

One of the 2021 Brick Award winners in the Housing Development Small ctegory

Pump House South Norwood, Croydon Apartments

Bricks: Ibstock and Wienerberger

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020, photos courtesy of Brick Awards / architects

Pump House South Norwood Building

Pump House reinvigorates a prominent corner plot in the centre of South Norwood by creating 14 new homes and a new library two minutes’ walk from Norwood Junction Station. The site had previously been used as a surface level car park and had been vacant for nearly 30 years.

It is the first residential scheme completed by Common Ground Architecture and is part of the Brick By Brick’s Smaller Sites Programme, an initiative set up in 2016 to accelerate housing delivery in Croydon.

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020

Pump House was a test bed for ideas that were developed at the same time as leading the collegiate delivery programme with seven other practices. With tough budgets, the programme is greater than the sum of its parts; we found opportunities for standardisation and economies of scale in the parts no one sees, allowing us to exceed quality expectations in this public housing programme.

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020

The project exemplifies what we set out to achieve; characterful and robust homes that people will be proud of for generations to come. Conceived as two interlocking forms, the symmetrical white façade references the former Art Deco cinema that once stood on the site next door.

The recessed red brick detail in the white brick creates a bold motif that references the geometric fenestration patterns in the old Odeon. The red brick element that wraps the corner is more humble in nature and makes reference to the Victorian context.

photo © Jim Stephenson 2020

Hilary – comments

Well considered mixed use building on an outer London High Street. Well considered use of brick patterns and detailing and the long term need for robustness and low maintennance. Really lovely local infill site.

Planning Good reuse of a formerly poorly used site on an important local high street. Introduces taller scale buildings successfully even next to the adjacent 2 storey semis.

Design Simple design based on two distinct urban forms and two brick colours. Has worked through attempting to develop and test a set of standard details to support other parts of the programme. Each elevation has carefully considered a range of issues.

Construction Brickwork looks good. Protection against graffiti doesn’t seem to have been applied as neatly as it might. Details carefully considered including things like balcony fixings. Good brick project in a lower density urban context. Each part carefully considered.

A good example of a mid rise mixed use building on an outer London high street. This block is the market homes with affordable delivered across other sites.

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Lendlease construction profit rebounds to £20m

Lendlease Construction (Europe) delivered a strong rebound in profit to £20m this year from just £3.9m in 2020 as work returned to normal productivity levels.

The contractor said it had benefitted from a strong pipeline of work resulting in both an increase in profit and cash to £78m from £65m previously.

In freshly published results, executive general manager finance of Michelle Letton, said: “While work coming to market was slow in the first half of the year, we have noticed a significant increase in activity across the sectors we operate in.

“To support the delivery of this pipeline we continue to invest in new technologies to maximise the efficiency of safe product delivery.”

During the year Lendlease started on site at HMP Glen Parva in Leicestershire and Camden Town Hall and 2 Ruskin Square in London.

Revenue at the business, which mainly consists of UK construction activities, also bounced back jumping 25% to £554m in the year to June 2021.

Average headcount slipped back by just over 10% to around 1,200 during the year after streamlining at the height of the Covid pandemic.

The firm, which has refocused its business with an eye on greater investment in major mixed-use urban regeneration work, also registered LTYD Homes Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lendlease’s European business, as a for-profit social landlord last month.

A spokesperson for Lendlease, said: “With a pipeline of over 25,000 homes to deliver in the UK over the next 25 years and with many of these being affordable homes, we have decided to register as a provider of social housing.”

Lendlease has a number of major housing schemes within its portfolio, including a 50/50 joint venture with Peabody at the £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront development in south-east London and a deal with north London’s Haringey Council, where it is working on the 2,600-home redevelopment of High Road West in Tottenham.

[ebenalconstruct]

Lendlease construction profit rebounds to £20m

Lendlease Construction (Europe) delivered a strong rebound in profit to £20m this year from just £3.9m in 2020 as work returned to normal productivity levels.

The contractor said it had benefitted from a strong pipeline of work resulting in both an increase in profit and cash to £78m from £65m previously.

In freshly published results, executive general manager finance of Michelle Letton, said: “While work coming to market was slow in the first half of the year, we have noticed a significant increase in activity across the sectors we operate in.

“To support the delivery of this pipeline we continue to invest in new technologies to maximise the efficiency of safe product delivery.”

