As modernism's light threatens to wane, more top architects are being called on to look back—way back—in order to get ahead

Folly Farm was designed by Surround Architecture, and it is located in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The home mixes rustic and elegant elements seamlessly, givin

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A Garden Built for Two Woolbeding Gardens A New National Trust Garden July 15, 2010 Charlene Chick, Propagator at Nymans said of Woolbedi...

Lutyens' Folly Farm always brings a smile

Openhouse Magazine is a guide to creative people around the world who open their homes and private spaces to the public to share cultural activities and experience life together. Issue No. 21: In Praise of Folly In the 21st issue of Openhouse Magazine, the authors seek a boldness reminiscent of the words of Erasmus of Rotterdam, ‘In Praise of Folly’, the essay likening madness to the dawn of a new day, to the spark preceding the impulse to create. This insight accompanies the editorial by Charlotte Taylor’s at Side Gallery, Barcelona. It takes the editors to George Rouy’s genie in an English chapel. It is embodied by Laurence Leenaert’s world in Riad Rosemary, Marrakech, and keeps the reader mesmerized at Jorge Zalszupin’s and Marcos Acabaya’s houses in Brazil.

A collection of interior designs featuring 20 Remarkable Modern Hallway Designs That Will Inspire You With Ideas. Enjoy!

Set in the scenic city of Boulder, this contemporary home by Surround Architecture sharpens the curves and smoothes the finishes of the traditional

Gundagai Accommodation and Wedding Venue

Nestled in the midst of the forests of Normandy, France is the elegant and romantic Château de Morsan, one of the few remaining folies in France. It was originally built around 1760 as a hunting lodge by the Marquis de Morsan, a confidant to Louis XV, for the King’s visit. The architect was Ange-Jacque Gabriel […]

Las cabinas Folly, en California, ofrecen la posibilidad de un retiro en comunión con la naturaleza y totalmente sostenible. ¿Te gustaría darte un baño contemplando el paisaje o dormir viendo las estrellas? Este es tu sitio.

What happens when the guest house becomes home? Retired couple Suzanne and Brooks Kelley found out when a pair of brainy New Haven architects breathed new architectural life into the property they’ve inhabited for over thirty years.

Gothic fantasy meets modern living

Gardener's Folly, Contemporary Architecture, Residential, Passivhaus, Paragraph 79, North Lincolnshire, ID Architecture, Grand Designs

This summer, The American Friends of the British Architectural Library and RIBA Patrons come together for the first time in London. We hope you will join us for a three day series of exclusive tour…

View of house with dining room at lower left wing, tank in the center and main house to right

Daniela Bucio Sistos designs an indoor/outdoor residence around a foyer with a round roof cutout that allows a tree to grow through it.

A light hand has been used to restore this early 20th-century Cape Dutch-style house into a picturesque but very useable family home in the country

Photo 9 of 21 in Folly Farm by Surround Architecture. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes. From midcentury modern to prefab housing and renovations, these stylish spaces suit every taste.

It's hard to believe something this beautiful actually exists - but in Cape Town, South Africa, 'Paarman Treehouse' stands tall among the site's many trees.

De shortlist van de shortlist, van the Building of the Year-verkiezing van dit jaar. Een hypermoderne universiteit, een strakke pagode gebouwd volgens eeuwenoud Boeddhistisch concept of een complex dat volledig is af te sluiten met luiken. Wie wordt de winnaar van de Building of the year 2015? De jury heeft 338 finalisten geselecteerd in 30 verschillende categorieën. De winnaar wordt op 4 november bekendgemaakt tijdens het World Architecture Festival 2015 in Singapore. Kijk nu alvast mee naar onze tien favorieten. Ook grappig: het huis ontworpen door de Marc Koehler Architecten op Terschelling (uitgelicht in de nieuwe ELLE Decoration) is genomineerd in de 'Kleine projecten' categorie. Rommel in eigen huis? 18 razendsnelle opruimtips >

Folly Farm was originally a 17th century cottage transformed between 1906 and 1912 into an iconic Arts and Crafts era home and landscape by the additions of architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and garden desi

Architecture firm Rama Estudio has enlarged a small holiday home in an Ecuadorian forest by adding a glass-and-metal box that extends over the hillside. Read more

The new living area of this heritage home captures glimpses of the sky and opens seamlessly to the outdoors.

View from garden toward the tank with the main house in the distance at right

A collaboration between Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll is a wonderful legacy and the current owners of Folly Farm in Berkshire have fully embraced the restoration of their Arts and Crafts garden

