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This house is unusual in a couple of respects. Note how small the two plates underneath the earthquake bolts are. Also notice the extensive use of brick laid diagonally to produce a row of points above the first floor and under the eaves. The irregular area where the mortar has been repointed is curious.
One Post a Day Project 14/365
Follow the Red Brick Road
One Post a Day Project - Description
I contemplated a 365 project this year, a self portrait or a photo taken a day but realized that since 2009 when I first took possession of a DSLR I've kept over 7000 of my images and only published 47 of them to Flickr. No point forcing myself to take more photos, I need to edit and post them instead. I may not post one each and every day but will strive to get 365 more up here by the end of the year.
Twin-Bricks, Saitama, 2008
TWIN BRICKS
Twin-Bricks, consists of two wings - A five unit rental dwelling and the owner’s own two-family house. It is located in a quiet residential area, just 20 minutes by train from Tokyo. In order to secure some space for the owner’s car collection, the owner’s wing (RC Wing) stands closer to the road than the rental wing (S Wing). The rental wing is clad in both autoclaved lightweight concrete (ALC) panels as well as glass blocks.
S WING
The S Wing, based on the previously completed “Crystal Brick” House, introduces ALC panels as aseismatic elements in order to improve cost-effectiveness in the face of earthquake safety. The arrangement of glass block and ALC panel was derived from a series of experiments. The results showed that the ALC panel fail leaving the glass blocks intact, providing enhanced safety for the occupants. An intriguing spatial composition materializes due to the seemingly random composition of the glass block and ALC Panels which hide all structure.
RC WING
With the purpose of alleviating noise from the garage and providing a sense of privacy for the owners, Atelier Tekuto Co., Ltd. created the “RC structure + exterior thermal insulation” construction method. Costs were significantly reduced by introducing high-pressure wood wool cement boards and integrating the boards as form works. Original tiles were also developed after careful consideration.
The overall experience of Twin Bricks is heightened by the juxtaposition of the heavy RC wing and light S wing and between the transparency of glass versus the opacity of the ALC panels. Though these materials seem to be in antithesis, they exhibit a material harmony when partnered together.
Atlier tekuto
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Makoto Yoshida
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While I wasn't sure if I should include a pic of her father, I couldn't bare to not include the look on her face.
Electricity substation in the morning light.
Taken with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f2.0 lens on Panasonic G1.
A building alley entrance in downtown Greensboro, N.C. Taken with a Canon T-70 using a fisheye lens.
The scale of the detailed brickwork in the warehouses that front the Brisbane River at Teneriffe highlights the importance of the wool industry to Queensland in the early parts of the 20th Century. Ships would have lined the riverfront for the wool export trade.