tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22789794867070417172024-03-18T23:03:42.826-04:00Design And Solutions StudioDAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-80113835389064761502020-02-12T17:57:00.004-05:002020-02-12T17:57:52.054-05:00Best of Houzz 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-offset-key="cbtc9-0-0"><span data-text="true">We won Best of Houzz 2020-the third year in a row.! We want to extend huge thank you to all our great clients who made this possible. </span></span></span><br />
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DAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-62018720095824085062018-01-17T16:15:00.001-05:002018-01-17T16:15:15.404-05:00Best Houzz 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We want to thank all of our clients and the Houzz community to for their trust and great reviews. We just got awarded the Best of Houzz 2018 award.</span><br />
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DAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-32408770351360878462016-12-06T09:44:00.000-05:002016-12-08T19:50:34.811-05:00Making the Most of Small Apartments - Smart Storage Solutions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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popularity of the book by Marie Kondo – "The Life-Changing Magic of
Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing" – a New York
Times bestseller, has people interested in achieving a streamlined,
clutter free living. It is said that clutter-free and well
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a necessity! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If one lives in a small space,
a reality for most New Yorkers, as items get accumulated, the living space
rapidly feels smaller and actually gets restrictive. Kitchen counters in
suburban settings that comfortably manage juicers, coffee machines,
fruit-baskets, knife racks etc. find it hard to do so in a dense urban
situation. Similarly, retaining a separate room for a home office is a luxury
rarely afforded to the City’s natives – and the resulting desk in the living
room or bedroom significantly reduces the size of the room, all the while
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to streamline their apartments. In response we have made it a point to
spend considerable energy and time designing built-in storage and furniture
that enables multi-purpose uses by stowing / hiding away utility items
when they are not in use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this article, we
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solutions for equipment to appear and disappear as needed. Enabled in this manner it keeps rooms tidy and clean in addition to
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;">1.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;"> <b>Built-in storage
below windows:</b> Most New York City apartments have PTAC Units,
Radiators or AC Units located below windows. Unsightly and cluttering from a visual
and physical perspective, they are the basis of our most frequent client
request. As part of a solution to hide them, we double down and design millwork
to create more storage and usable counter space. The example below shows
built-in cabinetry designed for a one bedroom apartment
in Chelsea. The PTAC unit is hidden </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;">behind a
white matte-lacquer wood enclosure <span style="color: #222222;">with added
cabinets on both sides. As you will see from the “before” and “after” images, the
room feels more spacious with the PTAC unit and
dresser combined into one wall to wall millwork piece. Note from the
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;">2. Stow away your office. </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;">As mentioned above, most people living in cities don't have an
extra room for their office, and don't want their desk and office equipment on
display in the living room – the usual de-facto office of a cramped NYC
apartment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Featured here is a project
showing cabinetry designed for the client with a fold-out desk. One of the
cabinets contains a desk which slides and folds out for use </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;">while the one next to it contains the printer, modem, paper
supply, etc</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><span style="color: black;">. The laptop can be slotted on the fold-out desk
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;">4. Dressers – going deep with shallow solutions. </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt;">What do you do if your bedroom does not fit a dresser, but you
need one? One solution is to install a dresser that is shallower than standard
store bought options. The depth of regular dressers ranges from 15 to 21 inches.