During the year Lendlease started on site at HMP Glen Parva in Leicestershire and Camden Town Hall and 2 Ruskin Square in London.

Revenue at the business, which mainly consists of UK construction activities, also bounced back jumping 25% to £554m in the year to June 2021.

Average headcount slipped back by just over 10% to around 1,200 during the year after streamlining at the height of the Covid pandemic.

The firm, which has refocused its business with an eye on greater investment in major mixed-use urban regeneration work, also registered LTYD Homes Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lendlease’s European business, as a for-profit social landlord last month.

A spokesperson for Lendlease, said: “With a pipeline of over 25,000 homes to deliver in the UK over the next 25 years and with many of these being affordable homes, we have decided to register as a provider of social housing.”

Lendlease has a number of major housing schemes within its portfolio, including a 50/50 joint venture with Peabody at the £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront development in south-east London and a deal with north London’s Haringey Council, where it is working on the 2,600-home redevelopment of High Road West in Tottenham.

from https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/09/24/lendlease-construction-profit-rebounds-to-20m/

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1. ItaloJohnson – 14A1. ItaloJohnson 2. Xander – Do It. Inmotion 3. CS13 – Mazz Jataz. Uncage 4. Grad U – Dancefloor Is Dangerous. Redscale 5. Grad U – Siren. Redscale 6. ASEC – High Tool (Temudo Remix). ASEC 7. Rene Wise – Hollow. SK Eleven 8. Nicolas Vogler – Thirty. Secession 9. DJ Rush – I Like It Like This (Dub Floor Mix). Kne Deep 10. MASC feat Fast Eddie – Rise Up (Inst). Food Music 11. DJ Bruce Lee – Pussy Bonus Tool. UKR 12. DJ Rush – Let Me Hear You. Rave The Planet 13. Thomas Hostler – Astanavista. Primitive State 14. Rob Strobe – Optimal Power Flow. Motech 15. Humagn – Yaya. Coded Platform 16. Patrick Siech & Sandra Mosh – Square Side. Drumcode LTD 17. DJ Bruce Lee – Groga. UKR 18. Cailín – Sphinx. Gurriers 19. Son Of Philip – Rubber Stamp (Actress Remix). Wigflex 20. Albert Chiovenda – Different Level of Human. EVOD 21. S-File – Distant Land. GND 22. Kareem Smith – Flight Risk. UKR 23. William Arist – Allure (Hemka Remix). Deadcert 24. Mike Storm – One Color (Deniro Remix 2). Symbolism 25. Kr!z – Helix. Unreleased 26. PTTRN – Disappear 3. Token 27. Freak G – Stavro. SQNC 28. Milo Raad – Mood Swings. Unreleased 29. VHS – Espera. Oecus 30. Robert Hood – Shadows. EPM 31. Marcal – Droste Effect. Rekids 32. Inox Traxx – Small Talk. Symbolism 33. Amorphic – A25. Unreleased 34. Mark Broom – The Three Swords. EPM 35. Subradeon – Wisdom. Subradeon 36. Rene Wise & Rødhåd – 190205. WSNWG 37. S-File – Destination Unknown.Unreleased 38. Marcal – Good Things. Rekids 39. Jacobworld – Kroam. Secession 40. Hemka – Culture. Bpitch 41. Deniro – Infrared. DGTL 42. Head Front Panel – Spatial. Repetive Rhythm Research 43. Head Front Panel – Interplay. Repetive Rhythm Research 44. Oliver Rosemann – Chinese Water Torture. Recorded Things 45. Lewis Fautzi – Another Try. Mord 46. A Thousand Details – Red October Hunt. Faut Section 47. Inox Traxx – House of Wax. Symbolism 48. Oscar Mulero – Espectro Rojo. Pole Group 49. Aiken – Justice of Innocents. Key+ 50. Bebhionn – Degenerate Matter. SUB TL 51. Bryan Chapman – The Warrior Child. EPM 52. Head Front Panel – Tonedance. Repetive Rhythm Research 53. NWHR – Teoria 3 . West Rules 54. DJ Surgeles – Donkere Ruimte. Axis 55. James Ruskin – Hang Up. Blueprint 56. Planetary Secrets – Guatemala Dreams. Loose Fit 57. Placid Angles – Beauty Begins With Us (ft. Malibu and Baby Blue). Figure

