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From: elag <elag@cloud9.net>
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Subject: Re: Elag...concrete art
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 03:46:11 -0400
Organization: Plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose
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Paul Heslop wrote:
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> elag wrote:
> >
> > Paul Heslop wrote:
> > >
> > > elag wrote:
> > >
> > > > > :O) We don't have many flat topped living accommodations now... even
> > > > > blocks of apartments tend to get a sloped roof or something
> > > > > futuristic... i guess the weather brought that about.
> > > >
> > > > I'd like to have something futuristic... like a retractable roof or a
> > > > bank of solar panels or a radio telescope.
> > > >
> > > I saw a gorgeous house recently on tv. Privately built. It is completely
> > > open plane but built round a courtyard and has appartments for all
> > > family members, but has been built in such a way that nothing remains
> > > permanently part of anything else, so each gets what they need. It also
> > > has concealed toilets/bathrooms etc behind bookcases...
> >
> > Sounds nice... I appreciate a bit of imagination in architecture... a
> > respite from all the vinyl and cardboard almost-but-not-quite-colonial
> > type construction. I sort of like geodesic domes, myself.
> >
> > Was that the "Extreme Homes" show?
>
> No, it's a weird thing. i've one caught it a couple of times
> http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/0-9/4homes/
> it seems they travel around looking at groups of homes, different
> categories, then decide which is the best one in Britain.
Guess I'll never see that one. Best by what measure, I wonder...
The winners do look very interesting.
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