The drawers are between 13 and 19 inches deep. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, if the drawers are for socks, undergarment
or folded shirts stacked lengthwise, drawers of 9-10 inches depth are
sufficient. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A built-in dresser saves another
inch or two. This is often all it takes to provide significant storage in a
tight space without compromise. In the example below we show the cross
section of a floor-to-ceiling dresser for a small bedroom. The overall depth is
only 12 inches (from wall to front of dresser) and the drawers just 10 inches
deep. The top section is for shirts and jackets where a valet hanger system is
used to rack them parallel to the door, instead of sideways as in a regular 24
inch closet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the example shown, the
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renovation, if existing closet doors are to be replaced, a convenient way to
increase storage </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">is by making
existing storage more accessible. We often suggest increasing closet door
height. A regular closet door is either 6 feet 8 inches or 7 feet. The highest
shelf is installed at about 5 feet 6 inches We enlarging the existing openings,
installing an additional shelves at ca. 6 feet 8 inches and new doors that are either
8 feet or all the way to the ceiling. They might not match the doors of the room,
but where space is limited the additional shelving and accessibility <span style="color: #222222;">is a welcome benefit. While replacing, consider using bi-fold
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of the first to consciously design and build structures and interiors as a part
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from their furnishings, surroundings or inhabitants. To Frank Lloyd Wright, a
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He was the first to coin the term "Organic
Architecture".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the <i>Architectural Record (August 1914)</i>: <i>“…the ideal
of an organic architecture... is a sentient, rational building that would owe
its ‘style’ to the integrity with which it was individually fashioned to serve
its particular purpose – a ‘thinking’ as well as ‘feeling’ </i><i><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">process.”</span></i><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">, </span>Frank Lloyd Wright wrote, <span style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="PT">“<i>... </i></span></span><i>In
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Founded in 1937, Taliesin West was Wright’s design laboratory for
organic architecture and, at the same time, one of its prime examples. It was
the winter home for the Taliesin Fellowship, where fifty to sixty apprentices
could study under the architect. Every winter, when Wright and his students
returned, he would see the place with fresh eyes, adding and removing walls
here and there, experimenting with building materials. In Taliesin West he used
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When Frank Lloyd Wright arrived at the foot of the McDowell
Mountains in present-day Scottsdale overlooking the desert, he was reminded of
the ocean floor and that inspired the layout of the complex. As a keynote of
his design, shaped like the prow of a ship pointing to the horizon, he created
a shallow pool, which served as water storage in case of a fire and to clean
the canvas sheets which formed the weather protection for the rooms before the
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surrounding nature is the slanted roof lines that echo the surrounding
mountains; brightly painted, carved wood forms jutting like spiky wildflowers. “Wright
wanted others to experience this amazing place as he experienced it”, said
Frederick Prozillo, Director of Preservation at Taliesin West. The triangle
shape repeats itself in section, elevation and floor plan. Using low level,
horizontal planes the buildings were kept low to the ground to insure effective
natural ventilation and protection and shade from the intense desert sun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every aspect of design and detail of the project was given
particular attention by Wright. Besides closely accounting for the arid desert
climate, Wright implemented local and site provided materials for the
construction of the house and foundation. The structure's walls were built by
the students as part of their curriculum and made of local desert rocks,
stacked within wood forms before being filled with concrete. Once the concrete
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readily available on site rather than transporting it there. This matched not
just his philosophy and aesthetic, but also the critical economic and logistic
constraint of bringing any exotic material to what was then a remote location. The
architecture of Taliesin West described in Wright’s own words: “There were
simple characteristic silhouettes to go by, tremendous drifts and heaps of
sunburned desert rocks were nearby to be used. We got it all together with the
landscape…”. The flat surfaces of the rocks were placed outward facing and
large boulders filled the interior space so concrete could be conserved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The rich red hue (a favorite Frank Lloyd Wright color) from the
redwood timber along with the earthy, sandy hues from the concrete and stone of
the walls creates a close natural relationship between the house and landscape.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s typical color pallets can be reviewed here: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of Wright's most famous design tools can be found in
abundance at Taliesin West. It is his use of “compression and release”, which
is also known as “tension and resolution” or “embrace and release". By making
entrance spaces to a building a confining "compressing" experience Frank
Lloyd Wright made the visitor mildly uncomfortable and then, by encouraging
them to move into the larger main room, a feeling of relaxation, or "release”.
