Archives for 2012
How a Smartphone Improves Your Life
August 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Grand Piano Floating Over Vilnius
August 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
During the August 10 Hot Air Balloon Festival in Vilnius a grand piano floated over the city. Photos© AFP/ Petras Malukas
The Lifespan of Storage Media
August 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As each new form of data storage comes on the scene, the market is at first enamored with its compactness, convenience and hoped-for data longevity. But invariably, the reality of physical vulnerability and a limited lifespan remains. Eventually, all media fails, but Cloud backup is forever.
30 Modern And Very Creative Sink Solutions
August 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We all know what a sink is. A bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands, for dish washing or other purposes. Sinks generally have taps (faucets) that supply hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing. They also include a drain to remove used water; this drain may itself include a strainer and/or shut-off device and an overflow-prevention device. Sinks may also have an integrated soap dispenser. Take a look at some very creative designs.
In these article, as you see in the picture above and as you will see in the pictures below, we bring you some very unusual, modern and, above all, very creative sink solutions. This kind of design of wash basin will, certainly, bring your bathroom a very nice refreshment. Wash your face before looking!
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Roofception: Sky Garden House Takes Green to New Levels
August 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Stuck in a small lot with nosy neighbors? No worries: just built up instead of out, like the architects of this home on the remote island Sentosa (near Singapore).
Guz Architects‘ plan was, in part, to create something that felt like a one-story dwelling but sat up above the neighbors, treating the first floor like a basement (conceptually) and the second story with its green deck like a main-floor house and garden, with yet a third story and green roof on that.
A central stair and atrium channel light, breezes and occupants up and down through the core, connecting a sublime terrace above with the more secluded living spaces below.
None of this focus on the upper levels is meant to suggest the actual entry floor was not well-designed, with its own secluded outdoor space as well as relatively-small exterior deck leading out to the water’s edge.