Copenhagen-based Arcgency takes to task the enormous percentage of the world’s resources used in the making of architecture. in keeping with a self-imposed policy of ‘resource conscious architecture’ the ‘WFH House’ is an exportable dwelling made up of three stacked shipping containers. Incoming search terms: WFH House, wfh shipping container house, container homes hybrid, danish container house, [...]
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Beautiful External Oak Doors
Posted on August 28, 2012
Not only is oak wood one of the most beautiful natural materials on the planet, it also happens to be one of the most durable; resistant to moisture, fungal attack and natural heat change, it has been used to make lasting doors for centuries; many of which can still be found today. You can still [...]
‘Switch’ Apartment by Yuko Shibata Features Two Mobile Walls
Posted on March 16, 2012
Japanese designer Yuko Shibata created separate living and working areas in this Tokyo apartment by installing two mobile walls. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. Called Switch, the project features one partition that slides out over the dining table to create a meeting room [...]
‘Black Pearl’ by Studio Rolf.fr with Zecc Architecten
Posted on January 18, 2012
Newly positioned windows reveal the overhauled interior of a Rotterdam townhouse that was formerly an abandoned apartment block. Designed by Studio Rolf.fr in partnership with Zecc Architecten, ‘Black Pearl’ now houses a workshop on its ground floor, a hot tub in its rooftop greenhouse and living quarters in the two floors between. These living areas [...]