So many architects have tried their hand at emergency housing; Cameron Sinclair has shown many pictures of little domes and boxes that the people move out of the first chance they get. Now OBRA architects present their version, for an exhibition on on emergency housing at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. [ Read More ]
Architects: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects Location: Mazama, Washington, USA Lead Architect: Tom Kundig, FAIA Date of Completion: 2008 Size: 440 sf/per hut (200 sf interior space, 240 sf exterior deck) Photographs: Chad Kirkpatrick & /Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects Responding to the owner’s need for space to house visiting friends and family, the Rolling Huts are several steps above camping, while remaining low-tech and low-impact in their design. The huts sit lightly on the site, a flood plain meadow in an alpine river valley. The owner purchased the site, formerly a RV campground, with the aim of allowing the landscape return to its natural state. The wheels lift the structures above the meadow, providing an unobstructed view into nature and the prospect of the surrounding mountains. [ Read More ]
Images by Stéphane Chalmeau via Dezeen We have noted before that in Paris, apartments are often quite small; they often don't have room for a private kid's bedroom. H20 Architectes dealt with the problem of accommodating children with this structure that puts an elevated bed on top of a play and storage area. ... [ Read More ]
We used to show a lot of modern prefab, but is has fallen off the radar as of late, as we become more concerned about how we will get to where we build as well as the way we build. It used to be enough that something was built in the factory with greater precision and less waste; it isn't any more. We have tended to the really deep green, or to the very small designs that can fit in urban spaces. So we provide herein some delightful eye candy, a few very interesting designs that we have missed, and a lovely rooftop intervention. Thanks to our source, Materialicious. [ Read More ]
Adam Kalkin’s Push Button House 1 demonstrates how industrial products can repurposed as architectural elements, or as entire homes. The Push Button House was originally displayed at Art Basel Miami in 2005, and uses a standard shipping container as the structure of a home. Kalkin’s concept uses hydraulic power to lift and lower the sides of the shipping container, vastly expanding the usable living space. His design incorporates bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchenette, and living area. Though not actually viable for use as a home, Kalkin’s Push Button House is one of many shipping container concepts that utilize an object that might otherwise lie dormant. Seen at SwipeLife. [ Read More ]
