Really? Yes, and it’s not the first time either! Nerd Wallet previously declared Miami the #1 “Best Urban Place To Retire”. Now, Wallet Hub ranks Miami #3 on it’s “2017’s Best & Worst Places to Retire“. To help Americans plan an affordable retirement while maintaining the best quality of life, WalletHub’s analysts compared the retiree-friendliness of the […]
Would You Live Here? 5 Remarkable Recycled Homes
Years ago, a friend and I were talking about our “dream homes”. Mine was a decommissioned small church or chapel because I’ve always loved the architectual elements found in them. It looks like someone else had the same idea as seen in #4 on Glenn Myers’ list of “5 Remarkable Recycled Homes”. Which one is […]
Would You Live Here? Corn Cob House Wins Design Awards
Would you live here? This award winning project from the Archi<20 competition has been characterized as a “corn cob house” and the description does include mention of a “night space” – presumably for sleeping. It seems to me that the word “pavillion” used by ArchDaily is more appropriate. The structure effectively combines the neccessary space for drying the […]
Would You Live Here? The Bioscleave House in the East Hamptons
Bioscleave House, also known as the LifeSpan-Extending Villa, was designed by artists Arakawa + Gins, with architects Lawrence Marek and Aryeh Siegel. I think engineers Dewhurst, MacFarlane and Partners deserve a lion’s share of the credit for figuring out how to build the 3700 square foot home as envisioned. Completed in 2008, the 3 bedroom, 2 bath house is […]
Would you live here? Manhattan Shoebox Apartment
“A couple years ago, Manhattan architect Luke Clark Tyler, lived in a 96 square foot apartment. Instead of upsizing with his latest move, he chose to squeeze himself and his belongings into even less space. Luke now lives in a 78 square foot shoebox studio.” I believe in reducing one’s carbon footprint by down-sizing the […]
Would you live here? Inhabitat brings us the ‘Stark White House’
Designed by the architect & design firm of Elding Oscarson in Sweden, the ‘Stark White House’ is being featured this week in Inhabitat‘s blog: “a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.” As a real estate […]