Scanned Boards Custom Cut into Curved Hardwood Floors. We have so much technology to design and build these days, but it is all meaningless without an application like this: a device scans each board that passes through the machine, evaluates its natural curves and structural properties, then slices it into perfectly-fitting but uniquely-shaped floorboards. The technique itself is not new, strictly speaking – master craftsmen have done things like this for ages. But the work has historically been laborious – time- and labor-intensive to the point of being cost-prohibitive. Digitized by Bolefloor, it becomes mass-producible … yet remains customized.
Aside from the amazing visual effect of having organic-looking floors, each board nesting into the next, the process also strategically eliminates knots and other structurally-troublesome deformities while maximizing the amount of use from each board. Further, each tree is tracked from the time and location it is cut down to the final destination of its installation.
Franklin azzi architecture: passive house, normandy france. May 25, 2009 franklin azzi architecture: passive house, normandy france ‘passive house’ image courtesy franklin azzi architecture franklin azzi architecture designed ‘passive house’, through renovating a former hunting house in normandy, france. the extension consists of wood, canvas covers a camouflage of the cuban army. above is a wooden terrace overlooking the valley. Slabs of the house to the left and right include a heated floor and external industrial sockets. in front of the house is a bunker made from concrete for an office. the project meets the requirements of high environmental quality as it includes rainwater collection, the use of solar energy (hybrid) and geothermal energy, and reduction of raw material by optimizing the efforts to structure. the assembly of the structure was done on site with all recyclable materials from a distance of 100km. wood and vegetable fibers are used for the walls providing insulation and windows provide natural ventilation, etc.
Pezo von ellrichshausen architects: solo houses. Jun 23, 2013 pezo von ellrichshausen architects for solo houses ‘solo pezo’ by pezo von ellrichshausen architects for SOLO HOUSES in catalonia, spainimage © cristobal palma, courtesy of solo houses a horizontal structure echoes the natural context‘solo pezo’ by pezo von ellrichshausen architects for SOLO HOUSESimage © cristobal palma, courtesy of solo houses the symmetrical entrance introduces the monolithic concrete structure, emphasising strong verticals and horizontals‘solo pezo’ by pezo von ellrichshausen architects for SOLO HOUSESimage © cristobal palma, courtesy of solo houses tiled walls surrounding the pool provide important shade for cooling in the mediterranean heat ‘solo pezo’ by pezo von ellrichshausen architects for SOLO HOUSESimage © cristobal palma, courtesy of solo houses the simplicity of relaxation is expressed with minimal furniture designed by the architects ‘solo pezo’ by pezo von ellrichshausen architects for SOLO HOUSESimage © cristobal palma, courtesy of solo houses.
The Pierre & Below The Clouds. Vacker villa av Young & Young I Franklin, Michigan ligger villan här ovan. Jag vet rätt lite om den vackra villan men jag vet att den är ritad av Young & Young Architects och helt och hållet konstruerad av insulating concrete forms, som är frigolitformar fyllda med cement som både är starka och isolerar väl.
Young & Young Architects jobbar med det de kallar “orcanic architecture”och är medlem av The U.S. Green Building Council så valet av ett energisnålt byggmaterial som insulating conrete forms känns rätt logiskt. Fler bilder av villan efter hoppet så klart… Plats: Franklin, Michigan, USA Kund: Privat Byggnadstyp: Villa Arkitekt: Young & Young Architects > Young & Young Architects Go on House D Som utlovat så kommer här ännu ett inlägg med ett hus signerat slovenska arkitektbyrån Bevk Perović arhitekti. Modernt tehus Att tillaga te är en konstform i Japan och har varit så i nästan tusen år. Go on. Is This Hidden Architectural Gem Another "Blade Runner" Building? Each day, thousands of people walk by 5 Beekman, a pretty yet unassuming building in Lower Manhattan, never guessing what could be found within.
Scouting New York, a blog written by a location scout that's a must-read for local history freaks, got invited inside for an incredible peek at an architectural gem that's hidden in plain sight. As you enter the building it's nothing special, says Scouting NY. "And then you look up…" For nine stories, the ornate cast-iron railings twirl up and up through a light-filled atrium. The ninth floor is ringed with arched windows and topped with a gorgeous glassed-in skylight, with some pretty remarkable views of the neighboring skyscrapers.
The atrium, and this entire portion of the building, has been boarded up since 1940 due to fire code violations. The use of brick, wood, wrought iron, and glass bears an uncanny resemblance to one of Los Angeles's most beautiful structures, the Bradbury Building (above). [Scouting NY]