This "release" also imparts a feeling (or impression) of freedom. As
one can see in the image below, Wright designed entrances as narrow hallways
with extremely low ceilings, often no more than six feet high. The
claustrophobic hallways encouraged a flow of traffic into the main room,
thereby preventing people from obstructing the entrance. A similar concept of
encouraging certain behavior through architecture can be seen in the group dining
room of Taliesin West. This room had ceilings that were also uncomfortably low,
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inspiration and all aspects of its design from the surrounding environment can
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DAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.com0Taliesin West, 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA33.606281 -111.844976999999978.0842465000000026 -153.15357099999997 59.1283155 -70.536382999999972tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-7442010977773054392016-09-12T18:29:00.000-04:002016-10-05T11:16:09.069-04:00Passive House Apartment in the East Village<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are very
happy to announce that we just finished a unique apartment renovation
with an extensive energy retrofit using the Passive House techniques. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is only the second apartment in New York City to have Passive
House methods<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> implemented. </span></span>We
faced challenges in the configuration of the apartment, as well as with the exterior walls
and window openings which we could not <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">change</span>.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>h<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e retrofit</span> has </span>resulted in a significant reduction in energy use<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span>
improved indoor air quality and a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">noticeably</span> reduc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed</span> outside
noise. The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>apartment residents now ha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ve</span> a quieter, cleaner and more
energy efficient apartment with smaller variations in temperature
through the day and year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b><i><br />What is a Passive House? Passepedia defines it as the following</i>:</b><br /><i><br />"Passive House is a building standard that is truly energy efficient, comfortable and affordable at the same time. Passive House is not a brand name, but a tried and true construction concept that can be applied by anyone, anywhere.<br /><br />Yet, a Passive House is much more than “just” a low-energy building:<br /><br />-Passive Houses allow for space heating and cooling related energy savings of up to 90% compared with typical building stock and over 75% compared to average new builds. Passive Houses use less than 1.5 l of oil or 1.5 m3 of gas to heat one square meter of living space for a year – substantially less than common “low- energy” buildings. Vast energy savings have been demonstrated in warm climates where typical buildings also require active cooling.<br />- Passive Houses make efficient use of the sun, internal heat sources and heat recovery, rendering conventional heating systems unnecessary throughout even the coldest of winters. During warmer months, Passive Houses make use of passive cooling techniques such as strategic shading to keep comfortably cool. -Passive Houses are praised for the high level of comfort they offer. Internal surface temperatures vary little from indoor air temperatures, even in the face of extreme outdoor temperatures. Appropriate windows and a building envelope consisting of a highly insulated roof and floor slab as well as highly insulated exterior walls keep the desired warmth in the house – or undesirable heat out.<br />-A ventilation system imperceptibly supplies constant fresh air, making for superior air quality without unpleasant draughts. A highly efficient heat recovery unit allows for the heat contained in the exhaust air to be re-used.” (<a href="http://www.passipedia.org/">http://www.passipedia.org/</a>)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When our client approached us in 2013 interested in refurbishing her apartment into a Passive House apartment, we knew it would not be easy. She had two main reasons to want this extensive energy retrofit: 1. The apartment was heated with three gas heaters,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>which were in need of replacement and she wanted an alternative, and 2. A night club off her backyard generated an inordinate amount of noise which she wanted reduced in her apartment. Having done her own research she already knew, before contacting us, that both issues could be solved by implementing Passive House methods. An informed client is the best client – and in this case that adage holds true many times over.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In general, a deep energy retrofit is done for an entire building, and that is almost the only way to guarantee a continuous airtight layer around the space and a “thermal bridge free” design - both very important for a low energy building - in a reasonable budget. An additional issue that added a degree of difficulty was that the apartment was on the highest floor with low ceilings and a small rectangular extension in the back connected by a narrow uninsulated corridor. This limited the thickness of the insulation layer we could install in the walls and roof (see floor plan below).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />Due to the rules of the Co-op building, we were also constrained from making any changes to the exterior envelope / walls. Windows sizes and location were dictated by the existing openings. We were also not allowed to add exterior shading nor an extra layer of insulation on top of the existing roof.