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This low-cost, eco-friendly prefabricated house, which looks like a modular igloo, is called the Dome House; However, as much as I find its unique form fascinating, it is the building material which is truly innovative. This prefab house is made from expanded polystyrene, “the fourth-generation building material” after wood, iron, and concrete.

The Dome House is [...]

Give your bedroom a contemporary makeover with the Standford Quilt Set! This quilt features a circular pattern on a blue background. This set includes a quilt, and two pillow shams (Twin size quilt comes with ONE pillow sham). This set is crafted from 100% cotton. The wonderful thing about cotton is how it becomes progressively [...]

Location : Kiyosato, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Architect : Satoshi Okada
Function : gallery + residence
Size : 207.1sqm.
Structure : timber construction (wooden structure)
Project team : Isao Kato, Lisa Tomiyama
Structural designer : Hirokazu Toki, structural
General contractor : Niitsugumi Co. Ltd.
Completion : 2005
Photo credit: : Satoshi Okada architects & Koichi Torimura
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Satoshi Okada Darmstadt gallery in kiyosato.pdf
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” Zaha’s newly opened Alpine funicular railways at Austria’s top ski resport in Innsbruck has been enthusiastically received by the world’s media. Connecting the town centre to a nearby mountain resort. The innovative carriages, have an exo-skeleton with five gimballed passenger pods hanging within to accommodate inclines of 42 degrees.

The Nordpark Cable Railway comprising of [...]

Convert your ordinary mattress to a luxurious sleeping paradise with a memory foam mattress topper. Perfected by Swedish Scientists, the NASA-developed visco elastic technology used in this foam is designed to cradle the natural curve of your body, improving circulation, reducing snoring and headaches, using your body heat mass to correct your sleep posture.
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Rest comfortably in this cozy Quilt cedar bed. This bed features innovative quilt block pattern and is constructed of untreated white cedar wood, a beautiful wood that is naturally resistant to cracking, swelling and splintering. Clean and modern lines add a level of refinement to this bedroom furniture, and lasting construction promises the highest quality. [...]

For a solution to many uncomfortable sleeping problems, try the sleep wedge. This polyurethane foam mattress top is designed to help you sleep better by solving many of your sleep problems, such as acid reflux, upper respiratory problems, snoring and constricted airways, sinus irritation and sleep apnea. The sleeping wedge features a soft Ulti-Mat top [...]