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Tezuka Architects Japanese Design Inspiration

March 11, 2010

I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Takaharu Tezuka of Tezuka Architects give a lecture at UPenn recently. Tezuka is one of my favorite Japanese firms that has been producing amazing homes for about two decades and is getting into some interesting larger commercial commissions as they have grown in the past 5-10 years. If [...]

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Duplex Inspiration – Japanese 9 Tsubo House

January 23, 2010

Recently, we were approached by someone to design and build a small duplex on a tight infill house in Philadelphia. Without getting into too much detail, the lot is roughly 27′ wide by 20′ deep. Tight constraints to say the least. This footprint reminded us of one of our favorite Japanese small house designs – [...]

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LamiDesign Tells Everyone to Build that Modern/Green House Now

May 19, 2009

I just wanted to point everyone listening to a great post by our good friend Gregory La Vardera over on his LamiDesign Modern House Plan Blog titled: “Carpe Diem – Why you should build your modern/green house now.” Greg has been promoting and writing about what he calls the ReModern Movement for years. The basic [...]

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New Blogs added to our Blogroll

December 24, 2008

It’s been a while since we updated our blogroll on the site here, so I thought I’d go through our collective Google Readers and see what blogs we’re now following that need to be added. Some are new to our daily inbox, while others have been there for months.
Unplgged – smarter homes, fewer wires. I [...]

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Alternate Ideas for Stairway Wall?

October 6, 2008

I love the look of the white stairway wall designed by ISA. It is clean, simple and modern without using expensive materials. At the same time, I struggle at times with the concept. I think the main thing is that I worry it will block too much of the light coming in from the windows [...]

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Open House at Vader House on Fletcher St

June 16, 2008

Greg La Vardera of LamiDesign and Materialicious fame has been so gracious as to organize an open house at the modern rehab we posted on a few weeks ago. Since that post, the “Vader House” on Fletcher St has been picked up by almost a dozen other modern design blogs and seems to have struck [...]

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Small Cool 2008 at Apartment Therapy Blog

June 9, 2008

I just ran across apartment therapy’s fourth annual contest to find the smallest, coolest apartment called Small Cool 2008. The requirements for being considered in the small category are that your home or apartment measure 850 square feet (79 square meters) or less.

Small Cool Home Apartment Image

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Modern Rehab Around the Corner from 100K Site

May 29, 2008

Vader Modern House Rehab Image

A friend of mine pointed out this modern rehab to me right around the corner from our site earlier this week that is now listed for sale. It turns out that one of our readers, Todd Bennett, is the co-owner of the rehabbed garage and was kind enough to give me a tour yesterday.

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Exposed Lighting Examples

May 16, 2008

In an effort to defend the viability of the exposed CFL throughout the house I have compiled a few example images of modern interiors where the technique was successfully implemented. All of these are from Japan.

T+M House Image [...]

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Modern, Minimalist and Cheap Ceiling Fans

May 12, 2008

What kind of ceiling fans do you get for a modern house on a tight budget. How ’bout this. These are as bare bones as you can find for ceiling fans and can be found for under $75 each. There are a number of manufacturers that sell very similar models. This is a Westinghouse model that comes in brushed nickel for the same price as the white versions.

Industrial Modern Ceiling Fan