by jasonimprota
June 1, 2010
Architecture of the Week
It’s more of a sculpture than a dwelling. Taking cues from a Nautilus shell, the house is put together using ferrocement construction, a technique involving a frame of steel-reinforced chicken wire with a special two-inch-thick composite of concrete spread over it, resulting in a structure that’s earthquake-proof and maintenance-free.
The open concept inside the house is …
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by jasonimprota
May 22, 2010
Architecture of the Week
I mean. C’mon, it’s Versailles. In this special episode of OpenHouse, they bring us two exclusive home tours from Paris, France. They spent the day in Versailles and were able to tour through rooms and spaces generally closed to the public. They were given access to the dressing room of Louis XVI …
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