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Fancy an Underground, Turf-Roofed Home?
Click on images to enlarge This futuristic dwelling in Pembrokeshire, Wales, actually dates back to 1998. A family commissioned architects Future Systems to design an eco-friendly small dwelling to be...
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Creative Homes Made From Industrial Premises
Click on images to enlarge Who says old industrial premises are ugly? Architects are catching on to the unique creative possibilities that they offer when turned into dwellings. The first example is at...
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How About a Loft Conversion?
Click on images to enlarge A loft conversion – what comes to your mind? Well, it seems to depend which side of the Atlantic you’re on. In the UK, it means turning the limited space under your roof into...
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Colourful Building Repairs – With Lego?
Click on images to enlarge Now here’s an idea for temporary repairs to masonry and kerbs which you may not have thought of! Dispatchers Worldwide is a US-based group that aims to add colour to public...
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A Clock Tower Becomes a Beautiful 3-Floor Dwelling
We recently stumbled upon this link from digsdigs.com An old clock tower has been turned into a 3-storey penthouse, making the 14′ clock faces into integral features. Pretty cool, eh? Be inspired, and...
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The Ultimate Green Build? A Coffee Shop Built Entirely of Recycled Materials
Click images to enlarge Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to build some premises entirely of recycled materials? Well, here’s one. It’s the “Noorderparkbar” Coffee Shop and it’s in the...
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Listed Building? Call in a Graffiti Artist!
Click on images to enlarge As developers and contractors know, a listed historic building in an area for redevelopment can be a headache. Even more so if it needs renovation. Here’s how planners in...
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The Pink Pipes of Berlin
Image: viveberlin.wordpress.com Introducing: the pink pipes of Berlin. Around 60km of these traverse the German capital, often above pedestrians’ heads. They’re quite attractive in their way, but what...
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Reinforced Cardboard for Temporary Structures? Here’s One Brilliant Example.
Click on images to enlarge Remember the 2011 earthquake in New Zealand, which severely damaged New Zealand’s second-largest city, Christchurch? Many buildings collapsed or had to be demolished. The one...
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Tips for Storing your Garden Tools
Click on images to enlarge Garden sheds: great storage idea or contained junkyard? The secret is to have a plan. This article from Better Homes and Gardens has plenty of useful tips, incluing how you...
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