As many of the modern consumers would expect, our compiled list of most advanced vacuum cleaners included quite a few robotic vacuum cleaner entries. In fact, these so-called robovacs are making a considerable splash in the commercial sphere, with the exalted Roombas leading the charge. Well, German-based designer Nasir Ashfaq has …
Our love affair with compact housing units was fueled by the Blue Sky model and its incredible level of spatial efficiency. And, now the baton of portable, personalized house design has passed on to the aptly named Tiny Project. Remarkably accounting for a floor area of just 160 sq ft …
The great J.R.R. Tolkien mentioned that most established hobbits of the Shire (like Bilbo Baggins) liked to stay in ‘Smials’, the amply furnished holes strategically borrowed into hillsides, downs and even small banks. Interestingly, the same scope of bountiful resources, of course along with advanced tech, has led to many …
Old gives way to new – this is especially true for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which has undergone numerous structural modifications over the years. One of such recent expansion projects requires the east section of this exalted landmark to be demolished, with the steel and concrete scraps expected to …
Meet Debra and Wayne Larson, two cool grandparents from the small town of Harmon in Illinois. The fun couple knows how to have a good time, especially when their grandchildren come to visit. From a bubble party in a full-sized tent to a 150-foot “bubble” waterslide made with seven Slip …
The aesthetic value of a thatched house is a paradox in itself. In most developing countries, it is built as a low-cost rural housing solution with locally available material (including vegetation), like straw, reed and rushes. On the other hand, thatched buildings are also gaining prominence among the ‘crème de …
A guesthouse built out of an airplane. Sounds a bit too eccentric? Well maybe, but it sure looks like a lot of fun. At 76, Toshikazu Tsukii has accomplished much more than many of his contemporaries. He has been a Principal Engineering Fellow at Raytheon Missile Systems for the last …
What about a cozy little cabin for your next DIY project? Well, one should take a lesson or two from Redditor ‘LXXXIV’, the resourceful Kiwi artist behind this gorgeous, minimalist DIY home with a meager budget of around $10,000 NZD ($8,241 USD). Talking about what drove him to build this …
Architects everywhere are taking the world by a storm with their incredibly artistic, yet surprisingly space-saving home designs. Well, Sarah Deeds, the architect of Deeds Design, showcases her designing talents as befits the poster child for such spatially efficient house designs. Her 700 sq ft attic floor apartment in a …
Charming and sustainable – this in a nutshell defines the Bird-cabin by Tait. Proudly conceptualized and crafted in Australia, the delightful design specimens have actually been built from timber off-cuts that were salvaged and re-utilized from the studio’s furniture manufacturing area. And, in spite of their up-cycled credentials, the Bird-cabins …
