by jasonimprota
September 21, 2010
Architecture of the Week
In Hong Kong, because of limited island space, apartments are small, cramped and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to redesign a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to transform into 24 different designs and room options, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the “Domestic Transformer.”
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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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