MetaFilter posts tagged with house and home

Mainstream. Main Street. Mass produced. Middle Class homes.

saturnine — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:25 -0800

Retro Renovation celebrates an era of post-war American housing that's being slowly eroded by the likes of HGTV. The decor of the 1940s, 1950s, and the 1960s might be an acquired taste, but for those purchasing neglected homes in the current economic climate where an interest in thrift and vintage is gripping the youth of today, an original pink bathroom from the 1950s could be a dream come true. Just rememember colour is the key.

Shoutout To All My Eichler Homies

mattdidthat — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:05:23 -0800

Eichler homes! Most Eichlers are located in northern California, but you can find a few developments in the southland. People restore and renovate their Eichlers, write magazine articles about them, and take lots of photos of them. Even Mr. Incredible owned an Eichler. But owning an Eichler is not for everyone. Want to buy an Eichler? Join the Eichler Network or tour an open house.

"Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways"

nthdegx — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:07:05 -0800

Humble abode: Loftcube // Rucksack House // Micro-Compact Home // Superadobe // Zigzag Cabin // Tree Sphere // Mirador // La Petite Maison du Weekend _ all via.

A Shell of a House

dersins — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:48:31 -0800

The Nautilus House is pretty awesome. A little more.

Would I like it? What a DREAM! But hey, what happens if I push this red button?

miss lynnster — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:03:38 -0800

In the early 1950's, Monsanto Chemical Company, MIT and Disneyland collaborated their resources and creative brainpower to build "the house of 1986." Using 30,000 pounds of plastic (The building's structure, carpet, chairs, sinks, appliances and floors were all plastic. About $7,500 to $15,000 worth.), the Monsanto House of the Future* was opened to an excited public in June of 1957. It was closed in 1967 as ideas of the future were beginning to change. Let's take a quick tour, shall we?
*(Not to be confused with Xanadu Homes of Tomorrow.) Indirectly related. From this page: In June of 1957, Disneyland opened Monsanto's House of the Future. It remained for 10 years, finally closing in 1967 with the remodeling of Tomorrowland. In it's short run, more than 20 million visitors got a glimpse of what the future home may include. Such innovations included insulated glass walls, picture telephones, plastic chairs, microwave ovens, speaker phones and electric toothbrushes. The house included three bedrooms, two baths, a living room, a dining room and a family room. Some inventions never came to a reality (yet), including ultrasonic dishwashers, foam-backed plastic floor coverings, atomic food preservation and plastic sinks with adjustable heights. Upon entering the home, a voice would state "Welcome to Monsanto's Home of the Future", and continue to cover the details of construction, which was almost entirely of plastics. Monsanto sponsored the exhibit, but the house itself was built at MIT and remained at Disneyland until it was demolished. A giant wrecking ball was brought in, but bounced off the sturdy plastic construction. A crew of several men had to go in and demolish it by hand, dragging most of it away. Unfortunately, none of the original building was ever salvaged. From this link:
The house was a hit for people visiting the park, but Monsanto's plans for their prefab home were a complete flop. The aesthetics of a giant, floating plastic X just weren't palatable to the general public. Monsanto quickly dropped any plans of selling the design and settled with just leaving it as an attraction. When it came time to tear it down in 1967, Disneyland ran into a problem: the house was too well constructed! The wrecking ball they had brought in just bounced harmlessly off the plastic walls. Eventually, each wing had to be pulled off the main core by cables and taken apart by hand. The main core, however, had to be slowly beaten away with pickaxes and shovels. Each small piece dragged away, and not a single one salvaged for history.

House Of The Sizing For One

fandango_matt — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 10:49:40 -0800

Dirk Dieter, an industrial and exhibit designer, paid $101,000 in 1999 for a 250-square-foot house built on a triangular lot at the end of a dead-end street in Pacifica. Built in 1954, the little house was probably a warming shed for local fishermen, but Dieter's modest yet dramatic renovation has transformed the house into a marvel of space-saving design, inspired him to formulate strategies and design furniture for streamlined living, and brought a recent appraisal of $375,000. Previously on MetaFilter: Tiny Footprints.

Forget hybrid cars. Spring for a hybrid house.

pithy comment — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:03:57 -0800

Enertia is producing "innovative new homes of remarkable strength, economy, and beauty, brought to life by an elegant new architecture and the discovery of a new source of pollution-free energy." The design took first prize in the Modern Marvels/Invent Now competition (previously). In an interview, the inventor, Michael Sykes, says "he was inspired by the way the earth’s own atmosphere keeps the planet at a relatively constant comfortable temperature despite the frigidity of space." He also notes that his wife calls herself a "homemaker," natch.

Just paint and profit.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:42:09 -0800

Looking for a spacious home in a unique, quiet and safe location? It may be a fixer-upper, but buy now before the value skyrockets.

The alpha nail

jaimev — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:15:36 -0800

"This is a major innovation...and in places that are affected by high winds and earthquakes, it looks like it's going to make a big difference." And it only adds about $15 to the cost of an average 2000 sq. ft. house - the Bostich HurriQuake nail.

Modern housing

growabrain — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:23:30 -0800

Contemporary buildings and interiors by Johnston Marklee & Associates, including The Sale House in Venice, CA, and The Hill House in Pacific Palisades

Fabprefab

btwillig — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 22:33:35 -0800

Affordable housing? Modernist prefab dwellings. [via coudal ]

Yin Yu Tang - a Chinese home preservation project

madamjujujive — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 00:30:51 -0800

Yin Yu Tang is a late Qing dynasty merchants' home that was transported from its original site in southeastern China and rebuilt at the Peabody Essex Museum It offers a glimpse into the daily life of the Huang family, residents for more than two centuries. The story of the dismantling, transport and reassembly is a fine example of an international preservation project. (flash alert)

folktrash — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:17:15 -0800

Trash homes a.k.a. earthships sound like the way to go. Now if they would start building them here in Seattle...

thirteen — Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:53:46 -0800

Somewhere between Myst and an inventory. . Matt McClintock invites you to enter his home and checkout all his neat stuff. Want to see what is in his medicine cabinet? Go ahead. What is in the drawer? Take a look. Perfect for anyone who has ever walked down the street and wondered what the insides of their neighbors houses look like. Beautiful navigation, and oddly compelling content.