<br /><br /><b>This was our solution:</b><br /><br /><u>Air Barrier and Insulation:</u><br />In order to keep the construction cost reasonable we insulated and provided an airtight layer only on the exterior walls and roof<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; we chose not to do so on inter<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ior wa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lls </span></span></span>where the apartment was adjacent to another conditioned space. We added as much insulation as we could using dense pack cellulose in all the walls and ceiling. We chose dense pack cellulose insulation for it’s ability to store condensation moisture and release it over time. For the air barrier we used a membrane<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, Intello, </span> which also functions as a smart vapor retarder </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(<a href="https://proclima.com/systems/intello/how-it-works" target="_blank">https://proclima.com/systems/intello/how-it- works</a>)</span>. Any stored moisture can be evaporated to the inside of the building during the summer. This membrane was installed on the inside due to the existing masonry structure of the building. It is taped to the windows and at all penetrations. This is very important. there should be no penetration of this barrier, as it would lose its effectiveness. In order to minimize penetrations through the membrane, we installed a service cavity on top of the Intello using 3x2 battens so that wires, outlets and AC lines can be run through them without disrupting the air barrier. This service cavity is also insulated. (See detail section and<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> im<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ages </span></span>below). The air barrier tigh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tness was checked with a blower door test. All penetrations<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and even the smallest holes where taped and sealed.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Ventilation:</u><br />As we created an airtight envelope on all exterior surfaces of the apartment , a mechanical ventilation system is needed to supply the apartment with fresh air. Each room had an existing gas heater which we removed and we reused the openings to install a through-wall ventilation unit with heat recovery. (<a href="http://www.lunos.de/en/product/e_with_heat_recovery/">http://www.lunos.de/en/product/e_with_heat_recovery/</a>). These units supply the apartment with fresh outdoor air while ejecting stale air from inside the space. Heating/cooling losses are minimized (with an efficiency of 90%) with a heat-exchange within the units. Energy losses are minimal and the apartment is supplied with a constant flow of fresh air. Windows can be opened or closed, as in a normal building, but it is just not needed for ventilation anymore. In fact, using a ventilation system such as this keeps the space better ventilated than a regular building with less temperature loss and thermal variation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In summary the overall look of the apartment is simple and understated. The light coming in through the windows is bright, yet does not overheat the apartment. The apartment stayed surprisingly cool during the hottest weeks even without the AC being used. We are very excited with the result and look forward to the winter months to assess the overall energy saving and quality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />We conducted an open house where architects, clients and Passive House practitioners visited to review the results. Here is a little comment we received from a fellow architect after she walked through the apartment:<br /><br /><i>"I had the opportunity to tour an apt coop unit that had just undergone gut-rehab -- but via energy-saving Passive House construction techniques, thanks to Stefanie's expertise and a forward-thinking client.<br />I remarked on how the super-insulated walls created deep, crisp window jambs, actually complementing DAS Studio's elegant minimalist design. Then I noticed all the sunlight streaming-in through the super-insulated efficient windows, yet how comfortable the temperature was inside (even though we were at the top floor of a 1920's brick building in the sweltering summer). Only 2 split AC/heating units are needed to serve the entire apt. Talk about energy savings! But one of the best revelations came near the end of my visit, when I acknowledged how calm the space felt. I realized this was because it was so quiet. The air barrier tightness and super-insulation of Passive House technology truly does keep the noise out.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>..... It’s a perfect integration of elegant design with environmentally responsible methods and materials."</i></span><br />
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--</style>Just this June (2016) was the hottest month on record in the contiguous US . 2014 and 2015 are the hottest years on record globally - with records starting 150 years ago. It is almost certain that 2016 will beat the previous records, which will make it the third hottest year on record in a row. The earth is warming at a dangerous rate and it is a threat for all of humanity and life as we know it. Cities like New York, mainly built on islands and with over 520 miles of shore line, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are especially vulnerable</span></span></span>. The change in climate is threatening the city in various ways; most seriously by rising sea level rise, but also by extreme storms and heat waves as we have experienced in recent years. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Therefore New York State and the City of New York has set the ambitious goal to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. To reach th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is</span> goal New York City alone needs to reduce 43 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions of which 25 million metric tons come from energy used in buildings. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">One proven solution is to construct buildings to
Passive House standard</span></span>. Passive House standard reduces the energy use of a building by 75-90%, compared to an average of the existing building stock. The 2016 Energy Code is another step in that direction. But the goal set by State and City can, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">however,</span> only be reached if the existing buildings can be retrofitted into energy efficient buildings<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
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</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>--> and new ways of thinking are required.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A strong partnership between
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--><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those interested in in-depth information,
