Guys, I'm building my pad. There's an area in what was the living room which I intend to park two cars or used as an open space & I'll be installing a turn table but we haven't figured a way with the main door. I'll park my two other daily cars in the open porch. It'll be silly to keep opening the entire door just for access into the house. What would u guys suggest? My architect was thinking of folding doors but that'll take up space on the sides while I'm thinking of two flip doors with one that has a small door for access. Or rolling shutter? I dropped the idea & this is designed by Mercurio Design Lab of Milan based AMA group. Any links or ideas to door installations will be appreciated. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Fantastic house! Can't wait to see the door ideas. Any more pics from other angles or interior shots?
Glad to see this consistently at the top, a worthy thread indeed.... Here's a massive stunner in Beverly Hills; 40k sq. ft., 28 bedrooms, 1.5 acres... A detailed write-up and extra pictures here: http://robbreport.com/Home-Design/Above-and-Beyond Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
+100 Designing super-large homes is tough. There are some nice elements but it seems to lack a cohesive vision and sense of logic. Maybe I'm asking too much in a house that *is* the size of a shopping mall. I think one of the reasons designing extra-large modern homes, in particular, is difficult is because part of what makes a modern home modern is efficiency and a sense of everything having purpose. It's really hard to do that with a 40,000 square foot home. At some point, probably after the 6th bedroom or so, you start designing hotel rooms.
or a hotel. definitely too big. in other news, tony stark's house is on the market: http://thechive.com/2011/05/10/the-iron-man-house-is-on-the-market-for-25-million-15-photos/
Nice render you could try Bartels for a door solution http://www.bartels-tueren.de/de/produkte.php or Siedle glass door with biometric entry..keypad access if u go rolling shutter I suggest these guys...they do custom as well if u decide to use say concrete instead of alu http://www.renlita.com.au/products.htm anyway ill give u some links from the top of my head for you to..... http://www.stylepark.com/en/architecture http://www.trendir.com/archives/cat_windows_doors.html http://www.urbanfront.co.uk/ hope that helps http://www.idea-awards.com.au/2009-round-3/ivy-penthouse-suites/ idea for your ceiling ...one of the sponsors on the side does it
+ 1 I find it hard to believe many people who build such large houses actually need them so large, too often they are just trophy houses built for the owner's ego. There is nothing wrong with large well designed houses.... large I guess is relative......but obscenely large is such a waste of resources IMO. Perfect example here on Sydney Harbour Australia, the owner lives in this colosseum on his OWN, the architects responsible have designed some wonderful buildings, but this one is just too large & doesn't work for me. Image Unavailable, Please Login
World's first Zombie Proof house: http://www.geekologie.com/2011/04/finally-a-decent-zombieproof-house.php Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
That is very very nice. I have ALWAYS said that also. Does that guy need any room mates in Sydney? The homes in this thread are amazing. I wish I had the moolah to build a smaller version of one of these homes to raise a family in. I dont think I will be able to afford it till retire, at least it gives me something to look forward to. That is cool!!
As Frank Lloyd Wright said "The principal problem with architecture is that you can throw money at it."
very,very nice. so at times do you just look around and smile as you say to yourself. " It was worth all the time and hard work"
Slightly off topic, here is a photo of the "green" roof we installed on the garage. The system uses a waterproof membrane, a shallow reservoir and drain system, a filter layer, and a soil substitute, which is supposed to be a third of the weight of soil and doesn't compact. Depending on the depth of the soil-substitute layer, one can plant grass or shrubs. We opted for low maintenance ground cover. Hopefully, the system will add extra protection against leaks. The bonus has been a reduction of garage temperature, quite welcome here in the tropics. Andres Image Unavailable, Please Login
Originally built in 1969, used in Woody Allen's movie "Sleeper" I was lucky enough to be able to photograph it when I was in college right before the restoration started, one of my favorite homes. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
