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Modern Mirage: Desert Prefab by Students of Taliesen West

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 08:00 AM PST

[ Filed under Green Homes & in the Architecture category ]

Works that come out of Frank Lloyd Wright’s southwestern school of architecture always manage to combine a respect for their institution’s founder with adaptations to needs and materials of our times. This unit is no exception.

The so-called MOD.FAB (images by Bill Timmerman) has distinctively modern colors and planar characteristics, but “the one-bedroom, 600-square-foot prototype residence” also “relies on panelized construction to allow for speed and economy on site or in a factory.”

The walls slip past one another and up above the roof line, giving the impression of complex space and movement despite the relatively small footprint of the structure.

“It can be connected to utilities or be “unplugged,” relying on low-consumption fixtures, rainwater harvesting, greywater re-use, natural ventilation, solar orientation, and photovoltaics to reduce energy and water use. The structure is dimensioned and engineered to be transportable via roadway.”

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Iron Pipe Shelving Systems for Urban Loft Walls & Corners

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST

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

While they may not work quite as perfectly outside of these idealized environments – chipped-white-paint doors and faded-brick walls – you could imagine these fittings being good fits in minimalist spaces as well.

Etsy seller stellableu specializes in industrial decor for urban lofts, wrapping and twisting wall-and-corner shelving units in all kinds of creative shapes.

In turn, books take advantage both of existing vertical surfaces and horizontal pieces of solid iron pipe, so keep in mind: you will not be able to set just anything on them, either.