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Park and Hide: Underground Stash Spot for a Second Car

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Architecture & in the Additions category ]

When you’ve found a home that is almost perfect but a little short on space, you have a few options. You could move (which is fraught with irritation), build an addition (which is even more so), or use your existing space a little more creatively. This last option is what the Cardok Double does for space-challenged but financially well-off homeowners.

The hydraulic car lift allows you to move your car(s) out of the garage and into the space beneath your driveway, carport, patio, or whatever outdoor space is available. The Cardok Double accommodates two cars in the same amount of space you would normally need for one – but the second is securely hidden underground.

With a remote control to lift and lower the movable parking space, the hidden car is easy to stash and retrieve. Of course, luxury and convenience like this don’t come cheap. However, if you’ve got the money to spend, the Cardok seems like a pretty great way to claim your garage space as part of your home’s living area without sacrificing a nice, safe home for your cars.

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Beyond Practical: Experimental Code-Generated Bookcases

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Furniture & in the Bookcases category ]

If there is a line between art and design, this project certainly leans toward creativity over function. Whether you want to put one in your own living room is a subjective question.

Ulterior Projects in Vancouver, BC, focuses on the abstract and semi-chaotic patterns of nature and computer-generated code, then takes and applies them to real forms with fascinatingly mixed results.

The nooks and crannies are extreme in this case, but not without function – in some ways, one could argue these shapes to be more usefully varied than those of a typical standard-shelf-height bookcase design.