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Design 301
« on: February 21, 2017, 03:48:46 PM »
I'm setting up a terminator-style thread for stuff we see around that catches our eye.

Note to the Eurotrash; in US university parlance, '301' denotes higher-level classes.

1922 varnished paper house and furnishings

http://boingboing.net/2017/02/21/1922-house-and-furnishings-mad.html
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2017, 04:53:03 PM »
Angel-Oak-Tryon-North-Carolina

Originally part of the Western Cherokee Nation, some say that the area where Tryon now stands has been inhabited since the Ice Ages! The Blue Ridge Mountains provide a beautiful backdrop for this town. Tryon grew into a bustling town during railroad days and is now a popular destination for outdoorsy people and horse enthusiasts. The town symbol, the statue of a horse named Morris, has been watching over Tryon since 1928.
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2017, 06:14:24 PM »
Here's the real Angel Oak.  It literally dumbfounds you when you start walking up to it and realize it's still at some distance. The drip area is off-the-scale.  Branches are as big as tree trunks of punier specimens.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak

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Re: Design 301
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2017, 06:20:39 PM »
I am not sure if this fits the theme of this thread or not, but this tiny house on a trailer is incredibly well thought out.  A couple in Alaska built it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHjJd4tkvSU
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2017, 06:39:20 PM »
>fits

Absolutely. I love tiny homes (but not the stupid-crazy prices people are paying for some of them). I was thinking about architecture, products, etc.  I'll see if I can find the design that first made me think 'we need a thread on this' ...
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2017, 07:04:37 PM »
That place is (much) bigger than my 1st flat!
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2017, 01:09:42 PM »
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2017, 05:30:36 PM »
I'm surprised the "tiny house" concepts haven't been incorporated into many new trailer houses.  Yes, it's a trailer house, but even people who can only afford a trailer house deserve effective space usage.
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2017, 06:15:26 PM »
Is this intended to be an architecture-focused thread? Or any thoughtfully-designed objects?

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Re: Design 301
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2017, 06:17:06 PM »
"Thoughtfully designed" is a great way to describe my intent.
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2017, 06:59:23 PM »
As I was driving through my little town today, I noticed that there are a lot of little houses that are not much bigger than shotgun shacks.  One could easily buy these for not a lot (literally $5,000 to $10,000) and turn them into "tiny houses" for seniors or young families.  Who says the tiny house has to be on wheels?
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2017, 07:36:48 PM »
>Who says the tiny house has to be on wheels?

Local building codes, mostly.  Putting them on wheels de-regulates them.
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2017, 12:51:04 AM »
>  first made me think 'we need a thread on this'

http://i.imgur.com/AAxCjJ5.gif
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2017, 09:32:10 PM »
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Re: Design 301
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2017, 03:33:32 PM »
My issue with Microsoft *anything* is I always have to fight the damn thing to make it work.  There is always *something* about the operating system that isn't intuitive and I have to spend hours fighting the system to try to figure it out and make it work.  Or, I have to spend an hour updating the damn thing when I don't have time to update, when I just need to work. 

It is always that way. 
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