ARCHITECTURELOVER.COM — world of modern contemporary architecture and design news. ArchiForum.com - architecture forum. Stairs House - ARCHITECTURELOVER.COM. Japanese architects y + M Design Office have recently finished a project of a unique family residence in Japan. The house is unusual for its roof in the shape of stairs. One can access the top of the house from the garden. There are perforations between each pair of stairs that provide the space with enough of natural sunlight. The owners of this unique house is a young couple with their children, twins. The parcel is located right on the coastline. In the winter, strong and cold wind blows and there is not a lot of sunlight comparing to summer period when it is very hot and the building is exposed to direct sunlight.
The final design was modified considering the mentioned climate conditions but it is still very original. Photos: uwtbdw.blogspot.com. Disaster-Proof Architecture: 13 Super-Strong Structures. High-profile earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters have made it more clear than ever that in the face of climate change, stronger buildings able to withstand such events are not just advisable but necessary.
These 13 designs range from fantastical concepts for entire floating cities to real homes that have already proven themselves disaster-proof, and from large-scale billion-dollar projects to low-cost housing solutions for the poor. Earthquake-Proof ‘Coral Reef Island’ for Haiti (images via: vincent callebaut) After 2009’s massive earthquake wiped out much of Haiti’s infrastructure, the nation is still struggling to rebuild, and imaginative architect Vincent Callebaut has a suggestion: disaster-proof floating housing inspired by coral reefs. The Coral Reef Project consists of 1000 modular residences in dual wavy stacks, supported on an artificial pier built on seismic piles in the Caribbean.
Soccer Ball-Shaped Floating Houses (images via: treehugger) Youtube theatre par Aaron Jones. L’artiste Aaron Jones basé aux Etats-Unis réalise le « Youtube théâtre ». Il profite de l’accessibilité des réseaux sans fil publique pour créer une structure audiovisuelle. Le but est de se poser entre ami ou avec des inconnus ou les deux, de brancher son smartphones (dans la structure même) ou tout autre technologie à stockage numérique et de profiter d’un moment agréable sur un grand écran. Initialement construit sur le campus de l’académie Cranbrook d’art, le théâtre est planifié pour être installé sur le site d’un garage dans Detroit. Tristan. Pour en savoir plus cliquez sur Aaron Jones.
Photographie par James Carrillo Pin It courtesy of designboom. Transformation d’un garage en maison transformation-garage-en-maison-20 – TrendsNow.