A portable house: Live like a nomad of our time

Vorige maand ontmoete ik in het geweldige B&B myhomeinlisbon architect Carlos Alonzo van Ábaton Arquitectura.

Tijdens een etentje in het pop-up restaurant van het B&B vertelde hij over een van zijn meest recente projecten.  Een compact huis van 27m2, prefab, waarvan de meeste materialen gerecycled kunnen worden. Door de grote raampartijen ontstaat een vervaging van de grens tussen binnen en buiten.

Meestal zijn dit soort huizen afzichtelijk, maar dit klein maar fijne huis vind ik prachtig.
Een huis dat je als het ware ergens kan planten en vervolgens ook eenvoudig kunt verplaatsen naar een nieuwe bestemming. Zo kun je gaan leven als een nomade van deze tijd.
Wat vind jij ervan?

English translation below >>

All pictures © Juan Baraja via Arch Daily

Last month I met Architect Calos Alonzo of Ábaton Arquitectura in the great B&B myhomeinlisbon.

During a diner in the pop-up restaurant in the B&B he told us about one of his most recent projects. 

A compact house of 27 sq mt, prefab, with materials that are mostly recyclable. 

Because of the big windows the boundary between the inside and outside disappears. Most of the time these type of houses are hideous in my opinion, but I think this little house is beautiful. A house that you can plant somewhere and which you can move easily to a new destination. You can start living like a nomad of our time. 

What do you think?

Colour hunting

I was immediately fascinated by the subtitle of the book "How colour influences what we buy, make and feel" and this sentece of the advertisment at framemag.com "This book takes us on a colourful journey, hunting out and broadening our horizons into the immense potential of colour. With an appreciation of every nuance, tone, tint and shade, the possibilities are truly infinite." 
I can really recommend this book, it's true inspiration! The book contains beautiful quotes from great artists, a lot of beautiful pictures and interviews with well known professionals like Claudy Jongstra, Piet Oudolf and Scholten & Baijings. Fore more info check this link

 Pictures from the book Colour hunting

source framemag.com

Vote for our design

Recently my boyfriend and I joined a design contest here in Amsterdam. The assignment was to design an apartment with the intention of actually buying or renting it later. So we designed our dream apartment with a studio that we can afford at this point in our life. If you like you can help us by voting here and click on the most right star. Thank you very much and I'll keep you posted.

Here you can see the design & story below (in dutch)

© Dirk van den Wijngaard & Rosa van den Kerkhof

Walk the line

Recently the second part of the 'The high line' in NY was finished. I remember I saw the first part a few years ago in a magazine and I was so fascinated by the fact they used an old subway line as a  base for a park. The result is so much more then only a park, it becomes the glue that connects the buildings and a place for people to meet. 

 photgraphy ©Iwan Baan

Layers of color

To be honest I didn't expect this colorful building to be a bank! But it's a great unexpected inspiration we could use in lot's of public places. To me the touch of color makes it a very positive place. I thought I recognized the puffs that are flying around this time of year in the motifs on the ceiling and in an article from the contemporist I red: "the ceiling is adorned with dandelion puff motifs that seem to float and drift through the air. In Europe, there is a long and cherished custom of blowing on one of these fuzzy balls while secretly making a wish. Bits of fluffy down gently dance and frolic in the air, carried by the wind." 
Isn't that beautiful?

Sources:
Architecture&Interior design emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
contemporist.com

Photography : Nacasa & Partners Inc.

Today I ♥ this Swedish home

I love this house designed by Swedish architect 'In praise of shadows' because of the high ceiling and the large windows.... keep on dreaming!

(source inpraiseofshadows.se)