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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Polish Architect Builds World’s Thinnest House

Polish architect Jakub Szczesny claims to have built the world’s narrowest house, just 122 centimetres across. The house is squeezed into an alleyway formed between a pre-World War II house and a modern apartment at Chlodna 22 Street and Zelazna 74 Street in the centre of Warsaw. The project is called the Keret house - named after Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret, who has headed the art project and will live in the property, on-and-off, for six months.
The two-story aluminium and plastic house is located on a plot measuring 92 centimeters in its narrowest point and 152 centimeters in its widest point. The house itself is 72 centimeters (28 inch) in the narrowest and 122 centimeters (4 feet) in the widest point.The triangular building runs 33 feet (10 meters) deep at the base and stands 30 feet (9 meters) tall.
Metal and aluminum pipes hold the structure nearly 10 feet (3 meters) above the ground, and visitors will climb a metal staircase and squeeze through a hole to enter the building. The ground floor contains a toilet and shower, a kitchen with a sink and cupboards, a table for two, and a bean bag sofa. Another metal ladder goes to the second floor, which has a nearly double-size bed, a table and a chair. The house has no windows, instead, a perforated steel facade is used to allow in light.
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“At first it seems that the construction of living space within such premise is impossible”, says the architect Jakub Szczesny. “Keret House is to contradict that false image, simultaneously broadening the concept of impossible architecture.”
“We deeply believe it will become a symbol of modern Warsaw ingrained in its complicated history. The House attracts attention of media from entire world. He hope it will show the most fascinating side of Warsaw”, say Sarmen Beglarian and Sylwia Szymaniak form Polish Modern Art Foundation, the curators of the project.
The house will remain in place for at least two years, but could end up staying for good. “It has already become a Warsaw icon and is already on the tourist map,” said the architect.
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A metal door and gravel path lead to a set of stationary metal steps which in turn lead to a trap door into the house that is only four feet wide.
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A trap door leads to the staircase entrance below from the living area of the Keret House.
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Jakub Szczesny, architect of the Keret House, stands in the alley under the home.
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http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/10/polish-architect-builds-worlds-thinnest.html

Sunday, March 24, 2013

City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty

City in the mist creates a sense of some frightening mystery, on the one hand, this is beautiful natural phenomenon on the other it always seems that the fog is hiding something dangerous …
1. Asiago Plateau, Italy
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (1)  2.  Moscow
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (2)  3. San – Francisco
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (3)  4. New York
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (4)  5.  Capetown
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (5)  6. City of Bagan, Burma
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (6)  7. Caracas, Venezuela
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (7)  8. . Trubbach, Switzerland
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (8)  9. Chicago
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (9)  10. Vancouver
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (10)  11. Moscow
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (11)  12. London
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (12)  13. Bergamo, Italy
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (13)  14. Dubai, UAE
City in The Mist, Beauty or Dangerous Beauty??? (14)

Friday, March 15, 2013

17 places to see before you die

The world is amazing. There are so many interesting, wonderful, inexplicable. See Paris and die? You should see more in life at least like some areas of this post! Though even to die too early and meaningless – because the world is still so much unknown!
1. Skougafoss Falls in southern Iceland.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (1)2. The town of Colmar in northeastern France.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (2)  3.  Lavender fields in Provence, France.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (3)4.  The night sky over the Indian Ocean.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (4)5. Swiss capital Bern.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (5)  6.  Wisteria Gardens of Kawachi in Kitakyushu, Japan.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (6)  7.  Dawn at the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in the District of Columbia.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (7)  8. Tunnel of love in Klevan, Ukraine.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (8)  9.  Wulong Karst landscape in China.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (9)  10.  Japanese forest.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (10)11.  17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (11)  12. Ostantsevaya Shiprok Mountain in New Mexico.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (12)  13. Washington, DC, during the cherry blossom festival.
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14. Sunset in Fyalbaka, Sweden.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (14)  15.  Region Landmannalaugar in Iceland.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (15) 16. Japanese Garden in Portland.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (16) 17. The waterfall near the town of Ogun in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (17) 18. Forest in Colorado.
17 Places You Should Visit Before You Die (18)
http://oddstuffmagazine.com/17-places-to-see-before-you-die.html

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Sunday, December 16, 2012 Roof Gardens at Namba Parks, Osaka, Japan



Namba Parks is an office and shopping complex located in Namba-naka Nichome, Osaka, Japan, at the place where Osaka’s baseball stadium used to stand until 2003. The complex consists of a 30-storey office tower called Parks Tower and a 120-tenant shopping mall. What makes Namba Park stand out is its dynamic rooftop garden that gradually ascends eight levels as it flows past several city blocks. In addition to providing a highly visible green component in a city where nature is sparse, the sloping park connects to the street, making it easy for passers-by to enter its groves of trees, clusters of rocks, cliffs, lawn, streams, waterfalls, ponds and outdoor terraces.
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Beneath the park, a canyon like curved path runs through specialty retail, entertainment and dining venues. Various kinds of restaurants are located on the sixth floor, and shops are located on the second to fifth floors. There is also an amphitheater for live shows, as well as space for small personal vegetable gardens and wagon shops.
When Osaka's baseball stadium closed its doors, it opened the door to a prime redevelopment opportunity in a new commercial district adjacent to Namba Train Station, the first stop from Kansai Airport. Given the location, owner Nankai Electric Railway asked Jerde to create a gateway that would redefine Osaka's identity. So Jerde conceived Namba Parks as a large park, a natural intervention in Osaka's dense and harsh urban condition.
“Namba Parks creates a new natural experience for Osaka that celebrates the interaction of people, culture and recreation,” explained Jon Jerde of The Jerde Partnership who developed the park.
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