Weekend in the woods

<p>Hello and welcome to a new week! Hope you had a lovely weekend! I didn’t get anything done and it. was. awesome. No projects, no cleaning, no decluttering, no organizing – just being lazy and hanging with my family and it was a welcome change. </p> <p>I’ve mentioned a few times that I have a large family – both extended and immediate. I have six sisters and brothers (a mix of full, half and step) and with the addition of some grandkids now, the our group is <strong>BIG</strong>. It gets harder every year to get together for holidays because there are so many of us now. :) </p> <p>Family means everything to all of us I’m sure, but my Dad is one of those people who is truly <em>bursting</em> with joy when his family is around. So every year now he and my stepmom rent a cabin so we can all get together and have a fun fall weekend with just family. </p> <p>This year we had an amazing view: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHzJJmhSQ4CAkSKFMeAELIQjxL-yF8NmLATdYguRJ2r4ej1K98X7dbAjKO5etsbdlqlpcZtG7YYPc34pE3LDmbeDbbz4BBSb0KwW86frQqqPlB_6LfTctJhZ06pobfv5zR7daeFa-_Pew/s1600-h/lake-monroe%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="Lake Monroe Indiana" border="0" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGYQ0xGQtbOKYIgym7CcfW3pQHqOnTMS61Y4gGvF_MfYA4TUwcwA1rlkqL3JhCP7NyMxLaoGLnQ8DIltg93FqoN7X8qm3McowCNA07b-i9TjvpswgqSRh1HdzuKU8DjayE0iXso6rHYIM/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Lake Monroe Indiana" width="550" /></a></p> <p>It’s a little early for the leaves to change but you can see little explosions of color starting to happen. :) We were near Lake Monroe in Bloomington, Indiana and if you are nearby it is an <em>amazing</em> time of year to visit. </p> <p>I didn’t get many pics inside our cabin because I was usually either eating or laying around and I was just too lazy, honestly. (It was fantastic.) It was a big place with plenty of room for all of us – not overly cabin-like, but rustic. </p> <p>Saturday we rented a double decker pontoon boat and took off for the afternoon. This was especially fun for me because every weekend growing up was spent on this lake with my Mom and Dad. Most of my memories as a child (up till about seven years old or so) were camping and then hanging on that lake in our teeny tiny metal boat. There was room for the three of us and that’s about it. ;)</p> <p>I’ve only been back to this lake as an adult a few times so it was special to be there again, especially with Dad. As a child I remember thinking the rocky shores were so beautiful and I was still taken with them as an adult: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEdtUfjehy2iN9pwQe_J2aVAbDD3H-aUCofhgji3cLE3aGft86O28cAKperGgP6vfAP9W5Qbm9vQTd86DsZ6xROlkaRrnKjcOu2kJjmh-SsiUwwaE7IbpEesHSVXN_kzlrcbEpjODJ4rN/s1600-h/lake-monroe-shore%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Lake Monroe shore" border="0" height="665" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdY3aYRN_4YUoopw6spI6MTGPPfYYkV9uguRGIIA5xuZw24sz3bzVs0QUQmiVSWoPEVNvzsKlBOdb0OI2IePzJ89pzoVu1WlGhF-Vg7IBekHKJ3RzSsVeFck8T5Gw0y48jJ3I_81n_kC9/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Lake Monroe shore" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Some people aren’t lake swimmers – are you? My husband is not – I think it freaks him out. :) Even I was a little hesitant at first, but then Dad and the siblings started jumping in and I finally did the same…and then you couldn’t get me out: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0kTRSiUhEegfyI_xYF3sIBncU5XXpgYgg-sFvMT9dd5QpXKyw8_UHG5yhfDwyIRU8rbA766TmMhl7YVeWIQJdOPCeS13mJ6cc6e5TGpAkBXBXRYgvaktfpvU1fgN8JSrXp9xBpCOGvwE/s1600-h/IMG_2134%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGx3nf5yjNPt8849ehmihroBs4c2Kp4o-8L3BUA0mg0S0UkyK5CIwraczVBGW_krywEtAWsbmg9avNwSGkSpupx_IyJICAacoAjKHCbt0jsf68xeXYy-QVywGtdd7BPGbRaa4qkLgKnbv/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="550" /></a></p> <p>I’m in the middle with my boy. :) My son is so like me when it comes to things like this. We watch and take it in for awhile…then we do it and love it and you’ll have to drag us away. I was SO proud of him for getting in to swim (he’d never swam in a lake). The boy is a FISH. </p> <p>When you sit on the life jacket just right you can just hang out there forever…it’s bliss. ;) The water was chilly at first but within minutes we’d get used to it and it was perfect. </p> <p>I don’t share many pics of my son on the blog but I am so in love with this