Ever seen one of those suburban mansions and wonder why anyone would want so much space? The Practice of Everyday Design in California has seen excessive opulence past the point of saturation and devised a humorous solution.
The McNasty Mansion offers a new and more exciting typology of homes, formed off the same principals of the McMansion: more rooms than one can fill, enough mixed styles to ensure complete architectural confusion, and enough faux finishes and cheap materials to keep cost down but dimensions huge.
It is, in essence, a monstrous medley a cacophony of confusing details and impossible connections somewhere between Frankensteins monster and the reality-defying works of M.C.
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Q: After all the rains I finally decided to check my foundation to see if there was any water. I was surprised to find several pools of water and even more surprised to see black mold and rot on the floor of my home. When I removed some of the insulation, it was soaking wet. I have a pump in the foundation but I never noticed it running. My neighbor said I needed to get the drains from my gutters further away from the house. What do you suggest?
A: Not only do you need to keep the water away from the foundation, you also need some major repairs.
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Water, Water Protection
We know that in order to maintain that modern contemporary look in our homes, it is essential to keep the clutter at a minimum – and we are here to tell you that this sliding kitchen counter design by Minimal can help you do just that. As their name suggests, minimalism is Minimal’s top priority and all their collections boast a sleek, streamlined look – but the Verve / Sliding Top takes the cake. A large portion of the counter slides out to reveal a singular induction stainless steel cooktop and a sink with a retractable faucet in a sunken corian counter top. When
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Counter Design, Design, Kitchen Counter, Kitchen Counter Design
Drawing inspiration from the over-industrialized world we all live in, the Pandora Cabinets take the best out of a well-known archetype seen in every harbour. Each piece of the modular storage system has a fascinating appeal and putting them all together can create interesting storage units, personalized to your own choosing. The international operating design studio Sander Mulder has described the Pandora Cabinets as inspired by the wonderful colour mosaics that sprout to life in every harbor and container terminal the world around.
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Cabinets, Pandora Cabinets
It was winter when the sharp-shinned hawk first showed up near the bird feeder.
All through the cold and snowy months, he’d swoop in every now and then, setting off widespread panic among the juncos picking up spilled seed on the ground, below the porch.
The sharpie wasn’t a daily visitor, only maybe once a week, and always in the dimming light of late afternoon when the feeders, and the ground below, were bustling with lots of small birds stocking up for the cold night ahead.
Matt Bartmann / Special to the Courier & Press This pair of tree swallows used hawk feathers to soften their nest.
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Danish company Julien de Smedt (JDS) Architects came up with an original way to take advantage of a space that is usually neglected: the roof. They managed to create an incredible rolling rooftop playground and park in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro district. The idea of the project was triggered by the fact that courtyards in Nørrebro tend to be narrow and crowded, which was also the case for this residential block (a three-penthouse building, also designed by JDS). The giant roof terrace consists of a grassy hill with curved steps, a playground (with a shock-absorbing surface), a wooden deck and a suspension bridge. A g
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Roof, Roof Playground