When the wall between our family room and kitchen see details here came down we had to deal with two different flooring, old carpet and newish laminate. The plan was to find the same laminate.. we found the box in the basement, how hard could it be? Harder than we thought.. that particular one had been discontinued.. and finding something similar was not an easy task.. Finding a flooring that was kind of close but not close enough would seem like a mistake.. so we decided to go different, this way it would seem like an intentional design choice.. I had always wanted a chocolaty dark floor.. The next thing to take into consideration was the transition between the two floors.. generally what is used it a T- Moulding, that strip you see in the above picture connecting the two floors together. Not the prettiest option. Pinterest to the rescue.. Adding tile to the mix would help to blend the two different brown together and there would be no awkward bump in t...
Habitat 67 caused a sensation in Canada at the time. I was 10 years old when it was displayed as part of Expo 67 in Montreal and yes, alas, it never lived up to its full potential as affordable urban residential design. Safdie later designed the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. It's a breathtaking structure holding Canada's finest collection of art. I love its huge, soaring glass windows. But at the time it was built, the American Embassy was across the street so, as a security measure, the National Gallery's glass windows all had to be coated in some kind of shatterproof sealant as a preventive measure in case terrorists blew up the U.S. Embassy. Luckily that never came to pass.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating building. I'd nver heard of it until now.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a wild building! Thanks for sharing it and a little background, I've never heard of it before now!
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Amazing. Happy Friday friend. May it be full of joy and peace.
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Well I can see why it failed as affordable housing. If its popular than it's probably expensive!
ReplyDeleteVery cool photo. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this structure other places and I find it fascinating. I would think its irregularity would have made it more costly to construct. It's a wonderful photo!
ReplyDeleteInteresting building. Be good as a jigsaw.
ReplyDeleteI'd not heard of this building until now.
ReplyDeleteAffordable housing remains a problem in many countries.
Wishing you and your family every happiness for the new month of May.
All the best Jan
So interesting. That is one of those photos that you could look at for minutes just studying everything that is going on in that one single photo.
ReplyDeleteA very unique building and it makes for a wonderful photo. I wonder how many families it housed? I'm not a fan of high density living, but I can certainly see the need for it. Also interesting that it couldn't be done in a way to make it affordable.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a unique building!
ReplyDeleteWow that is amazing!
ReplyDeleteAs someone who grew up in New York City, I saw two immediate problems reading about Habitat 677: First, lack of public transportation (although I see this has been improved) and second, not in a walkable area. I do love the concept of the private terrace gardens built upon the roofs of the story below. Too bad it didn't live up to its original concept of affordable housing.
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