one: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nJhErfbwe2iANQ2qOX-dqzwgfAs9MkoyPEm1flFl02cGi8k5PSzQT7qzgo6vAxduRAvZgyDgbz9NOnuZ9xw-Vhq-h7l3ht5thFfrHDqAXuPkXBv65Cdqz63oRSOcphGuc6nhBZDT7RGc/s1600-h/Dad%252520and%252520E%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt=":)" border="0" height="601" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LAIk61cLu0istkxUDt5oKOXr1jGKF4xR7STNqcgfT_epLOr7fLj0mjBiKg5zqjwVFz1t0KxfvduDmzMyaF6IP9hmWi6TmMdAhtfSJ7SYNf2u78sKSNNc5tD3LcUnM9QLDZYVMsrpQTcf/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title=":)" width="450" /></a></p> <p>He drove the boat with Grandpa pretty much the entire time. Like a boss. ;) </p> <p>On Sunday it was raining and chilly (a perfect fall day in my opinion) and we took the long way home through Nashville, Indiana and Brown County: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK_enUzl67wfgm3tRiBdx4gSMiBTY1KAXSPME3NaROx3WCQzIf8VHPnkF5et60OcfInO2VQb9VN4AUnMj7L3lG3mR5pnWV8HL6cMeKl5odnmQti1CkPgB6QzENFMZh3r16kHqhD3EYDQX/s1600-h/brown-county%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Brown County IN" border="0" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ay4125aRH5h3ptPP6cqmgG2Hzqhdx2d5CKymyl5AJfeeoK3kdvjflR7vdX6bMJWL0kRX4YXPSawXt9L8hBnvUM2Gd2TjcivFG12Z3xzjgQ5ATr5NUQGuhVOHH8qMZbcKBVLY-BinyaBt/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Brown County IN" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Downtown Nashville is a treasure. A quaint little area with shops, wonderful food and fun stuff to do: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Odg5LoAYG_gyT2T-M_xGjyfP4xeKSXPFyWfxgOWNYLlnlnkwSp8BfIztI0g5aMLzwDbcLsGDZkRscOhEX9O90db9LenJK1SgoTHKMOXSDUl7eBE4yaysl5W4VsZFWCULz2rDTFeu7OUi/s1600-h/photo%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Nashville IN " border="0" height="668" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4oC0Y51i-eg1SszuQ6N-D7v3MGcX8IqCJXO__pLy3UDoaURt1k7LtXo9DW-d-w5oH7jMgk0ZPIM4g12bKq4FgreirTLbCnDMsi7qncP2k4KDhhHGnffPDi_bbYLCGjClEhJk7Cpqj7NE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Nashville IN " width="500" /></a></p> <p>And of course this is the BEST time of year to visit!</p> <p>It was SO lovely – the rain made everything smell amazing and the mums were popping: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETGAvYIvk1ljiI_I6CCR2AKcel0gw9vVCDc_CkfGVnf13YKUyDhcq2qhzWu-5E2o2TjUF6vm4c1Fq6WboX2vxBIrBauYZxt-_4L6QyeCqhRdkhdGD464Pakg_7Xlubw7Bw5acd0WTDO0z/s1600-h/nashville%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Nashville Indiana fall" border="0" height="673" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwYPnlT76vHJaPJ-5yk1F-i2fgan7eqxIuwCdUL7zNYMLa6RFyJ2JMJXkxQU5lZ2HYSpbeD4n0sa5M_10POuy_51w9_3MWz-zhqS9tYvUrmp3o32EtAtlk6EwhDGFH8mqjfJUkyGT_4Wo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Nashville Indiana fall" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Every single shop and restaurant is decked out for fall and it’s just gorgeous:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NAERUW_liQPj0Zm6WwXkQdiPoDAY8e_rKh-jO8LC4XylS1q60cQUVBWXayN2q9yNy5IrlrJGsiIrWBNdmUn0foiHYM5h4cWp3sbbCAAcj8d6jwefQYH6aXFD-UWNG1mhx4UbFfLb-WjV/s1600-h/nashville-indiana%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Nashville Indiana" border="0" height="665" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1nj9XRS4h_WTiH7AkhyphenhyphenYj_djN1Rw2F72DGibv5VFP18U39XqaoP1p9nhrksgdLA30ho05-3zQW_iGIDTMyTSaVs5bd4QrqJ2q8nIDHGGC6R995S7kwZdq_PbZlbgIYIiRS0k7ojAD4EI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Nashville Indiana" width="500" /></a></p> <p>We also stopped at a roadside pumpkin patch on the way out of town:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5bxGq4mx0F0grU_ZY-_EebPdHb1RzTGMhsGr7bM-w8FcoG3Iag6laB_D54zIdwfxyIe_xo19ZMjx5ntabQOXCtr4-Ui_AJEOMewUHWCFJRJpDeCZ_GQfSTz8AyzHZaPUuOQ6NamPiVTA/s1600-h/pumpkin%252520patch%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="pumpkin patch" border="0" height="665" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiZXkIlX9UcvkTJm7xqMSj8bzgEdo-DPn-4UKPO_eXHdEUeLWp3C-Hoc16sPjnGLfErGdfxQc4x1gq-C_FX406UBUCi7nUuyKUzoBVFS3a4mP_D1PymJVDoUJ-zbw0VX28ZKlnCWRMQfB/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="pumpkin patch" width="500" /></a></p> <p>We saved the regular pumpkins for when we go to pick them at the local patch but got a bunch of really unique ones here. I’ve never seen a selection of gourds and pumpkins like they