Jordan's Images

Although this is not a beach house persé, I think it's really cool and interesting architecture and is worth checking out.

Nick's Post

(DUPLICATE)

I used a couple different resources for my image searching. I have really weird taste in residential buildings so it was hard for me to find styles that I consistently liked or website resources that consistently had pleasing designs. Nevertheless, I used the Zavod big blog (http://www.zavodbig.com/) some cool stuff there, sometimes to ‘modern’. I found an architecture award website with some cool buildings (http://www.timber.net.au/awards/home.htm). And I also checked out the one Jesse used (link below, I believe). Some images:

(Gropius House)
- I love how Gropius deals with the surrounding land on this one. Subtle, but a really nice contrast between the pitch of the land, the straight lines of the house, and the spiral of the staircase.

(Terrigal Beach House by Jorge Hrdina)
- I'm in love with this one. My favorite picture by far. There is a nice separation from the beach, yet you still feel close and like you could take an ocean dip whenever you wanted. Also the skyline and pool interaction is phenomenal.

http://www.nathankraxberger.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0

(I dont know the architect or building name, but the photographer is a close family friend)
- This building has an excellent balance between traditional 'homey' 'sit by the fire and read a book' type feel, while staying fresh with large windows and lots of open space.

(Jon King's beach house)
- Very nice layer work (semi-shoutout to F.lloydR. on this one). Great interaction with surrounding nature. Again, modern design, yet the 'homey' pipe and bourbon feel isn't lost. 

(Nathan Good, cannon beach residence)
- Again its that indescribable old school look with a fresh design. (I'm starting to see a pattern here....). It feels almost like a hunting lodge, but at the same time it's not out of context at the beach. Great job with the big window on this one too.

Samantha's House Resource Post

The resource that I used to initially investigate some different styles was: http://architecture.about.com/od/housestyles/tp/housestylesindex.htm.

From this resource, I found myself interested in contemporary homes. I searched the web, and I found a lot of pictures that I really liked.

1.) http://www.tourimaging.com/ub/4700OceanFrontAve/support/slideshow/large/8exrr4.jpg
I really like the unique glass room or area that extends out from the house. As will be evident from some of my other pictures, I really like houses that feature glass because I feel it really opens the house up to a lot of natural light. In this house, I also like the porches/balconies as well.

2.)http://images.frontdoor.com/FDOOR/articles/Architecture-Images/Contemporary.jpg
Again, with this house, I really like the glass areas that face the pool. These kind of houses are very inviting and open to me. The lines of the house created by the windows and doors are also very crisp and clean, which I love as well. The room to the left of the pool is nice too because it looks like the doors can be opened to allow outside to come in and the room to extend out to the pool.

3.)http://www.utahluxury.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/realtors/Holly-Olympus-Cove/
Pool-View.jpg
Once again, I love the glass aspects of this house, especially when it looks out on the pool. What caught my attention about this house was that it overlooks some city (it's in Utah, and I think it might overlook Salt Lake City). I can only imagine how beautiful it must be to look out over the city.

4.)http://www.dreamhomedesignusa.com/jpegs/Modern%20Post%20Modern%20%20
Contemporary%20Decon%20Style.jpg
This picture is not one of an actual house; I think it is a rendering or a plan for one. However, it immediately caught my eye. I love the lines created everywhere; together they create a totally unexpected look. I also like the long rectangular windows that seem to curve out from the building (it's hard to tell from the drawing). I think this house is quite simple in most of its shapes, but when all the shapes are put together, it becomes much more complex and visually interesting.

5.)http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/01/prefab_modern/image/intro.jpg
This house reminds me of one of the ones I saw at the MOMA's pre-fab house exhibit. Again, I like the glass aspects of the house, but I also unexpectedly like the geometric feel of the house. From this angle, it seems like a bunch of square boxes, but put together I really like it. I also like the exterior, though I think this kind of exterior needs to be used carefully. On most of the other homes I looked at, this wood look would not be appropriate.

--Samantha H.

Jesse's Post

Resource: (American Digital Archive- Lots here!)

and a particular piece i love

This piece designed by Ramon Esteve- (i have a book with more on this Villa)- strikes me as I am obsessed with the horizon line and how color moves and changes along the horizon. The infinity pool that abuts the view of the water and then the water adjacent to the sky puts me in a reverie that is just indescribable!

House Project : Resource Share

By February 5th you must have your "influence" established.

By Monday- February 2nd you must post "links", images, etc- that appeal to you. We hope to tap into a range of architects and architectural styles in this 'intro' time- to pique some affinity that can be built upon for your models.

Please post an overall resource - like my first post as well as 3-5 images with a sentence or two why you like a particular building style or element.

Thank you

Chapter 6,7 and 8

Chapters 6,7 and 8 Due January 23rd

This should be fun for you. These three relatively short chapters- just read and then generate questions. Post bulleted lists of questions that were revealed to you as you read. Include the specific text/passage (include chapter # and page) that influenced your thinking. Essentially I am asking you to make your questions that come up clear to the reader, and your thinking behind those questions visible.  No minimums or maximums, but a close read will certainly elicit some questions in each chapter.

Chapter 5 - Verbicide

Posting Due by January 15th

1. This chapter interests me a great deal. Orr challenges us to look at language in a deep way (for those really interested in this idea - of 'how to be custodians of language' - look at Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize speech). Aside from the following questions please give your personal response to the chapter as clearly as possible.
2. On page 56 (bottom) Orr states, "We are no longer held together, as we once were, by the reading of a common literature or by listening to great stories and so cannot draw on a common set of metaphors and images as we once did"

• what do you think about his statement?
• what might be some implications of this be?
• Is it possible to develop an "architecture" around this principle? ** (go for this) (if so- what might it look like)