Friday, June 15, 2012

The Mighty Fall: That Was Fast!

by Chovy

Demolition on our construction project began Monday morning.  Our clients got a kick out of being the first ones to punch a hole in the walls:


 Even the kids got to take a ceremonial swing, with proper safety protection of course!


 after that we left it to the professionals





By Wednesday afternoon the whole house was leveled: 


It kind of blows my mind to think about how it only took two days to tear down this home, and yet it will take nearly two years (including all the planning) to rebuild it.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Suburban Intervention




By Scott Bales

What does the future of suburban sprawl look like? Where can interventions be made into the existing fabric in order to make a more sustainable and complete community?


The interstitial space between homes can be reprogrammed to almost any use


I call this "The Post Apocalyptic Suburban Renewal Project"
The existing infrastructure remains while a new urban context is layered into the suburban fabric