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Run it Red 75 is here with 2 hours of the best tunes I’ve laid my hands on since the last show. If you’re enjoying the show, and have the means, drop a donation to some worthy charities in the link below. Stay Safe, Sims x

1. ItaloJohnson – 14A1. ItaloJohnson 2. Xander – Do It. Inmotion 3. CS13 – Mazz Jataz. Uncage 4. Grad U – Dancefloor Is Dangerous. Redscale 5. Grad U – Siren. Redscale 6. ASEC – High Tool (Temudo Remix). ASEC 7. Rene Wise – Hollow. SK Eleven 8. Nicolas Vogler – Thirty. Secession 9. DJ Rush – I Like It Like This (Dub Floor Mix). Kne Deep 10. MASC feat Fast Eddie – Rise Up (Inst). Food Music 11. DJ Bruce Lee – Pussy Bonus Tool. UKR 12. DJ Rush – Let Me Hear You. Rave The Planet 13. Thomas Hostler – Astanavista. Primitive State 14. Rob Strobe – Optimal Power Flow. Motech 15. Humagn – Yaya. Coded Platform 16. Patrick Siech & Sandra Mosh – Square Side. Drumcode LTD 17. DJ Bruce Lee – Groga. UKR 18. Cailín – Sphinx. Gurriers 19. Son Of Philip – Rubber Stamp (Actress Remix). Wigflex 20. Albert Chiovenda – Different Level of Human. EVOD 21. S-File – Distant Land. GND 22. Kareem Smith – Flight Risk. UKR 23. William Arist – Allure (Hemka Remix). Deadcert 24. Mike Storm – One Color (Deniro Remix 2). Symbolism 25. Kr!z – Helix. Unreleased 26. PTTRN – Disappear 3. Token 27. Freak G – Stavro. SQNC 28. Milo Raad – Mood Swings. Unreleased 29. VHS – Espera. Oecus 30. Robert Hood – Shadows. EPM 31. Marcal – Droste Effect. Rekids 32. Inox Traxx – Small Talk. Symbolism 33. Amorphic – A25. Unreleased 34. Mark Broom – The Three Swords. EPM 35. Subradeon – Wisdom. Subradeon 36. Rene Wise & Rødhåd – 190205. WSNWG 37. S-File – Destination Unknown.Unreleased 38. Marcal – Good Things. Rekids 39. Jacobworld – Kroam. Secession 40. Hemka – Culture. Bpitch 41. Deniro – Infrared. DGTL 42. Head Front Panel – Spatial. Repetive Rhythm Research 43. Head Front Panel – Interplay. Repetive Rhythm Research 44. Oliver Rosemann – Chinese Water Torture. Recorded Things 45. Lewis Fautzi – Another Try. Mord 46. A Thousand Details – Red October Hunt. Faut Section 47. Inox Traxx – House of Wax. Symbolism 48. Oscar Mulero – Espectro Rojo. Pole Group 49. Aiken – Justice of Innocents. Key+ 50. Bebhionn – Degenerate Matter. SUB TL 51. Bryan Chapman – The Warrior Child. EPM 52. Head Front Panel – Tonedance. Repetive Rhythm Research 53. NWHR – Teoria 3 . West Rules 54. DJ Surgeles – Donkere Ruimte. Axis 55. James Ruskin – Hang Up. Blueprint 56. Planetary Secrets – Guatemala Dreams. Loose Fit 57. Placid Angles – Beauty Begins With Us (ft. Malibu and Baby Blue). Figure

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An Ultra Wide Panoramic View Of Ruskin Square!

There’s nothing better than an ultra wide panoramic view of Ruskin Square to get the day going! #shotoniphone #photography #london

There’s nothing better than an ultra wide panoramic view of Ruskin Square to get the day going! I’ve been trying the Panorama feature on the iPhone to let more of the world around me in so that there’s more to work with, and I wanted to capture the beauty of the world around me. Ruskin Square Project, 2 Ruskin Square, Croydon, United Kingdom Because there’s some parts of Croydon that offer a…

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Social initiative has sports club punching above their Wates

