Sunday, January 23, 2011

Garden Inside a Small Japanese House Design

from: www.decodir.com

Japan is the center of highly creative architects. They are due to background the history behind the man had grown into men who are not easily defeated by limitations. The simple example is about space. Houses in Japan are generally small, so they create a beautiful japanese garden inside home especially for those who don’t have a yard.

The idea, if the space out there are not enough, why don’t we create a garden inside the house? By seeing the picture below, you will be able to watch which space that can be maximized to create a garden inside the house. One place that can adopt this garden inside the house is the kitchen. You can plant crops in the land remaining in this kitchen. This mini garden will create a fresh atmosphere as you enjoy the cooking or having a breakfast, lunch or dinner with the family.

Another idea is to utilize the land at the turn of the inter-space as an example between the bathroom and bedroom. Make your garden by adding small stones as decorations just like this beautiful japanese garden house. You should choose plants that have the power to grow stronger in space with small amount of lighting, or you can also put a few pots on the balcony. Who says a house can’t be contrived into narrow small garden ? The transparent transition that separate the garden to these small japanese home interior is a wide transparent glass that could maximize indirect lighting that flowing to the interior. But one thing to remind, the wide transparent glass will need a great efforts to maintain and clean every day. The architects seems to have a cool solution to this small house in moriyama by covering the garden landscape with gravel to cover the soil.

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Hoover: Wouldn't you like to "greenify" your own homes? Small spaces can be made as beautifully green as big spaces.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Egg Pod House

By Rent to Own

from: www.littledigs.com
Architects: dmvA

Living Area: 215 sq. ft (20 m2)

Belgian architectural firm dmvA designed 'blob VB3', a mobile unit for the office of xfactoragencies as an extension to the 'house'. the space - egg house consists of a bathroom,kitchen, lighting, a bed and several niches for storage. the nose can be opened automatically and functions as a kind of porch. It's easily transportable and can also be used as an office, guest room or garden house. Polyester was the primarily material used in construction of the 'blob VB3'.

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Hoover: What do you think of futuristic house?

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Tiny Apartment Shows The Value Of A Good Fit

By Rent to Own

photos from: www.thechive.com
article from: www.seattletimes.nwsource.com

Steve Sauer's 182-square-foot Seattle condo shows the value of a good fit, from the soaking tub built into the entry floor to the "video lounge" tucked beneath the "cafe area." Sauer shopped Ikea for many of his home's furnishings, such as a little table,and used tabletops to fashion cabinet fronts.

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Steve Sauer watches television in the video lounge, which has seating for two.
The horizontal band around the condo, accenting the powder-blue walls, is coated with blackboard paint.

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Sauer relaxes in the cafe area of his 182-square-foot condo.
"I was worried as I filled in all the upper spaces that it would feel cramped, but it didn't," he says.
The window is at street level. The little table is Ikea. It has a glass top that swivels open, providing storage.

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Sauer checks his messages at the dining table, which includes a leaf to expand for company.The undercounter refrigerator is Frigidaire, from Lowe's.

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Sauer designed the tiny condo for two. Just inside the door is the bathroom
to the left, and a soaking tub inserted into the floor and covered with a 3form Chroma panel.

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One bike is tethered to the ceiling for storage. Steam heat comes from the building's system.
The ventilation chimney runs across Sauer's ceiling, and was easy to pipe into. "It was passing through here anyway."

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The video lounge is tucked beneath the cafe area and next to the dining table.
"All along the way this project's had good chi, so that's good," Sauer says.
The bureau is from West Elm. "It fit to within 1/8 inch. It was a nice find.
I didn't want to build another piece of furniture." The floor is Brazilian walnut.

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The bathroom wall is covered in 1-inch tiles from Tiles for Less.
Light filters into the room through a 3form Chroma panel, shared with the kitchen.
The ceiling is tempered glass meant for a table top from Ikea. The toilet is Philippe Stark for Duravit.
Sauer designed and manufactured the stainless-steel shower caddy and towel bar.


Hoover: What do you think of this 16.90 sq. m. apartment?

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Folding Bed Intergrated Home Office Desk for Small Apartment

By Rent to Own
From: www.decodir.com


Love the design? I do. The perfect choice for those who love the modern design in space saving furniture. Painted in eye catching color like lime green, shocking pink, yellow and blue, surely this bed will surprising you all with their handy system. Integrated with storage and home office desk, this furniture is big help for small spaces/apartment that need multi-functional furniture to maximize space.

The Cabrio is available in single bed (Cabrio 80) or a small double bed (Cabrio 120) that transforms into a bed for night with a simple movement and back into a desk without having to remove any objects for the day. Wonderful. This type of folding bed storage arrangement is perfect for apartments, dorm rooms, and high rise condos with smaller floor plans.

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Hoover: What do you think of this design?