had!: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MN2hRxvgc4u75a88uJcqwKZ-og_bHyuRs1XxxUx3KjkngfwNf9uY9VzWqzD_vVcYQPL5yKCBPLoEyeDGfRb2Nfpf1lHalPEl7rjxpzrMmeZ703PCAHhKPmf2qZMVQpLXqHls-WS1P1cm/s1600-h/pumpkins%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="nashville pumpkin patch" border="0" height="661" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWZG7wVKljLB-28w37y2LU4GMFBJQ9g05QQdXI5Vn9fOZahvCx84-d1NNbZ6v78qqk3bqL49qg6bYipXbF6vFe9AQmzu45jTXEzA1R0gd6mW2tpBiFmMLp-Zq6TBqSmkjzvSoVHAa3UFT/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="nashville pumpkin patch" width="500" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>I was giddy, I must say. It was just a lovely weekend all around. </p> <p>I am so blessed for so many reasons, but one of the biggest is that I am a part of my big beautiful family. Thanks to Dad for forcing us to hang out together at least once a year. ;) </p> <p>Have you been to southern Indiana in the fall? Do you have a favorite spot near you that you like to visit this time of year? </p> <p>Hope your weekend was wonderful too – this week I’ll be sharing more fall-inspired posts as we continue our <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/09/fall-inspiration-are-you-ready.html">parties again tomorrow</a>! See you then! </p>

Weekend in the woods

Hello and welcome to a new week! Hope you had a lovely weekend! I didn’t get anything done and it. was. awesome. No projects, no cleaning, no decluttering, no organizing – just being lazy and hanging with my family and it was a welcome change. I’ve mentioned a few times that I have a large family …

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Modern House Renovation in Australia

<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://goathouse.blogspot.com/2013/09/modern-house-renovation-in-australia.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Modern House Renovation in Australia" border="0" height="?" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LKOQM8wip9xmQGug1ctjHNNo7mexi0wkB9GTiqd7S5gLhK7tfkIC1uKo80RD1EGJ6ySRlQJjw4KwZu0qach9rTsEBK_5Y-TO92l3uDB41gXActnP24Rq-ow0NjaT5B9uyAuOSIhiH0s/s640/westbury-crescent-contemporary-design.jpg" title="Modern House Renovation in Australia" width="640" /></a>Renovation is a way to make an existing house different about facade, function, comfort or any reasons. David Barr Architect has done a renovation for Westbury Crescent Residence where is located in Perth, Australia. The renovation project aim to make the home modern and sustainable, one of approach is to minimize extravagance by reusing the existing structure and element.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a name='more'></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><h2><span style="font-size: small;">Westbury Crescent Residence by <a href="http://davidbarrarchitect.com.au/">David Barr Architect</a>:</span></h2><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“</span>A 65 square metre alterations and addition to the rear of an existing Federation brick and tile house which aims to extend the perceptual space of the project. Daylight is funneled deep from the north, morning light reflected in from the east, filtered zenithal light washed down from above and ambient light scooped inwards from the south.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">These same apertures capture visual moments from both the adjacent and surrounding site through a large northern glazed and screen sliding wall, a considered eastern slither and a southern clerestory window projected beyond the buildings edge.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The project is formally manipulated to sculpt atmospheric and functional light into designedspaces thus turning an originally introverted residence inside-out.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The project is located near the Swan River in the southern suburb of Bicton. It is a small alterations and additions, that replaced a derelict, lean-to at the rear of an existing Federation brick and tile house.</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielgKlkO-9mFSi7roqhTQH8XZauA5ATb4q0GaO56yAAGWJR0EC5shKwbWJKtaJ-HS_6XTjc1woGMFFZx6rP07rr1zD1KsXeCwMYXV4wxFiKdBZitRzxuMm66LZl6-BoAXmKl15LDv0RdQ/s1600/westbury-crescent-home-design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Modern House Renovation in Australia" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielgKlkO-9mFSi7roqhTQH8XZauA5ATb4q0GaO56yAAGWJR0EC5shKwbWJKtaJ-HS_6XTjc1woGMFFZx6rP07rr1zD1KsXeCwMYXV4wxFiKdBZitRzxuMm66LZl6-BoAXmKl15LDv0RdQ/s640/westbury-crescent-home-design.jpg" title="Modern House Renovation in Australia" width="640" /></a></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="MsoNormal">In the east by an attached neighboring dwelling with an irregular eastern boundary, a 6m high boundary parapet wall to the north and shared access right of way to the south. The project therefore sought to extend perceptual space through the considered placement of apertures capturing visual moments far beyond the prescribed site boundary.