I'm really starting to like these really well designed pre-fabs... I actually kind of want one myself. It's just me though, so I don't know how practical this would be with a family. You'd probably end up driving each other crazy.
Do you have any info on the people that design these, the process they go through, etc.? I've been interested to see how you could possibly do something with this with some of the townships in South Africa and other parts of Africa where inexpensive, durable housing is in short supply. I always thought it'd be really neat if you could setup an organization that focused on providing people with free houses that could be assembled cheaply, quickly, and easily... yet would last.
a lot of these i've posted in here will have the architects / producers listed on the source sites (they're usually pretty good about that), so it should be quite easy to dig for more info.
i bet it could already be very cheap to do that kind of thing in places such as africa, but when it comes down to it, our governments don't want to do it.
bull said... there is a video about this place, i highly recommend it...... 'agni jata',
i couldn't see the video, but omg that's a fine piece of work. i know just enough sanskrit to translate "agni jata" as "achieved fire". the firing process devised sounds absolutely amazing, and it's a lovely structure.
urban is right, the roundishness does remind... the longtubes they used in the "ecodome" are cool. imagining filling them in place gives me the shivers, though. imagining placing them AFTER being filled gives me the whimwhams.
one nice thing about round buildings and stonework is .. less roof area to cap.
bull said... there is a video about this place, i highly recommend it...... 'agni jata',
i couldn't see the video, but omg that's a fine piece of work. i know just enough sanskrit to translate "agni jata" as "achieved fire". the firing process devised sounds absolutely amazing, and it's a lovely structure.
urban is right, the roundishness does remind... the longtubes they used in the "ecodome" are cool. imagining filling them in place gives me the shivers, though. imagining placing them AFTER being filled gives me the whimwhams. x
the way it was translated to me was 'born of fire'. the video is available in hard-copy.
i made the post in reference to the previous couple - efficient affordable low-cost housing. besides the structure itself, i was impressed with how much surplus building material came out of it; i forget the exact figures, probably available somewhere on the website, but there were several thousand additional bricks, household ceramic items, plumbing fixtures, etc fired within - more than enough to construct the next kiln/house. i looked into building one of these where i'm from, there's a lot of clay, unfortunately it makes a better glaze than a solid clay body at the required firing temperatures. would have been great to build it into the side of the hill from which the clay had been taken.
i'll go with your translation, bull. it makes much more sense than mine. i was just winging it. all my sanskrit is "hippie talk". you know.. boli shri satguru dev.. that kind of thing.
my fascination is with the way the structure was set to fire from both sides at once. it's impressive too, that the firing seeded the next structure.
and.. a lot of work is right, but that kind of creative "making" can be exceptionally satisfying. some people throw money at things, some throw their energy in other ways.
Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, Canada This Royal Ontario Museum project entails renovating ten new galleries in the existing historical building and creating an extension to the museum: the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. The new extension provides dynamic new architecture, the creation of a great public attraction and 100,000 sq. ft. of new exhibition space. Situated on one of the most prominent intersections in downtown Toronto, the Museum becomes a dynamic center for the city. SDL is working on this project with Vanbots Construction. The Extension opened in June 2007.
and the last one i posted is a low impact eco freaky thing, all untreated rough wood, no foundations etc. plus, i think the slats-as-sunshades is beautiful. in fact, i'm going to post another example of that...
you know, i really want to post some photos of the new building we'll be moving in to early next month (if it's finished - already missed a completion date or two ). can't find anything on the web for it yet though, which is a little surprising.
chris said...you know, i really want to post some photos of the new building we'll be moving in to early next month (if it's finished - already missed a completion date or two ). can't find anything on the web for it yet though, which is a little surprising.
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lol, found this -
here's the road side of it yesterday, can't really get a good photo of the river side with my razr
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arx, in portugal
steel skin, wooden interior.
via: materialicious
Do you have any info on the people that design these, the process they go through, etc.? I've been interested to see how you could possibly do something with this with some of the townships in South Africa and other parts of Africa where inexpensive, durable housing is in short supply. I always thought it'd be really neat if you could setup an organization that focused on providing people with free houses that could be assembled cheaply, quickly, and easily... yet would last.
i bet it could already be very cheap to do that kind of thing in places such as africa, but when it comes down to it, our governments don't want to do it.
called 'agni jata',
or the 'eco-dome'
urban is right, the roundishness does remind... the longtubes they used in the "ecodome" are cool. imagining filling them in place gives me the shivers, though. imagining placing them AFTER being filled gives me the whimwhams.
one nice thing about round buildings and stonework is .. less roof area to cap.
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i made the post in reference to the previous couple - efficient affordable low-cost housing. besides the structure itself, i was impressed with how much surplus building material came out of it; i forget the exact figures, probably available somewhere on the website, but there were several thousand additional bricks, household ceramic items, plumbing fixtures, etc fired within - more than enough to construct the next kiln/house. i looked into building one of these where i'm from, there's a lot of clay, unfortunately it makes a better glaze than a solid clay body at the required firing temperatures. would have been great to build it into the side of the hill from which the clay had been taken.
yes, a lot of work.
my fascination is with the way the structure was set to fire from both sides at once. it's impressive too, that the firing seeded the next structure.
and.. a lot of work is right, but that kind of creative "making" can be exceptionally satisfying. some people throw money at things, some throw their energy in other ways.
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Metzo School / Erick Van Egeraat
Lateran University Library / King Roselli Architetti
Tolo House / Alvaro Leite Siza
a pile of wood, e-m.r.a.k.
and the last one i posted is a low impact eco freaky thing, all untreated rough wood, no foundations etc. plus, i think the slats-as-sunshades is beautiful. in fact, i'm going to post another example of that...
aalen university
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lol, found this -
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tiered farm for new york, work ac
Taking Back the City: studio d'ARC Live/Work not sure i'm digging this, but there's certainly some great elements to it!
coloured pencil fence. i wouldn't try climbing over that!
lol.
VM Houses / PLOT = BIG + JDS
shade energy - veil, solar panelled shade (seen in a school setting here) from büro north.
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beijing airport is apparently the largest in the world, currently
Seifert House / Bau Kultur
hott™