A community sports group based in Norbury Park is having its boxing gym fitted out by property maintenance firm Wates as a “social value initiative”. Stepping into the ring: Gloves Not Gunz is benefiting from an initiative with the building firm Gloves Not Gunz is a boxing club which aims to prevent and divert young people from crime and anti-social behaviour by tackling violence through…

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2 Ruskin Square, Croydon

[dthai]

II.Infiltration

The Elysian Garden

Day was departing, and the embrowned air released the animals that are on earth from their fatigues; and I the only one [13] was sitting on a small bench on the square of social security.  The night hides the ones who seeks to lie hidden in their deeds of darkness.[14] Indeed it was finally time to infiltrate the world of Lenny Belardo, the hidden Don of the most dangerous underworld mafia. I hastily walked down the Parkgassestreet and there it appeared the House Wittgenstein. There is a secret buried deep within the house, a secret inaccessible truth, buried in the bowels of the earth. Hidden chambers where the pope hides his darkest secrets, political enemies, betrayers thrown in the darkest pit of Tartarus, unspeakable treasures and goods guarded by beasts. 

I climbed up upon cold walls, using the big publicity signs as support; and entered the underworld, the realm of Hell like a thief. [17] I fell on the soft grass.

A thousand noted nightingale shrilled with her varied shright[18]. In this calm and peaceful garden of the courtyard more than forty statues can be seen; stones placed here and there upon a green lawn stand with dignity in the midst of the silence and tranquillity. Some pines, some cypresses and some poplars keep them company; urns placed upon window sill give to this place an air of happiness that sweet melancholy which speaks to the sensitive soul. [19] Somewhere in the garden a continual murmur of water gushing forth in the generous flow that only a Roman fountain can produce. [20]

Elysium seemed to me to suit the character of the landscape [...]where the souls of the virtuous live[...]. [21]  

Or Is it a graveyard, a place with tombs to bury the poor people? [23] Do these urns contain the ashes of the murdered. Are the walls in the death agony, the stones falling?; the breaches crying aloud; the holes [...] wounds?; the drooping, quivering trees [...] making an effort to flee? [24]

Deception or self deception? – I do not know[22]

The Vestibule

Somewhere in the Wittgenstein House, the back and forth swinging of the pendulum clock 

could be heard. I was standing in the corridor, a high ceiling gallery, which expresses a formal space where visitors can meet and talk. The roads were lined with religious paintings [26], some superposed and all intervaled in renaissance-like and divine proportions. In this case, the layers curve around numerous ellipses that fan out from a common point radially, like petals from a flower such as a daisy.[28] 

As I ran through the passage, the corridor seemed endlessly long, a gigantic tough of beast swallowing me whole. Under this high ceiling [...] did the paintings look further apart than they actually are? [27]

The sudden curve destabilizing making me sick in this circular maze, elongating likea moving snake. Am I walking on the floor or ceiling? Were the pendulum oscillations [...]growing shorter before ceasing altogether soon?. [29] Is this the vestibule of Hell where the damned are in perpetual pursuit of the eternal banner?  Is it my imagination?

The Library

A smell of broken down glue, yellow paper, ink polished wood and musty leather book bindings [30] and the mist of the incense hangs heavily[31] in the air when I entered the library. At the top coffered barrel vault placed over an amphitheater of books[34] ,arches that are dramatically withdrawn from the middle of the central skylight, which, like the oculus of the Pantheon, presents a floating circular disk of hovering sky[32]. The whole ambiance was conducive to a spirituality of study. Inside reigned respectful silence, a reverential attitude toward the books[...]These treasures on the shelves, all alike contributed to an atmosphere if not of sanctity, at least of scholarly devotion. [35]

Moonlight was flowing in like white mist and gave the surface a ghostly ashen glow between the shadows [33]. In the middle of the room under halo of the skylight, a few stuffed armchairs and a heavy dark walnut wood reading desk with complex carvings. 

However is this studious silence hiding another obscure truth? Just another shameful silence and hypocrisy of the countless evils committed? Doesn’t these perfectly aligned shelves and chair look like marching soldiers, reduced to silence but to listen to the Lord of the underworld sitting on his black throne? As I walked down the aisle I saw that there is a hidden shrine in a large niche, a strange smell escaping from it. A underground passage seems to be hidden there. 