please review</span></span></span>: <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/builttolast/pages/solution/solution.shtml">http://www.nyc.gov/html/builttolast/pages/solution/solution.shtml</a>, <a href="https://www.ny.gov/programs/reforming-energy-vision-rev">https://www.ny.gov/programs/reforming-energy-vision-rev</a><br /><br />At the North American Passive House conferences in June NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) introduced their plan to promote and facilitate deep energy retrofits for all off the 1.7 million Affordable Housing Units in New York State over the next 20 years. The energy retrofitting of those units will address a number of needs and constraints, includi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ng</span>:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><ul style="text-align: left;">
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Resident health, comfort and affordability</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Resident relocation issue</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eventually NYSERDA hopes that his initiative will lead to the adoption of the tools and methods for deep energy retrofits for the entire housing market.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the major difficulties <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that</span> needs to be solved is the How. How can 1.7 million </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Affordable Housing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">u</span>nits</span> be deep energy retrofitted while still being occupied. New ways of construction<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and refurbishing </span>are required. One of the working examples NYSERDA was investigating is a very successful project in the Netherlands. It is the Dutch model Energysprong, which is now adopted by multiple European countries. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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DAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-67839258671782195782016-05-23T14:39:00.001-04:002016-05-23T14:41:14.965-04:00OUR ICFF FAVORITES 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This years ICFF was dominated by <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wood and LED lights. Overall there was a focus on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">unalter<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed</span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">building</span> materials like stainless steel<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">concrete, and as mentioned above wood. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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It can be used for interior or exterior trimming. The cladding is: greyish, brown or with original paint works, red, white, black, green, axe-hewn decorative beams, etc.</span></span><br />
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see after the install (which is the important stuff like the completely milled frame,
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Bazzeo Kitchen:</b> Very exciting. Above you see an induction cook top which is installed below a stone counter. Only engraved rings indicating the location of the induction plates<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> otherwise you see an continuous stone counter. Elegant and easy to clean</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And lastly some fun with a cocktail set from Stelton.... </span></span><br />
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My office building does not recycle plastic. As I toyed with disposal
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aesthetic quality. Recycling a potential contributor to a land-fill as
inexpensive furniture seemed an obvious, if not original idea! Our
office waiting area lacked a coffee table - and this seemed a natural
fit. The objective for this project was to create a table out of reused
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which is in turn made of 40% pre- consumer recycled content from the
3-Form reclaim program. The reclaim program reuses and recycles
materials removed from installations or panels damaged in production. It
prevents panels from entering the landfill and extends their useful
life. By filling the bottles with colored beads (recycled), crumpled
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DAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-58301545317287245892015-02-03T21:57:00.002-05:002015-02-03T22:00:26.490-05:00Micro Apartment Design<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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the owners of a small Manhattan studio approached DAS Studio with a
request to convert their 320 sqft space into a high-functioning
micro-apartment. The desire was to have all the functionality of a
full-sized apartment within the footprint of this tiny studio. On taking
on this challenge, we identified the minimal design objective of
needing to incorporate four fully functional spaces into one room - a
dining room seating 12, a master bedroom, guest room for two. The owners
also needed enough storage space for their extensive china collection,
hanging space to display their art collection, including a 4' x 10'
painting and room for an entertainment system. Further, space needed to
be accounted for a work desk that could be separated from the sleeping
area in case one of the owners were still asleep. We set out to achieve
all the above while still creating a space that was open and generous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />The following renderings showing the different possible apartment configurations. Photos of the apartment will follow soon.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During day time a living </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During day time master bed becomes a couch and guest beds collapse behind folding wall</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During night time master bed opens over couch and guest beds pull out behind folding wall </span></td></tr>
