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| UK Home’s Roof Slides to Transform the Entire Property Posted: 22 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT
Glass houses are undeniably beautiful, but completely impractical for most of us. English architects dRMM came up with a brilliant and unconventional way to solve most of the problems that plague glass homes. The Sliding House in Suffolk incorporates a 20-ton roof enclosure that slides to either expose or cover up the glass house.
When the cover is closed, the home looks like any any other, but with a modern glass front. When it slides back to expose the entire house, it becomes clear that all of the walls and ceiling are made of bright, clear glass.
Along with exposing the glass walls, the open sliding roof opens up to show a rooftop terrace with an outdoor bathtub. The tub allows the residents to bathe beneath the bright blue sky or the twinkling stars.
After sliding all the way closed to cover the home, the cover moves forward a bit more to form a small shelter in front of the home’s facade. Here, the residents can comfortably enjoy the outdoors shaded from the sun or partially protected from the elements.
Hidden electric motors powered by solar panels move the cover back and forth. The residents, a retired couple who moved to the rural location to grow their own food, view the glass-walled home as a way to genuinely enjoy the picturesque surroundings. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles: |
| Ethereal Acrylic Dandelion Lamps Give Off a Delicate Light Posted: 21 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT
The dandelion is an invasive weed to some and a beautiful flower to others. To Japanese cinematographer Takao Inoue, the dandelion is a delicate work of art.
The Tampopo – Japanese for dandelion – is immortalized in this ethereal lamp, OLED Tampopo. An actual white-headed dandelion, carefully picked in the Spring, is captured and permanently preserved within an acrylic block.
A tiny OLED light is embedded within the stem of each flower, illuminating both the flower and the acrylic block from the inside with a mysterious light.
The lamps are a simple but striking representation of the fragility of nature. They cause us to recall the wondrous days of youth when we made a wish and blew away the seeds of the dandelion head. Inoue says of his project “The mysterious light gives us a moment to release ourselves.” ... |
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