</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKKCzcQiZYo5Ac7xm3B-Ao3uh7Ox1B-i-MjUKt2L_BT8BVkrCg-BpFlc3RCrYAx4UNnKSD7N2CQ8m1SPQhJzbT7GXSRKS-gkdabc1ObLA87pes7h36IzxawCg1dHYwG4zgDKK4_0v5Mk/s1600/westbury-crescent-modern-interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Interior Modern House Renovation" border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKKCzcQiZYo5Ac7xm3B-Ao3uh7Ox1B-i-MjUKt2L_BT8BVkrCg-BpFlc3RCrYAx4UNnKSD7N2CQ8m1SPQhJzbT7GXSRKS-gkdabc1ObLA87pes7h36IzxawCg1dHYwG4zgDKK4_0v5Mk/s640/westbury-crescent-modern-interior.jpg" title="Interior design Modern House Renovation in Australia" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="MsoNormal">The external and internal form of the new work was manipulated to sculpt atmospheric and functional light into crafted spaces, thus turning the originally introverted residence inside-out. One enters, through a small light filled aperture located at the end of the generously volumed hallway of the existing residence.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">A large northern glazed & screened sliding wall, a considered eastern slither, filtered zenithal light and a southern clearstory window projected beyond the buildings edge.</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUf0eoAJ54bJ386Xaq68TS-ETRb2WTF14bs91pUi_piN_UwvghE8MiHOkF_5uB-bgrTof8w_0Qf7yraqEiO3cEqx7rOCdJjpaoPgM9qm6hXs5z77Mguau_gRaMCRsUkNg6SDamEO_M5Q/s1600/westbury-crescent-modern-bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bath design Modern House Renovation in Australia" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUf0eoAJ54bJ386Xaq68TS-ETRb2WTF14bs91pUi_piN_UwvghE8MiHOkF_5uB-bgrTof8w_0Qf7yraqEiO3cEqx7rOCdJjpaoPgM9qm6hXs5z77Mguau_gRaMCRsUkNg6SDamEO_M5Q/s640/westbury-crescent-modern-bath.jpg" title="Bath room Modern House Renovation in Australia" width="426" /></a></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div class="MsoNormal">The character and memory of the existing cottage are maintained as the primary streetscape. Only subtle hints of the new addition are revealed between interstitial spaces when viewed from the streets edge.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">From the link space, day to day living spills onto the outdoor decks & steps. Therefore neighbourly interaction is encouraged in side yards not concealed in private backyards. The new built form has strong connections to the existing site and house, whereby the surrounding context directly influences the <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘</span>form<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span> of the building and the position & sizes of the resulting apertures.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The neighbouring parapet wall to the northern boundary required an elevated light scoop to provide for winter sun. The fire rated boundary wall construction to the east, encouraged zenithal light to filter into the laundry space whilst a large clearstory southern window in bathroom provides privacy from the adjacent neighbouring properties.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The originally narrow termite ridden lean-to, with its poorly located toilet and adjacent disused dining space, was demolished and replaced with a isolated laundry, bathroom and a functional dining / kitchen space which has became heart of the house.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The considered placement of program not only provides strong spatial connections between the old and new but also activates previously under utilised spaces both inside and beyond.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The architecture of the project is not found in quantitative square metre assessments but in the experiential qualities, which pervade each space. A new link set perpendicular to the existing hall binds new spaces to the existing residences and intertwines adjoining programmatic functions.