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DAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY, USA40.7127837 -74.00594130000001840.3275822 -74.651388300000022 41.097985200000004 -73.360494300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-24801540685843803732013-10-11T13:48:00.001-04:002013-10-11T13:50:41.378-04:00Weidlinger House Kickstarter Campaign<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Due to a lack of resources from the Park Service, this irreplaceable piece of our cultural heritage ended up abandoned and slated for demolition in the pristine landscape of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The Cape Cod Modern House Trust (CCMHT) has obtained a lease and begun a full restoration, which we hope to finish, with your help, by July, 2014. This Kickstarter campaign is to raise $50,000 toward that goal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In 1952, Paul Weidlinger bought this secluded parcel of land in Wellfleet. Inspired by his friend, the famed architect Marcel Breuer, who had settled just across the pond, he set out to combine his vision of experimental modernism with the particular requirements of a Cape Cod summerhouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The structure hovers over the landscape, a perfect platform for viewing the unspoiled pond and woods. While the three bedrooms and bath are enclosed and rest just above the ground, the open, expansive living space vaults into the air on X braced stilts, a 16-foot wide sliding door opening to the views. The four foot deep veranda surrounds the house, accessed by a flying ramp. The original palette of cobalt blue for doors and window frames and school bus yellow for the steel struts will soon be repainted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Born in Budapest in 1914, Paul Weidlinger apprenticed in Paris with LeCorbusier and London with Lazlo Maholy Nagy before coming to the US and starting his own practice. He specialized in the most daunting structural problems, including pioneering the earthquake and blast proofing of structures and was sought out by many of the giants of modern architecture to help realize their most challenging designs. Following his lead, after 911 his successor firm Weidlinger Associates Inc. was called upon to analyze the collapses of the World Trade Center Towers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After the Cape Cod National Seashore was created in 1961, a number of important modern houses were bought by the Federal Government and fell into administrative limbo. The Weidlinger house (one of these) has been derelict for 15 years. Though it will soon be listed on the National Registry, protecting it from demolition, the house is in urgent need of restoration to stop further decay.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Incorporated in 2007 as a 501c3 non-profit, CCMHT has secured a lease on the house and plans to resume work on the restoration in Nov. 2013, with completion planned for summer 2014. The Trust has already leased and restored two abandoned modern houses in Wellfleet owed by the National Park Service. Both were made possible by previous, successful fundraising campaigns. These houses act as artist/scholar residencies in the shoulder seasons. In 2012 we hosted six teams of finalists in our Add-on ’13 affordable housing competition (see our blog for details) The effort sought to bring fresh thinking to the Outer Cape’s serious housing problem. Past residents have included painters, film makers, composers, and researchers (among other disciplines). The houses also serve as premiums for membership. Members receive weekly stays in the houses in return for a partially tax-deductible donation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please help us save the Weidlinger House and make it a laboratory for a new generation of problem solvers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Co-sponsored by DOCOMOMO<br /><b style="border: 0px none; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Screenings of “Built on Narrow Land” Documentary by Malachi Connolly:</b><a href="http://www.narrowland.org/" style="border: 0px none; color: #0096bb; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.narrowland.org</a>/</span><br />
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DAS STUDIOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607945793254058394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278979486707041717.post-21297294896058673402013-08-02T21:10:00.003-04:002013-08-03T17:53:28.303-04:00DAS NEWS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello all - we are excited to share with you that one of our projects has been published in the August issue of "Design Bureau". We want to thank everyone who made this project happen, with a special thanks to NILU Home Improvement for their beautiful, high quality construction work.</span> <br />
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<span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are happy to announce that one of our projects will be published in the August edition of Design Bureau Magazine</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> <a href="http://alarmpress.com/design-bureau-magazine/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://alarmpress.com/design-bureau-magazine</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upon Conquest, as narrated by Friar Diego de Landa in his <i>"Relaciones de las Cosas de Yucatan"</i>, there were </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">originally</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">twelve pyramids in Izamal in the early 16th century. Only four remain today: </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Kinich Kak Mo</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Itzamatul</b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ppap Hol Chak</b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hun Pik Tok</b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The impressive convent of Izamal - the <b>Convento de San Antonio de Padua</b> - was built atop and with masonry from the immense <b>Ppap Hol Chak</b> pyramid under orders from De Landa. De Landa is also famous for initially recording Mayan literature and then in a fit of rage ordering all extant texts to be burned. Construction of the convent began in 1533, and was completed in 1561. It was one of the first convents built in the western hemisphere, and one can find evidence of maize patterns, Maya glyphs and square block-columns used in the original Maya temple. Even the unusual elevation of the courtyard/cloister of the monastery is an indication of the pyramid's platform on which it is built. The courtyard is accessed from the street by a wide stair-ramp on one side and a stair system on the other side (see image to the right). Probably due the size of the original Pyramid the Convent boasts an open air atrium second only in size to that at the Vatican.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A short walk to the north of the Convent / Ppap Hol Chak complex is the <b>Kinich Kak Mo</b> pyramid,</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> largest</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the state of Yucatán and third largest by volume in Mexico. It's base covers 2 acres with a 10 level pyramid on top. Built around 400–600 AD, the pyramid was dedicated to the sun god, or Fire Macaw. It was the principal structure of a massive plaza that extended over much of present-day Izamal. We arrived too late to enter the site, and while a local restaurant invited us to climb up through other access points on a side street, we declined as it was also getting dark. We have some external shots (see image below) that hint at its magnificence.</span></div>
