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Open-Frame Refab: Interior Remake Exposes Studs & Beams Posted: 12 Nov 2013 10:00 AM PST Revealing the inner workings and structural underpinnings of the London home, this reformatted layout features wood and plywood in an unusually open way and thus also provides more natural light throughout. Jonathan Tuckey Design added skylights and open-frame walls and ceilings to help inside spaces feel expansive, connected and illuminated. Reminiscent of Frank Gehry’s Santa Monica home, the result is an expressive articulation of building elements normally hidden from view. Exposed brick and steel help reinforce the effect of showing off the materials in the house, while also making it feel both vintage and contemporary at the same time. Strategically applied in certain rooms (like a restful library or office nook), plywood paneling provides some visual relief from the highly-articulated material details found throughout most of the renovated building. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles: Cold or Warm? Concrete Box Houses an Open-Plan Interior Voila! Huge Sliding Glass Door Reveals Open-Air Living Room 1-Story Skybox: Small & Simple Open-Plan Summer House Bare & Bold: Open-Plan Home Flips Public & Private Spaces

Built of Books: Recycling Old Volumes into a Table Surface Posted: 11 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST At one end of the spectrum are those who treat books deferentially, stowing precious volumes up and out of the way. The designers of this table fall quite at the opposite end of the spectrum. Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay, founders of Raw Edges, made Booken to be accessible for everyday reading or reference. Simply grab a book off the rack and drop it back on the rack, optionally on a preferred page. That, or one could see the design (in an even more profane light) as a way to give a second life to volumes you no longer plan to read. On that reading, you could pile them high with other objects, treating them as merely another table surface on which to set things. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles: Paper-Back Planters: Recycling Books to Pot Indoor Plants Heavy Reading: Concrete Table with Built-In Book Storage ExhibiTable: White Reading Table with Wood Storage Slots PicNYC Table Provides Green Grassy Dining Surface Inside

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