Parents Have A Sense Of Humor Too

These parents pull some funny pranks

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Richmond House by Morris Partnership

Morris Partnership designed the Richmond house in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

Project description

This inner city site confronted the Architect, Michael Morris, with a number of challenges:

Overlooking on three sides

An adjacent Victorian cottage to the west boundary.

A barren three storey block of flats to the east boundary

Restrictive heritage controls exercised by the local government

A small site size of 264 square metres.

A mature peppercorn tree tumbling over the frontage from the adjacent site.

Responding boldly to these challenges, the Architect has embraced the best of the eclectic neighbourhood and celebrated the tension of this inner city location. The house is assertive in its presence but not dominating. It contributes to the vitality and interest of the area.

The front façade is notched to provide a protected entry and to enable views of the Victorian cottage. Large screens prevent invasive views into the house interior. Rooms revolve around protective courtyards and decks. Lush gardens – watered from onsite tanks – have been established. These tanks also water the adjacent flats’ frontage to create a flourishing garden instead of the previously neglected patch of dirt.

The peppercorn tree is given free rein. It is a seductive, lush, green veil protecting privacy. Its survival has been enhanced by the channeling of ground water into its roots. A stacked stone wall along the entry path conceals rain water tanks for the gardens. The wall also holds containers of grasses and orchids which cascade over the stone at head height.

The house form is simple and rectilinear. The external finishes are textured cement sheet, rusted corten steel, spotted gum timber, perforated metal, Alucobond and woven metal mesh. Rich browns and reds contrast strongly with the grey of the cement sheet. The lustrous finish of aluminium is enhanced by the tension of the raw woven metal mesh. Light flows through the mesh to gently filter light to the ground floor rooms.

The subtle materials palette has been deliberately restrained externally and relies on layering and transparency to create a sense of both elusiveness and contrasting depth. The external finishes penetrate into the building and are highlighted by the selective use of interior colours and finishes – including solid European Ash flooring, sustainable timber veneers, Australian granite and red goat hair carpet. All ‘Isobar’ and ‘Monsoon’ tapware used in the building has been designed by the Architect.

A rectilinear form is utilized to create internal spaces which flow into each other and mitigate against the impact of the narrow, tight site. Large glazed areas open to the courtyards and decks. The wide gallery, generous bedrooms, combined kitchen and living area, outdoor areas and the theatrical central courtyard enhance the feeling of a spacious environment.

The Architect has successfully inserted the building into the mixed historic precinct. The interior of the house is private, quiet and visually exciting. It provides a sanctuary amidst the traffic and intensity of the immediate surroundings.

Architect: Morris Partnership

Photographers: Christopher Ott and Shania Shegedyn

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26 Photos Of Celebrities Without Teeth

Now they all look like your gam-gam and your pop-pop. source : ebaums

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Alina Coffee Table Transforms Into A Small Dining Room Set for Two

The Alina coffee table at first glance looks exactly like such: a modern, stylish yet simple coffee table. However, there’s much more than meets the eye. We can decompose the table with the unexpected extraction of two benches that used to be part of the table. Once extracted and rotated, we have two benches for up to two people each for unexpected guests while keeping a smaller central coffee table.

As if this was little, we can lift the coffee table through a gas mechanism system and make the whole decomposed set into a small dinning room set for two. The surface area of this table is more than sufficient for two plates, two glasses and a good bottle of wine! The design is made of bent lacquered plywood, and finished by a CNC cutting machine. The rest of the materials are stainless steel and tempered glass.

Designer : Claudio Sibille

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Gotta love them!!!

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Copper Sky Private Residence by Swaback Partners

Swaback Partners have designed the Copper Sky Private Residence in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

Project description

Sensitive site placement and the integration of regionally appropriate colors and materials applied with integrity and craftsmanship to establish a modest statement for a home that is anything but modest.

Rather than creating a dominant mountaintop statement, emphasize conformity to the steep grades and celebrate living in the desert environment with a focus toward conservation, sustainability and efficiency.

The site was acquired with significant prior disturbance and non-natural shaping resulting from demolition of a dilapidated home that had been removed from the site. Considerable grading was necessary to re-create historic native shaping and boulder outcroppings. A balance of boulder placement and masonry retaining walls facilitated a modest development footprint for the meandering driveway and home. The uphill side of the home required site shaping, which was then restored to a natural appearance with large boulders – some as large as 18’ in length, to create intimate courtyards surrounded by hillside and home.

Architect: Swaback Partners, pllc

Interior Design: David Michael Miller Associates

Photography: Bill Timmerman