Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Graypants' 40 sq.m beachfront living design

 
A converted detached wood garage-cum tool shed into a multi-use space for dinner parties, meditation, yoga, and art lectures - it is a structure that has been "re-imagined" into a piece of liveable art.



Paying homage to the original building, old walls were salvaged for the flooring, sections of which can be lifted to reveal embedded mattresses for sleeping or daytime lounging.



This 'hide-and-reveal' theme plays out also with the custom Corian bookshelf that converts into a speakeasy-style-bar for entertaining.

Light is partially filtered by slats of reclaimed wood interspersed in an alternating void-solid pattern.

LED panels cover the interior bands of structural steel, giving off a sleek, futuristic vibe that contrast with the wood floors' roughness and antique wood stove.



Sections of the original garage walls are left in place, as a kind of relic. “The new building becomes a theater to watch the old one decay around you.”

Via Dwell.

Le Grand Switches and Power Outlets

   
Linea colours help match electrical accessories with a clients' home. by taking photos of walls, bench tops, splashbacks and tiles through the application, and then placing their light switch selection against the surfaces, clients can virtually try the product before they buy. Click Here to go to the app and click Here to visit the Linea Colours website.


Also available now are these sockets which include a USB module for charging your electrical (i.e. iphone) devices.


Thursday, September 4, 2014

Tim Stewart Architects

 
Horizontal planes, filtered light awning, stained timber, powdercoated steel and fibre cement... All are combined in this Queensland situated home.


Wynyard Quarter Development Plans

   
Willis Bond & Co have have partnered with Waterfront Auckland to provide a mixed-use scheme for an area around Daldy Street in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.

Plans are to include over 500 new homes - apartments, townhouses, duplexes, retail, and community facilities (such as healthcare, childcare and a community centre). A diverse landscape is provided with the use of a number of architects, laneways, thoroughfares and open public spaces - all of which sounds like an exciting new development.


Timber frames will withstand weathering from the nearby sea. A courtyard / planting buffer zone between buildings and the street.


Again, planting and small roads make for a pedestrian friendly city.



UPDATE - H3.1 is no longer an Acceptable Solution for solid structural framing. H1.2 or H3.2 is required for enclosed framing under B2/AS1.


(Via Masterspec)