Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Skyline Residence by Nathan Good Architects

Nathan Good Architects have designed a contemporary family home in Portland, Oregon.


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From the architects



The 1.7 acre site is relatively level and within a mile of downtown Portland. The home was positioned at the far north side of the lot to reduce the impact of noise from the Skyline Boulevard, optimize the daylighting of the sun’s path, and facilitate views from the interior of the home to the yard.


Notable Features:

a) A well-appointed contemporary home that is certified green (LEED Platinum)

b) The home is designed for an abundance of natural light in a climate dominated by overcast skies

c) The residence is on the path towards being net-zero-energy in that it is engineered to generate as much solar-electric energy on-site as the home consumes annually.


Owners:

The clients are middle-aged with active lives that revolve about their three children. Both parents required a home office. A small home gym reduces travel time to the health club. An acoustically isolated game room accommodates their children and their friends on the lowest level to the home. They actively support the publication of their home yet ask to remain anonymous.


Layout of the Home:

4,200 square feet of conditioned space distributed over three levels, completed in 2012


Main Level: entry hall, great room (kitchen dining, living), pantry, master bedroom, utility room, ½ bath, garage

Upper Level: 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms

Lower Level: game room, exercise room, ½ bath, mechanical and storage


The home was designed with an elongated floor plan in the east-west direction to maximize exposure to sunlight and visual connectivity to the yard. A plaster-clad curved wall serves as the organizational element in the home. Social areas to the home are located along the southern edges with private and utilitarian spaces located across the northern side of the home. The home is stacked in three levels to minimize the building footprint on the site and keep enable all rooms to have excellent access to views and daylight.


Materials

Most of the materials for the home came from within a 500-mile radius. All of the stone, composite counters and tile were produced and shipped from the US. The only know materials that were imported from outside the US include the heating and ventilation equipment, various electrical components, many of the lighting fixtures, and most of the appliances. Some of the materials used in the construction of the home were salvaged from the previous home: timber beams, concrete foundations pulverized for road base, and 2x-framing lumber. All of the remaining wood framing for the home is FSC-certified. The FSC-certified madrone flooring was locally sourced.


Water

Water efficiency goals led to low-flow plumbing fixtures and dual-flush toilets. All of the stormwater for the property is managed on-site with a ninety-foot long bio-swale that leads to a retention pond at the SW corner of the property. The only part of the site with non-porous paving is the concrete pad outside the garage and a small area at the entry. A grass lawn is one indulgence of water in an otherwise drought-tolerant landscape. A rainwater harvesting system has been designed and engineered for the home, yet has not yet been installed. The green roofs are scheduled for installation in the spring of 2013. All of the wastewater for the home is managed on the property with an engineered septic system.



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Architect: Nathan Good Architects PC | Nathan Good, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP, Lydia Peters, AIA, Forrest Good


Interior Designers:Nathan Good Architects PC (space planning and interior finishes) and Karol Niemi Associates (kitchen & cabinetry design)


Landscape Designer: Cynthia Woodyard


Photography by Jeremy Bittermann


You Will Swear These Paintings Are Real (14 pics)

Gustavo Silva Nuñez is getting a lot of attention for his hyper realistic paintings and it's not hard to see why. If you were standing close to one of these paintings you would think you might get wet. That's how real they look.














































Frigido Economic Fridge Concept Is Inspired by Cardiovascular System

Inspired by the Cardiovascular System, Frigido Economic Fridge concept adopts the principle of distribution and exchange of blood with the organs surrounding the center which is the heart. Frigido’s rounded shape promotes several features such as simplicity and ergonomics. Speaking of the fridge, this form provides excellent operation of refrigeration and cold flow, it provides an infinite ventilation system through the continuity of its circular shape.


This concept fridge is divided in 6 compartments with different temperature, each compartment fits a specific food category and two compartments are confined to daily use, so you can just open the compartment that you want, this design helps the fridge not to force the engine to recover the loss of cold and also provides ideal storage while eliminating the risk of contamination.


Designer : Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok



Frigido is equipped with sliding doors that can be half opened, this door system can control the direction and the opening size of each compartment. The sliding doors give better opening and thus more ergonomic use. The water dispenser is very important to reduce the use of fridge frequently.


Frigido is equipped with a support that allows you to control and choose the height of the refrigerator according to your need, for example, they can be fasten down for the kids to use water dispenser. The base support has built-in human scale, it is linked with the display of the refrigerator so that whenever you stop in front of the fridge, your weight is displayed in front of you, it’s a smart way to help you control your weight, keep good health, and at the same time reduce overuse.


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


Frigido Economic Fridge Concept by Sakly Sadok


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Frigido Economic Fridge Concept Is Inspired by Cardiovascular System is originally posted on Tuvie - Modern Industrial Design


Frankel Residence by TVA Architects

TVA Architects have designed a home in the town of Sisters, Oregon.


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Project description



Located on a 40-acre parcel of agricultural land in arid Central Oregon, the Frankel home is oriented to capture the magnificent views of the Three Sisters Mountains to the west and Mount Jefferson to the north. The home sits on a constructed plinth, 30-inches above the existing ground plane and is organized around sheltered patios and outdoor living spaces. Two fireplace chimneys soar above the horizontal composition and provide a visiual landmark from afar, and the stucco-clad pavilions that make up the composition are tied together with glazed passageways. A double allee of Swedish Aspen runs the length of the major landscape element and ties the composition together.



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Design: TVA Architects

Photography by Stephen Cridland