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">This circulation space is economically set within the dimensions of adjoining areas whilst a clear counterpoint between old and new is maintained via a low ceiling and the subsequent compression of overhead volume.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The bathroom and laundry are masked physically and visually through operable door panels. However there still remains the attempt to provide delightful, naturally Lit sculpted spaces within.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The detailing of a simple external form, clad in a low cost corrugated skin, provided the opportunity for a greater emphasis to be placed on the materiality and manipulation of interior experience.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The small project works within 65sqm of contained built footprint but ultimately activates 150sqm of previously unused surface. Not only were new outlooks provided beyond the definable limits of the project but the design also allows a new and immediate experience of place <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">–</span> previously not offered by the old home.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Through the considered crafting of natural light all spaces remain well lit throughout the day without the requirement for artificial lighting. When night prevails, all light fittings are low energy LED.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">A large sliding screen to the north, covered with stretched sail-shade fabric is operated to regulate sunlight & ventilation as well as provide privacy and a surface for movie projections.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sustainability was sought not through complex technical solutions but through the original decision to retain the majority of the original family home.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The scheme proposed a reworking of the existing 2<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">×</span>1 into a 3<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">×</span>2 configuration, rather than a tabula rasa approach. During the course of construction 70% of waste materials were recycled through a waste management company.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The selection of a light coloured roof and wall cladding aimed to minimise solar absorption. This was initially a variation to council regulations due to it being deemed a highly reflective material. With this project as a contributing precedent the council are now undertaking the process of amending their town-planning scheme to allow for the use of these efficient building skins.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The clients provided a clear direction for their aspirations of both physical and visual engagement within the building, whilst the builder<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span>s openness to refinement aided the precise rafting of such experiences.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We therefore see the project team as consisting of the client, architect and builder intertwining knowledge in the collective pursuit of an architectural resolution.<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">”</span></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Modern House Renovation in Australia

Renovation is a way to make an existing house different about facade, function, comfort or any reasons. David Barr Architect has done a renovation for Westbury Crescent Residence where is located in Perth, Australia. The renovation project aim to make the home modern and sustainable, one of approach…

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Franklin, TN

<p>Hey y’all. I’m talking about the south today so I can say y’all, right? I always want to spell it “ya’ll” by the way – must be the northerner in me. ;) </p> <p>Last weekend I took a quick trip to Nashville to meet up with the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/08/best-week-ever.html">Haven team</a> – we were regrouping after this year’s conference and doing a little planning for next year. After meeting for a long while we took a break and drove to Franklin, TN to eat and shop just a bit. </p> <p>I fell in love with this smaller city because, well…it was super cute and the shopping was amazing. But it also very much reminded me of the area we live in too. Felt like home in a way. </p> <p>I just had to share some of the places we stopped along Main Street. The stores are not cheap – by…a lot. ;) But