Modern Homes
Affordable Global Real Estate according to BusinessWeek
I saw an article from BusinessWeek yesterday about “affordable global real estate” and I thought I’d share the link and my observations here.
In The Worlds Most Affordable Housing Markets, writer Maya Roney lays out where the smart money chooses to live based on an index of home prices, cost of goods and services, local stability [...]
The Symmetry of Car accidents, part 2: Alternative Therapy
It’s been almost 6 weeks since the accident, and my wife is still on high alert. She is still having lots of nightmares, and what I can only describe as flashbacks. Every interaction on the road leaps out at her like a high definition instant replay, in a thousand variations. She isn’t driving yet, and [...]
Modern Living: Architecture - A new type of Steel Case Study Home
“Purchasing an original Case Study steel and glass home is the opportunity of a fortunate few” I am probably going to use either this one or Rocio romero’s in New Mexico one day. Pierre Koenig was an early proponent of a modern steel home. One organization, Modernist Modular Homes provides a variety of models for [...]
cube
Convertible City - German Language Site
Hmmm - I wonder which strata councils / co-op boards would approve of this? It would give some people vertigo, but its a neat idea anyways.
Located between art and architecture, the backpack house is a walk-in sculpture with their own spatial quality: a floating, lighted room, as a temporary scaffolding [...]
Modern Living: Pre Fab Architecture I - Rocio Romero, Architect
For a while now I have been entranced with modern homes. I prefer a blend of hand made and wooden furniture that contrasts with the often stark austerity of the structures. I like the clean minimalism of modern structures. I like the way these structures can harmoniously blend into the landscape while offering large expansive [...]
