Lloyd Kahn Shelter

painted stumps

just found an email to a friend filled 

with images of various painted tree stumps.

copyright violations abound - 

I didn't think of blogging these when I found them.

Pretty sure one is from Martha Stewart, 

but if you know who the others are from please 

let me know and I'll assign credit as due.

porch house by Lake|Flato

unconditioned spaces tie small volumes together 

for a less expensive building, 

more tied to the site, 

with a strong connection to the outdoors.

the buildings are factory built, 

and the 'porch' elements are built on site.

more here

and take a look at their other crisp yet warm modern work here

rustic modern cottages

morerava cottages

AATA

via eyecandy

smart and pretty nest thermostat

Instead of wondering where to hide the thermostat

when I design your house, I can now wonder where best to display it.

it learns, and you can control it remotely.

oh, and it is beautiful.  Did I mention that?

$249

preorder at nest

via

sun portraits

via

how green am I?

I can't stop thinking about this video.

rainwater harvesting and storage

something like 1% of the earth's water is potable.  

If we can use some rainwater for irrigation 

and maybe even get the greywater thing to take off more fully, it would help tremendously.

rustic modern in Georgia.  read about it

here are a few other nice ones from BRAE 

(who need better, larger photos)

galvanized

            

timber

    

red cedar

a modern take on the tank as sculptural element:

read some here and thanks Paul Morgan for the images