Archive for February, 2011

On the Radar Exclusive

Monday, February 28th, 2011

BUILDblog senior field correspondent Josiah Johnson thought we oughta kick off March in style. So he put together this scorching list of links aimed at the hearts and minds of the design conscious. Enjoy, and a huge thanks to Josiah. ARCHITECTing Just looking at Maison L gives us a heightened sense of curiosity and wonder. [...]

Kyoto Hill House with Traditional forms by atelier BORONSKI

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Named T-House, this japanese style house was stands with majestic on a small hill overlooking Kyoto city. Designed by a bilingual design office based in Kyoto ie Atelier BORONSKI, which has foreign experience and local knowledge in residential and commercial projects in the Kansai and Kanto regions. This traditional forms hill house exterior is clad [...]

A Picnic, Ferry Ride & Scenes from Down Under

Friday, February 25th, 2011

G’day lovely girls.  How are you going? Well it’s Saturday morning here Down Under and we are hotting up for a blistering weekend…that might sound nice to you who are still wrapped in snow and temps that are considerably less than those here…but if you are about to be holed up on a deck, under [...]

Missed last year’s ‘Cash for Appliances’?

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

My appliance career peaked too early, last March to be exact. The apex of discount appliances happened March 1, 2010 when the “Cash for Appliances” appliance rebate reservations began in MN. The appliance stimulus, as we refer to it, promised money back on refrigerators, freezers, washers and dishwashers. I was in heaven for that week. [...]

Earth and Architecture

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

We’re currently working on a project that involves a steep slope and, as part of the design process, we’re looking at ways to not only take advantage of the slope, but to employ the slope to have a significant role in the architecture. Rather than simply resolving the slope with the structure, there are great [...]

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