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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Flexible housing
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, B - Trends, C - Tips, tagged housing, tips, trends, workplaces on September 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Flying walkways: Breitenfurterstraße 114 in Wien
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, C - Tips, tagged austria, housing, tips, wien 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 [...]
Protection against the railway noise: Lausanne Guesthouse
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, C - Tips, tagged housing, lausanne, switzerland, tips, trains 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.
protection against the motorway noise: Croisset Student House
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 2 - transports, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, tagged cars, France, housing, paris, tips 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 [...]
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 geneva, housing, spaces, streets, switzerland, tips, urbanism 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 [...]
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 housing, lausanne, smart growth, switzerland, tips 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 [...]
How walkable is your neighborhood?
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, A - News, B - Trends, tagged google, housing, maps, news, trends 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. [...]
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 downtown, housing, real estate, trends 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 [...]