The Cave

A draught of cool air blew in my face[38]. It seems that this underground passage is connected to the outside. There was neither gold nor silver nor marble nor columns nor paintings nor statues; this grotto was carved into the rock, vaulted with rocks and shells, adorned with a young vine that spread its flexible branches equally in all directions [39]

Chambers were built inside this cave, sometimes visible and invisible behind the irregular structure of the cold rock. Small lights on the walls illuminated the way. 

Who liked to meditate within the dark recesses of subterranean chambers, it is not difficult to understand why they eventually hid all they knew or thought they knew beneath an impenetrable veil[40]

A howling sound vibrated through the air. The voices of innumerable souls trapped inside this monster? Inside the guts of cerberus, a monstrous dog, terrible and great, shimmering, eating raw flesh, under the hidden places of the holy earth[41]. Guarding the darkest secrets for his master, his most precious treasure, his secret weapons, his political enemies from seeing the light of the day? Is Euridice really here - I wonder?

I descended deeper into the underworld it occured to me that this may be a one way trip. Because noone returns from the underworld. 

A noise behind me and everything went dark.

Quotes

The Book of the Thousand and One Nights Supplementary Nights [1]

Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology[2]

Matrix 1999 [3]

Sophocles, Ajax[4]

Rousseau, Collected Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau[5]

Sloterdijk, Critique of Cynical Reason[6]

Augustine, The City of God[7]

Melanchthon, On Christian Doctrine[8]

Tyndale, Doctrinal Treatises[9]

Luther, Works of Martin Luther Vol 3 [10]

King, James Bible [11]

Homer, The Odyssey[12]

Dante, Divine Comedy[13]

Aquinas, Summa Theologica[14]

Serres, Hermes Literature Science Philosophy [15]

Foucault, History of Madness[16]

King, James Bible[17]

The Book of the Thousand and One Nights[18]

Harrison Wood Gaiger, Art in Theory 1648 1815[19]

Lovejoy Boas, Primitivism and Related Ideas in Antiquity[20]

Magnuson, Rome in the Age of Bernini  [21]

Hatfield, Experimental Film and Video An Anthology[22]

Flint, Wrestling With Moses[23]

Hugo, Les Miserables[24]

Alexander, A Pattern Language[25]

Kolrud, Iconoclasm From Antiquity to Modernity[26]

Leslie, Liquid Crystals[28 ]

Hugo, Les Miserables[29]

Unwin, Analysing Architecture[30]

Ruskin, The Stones of Venice [31]

Wittkower, Born under Saturn [31]

Marder Jones, The Pantheon[32]

Asimov, Complete Robot Anthology[33]

Marder Jones, The Pantheon[34]

Coomans, Loci Sacri[35]

Stickley, Gustav Stickley s Craftsman Homes and Bungalows[36]

Foucault, The History of Sexuality Volume 1[37]

Kafka, The Trial[38]

Le Roy, The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece[39]

Saisselin, Painting Writing and Primitive Purity[40]

Hesiod, Theogony[41]

[papermoonloveslucy]

LUCY SUBLETS THE OFFICE

S4;E21 ~ January 31, 1972

Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by George Balzin and Sam Perrin

Synopsis

Harry is losing money so a loan officer instructs him to put Lucy in charge. Her first act as boss is to lease office space to an eccentric toy salesman (Wally Cox) who turns the Unique Employment Agency into a playground!

Regular Cast

Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter)

Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter) does not appear in this episode, although her name does appear in the opening credits. Lucy is on the phone with Kim as the episode opens. Despite not being in the episode, Lucie Arnaz does the introduction on the series DVD.  

Guest Cast

Wally Cox (Tommy Tucker, Toy Tycoon) was one of Lucille Ball’s favorite character actors and best remembered for being a panelist on TV’s “The Hollywood Squares” (1965-73) as well as his hit series “Mr. Peepers” (1953-55). 

Cox played a nervous musician on “Lucy Conducts the Symphony” (TLS S2;E13), a shy bachelor in “Lucy and Wally Cox” (S2;E21), a reformed safe cracker in “Lucy and the Ex-Con” (S1;E15), and an on-edge jeweler in “Lucy and the Diamond Cutter” (S3;E10). Cox and Lucille Ball both appeared in the 1967 film A Guide for the Married Man. This is his fourth and final appearance on “Here’s Lucy.” Cox died of a heart attack in 1973 at age 48.