The original Lustron prototype--the "Esquire". Only one built. A Magnificent Folly—The Lustron What do Standard Oil gas stations, White Castle hamburger stands and post-World War II housing? The answer: Vitreous Enamel Products. (What’s Vitreous Enamel? Your great-grandmother had a shiny, slippery white kitchen table. Well, mine did. That stuff.) After the War, the Lustron corporation was formed (by way of Vitreous Enamel of Chicago and Porcelain Products Company) to mass-produce housing. From 1948 to 1950, over 2500 homes were cranked out in a factory in Columbus, Ohio that had been re-tooled from a wartime Curtiss-Wright factory. The houses looked like space age, highly polished enameled kitchen breadboxes with windows. In actuality, this is not that far from the truth. Re-Tooling and Money Special machines and tools were needed to get the Columbus factory up and running. Carl Strandlund, the brains behind Lustron, lobbied successfully to get a $15,500,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC). This was in 1947 to re-tool ONE FACTORY!!!! Over time, the Lustron Corporation would eventually owe $37,500,000 at the time of foreclosure…in 1950. The Internet tells me in today’s dollars, this would be almost $360,000,000 in today’s dollar. It was the company’s government reliance (and the shady, back-room lobbying by which some of the loans were obtained…) that would be its undoing. Materials Problem After World War II, the idea of using the “miracle material” steel for housing seemed like a great idea, except for one thing: steel was still a heavily rationed material controlled by the Department of Commerce, and they were not about to release it for “non-essential” projects. After much wrangling and with the approval of President Truman, 59,000 tons of steel were initially released to get the company up and running. A fully-loaded Lustron truck containing an entire house. How To Get It There The third major problem was shipping. The railroads were not helpful. The big trucking companies quoted an astronomical sum to transport one house, due largely to the weight. The company settled on a unique solution that also helped their marketing—they had the White tractor company produce 200 special, yellow-enamel trucks that they then leased. Only 160 were ever delivered, but the company kept paying for 200. (Wonder why this company failed?) 800 trailers were custom-designed by Frueheuf. The trailers, emblazoned with the Lustron name, waited at the plant until they were full of a complete house, then were shipped to the site and remained there while the house was put up. This was great advertising for the company. The Construction The houses were erected on a slab. Prefabricated steel-studded walls and roof trusses were put up—all with self-tapping sheet metal screws. The outside panels were enameled squares that fit together in a tab-and-slot method, with a plastic gasket sealing out the weather. All of the components inside the house—doors, cabinetry, interior wall panels, were all of enameled steel. The ROOF was of enameled steel. The kitchens were of built-in cabinetry and did not include appliances, except for a curious Thor combination dishwasher/clothes washer. (Side note: these did not last. If you find one in-tact, they’re worth a lot of money.) If you wanted to hang pictures, you needed to use magnets. The floors were asphalt tile. The colors? You could pick from eight outside colors—surf blue, blue-green, dove gray, maize yellow, desert tan, green, pink, and white. The insides were usually gray. The houses were equipped with a surprising amount of insulation in the walls and attic for the time period. The living room of a Lustron. Notice the ceiling. Living in One Enameled steel is quite hearty, and rarely needs painting. Most homeowners found that their maintenance costs were very low. The windows were casement and sometimes leaked, but were reliable. The house was virtually fireproof, termite-proof, and lightning-proof. None of the models were large, but were adequate for a small family. The strangest thing about these homes was the heat—it was in the ceiling. Literally. A forced-air furnace blew heated air up into a space between the ceiling and the attic floor. The porcelain ceiling tiles acted as radiators and “radiated the heat downward”. Knowing anything about elementary physics, you realize this was less than effective. The Models The “Esquire” was the prototype model—only one was built. The most popular model was the Westchester—this was available in a 2 or 3 bedroom configuration and either a “standard” or “deluxe” model—the deluxe model had more built-in features. The “Newport” model was a smaller home, and it was usually turned 90-degrees, with the gable end facing the street. The “Meadowbrook” came later and was essentially a slightly larger Newport model. Info below. A Lustron today (windows replaced) Lustrons Today The company folded and was sold off in 1950. Nevertheless, many Lustrons remain today, many with architectural designations protecting them from destruction. They also have a devoted following—check out www.lustronconnection.com and www.lustronpreservation.org. Lustron Preservation has many of the original construction specifications and manuals for viewing. Thomas T. Fetters’s The Lustron Home is also an excellent resource. The houses have blended in to other post-war suburbs, but the space age candy-colored panels are unmistakable. 2,600 homes in less than two years is a great output—imagine what could have been had the company survived. An almost in-tact Lustron (original windows). The porch has been enclosed. The signature support/downspout. A telltale feature of Lustrons everywhere. Floor plan of the "Esquire" model. The "Westchester" Model - 2 and 3 Bedroom The "Newport" Model - 2 and 3 Bedroom View of the utility room. Notice the heat mounted to the ceiling.

The tent-like home responds to the challenging site in a dynamic way. Tagged: Outdoor, Front Yard, Trees, Wood Patio, Porch, Deck, and Small Patio, Porch, Deck. Photo 2 of 8 in Stay in a Tent-Inspired A-Frame Cabin in the New Zealand Rain Forest. Browse inspirational photos of modern outdoor spaces.

Folly Porcelain Lake Matt Introducing the Folly Porcelain Lake Matt tile range, inspired by the arts and crafts movement with a modern twist. Folly tiles make a bold statement with intricate details and an organic melange effect, blending tradition with contemporary style. Ideal for adding character to any space. Specification Colour - Lake Material - Porcelain Finish - Matt Style - Patterned, Modern, Victorian Shape - Hexagon Dimensions - 20 x 23 x 0.8cm Tiles Per Box - 10 M² Per Box - 0.33 Tiles Per M² - 30.3 M² Per Tile - 0.033 Sealing - Not Required Slip Rating - R10 Suitability - Interior and exterior walls and floors Availability - Usually in stock 10No tiles per box sold by the box

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