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thenewurbanist: Taylor 28, Seattle Taylor 28 reconnects an...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:58:06 -0600

Taylor 28, Seattle

Taylor 28 reconnects an unclaimed community to the city of Seattle through vibrant pedestrian open spaces. The first residential, mixed-use development in this transforming neighborhood, the project reclaims 20 feet of underutilized roadway to enhance public space and the quality of urban experience.

A formal tree grid and regular paving are abandoned in favor of rich materials and curving forms meant to draw pedestrians toward the building. Organic features with built-in seating carve small outdoor rooms for intimate gatherings, neighborhood dinners, and conversations. Rainwater runoff from the plaza flows into permeable paving and a series of urban raingardens. Canopy tree coverage and planting contribute to heat island reduction and CO2 offsetting. The 197-unit apartment complex also utilizes sustainable strategies for energy use reduction, additional heat island reduction, and stormwater collection.

Read more: http://mithun.com/projects/project_detail/taylor_28/108/#ixzz2TIQBs4jl

First love. True love. Forever love.

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:16:38 -0600

First love. True love. Forever love.

remash: stonescape ~ kengo kuma Great design, I want to be in...

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:57:22 -0600

remash:

stonescape ~ kengo kuma

Great design, I want to be in this space

unconsumption: For the past year, New York City-based product...

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:48:19 -0600

unconsumption:

For the past year, New York City-based product designer Matthew Waldman has been saving all of his used coffee grounds (like most designers, he drinks a lot of coffee, so it was no small amount to keep out of the trash). Waldman wanted to find a creative use for the grounds, and ended up combining them with resin to make a new material that he has formed into a line of plant pots.

More: Upcycling or Downcycling? A Planter Made From Used Coffee Grounds | Waste on GOOD

A coffee pot for your little plants.

…but once you hit 6 or 7, it’s time to go to sleep,...

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:23:34 -0600

…but once you hit 6 or 7, it’s time to go to sleep, because sincerity has turned into incoherency

bionicaarquitectura: ‘The musical swings Montréal’s Quartier’...

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:15:50 -0600

bionicaarquitectura:

‘The musical swings Montréal’s Quartier’ created by daily tous les jours

Photo

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:04:32 -0600

my life in studio

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:05:10 -0600

my life in studio

Surfyness

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:46:54 -0600

Surfyness