Tommy Tucker was the name of the cue card man on “Here's Lucy.” Lucille Ball and Tucker would often play word games together.

Richard Deacon (Elmer Zellerbach, Loan Officer) is probably best remembered as Mel Cooley on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1961-66). He appeared as Tallulah Bankhead’s butler in “The Celebrity Next Door,” a 1957 episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” He was employed again by Desi Sr. as a regular on “The Mothers-in-Law” (1968). This is the second of his two appearances on "Here’s Lucy.”

Mr. Zellerbach has two college-age children. His first name is never used in the dialogue and the final credits only list him as “Loan Officer.”

The date this show was originally aired, Time Magazine published a cover story on Flip Wilson, TV's first black superstar. Wilson was a guest-star on “Here's Lucy” on September 13, 1971.  

This episode was originally sponsored by Lipton Tea, Wesson Oil, and Whirlpool. On the DVD, commercials for each are included.  

Lucy tells Mr. Zellerbach that she has two children, Kim and Craig, who are both in college. Craig has been mentioned consistently over the past four episodes after not being mentioned for more than 3 months.

LUCY (to Harry): “The reason this business is failing is because your head is full of 20 year-old, tired business techniques. While my head is new and fresh. It has nothing in it!” 

Lucy charges Tommy Tucker $75 a month to sublet a corner of the office. To come up with the cash, Tucker reaches into his pants pocket...jacket pocket...breast pocket...sock...shoe...and change purse!  The studio audience gives Cox a round of applause for the extended exchange. Harry (or, as Lucy calls him here, ‘HC’) has the miraculous ability to know how much money is in his hand without even looking! This too, garners a small round of applause from the studio spectators. 

Amidst his loose change Tommy hands Lucy, is a streetcar token, which he quickly takes back. From 1873, the streetcar served as a popular mode of transportation throughout the Los Angeles area. Widespread adoption of diesel buses ultimately led to the abandonment of streetcars on March 31, 1963, nine years before this episode first aired.

Harry slides down the sliding board into the kiddie pool, getting soaking wet. Getting Harry wet was part of most all episodes of the series. Off screen, Lucille Ball joking called Gale Gordon ‘old soggy crotch’ and here he lives up to the name!

One of the three inflatable punching bags in the office is Bozo the Clown. The character first appeared on television in 1949 starring Pinto Colvig. In 1964, Colvig did all the dog barks and howls in “Lucy is Her Own Lawyer” (TLS S2;E23). After the creative rights to Bozo were purchased by Larry Harmon in 1956, the character became a common franchise across the United States, with local television stations producing their own Bozo shows featuring the character.

The large wide-eyed rag doll under the slide was previously seen in the 1969 musical film Sweet Charity as set decoration for Charity’s apartment. It is just behind Chita Rivera in the above scene. Both “Lucy” and Charity were filmed at Universal. 

The toy-filled Unique Employment Agency looks very similar to the Ricardo living room when Lucy wanted to convince Ricky that their tiny apartment was not big enough for their growing family in “The Ricardos Change Apartments” (ILL S2;E26).  

Both featured inflatable punch toys, plush animals, and a sliding board that served as the only entrance into the room.  

When Tommy Tucker is demonstrating the remote control somersaulting dog, there is a wind-up drumming bear on the desk nearby that does not get demonstrated. This toy is very similar to the one used in “Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright” (ILL S6;E4). To help his son overcome his fear of drumming in public, Ricky wound up the drumming bear to show him he had nothing to be afraid of. Although very similar, the toys are different models.

Mr. Zellerbach says that he usually advises financially strapped companies like the Unique Employment Agency to hire an efficiency expert, which is exactly what Mr. Mooney did for the Westland Bank in “Lucy and the Efficiency Expert” (TLS S5;E13), an episode of “The Lucy Show” in which toys also play an integral part of the story. The Efficiency Expert was played by Phil Silvers who sends Lucy to work the assembly line at a toy factory. 

Lucy Carmichael and Vivian Bagley played with some super-sized toys as part of an age-regression experiment in “Lucy the Stockholder” (TLS S3;E25). 

The Ricardos sublet their New York apartment to the nervous Mr. Beecher (Jay Novello) in “The Sublease” (ILL S3;E31).

The Ricardos sublet their Connecticut home to the Williams Family in “Lucy Makes Room for Danny” (LDCH S2;E2). 

