It was ridiculously lowballed at the start with a budget of 77 mil € for political reasons and because public procurement law is shit. Add overwhelmed public officials missing the proper expertise for a project like this handling the building process and insufficent planning and budgeting on the contracting/developement side and there you go.
Kind of a weird look for the Hamburg waterfront but maybe this will be the start of a new architectural renaissance in the area.
It's part of the Hafencity project, which is the largest urban planning project in Europe. building there started in 2001 and they're like half done at the moment. For comparision a few shots from the surrounding areas.
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Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint's Grundtvigs Kirke, Copenhagen
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You can't just shop some cars into a bloodbourne screenshot and try to tell me its a real place
A garage might sound like an unseemly environment for lush vegetation, but award-winning landscape artist Kazuyuki Ishihara has built a jaw-dropping garden with a parked car as its centerpiece. At this year's Chelsea Flower Show in London, Ishihara presented Senri-Sentei, a two-tiered structure with a plentiful plot of plant life on its roof, a room with a chair and table, and a comfortable resting spot for an antique vehicle, creating a surprising harmony between garage and greenery.
it'd take me years to have that kind of thing memorized
In America most of the transit systems are shaped like cracks emitting from a central downtown region. The huge number of rounded routes here amazes me
the bottom right section without a spoke to the downtown seems like my own personal hell
it'd take me years to have that kind of thing memorized
In America most of the transit systems are shaped like cracks emitting from a central downtown region. The huge number of rounded routes here amazes me
the bottom right section without a spoke to the downtown seems like my own personal hell
keep in mind that's not a geographically accurate map, it's designed for connection clarity and aesthetics over spacial accuracy, which can be misleading in how centralized or decentralized it actually is. Here's a map of the subways that's more spatially accurate: http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/tokyo_central_map.htm
it's admittedly still less centrally connected than any american transit system I've seen
Even the accurately laid out map has a hell of a lot more loops than any western city I have ever seen
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Not sure how visible it is out of NZ, but if you're resourceful enough I'm sure you could find a way to watch it.
I've been watching a TV show that was on air last year. It's called "The New Zealand Home" and it's a 8 or 9 episode thing about the history of architecture in NZ, regarding the family dwellings.
Introduces some famous NZ architects and goes through the evolution of the NZ home through the decades.
I've absolutely loved the show and thought that some of you might enjoy it as well.
Not one of the truck trailer ones, a fixed property.
They desperately want us to take more vacations so they can cat sit and have a real shower and kitchen for a while.
once watched one of the tiny home shows where a family of five were looking at no more than 100 sq ft per person and I was like 'that girl is fourteen she is going to move out and never speak to you ever again'
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I just want to take this moment to say, I hate AutoCAD and I hate door schedules and combining the two is a hellish thing.
But what is worse is proofing water barrier details for an inept architect.
that Senri-Sentei garden makes it look like a Mini is some kind of gourd that grows on a vine, and is then enchanted by fairies to turn into a car, Cinderella-style
I stumbled across this on reddit a while ago, and it sums up how I feel about tiny houses: it's not the small size I like; it's that working under extreme constraints forces architects to design spaces that are actually functional. But then, I've always felt like American home designs are built on a core set of principles that make no sense whatsoever.
In an introductory video to the Getaway concept, the company’s CEO John Staff opens with a strong and relatable message: “The housing we have doesn’t work very well for the millennial generation; the form is wrong, the function is wrong, the social aspect is wrong, [and] the geography is wrong.” Yet for the rest of the video, the details of what exactly is wrong with these aspects of housing remains undisclosed. It is difficult to accept a “Tiny House” as the solution when the problem is unknown.
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webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
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I like the tiny house concept, but that video annoyed me. "Small, Simple Affordable" was the catch phrase. Apartments can do almost everything a tiny home can do but better. If everyone went tiny home we would just see a smaller version of the suburbs. It's like they expect these city centers to decentralize and go camp out in the country or some such. It just screams to me "We're not selling these houses to millennials, but we're selling these houses to Tech Bros who don't have to commute to do their job". Tiny houses are nice where the population density is already low or as a small percentage in a high density area. Also fuck composting toilets for any long term living (I know these are vacation rentals, but still). I mean it's not a new concept, KOAs have been renting cabins for forever.
for the people that make it work, that is awesome and more power to you, but I still see the super low square footage trend as a transitory state for people, especially single folks or childless couples.
In an introductory video to the Getaway concept, the company’s CEO John Staff opens with a strong and relatable message: “The housing we have doesn’t work very well for the millennial generation; the form is wrong, the function is wrong, the social aspect is wrong, [and] the geography is wrong.” Yet for the rest of the video, the details of what exactly is wrong with these aspects of housing remains undisclosed. It is difficult to accept a “Tiny House” as the solution when the problem is unknown.