there was SO much inspiration, it was worth it to just walk around and take it all in. </p> <p>We started by eating at 55 South, and didn’t realize till the end of our meal that we actually sitting in a place called Cork and Crow. I think they must share a menu. The food was amazing but the decor was what I was mostly focused on. This wood wall was so cool: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8uCbINm-jbg/UkWcHHiyS2I/AAAAAAAAhAo/yR5rv4NpX48/s1600-h/IMG_7983%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="wood slice art" border="0" height="450" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pHqka8rk2OM/UkWcHyQTXYI/AAAAAAAAhAw/K6vZKkwkom4/IMG_7983_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wood slice art" width="450" /></a></p> <p>The meat cleavers even add a little something. ;) I loved the look of the wood in combination with the really delicate glass chandeliers. Just stunning. </p> <p>On the other side of the room was a bottle light fixture that I loved too: </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-35SSX6O87oI/UkWcIYJcNGI/AAAAAAAAhA4/vp5UFDXqNXY/s1600-h/IMG_7970%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="wine bottle light fixture" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7rwxqBdyo5o/UkWcImSgWmI/AAAAAAAAhBA/q4XBCvuEq1g/IMG_7970_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="wine bottle light fixture" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Not a great picture, sorry. I noticed while there how beautiful the light is coming through those bottles – it truly glows in ambers and greens…really cool. </p> <p>We walked around a bit and one of my favorite spots was a shop called <a href="http://theirongateonline.net/the-retail-store/">The Iron Gate</a>. As soon as we walked in I knew I would love it: </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9QBTY1yQVhw/UkWcJHQsT4I/AAAAAAAAhBI/RjbYM5q9fAQ/s1600-h/IMG_7979%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-B8SIcZTSHKY/UkWcJkjrzkI/AAAAAAAAhBQ/ty4AHKWH6Nw/IMG_7979_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="450" /></a></p> <p>It was a mix of industrial and glam with a little bit of shabby chic thrown in. None of which are necessarily my style, but I loved every bit of it. </p> <p>They had a lot of older pieces, like these massive old doors: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0p7WoS9xOKM/UkWcKfwt0hI/AAAAAAAAhBY/olm7VVyzta0/s1600-h/IMG_7973%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="large old doors" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qcpfqdlr0To/UkWcK2vboFI/AAAAAAAAhBg/D595M415auw/IMG_7973_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="large old doors" width="450" /></a></p> <p>They were perfect as they were – no paint needed on those! </p> <p>This clock was just massive – probably five feet across? Maybe more?: </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lv1cMlfTLJo/UkWcLskiBcI/AAAAAAAAhBo/Mbp4pI8-q14/s1600-h/IMG_7974%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="huge numeral clock" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pFeE6TwoEOw/UkWcMrNSb-I/AAAAAAAAhBw/UAEZthAvXNc/IMG_7974_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="huge numeral clock" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Loved the huge clock hands. :)</p> <p>Like I said, they had some shabby chic decor and it was beautiful. I loved the touches of gray and purple on this bed: </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eaqcaqOD1Ag/UkWcNHsVDaI/AAAAAAAAhB4/MPdhK1KFv0A/s1600-h/IMG_7972%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="shabby chic bed" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Gt4KAAJnr_0/UkWcNpGA9VI/AAAAAAAAhCA/PEGs7HObj90/IMG_7972_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="shabby chic bed" width="450" /></a></p> <p>And this one was just dreamy. Seriously, let’s not thinking about dogs or cats or kids getting it dirty for a second and just think about falling into that every day: </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tsej0vzSEMg/UkWcOJtsh2I/AAAAAAAAhCI/VbiYCTP78Xs/s1600-h/IMG_7978%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="white bedding" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--TC9S1csyTc/UkWcO_TX3QI/AAAAAAAAhCQ/8PBRjjIZJ8c/IMG_7978_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="white bedding" width="450" /></a></p> <p>Lovely, right? </p> <p>I thought that large metal table next to it was awesome