Tag: wood
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Barn-Inspired Tiny Home
Say what you will, but tiny houses are fun! And the Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses firm makes some of the most unique ones in the world. They completed this barn-like tiny home for a client who recently retired and wanted a cozy, functional and affordable home. It’s called the Bitterroot Valley tiny house and…
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Vacation Home That Changes Shape According to the Weather
Architect Michael Jantzen has come up with a concept for a vacation home, which would allow the residents to change it’s shape according to what is best in any type of weather condition. The so-called Malleable Autonomous Retreat House would also function completely independent of the grid, and it certainly embodies a very novel and…
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Versatile Digitally Fabricated Material
The so-called Wood-Skin is a composite material, which offers the rigidity and stretch of wood together with the suppleness of textile. It was made by a Milan-based firm with the goal of creating a material that could be used in a variety of architectural and design projects. Wood-Skin is comprised of digitally fabricated triangular tiles…
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Awesome Tiny Artisan Retreat
Over the years tiny home designers have gotten a lot better at being able to utilize every bit of interior space to make downsizing a lot more cozy. And this so-called “Artisan Retreat” from tiny house builder Handcrafted Movement is no exception. In fact, it looks so cozy and tastefully decorated that it actually raises…
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A Passive 3D Printed Tiny Home
Ukrainian engineer Max Gerbut has just unveiled the prototype of PassivDom, which is a passive tiny house with many intriguing features. PassiveDom was built using 3D printing technology, and according to Max, it is the first completely autonomous house in the world, since it does not require any fuel combustion of any sort, no matter…