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Entries from November 2007

Platt Dana House Norfolk Ct

November 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This is from Platt Dana Architects in NY and CT. There are several great looking projects on their site.
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Tags: Houses · Architects

Retro Fans from Barnhouse Modern

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Check out Barnhouse Modern’s post on retro pulley fans fromThe Woolen Mill Fan Company.

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Tags: Details · Green Building

Modern Farmhouse Plans

November 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Heather McGowen from Donald Gardiner Architects Inc. sent a nice email suggesting that they had several modern farmhouse plans for sale on their site. I took a look and found this one.It has several elements that I love:

Multiple buildings
A covered connection between the two buildings
Transom windows
A large porch
Wide stairs
A cupola

The paladian windows are a […]

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Tags: Plans

Killer Shower Enclosure

November 27th, 2007 · No Comments

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This was sent to me by Matthew Roche. The image comes from House Beautiful Magazine.

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Tags: Bathroom · Details

Electric VW Microbus

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

This is neither Farmhouse nor Modern, but I liked it so much that I thought I would share…
The Chameleon was developed by VW Electronics Research Lab in Palo Alto. Some of the desirable features (above and beyond the bus itself) are:

PV panels on the surfboards
LED lighting
Speech-activated controls
Switchable glass.

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Tags: Green Building · Truck

Funny Little Houses in New York City

November 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Crossing 5th Park Ave. with the family on Thanksgiving vacation, I was two of these little cabins built on the median. I was so surprised and delighted to see these that I made the kids stop in the middle of crossing so I could take this picture with my phone.
 
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Tags: Details