too: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4zpOXigHwL4/UkWcPVzhm5I/AAAAAAAAhCY/vqI-s-di2AA/s1600-h/IMG_7976%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="old metal table" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OBJ6xm_BQUg/UkWcQW9p-QI/AAAAAAAAhCg/xYYxAnM5SUA/IMG_7976_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="old metal table" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I thought it would look so cool on a big front porch. I can just <em>see</em> it. </p> <p>The lighting in their was spectacular! Any one of these could have gone home with me: </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-r7AUcKIhkrw/UkWcQ5OhspI/AAAAAAAAhCo/hI4vmImnJoU/s1600-h/IMG_7977%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K1r88QSR77M/UkWcRZUgN1I/AAAAAAAAhCw/hvG1xHt8m8U/IMG_7977_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="450" /></a></p> <p>If I a.) could have fit it on the plane and b.) had eleventy million dollars and c.) was cool enough to pull off that funky starburst one. None of which happened. ;) </p> <p>Of course there was plenty that we would see and whisper to each other “Do you <em>KNOW</em> how easy this would be to make??” I’m sure the shop owners<strong> love</strong> people like us. :) </p> <p>This nursery art was just adorable: </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XyD8RX33voU/UkWcSP_3x-I/AAAAAAAAhC4/ys_4q4NpxwY/s1600-h/IMG_7971%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY nursery art" border="0" height="601" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QXvMNk4cUEc/UkWcSsktvgI/AAAAAAAAhDA/Qe_0vg1eXMM/IMG_7971_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DIY nursery art" width="450" /></a></p> <p>And…they were $44 each. Get a coupon for a canvas at the craft store and you could make this for less than $10 (if that). Just saying. If you wanted to. ;) </p> <p>And I just loved this display of coral: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LNJv0rxPmoo/UkWcTBiisgI/AAAAAAAAhDI/3fJPbGnCtHc/s1600-h/IMG_7975%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="coral decor" border="0" height="599" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8Us7s8UjMyM/UkWcT2nDruI/AAAAAAAAhDQ/ujYQII9C7ho/IMG_7975_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="coral decor" width="450" /></a></p> <p>It was just so delicate and beautiful – they had some HUGE pieces. That blue one on the shelf really struck me and we determined it looked as though it was painted. (Is blue coral a thing?) Makes me want to grab some chalk paint and have at it. </p> <p>We had such a lovely time walking around and ohhing and ahhing at everything. Then, being the DIY/thrifty girls we are, we headed over to the antique shops. :) I found a little old copper pot that was in my post <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/09/fall-mantel-and-party.html">earlier this week</a>:  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XA_Lo6hmQDA/UkWcUURXfgI/AAAAAAAAhDY/x3SjPo6jrrg/s1600-h/fall-mantel-family-room%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="hydrangea fall mantel" border="0" height="624" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4L0Ti9fhzzg/UkWcU0IiGTI/AAAAAAAAhDg/wJB1CFmDZYY/fall-mantel-family-room_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="hydrangea fall mantel" width="518" /></a></p> <p>It’s the one on the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2011/07/candlestick-turned-table.html">candlestick table</a> by the chair – I lined it with some plastic and put a plant inside. LOVE it. </p> <p>Later that night we took in downtown Nashville and it. was. crazy. We even had an Elvis sighting: </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-og9rlibGol8/UkWcVodXKNI/AAAAAAAAhDo/doIXMjP1teg/s1600-h/IMG_7998%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Elvis and me" border="0" height="457" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hmeKoaWMnyY/UkWcWMLaItI/AAAAAAAAhDw/8RWsQHATR3k/IMG_7998_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Elvis and me" width="450" /></a></p> <p>:)</p> <p>I’ve been to Nashville a few times before and it was NOTHING like last Saturday night – so busy but fun! </p> <p>So have you been to Franklin? We didn’t have time to visit many of the stores that I wanted to so I may have to check it out again sometime soon. It would make for a great girls weekend, that’s for sure. </p> <p>Have a great weekend…y’all!</p>

Franklin, TN