I liked that part of the quote. It's true. While I don't necessarily think traditional home ownership works the same any more with the transitional nature of the job market these days, I think there can be something to be said for having a bit of space.
So there's been some ongoing road construction up north of here, widening the road and so forth to try and make traffic in the mornings better. They've got everything almost done now and it looks amazing.
A main lane for primary traffic going both ways, with a 2nd lane for T2/bus lane. But the best part is the sidewalks. On each side they've been split into 2 for the most part. A light grey paving for the bike path, which is close to the road and dips down into the road at intersections and then back up again on the other side. And a white paving for the pedestrian traffic. At crosswalks and driveways the two 'lanes' join together into more grey paving, but then separate again.
There's some planting in between the walkways/bikeways and it looks like some neat drainage has also been put in, as well as a planted and green median strip down between the auto traffic lanes.
Saw this all while we were driving past and all I could think of was "man, Liiya would enjoy this!" so I had to tell you
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It was ridiculously lowballed at the start with a budget of 77 mil € for political reasons and because public procurement law is shit. Add overwhelmed public officials missing the proper expertise for a project like this handling the building process and insufficent planning and budgeting on the contracting/developement side and there you go.
It's part of the Hafencity project, which is the largest urban planning project in Europe. building there started in 2001 and they're like half done at the moment. For comparision a few shots from the surrounding areas.
Reminds me of a pipe organ.
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP - Cockpit in the forest house, Karuizawa
Companionship!
hey... you wanna play a couple games of Race for the Galaxy or something...?
Yeah, that right there is my jam.
As for the spooky figure - ever hear a fisher cat at night? That's living in the woods.
I hate you, thread.
it'd take me years to have that kind of thing memorized
mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/kazuyuki-ishihara-senri-sentei
In America most of the transit systems are shaped like cracks emitting from a central downtown region. The huge number of rounded routes here amazes me
the bottom right section without a spoke to the downtown seems like my own personal hell
keep in mind that's not a geographically accurate map, it's designed for connection clarity and aesthetics over spacial accuracy, which can be misleading in how centralized or decentralized it actually is. Here's a map of the subways that's more spatially accurate: http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/tokyo_central_map.htm
it's admittedly still less centrally connected than any american transit system I've seen
try this link http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/tokyo_central_map.htm
I've been watching a TV show that was on air last year. It's called "The New Zealand Home" and it's a 8 or 9 episode thing about the history of architecture in NZ, regarding the family dwellings.
Introduces some famous NZ architects and goes through the evolution of the NZ home through the decades.
I've absolutely loved the show and thought that some of you might enjoy it as well.
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and there are less cars
you might see some better comparisons between that metro layout and american highway systems
My inlaws live in one.
Not one of the truck trailer ones, a fixed property.
They desperately want us to take more vacations so they can cat sit and have a real shower and kitchen for a while.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
once watched one of the tiny home shows where a family of five were looking at no more than 100 sq ft per person and I was like 'that girl is fourteen she is going to move out and never speak to you ever again'
But what is worse is proofing water barrier details for an inept architect.
.... that is all.
Spent the last hour of my day doing a finish schedule in CAD
Of course I've spent the last 15.5 years on CAD so nothing new
you can if you support his patreon
Has that photo been edited or does Tim Buckley have short legs?
it's a shoop
I stumbled across this on reddit a while ago, and it sums up how I feel about tiny houses: it's not the small size I like; it's that working under extreme constraints forces architects to design spaces that are actually functional. But then, I've always felt like American home designs are built on a core set of principles that make no sense whatsoever.
A Tiny Luxury: What are “Tiny Houses” Really Saying About Architecture?
for the people that make it work, that is awesome and more power to you, but I still see the super low square footage trend as a transitory state for people, especially single folks or childless couples.
I liked that part of the quote. It's true. While I don't necessarily think traditional home ownership works the same any more with the transitional nature of the job market these days, I think there can be something to be said for having a bit of space.
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So there's been some ongoing road construction up north of here, widening the road and so forth to try and make traffic in the mornings better. They've got everything almost done now and it looks amazing.
A main lane for primary traffic going both ways, with a 2nd lane for T2/bus lane. But the best part is the sidewalks. On each side they've been split into 2 for the most part. A light grey paving for the bike path, which is close to the road and dips down into the road at intersections and then back up again on the other side. And a white paving for the pedestrian traffic. At crosswalks and driveways the two 'lanes' join together into more grey paving, but then separate again.
There's some planting in between the walkways/bikeways and it looks like some neat drainage has also been put in, as well as a planted and green median strip down between the auto traffic lanes.
Saw this all while we were driving past and all I could think of was "man, Liiya would enjoy this!" so I had to tell you
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