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Wednesday, 30 June 2004
quote [ ... prefabricated, factory-produced, easy-to-transport modular units, minimizing the cost of production. Final structures are designed from the inside out using a series of standard “modules of use.” ]
If you are interested in architecture, this WILL interest you. Make sure to check out all of the designs.
Good architecture, designed by architects, should be available to everyone. Anyone in the Twin Cities area should check out the Flat Pack House designed by Charlie Lazor of Blu Dot fame. Exciting stuff :D
[by colinxp@12:20amGMT] [+5] Flat Pack House: http://www.bludot.com/mailer_012304_popup01.html From the Blu Dot mailing list: "Charlie Lazor has given up his duties as Director of Operations at Blu Dot to open his namesake architectural practice, Lazor Office. One of the first projects to come out of this new office is the Flat Pack House, a modern dwelling composed of pre-fabricated component parts, shipped to the site on a flatbed truck and erected in a relative flash. Think... architecture you can actually afford... or a house you might see in dwell magazine for under $100 per square foot. The first Flat Pack House was designed for Charlie and his family. But the system can be tailored to the requirements of any family, any site and most budgets." Blu Dot's home page: http://www.bludot.com/bumper_flash.html |
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fgcow
said @ 3:10am GMT on 30th Jun
It's a good magazine, but it's a little thin, a little infrequent, and a little expensive to justify subscribing to it. They had some really great houses in it, but too many single block prefab homes for my tastes. |
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bios303
said @ 9:53pm GMT on 30th Jun
some really nice looking homes that manage to fit in well with the environment. however, i can't help but think that most of those just look souless. cheap is good... but a house is not always a home. |
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colinxp
said @ 11:44pm GMT on 30th Jun
I agree, but I would say that architects don't design homes per say, we design houses that can only become homes when people inhabit them and really begin to put themselves into them. That's why I like this kind of thought, it takes the emphasis off of the architects ego and puts it into what the client really needs in a house, what they can afford, and what the site calls for. |
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