Hey y’all. I’m talking about the south today so I can say y’all, right? I always want to spell it “ya’ll” by the way – must be the northerner in me. ;) Last weekend I took a quick trip to Nashville to meet up with the Haven team – we were regrouping after this year’s conference and doing a little …

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Contemporary House From England, White Lodge

<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://goathouse.blogspot.com/2013/09/contemporary-house-from-england-white-lodge.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6R06NqiYv6HQpPebIVeGuvKe0eUv3YS97IlOj3xxuCH0tadPiVxUqSNYzrmhYIvNcnwTQRM_qdrxO-G_3xCF4DwPrEvQ-8CVg0rpqZJJHD2s7LzGzRp8X5HlSv-caVohPoLGx3aEgfw/s640/white-lodge-Contemporary-House-04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>A British architect, DyerGrimes Architects has designed a contemporary architectural house named White Lodge that is located in Tandridge, England, UK. <br /><a name='more'></a>This house stays above about 5 thousand square feet that is equipped with many kind of eco-friendly technologies and has determined the sustainable structure and material using for its long term advantages.<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><h2><span style="font-size: small;">White Lodge by <a href="http://www.dyergrimesarchitects.com/" target="_blank">DyerGrimes Architects</a>:</span></h2></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体;">"</span></span>The site was originally home to a 1960<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span>s detached bungalow surrounded by tall trees and hedging with far reaching views to the Surrey Downs beyond. The area is populated by traditional pitched roof architecture typical of its green belt credentials. The proposed designs were unprecedented in the immediate area and subject to Tanbridge Council<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">'</span>s strict planning requirements.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The site sloped sharply away to one side which would greatly limit the overall footprint of the building and the desired surrounding landscape. Following a rigorous planning process, Dyer Grimes Architects achieved consent to infill and level the site and build a highly contemporary house of 480m2. Modern building technologies were combined with the highest quality materials including hardwood cladding and white render with an abundance of glass throughout.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The glazed ground floor living space is surrounded by beautifully landscaped grounds, while the first floor appears to <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘</span>hover<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’</span> over the kitchen dining area as well as project over the swimming pool. Great emphasis was placed on constructing White Lodge in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way. An impressive sustainability target was set; to generate 20 percent of the energy required by using renewable energy sources.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Energy efficiency has been maximized through the incorporation of Solar hot water collectors on the roof, a highly sustainable drainage system and an air source heat pump which circulates heat around the entire house. The result is a stunning modernist home which has won the admiration of the local community, the Council and the media alike.<span style="font-size: small;">"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWWUnHLTVhskKFDqe-yQiLJJNgAeAsojV6aVEgUmqIe42RvGqd8ghBEiO-pEZy8SjW_eIIApUuor657XCM4V4fjceT7R9UkTJbUFuNKcwWEiOuibyLeYpwha_AKK9ZYSCssnsv2gfd-c/s1600/white-lodge-Contemporary-House-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Contemporary House From England, White Lodge" border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWWUnHLTVhskKFDqe-yQiLJJNgAeAsojV6aVEgUmqIe42RvGqd8ghBEiO-pEZy8SjW_eIIApUuor657XCM4V4fjceT7R9UkTJbUFuNKcwWEiOuibyLeYpwha_AKK9ZYSCssnsv2gfd-c/s1600/white-lodge-Contemporary-House-01.jpg" title="Contemporary House From England, White Lodge" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Contemporary House From England, White Lodge

A British architect, DyerGrimes Architects has designed a contemporary architectural house named White Lodge that is located in Tandridge, England, UK. This house stays above about 5 thousand square feet that is equipped with many kind of eco-friendly technologies and has determined the sustainable …

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