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Flexible housing

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, B - Trends, C - Tips, tagged , , , on September 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Your son is getting older and wants a home of his own? You are starting a new business and need some space to work and receive clients, but cannot afford to rent a proper office? You like flatsharing but still want your privacy? Flexible housing can be the solution! Here are some examples (from Cool [...]

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Flying walkways: Breitenfurterstraße 114 in Wien

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, C - Tips, tagged , , , on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Something I like in modern architecture was the possibility to have open distribution spaces, creating a feeling of openness even in compact, inner-city blocks. Today I suggest you this project in Wien by Helmut Wimmer, in which walkways and stairways create a strange multi-level landscape that connects the housing blocks and gives access to the [...]

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Protection against the railway noise: Lausanne Guesthouse

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, C - Tips, tagged , , , , on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Another good exemple of protection of a building from noisy infrastructures  is given by the Lausanne Guesthouse, designed by Patrick Chiché. In this building, all the services (stairways and bathrooms) are located along the reailway line, while living and sleeping rooms are all on the opposite side. A resumé of the project is available here.

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protection against the motorway noise: Croisset Student House

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 2 - transports, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, tagged , , , , on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Croisset Student House is a good example of how to protect a building from the noise of a motorway and give at the same time a public image to the building. The complex is made of 3 residential blocks, oriented perpendicularly to the motorway, and a continuous screen which runs between the blocks and [...]

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How to create a private space without using fences

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, tagged , , , , , , on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This image (Geneva, square Pradier, via Microsoft Virtual Earth) shows how to create a calm square and give privacy to a block without using fences or corner buildings. The four external building act as a screen and separate the square from the through traffic of the surrounding roads. Access to the backside of the external [...]

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Smart growth goes to western Lausanne: Les jardins de Prélaz

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.3 - public transports, C - Tips, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Once victim of urban sprawl, western Lausanne is organizing its growth with the principles of New Urbanism and Smart Growth. One of the examples of this trend is the “jardins de Prélaz” complex. (image: Microsoft virtual Earth) Built on the site of a former bus depot, the complex is made of different buildings, designed by [...]

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How walkable is your neighborhood?

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , , on July 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Between all choices that can influence our lifestyle, the place in which we live is one of the major issues. Depending on the location in which we decide to settle, we can decide how much we’ll be able to walk, drive, cycle and ride public transports, or how many job and business opportunities we’ll have. [...]

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immobilio: the housing search engine for downtown dwellers

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.3 - public transports, B - Trends, tagged , , , on July 9, 2008 | 5 Comments »

(image: wikimedia commons) Urban dweller always seem to be neglected by the real estate market. all over the world, almost all the developers promote car-friendly, single-family houses situated out of town, while city center houses or transit-oriented developments represent just a minority of the business. But little by little, the trend is changing, and the [...]

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Downtown review: Morges

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, 3 - events, B - Trends, C - Tips, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »

With its 15.000 inhabitants, Morges is growing up as a major downtown in Lausanne metropolitan area. Its position, next to Lausanne and Lausanne University, and the developping opportunities, make the town an interesting place in which to relocate and to invest. ENVIRONMENT Morges lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and offers lots of different [...]

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