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Change of Congregation: Lovely Little Church Now a Home

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Conversions & in the Architecture category ]

Church houses always sound great in theory, but in practice … what are you really going to do with forty rows of pews, or the space left when they are vacated?

This Australian (via DesiretoInspire) religious structure started small and ended small, but the latter in the hands of homeowners who could use its entire area without feeling overwhelmed.

Other features fit right in as well, from cozy outdoor nooks formed by bends in the building, and existing water features and landscaping around the outside.

The windows were already at residential scale, though few homes can boast such beautiful and think masonry exteriors (in this case, some of that is left to show through on the interior, too). All in all, a very manageable conversion project and livable residence.

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Cutline Furniture: Sliced Planes Reveal Shadowed Spaces

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Storage & Shelves & in the Furniture category ]

Open or closed – storage furniture is usually a matter of this clean-cut, black-and-white duality. This series explores a gray area that goes deeper than the same-named surface paint color.

Conceptually, it is clear what Italian designer Alessandro Busana is doing at a glance: a theoretical solid is sliced at an angle neither parallel nor perpendicular to the rectilinear shape being intersected, thus revealing some portion of what lies inside.

The effect, however, is nuanced – some shelves have resulting full exposure on one or more sides, while others remain semi-hidden in shadow or entirely concealed within the box, providing, on a practical level, a gradient of open and enclosed storage spaces.