Miss-Take! Mr. Zellerbach calls Lucy “Miss Carter” despite noting that she has two dependent children.

What’s My Line? Richard Deacon often glances off at the teleprompter.

Gag Gift! This episode features a new desk for Harry in order to accomplish the novelty hand in a box gag. In order to hide the “hand” actor, this version of Harry’s desk goes all the way to the floor, where Harry's usual desk had dowel legs. The ‘hand in a box’ is reminiscent of Thing, a helpful hand in a box on TV’s “The Addams Family.”

Edit Room! Tommy Tucker is never shown re-setting the Rube Goldberg-like “Tantrum Breaker” (aka “Spanking Machine”). In order for the machine to work again with Harry at the show's finale, the entire mechanism would need to be re-set. Although the action of the scene is continuous, the re-set is never shown on screen. 

For a closer look at “Lucy’s Toy Chest” - a complete look at the toys seen on all the Lucille Ball sitcoms - click here! 

“Lucy Sublets the Office” rates 2 Paper Hearts out of 5

Two things about this episode save it from being bland: First, Lucy running the Employment Agency gives us a bit of a glimpse into the sort of no-nonsense executive Lucille Ball really was. Second, Lucy's child-like joy playing with the toys with Wally Cox. The range is worth a watch!

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7 Creative Ways to Add BRs, BAs & Other Value-Adds to Your Rental [With Pics!]

Withapartments and other commercial real estate, its common to talk about a value add or a value play. These are basically improvements that you can add to a property to increase the propertys valuemore so than the cost of the improvement. Thus, value add investors are often looking for a property they can upgrade or alter in some way to increase value instead of simply investing in a performing asset and getting a certain return. While most single family investors think in terms of buying and rehabbing a property to be all in for 70 or 75percent of its market value,there are also value-add opportunities that can drastically improveyour ability to get the highest rent or sales price out of a single family home. 1. Adding a Bedroom The most important time by far to add a bedroom is when you have a 2-bedroom house, although this is only true if the house has enough square footage. Indeed, when you have more than three, sometimes you can afford to lose one. We had a house with four very small bedrooms once. People tend not to like small bedrooms, so we simply cut out a wall between two of them, and then instead of refinishing the hardwoods in that room, we added carpet to hide where the wall was on thefloor. Yes, we lost a bedroom, but there was now an awe-inspiring master bedroom to impress prospective tenants. Now, the reason it is so important to have at least three bedrooms if possible is that most families whohave kids want at least three bedrooms. Thats true even if they only have one child because often the third bedroom is used as an office. And given that,if you have a house with two decent sized bedrooms and can only make a small third, its probably worth doing. There are several things to look for when attempting to add a bedroom. The first thing you have to note is that unless you plan on building an addition (an expense that I dont believe is usually merited), you will need to sacrifice something for that extra bedroom. You must ask yourself, what are you willing to sacrifice? The best situation is when there is a bonus room. You do not want to turn all of your common areas into bedrooms. Youll need at least a living room and preferablya living room and a dining room. But houses often have a bonus room or something to that effect. As long as its large enoughin most cities, 10 feet by 10 feetall you need to dois add a door (maybe a wall) and a closet, and youve got a bedroom. And if the tenants who move in want it to be a bonus room, they will still have that option. Also, be on the lookout for extra large living rooms. You dont want to get rid of most of the common area, but some houses, particularly some older ones, are just laid out ridiculously. Taking a slice out of one of those rooms to add a bedroom has made sense for us on more than one occasion. Related: 8 Clever Ways to Save Big Bucks on Your Next Fix & Flip And, of course, there are more drasticways. 2. Garage Conversions I am usually not a fan of garage conversions. For one, they usually look awkward, even if you replace all the siding in front. Most of the time, it just seems like something is missing when you look at a house with a garage conversion. Indeed, a study by G. Stacy Simans and David A. Macpherson found that a garage added 13 percent to a propertys sales price, while an additional bedroom added only 4 percent withsquare footage being held constant. That being said,there are times when garage conversionsmake sense to do. There is a large subdivision called Ruskin Heights in Kansas City that is rather depressed. Virtually every house there is a 3-bed, 1-bath ranch. Manyof the tenants in thisarea are on Section 8. And since the amount Section 8 pays is partially based on the number of bedrooms,many investors converted the garage to an additional bedroom. There might also be situations where a house has only two bedrooms, but both an attached and detached garage or a 2-car garage. In these cases, it would sometimesmake sense to convert the garage. 3. Finishing Basements and Attics OK, I will note that I am almost always against finishing a basement. I have walked into far too many REOs with half-finished basements that some hapless homeowner thought they could take out a second mortgage on to finish before it all inevitably went awry. This is doubly true since many appraisals wont even count bedrooms, bathrooms, or square footage in finished basements (even walkouts). Instead, they just check a box titled finished basement and give you a little adjustment. For me to even consider finishing a basement, the following things must betrue: The neighborhood is strong.It is a walkout basement (one side is above ground, one is not) with easy egress. If both arenttrue, forget about it. If it is a walkout basement, finishing it might make sense, thoughespecially with basements that already havesolid walls and some sort of ceiling over the floor joists.For example, the following picture is in a finished basement because the other side of the house is below grade: Appraisals may not always consider this space, but buyers and renters sure will. Just make sure any bedroom you put in a basement has an egress window (one someone can get out of) in case theres a fire. Its against code for a bedroom not to have this. And one more quick note. Even if a basement is not a walkout, but is orderly and preferably (although not necessarily) has a ceiling,painting the walls white and the floor grey makes it come to life as a sort of semi-finished basement. And its really cheap to do:

4. Making a Half Bath Whole and Adding Bathrooms Some half bathrooms are really small, and theres just nothing you can do. But if there is extra space, its a good idea to finish it. That expense will almost always pay for itself. From that same study noted above, a full bathroom adds 24 percent to the price, whereas a half bathroom only adds 15 percent. Stand-up showers just dont take up that much space. So, for example, if a bathroom looks like this:

It very well is worth adding a shower since youve got the room, even though youd have to move the toilet and replace the vinyl to do so. As far as adding a full bathroom, unless it isa huge house, I would only consider it if the house had only one bathroom. Other than that, it really depends on the value of the house and whether there is space for it. In lower-end neighborhoods, it would generally not make sense. But in higher-end neighborhoods, it very well might. This is especially true if there is a genuine master bedroom that lacks a master bath. In those cases, I would likelyadd one. 5. Opening Up the Kitchen There is nothing that sells a house like the kitchen. Any confined, closed-off kitchen simply wont do. Sometimes, however, theres no good way to add space to a kitchen. Luckily, you can still make it feel open by opening up a wall to the living or dining room. It could be as simple as cutting a rectangle in a wall. And you can even add a bar top to that for an added bonus. Heres an example of one such god-awful kitchen we had:

Nowjust look at thedifference opening up that wall and adding a bar top made:

Andeven something like this helps immensely: 6. Adding Storage If a house has neither a garage nor a basement, it is probably a good idea to add a shed in the backyard. Peoplelike their stuff and need some storage for it. You can buyashed from Home Depot of Lowes for less than $1,000,anda lot of prospective renters and buyerswill need something like this in order to sign on the dotted lines. 7. Improving the Aesthetics (Particularly the Front) Never underestimate the power of aesthetics. Even small things can make the difference. Compare the following two pictures of the same 4-plex:

All we did herewas paint the trim, add window boxes and awnings, and it completely brought the property to life. Or even something more simple, like this:

Related: How to Reposition an Apartment Complex and Add $2,000,000 in Value in 12 Months There are all sorts of easy fixes like this that add far more value than theycost: Repaint the front or just the trimWash the house or power wash if need beAdd window shuttersAdd window boxesAdd window awningsRemove ugly window awningsRemove satellite dishesReplace an ugly exterior light fixturePaint the front doorReplace the mailbox and/or address numbersWeed kill the drivewayHedge the trees and bushes in front as well as basic lawn careAdd bark mulch to the front yardPlant grass if the lawn is deadAdd paver stones if there is no walkway to the house other than the lawnRepair any unsightly fences or gatesAdd some arborvitae or other plantsEtc.Conclusion There are certainly other ways to add value, including more drastic measures, such as mother-in-law quarters, turning the house into a duplex, adding an addition, etc. But for the most part, the above ideas can add substantial value to any flip or rental, and you should be at the ready to use them when the time comes. Were republishing this article to help out our newer readers.

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