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The dream of spanning the Golden Gate Strait had been around for well over a century before the Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on May 28, 1937. Pedestrian Day was held on May 27, 1937. <br />
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“A Wild Flight of the Imagination” was the title of a promotional pamphlet written in 1922 by chief engineer of the bridge, Joseph Strauss, and city top engineer, Michael O’Shaughnessy. <br />
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Theater architect John Eberson originally rendered the bridge’s suspension tower, circa 1930, in his brief work as a consultant to Strauss. One of his more famous theatres in the U.S. is the Loew’s Paradise in the Bronx, New York, which opened in 1929 on the then-thriving Grand Concourse, which was recently restored in 2006.<br />
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Eleven men died in the construction of the bridge. Until February 17, 1937, there had been only one fatality, setting a new all-time record in a field where one man killed for every million dollars spent had been the norm. On February 17, ten more men lost their lives when a section of scaffold carrying twelve men fell through the safety net. The most conspicuous precaution was the safety net, suspended under the floor of the Bridge from end to end. During construction, the net saved the lives of 19 men who became known as the “Halfway-to-Hell Club.”<br />
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The Golden Gate Bridge is painted Golden Gate Bridge International Orange which was selected by Consulting Architect Irving F. Morrow. <br />
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The 4,200 foot long suspension span of the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest span in the world from the time of its construction in 1937 until New York City’s Verrazano Narrows Bridge was opened on November 21, 1964. It is 60 feet longer than the Golden Gate Bridge.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Does a chicken have a sense of style? Does the design of a chicken coop affect egg production? Do country chickens live in shabby coops while urban chickens reside in contemporary abodes? These are some of the questions that came to my mind when I found this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is indeed a beautifully designed chicken coop. The idea of a chicken roosting in an egg is a clever one that might inspire meditation on recursion. And, of course, this coop would look fabulous in a modernist backyard. I must admit, I am easily seduced by beautiful well-made things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But what if we asked a chicken what it thinks of this? It might say, “I’m not a fussy chick. All I need is a place that keeps me dry and safe. So yes, this would work but here’s the challenge. The price of this beautiful chicken house is £1950.00 (currently $3,146.52) not including shipping etc. That’s a lot of eggs to lay to pay for this fabulous house.” Does this foreshadow a chicken house foreclosure scandal in our future? Who knows? All I know is that if I were that chicken I’d look for a couple of heavy laying sisters as housemates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May your roost be finely feathered,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Francisco </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S. No chickens were hurt during the writing of this blog entry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Due to Francisco's chicken coop post some readers have expressed an interest in egg-shaped dwellings for humans. Therefore, we think you might be interested in this (click on link):</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133977/Carpenter-builds-incredible-egg-shaped-treehouse-hidden-view-Crown-land-just-yards-multi-million-homes.html%20" target="_blank">Carpenter-builds-incredible-egg-shaped-treehouse </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Francisco A. de
León is a graphic designer with a Bachelor of Architecture. We enjoy his
sharp wit and keen observations. He will periodically guest post on our
blog. We hope you enjoyed his "eggcentric" point of view. </span></div>
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bathtub and replacing it with a new one often of poorer quality adds
even more cost without great benefits. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However leaving the bathtub as is creates an eye sore in an otherwise new bathroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the ideas we implemented in this project is keeping the old bathtub in place but enclosing it's front with tile. It appears new from the outside and fits in perfectly with the new styling of the bathroom. Two things should be considered when doing this: you need a big enough bathroom as the new ledge will take up 4", you must carefully waterproof the tile ledge and floor. In our case we used the floor tiles for the ledge This visually links the front of the bathroom with the floor, eliminates the ugly standard bathtub front and the room feels more continuous and spacious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is Mid April, the taxes are done, and time to start new ideas! Each month we will feature designs, furniture, fixtures and appliances we find worth interesting. Good designs for some items are hard to find, for example; area rugs. We have found they are often very expensive for good ones or when not expensive they look cheap and are of low quality. Therefor we decided to start this series with introducing a rug designer we like, who addresses this issue very well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.taniajohnsondesign.com/" target="_blank">Tania Johnson Design</a> does custom contemporary hand-knotted rugs. She specializes in translating her textural photographs into ethereal designs. Every rug starts with an image that inspires her. The great thing about the carpets is that most of them can be ordered in different qualities knot, which makes them affordable to more of us while being beautiful and of good quality.</span><br />
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