Category Archives: Design
Sod roofs!
Until the eighteenth century sod or turf roofs were the norm in Norway. Pretty, practical and their time may be coming again! Personally, I think I prefer sometime a little less lawn-like for my own design… Source If you liked that post, then try these...Boat house on November 25th, 2011Mudgee Permanent Camping project on January [...]
Mudgee Permanent Camping project
The Mudgee Permanent Camping project has spawned an inspirational structure. Part campsite, part stage, part fortress – I particularly like the fortress bit… The lower story panels are clad in copper and can be raised to create instant verandas. The small interior is open on three sides and features massive floor-to-ceiling windows and double doors [...]
A tower of my own
I seem to keep on finding inspiration in ‘castley‘ structures such as this one. Maison L – French Site & inhabitat.com – a French house that is a grandly and imaginatively extended 18th century orangery. Whilst I find the interiors industrial and cold, yet beguiling in the scarcity of furnishings and in their sense of [...]
Flat roof / living roof / green roof
I must admit to a growing attraction to living roofs (or green roofs as they now become under the green-wash that splatters onto even legitimately green solutions). From Travel …I’ve taken to snapping pictures or starring intently whenever I see one of them. Think I may have decided on my roof… If you liked that [...]
Boat house