I came across this video again - I had embedded it in my last blog post about Swedish prefab housing and I thought it summed up in a few seconds what I spent weeks writing about. By Scott Hedges, I’m tossing it out to the materialicious readers to see why I was fascinated by Swedish building. Gratuitous hunky swedish construction workers, no extra charge.
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I just went to see the show myself this past monday, and I put the best of the photos I took up on Flickr the next day. I tagged them and yesterday decided to see who else had visited and tagged their photos with “Home Delivery”. I was pleasantly surprised to see many other photos on Flickr. A great way to get a photo tour if you can’t make it to the show.
Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. - easy to assemble modular kit homes.
The prefabricated pieces, which each weigh about 175 lbs, can be carried by 2 or 3 people and assembled in a few hours. Once the shell is put together, coats of mortar and paint are applied for further protection from the elements.
Via Schwarz and Pink Tentacle
Shown above is Kieran Timberlake Associates’ Cellophane House. You will find a slide show linked from the article with images from the exhibit as well as the on site houses.
Instant Houses, Then and Now at the New York Times
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I love this thing. A prototype of a house made from doors.
House in Mar Azul, Argentina by Ignacio Montaldo Architects
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House in Mar Azul, Argentina by Ignacio Montaldo Architects
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Tuath Na Mara (Longhouse), Lough Swilly, Co. Donegal, Ireland. MacGabhann Architects
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Traci, the girl in the green dress, just happens to be friends with the owner of the Rocio Romero-designed LVL Home in Maine. She attended the recent open house there, met the architect and her husband, and these shots are from her Flickr photoset. I think the owner did a smashing job with it. Go see.
Rocio Romero, the architect, and Jim, the owner.
This terrific little watchtower, a collaboration between Wolf Brinkman and Jeroen Hooogstraten, measures 150 x 150 x 500 cm, or 4’9” x 4’9” x 16’4”, and is built in sections of plywood treated with linseed oil. It’s located on Terschelling Island, one of the West Frisian Islands off the coast of northern Netherlands. It’d be a great place to have a cuppa joe in the morning, wouldn’t you agree? I want one!
Weathertight Panel-Frame Structures: “Our component kits make durable cottage-camps, garages, home offices and studios. Our unique framing technique joins low-maintenance, natural materials to create beautiful structures that last. Prefabricated interlocking, exterior-finish panels assemble quickly with minimal on-site waste. A Bungalow-In-A-Box goes up on your foundation with a finished exterior appearance in in one or two days.”
Mountain Retreat 12′x24′ with porch (above): $20,600
Pond-Side Studio 12′x16′ with entry (below): $13,700
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