American Screened Porches

If, in Thailand, walls don't really have to be walls...the screened porch comes to mind as a viable solution to allow for unobstructed views and insect management....and doesn't the first example even look Thai?

http://prswoodworking.com/sitebuilder/images/screen_porch-577x600.jpg

http://lovettconstruction.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/new_screen_porch.22391517_std.jpg

http://www.ebuild.com/articles/articleId.474114/artnum.2.hwx

http://www.asastanford.com/wp-content/gallery/renovations/AnotherScreenPorch.JPG

more bamboo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonygrimley/3476765886/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jipe82/2254812399/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wowstanley/73865286/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/archisculpture/113240291/

http://2b-2009-battersea.blogspot.com/2009/08/bamboo-facade.html

http://get.edidomus.it/domus/extrasensor/contentmanager/mid/B-090503-Bamboo_Facade-2.jpg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/390088839_6bd4c29612.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/biwook/390088839/&usg=__L-6PkN-dRLIlXLNGfz_OHaW0kxM=&h=375&w=500&sz=192&hl=en&start=3&sig2=K0QxO_UG-pQEgjstMningQ&um=1&tbnid=bM0qCToi8D2NyM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbamboo%2Bscaffolding%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1C1GGLS_enUS340US340%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1&ei=Evm6SsbXC4yslAfS57jHDQ

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stockphotopro.com/photo-thumbs-2/stockphotopro_10569331JWU_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.stockphotopro.com/photo_of/parking/10569331JWU/_Germany__Saxony__Leipzig_&usg=__xziMuu7I_2vrYyctdWg0qxvkOPU=&h=321&w=400&sz=126&hl=en&start=31&sig2=KwmTHjbqs_Lw9rFEBMWL3A&um=1&tbnid=k9Ic7ECEMBH-uM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbamboo%2Bfacade%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1C1GGLS_enUS340US340%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21%26um%3D1&ei=ePe6SpLNFISElgfGk_y3DQ

Neat project in Bangladesh

http://kboekhoff.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html

Bamboo Screens

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/carabanchel_hou.php

http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3118794

http://suisin.jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/showcase/photo/center/watercenter.html

http://www.bambusero.co.nz/custom-fences/

The Phoenix Commotion (Featured in the NYT)

recycled picture frame samples

recycled shingles

bottle-bottom door

end grain countertop

wine cork floor

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/garden/03recycle.html

http://www.phoenixcommotion.com/index2.html

Soe Ker Tie House (Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand)

TYIN tegnestue is a non-profit organization working humanitarian through architecture. TYIN is run by five architect students from NTNU and the projects are financed by more than 60 Norwegian companies, as well as private contributions.

Through the course of the last year TYIN has worked with planning and constructing small scale projects in Thailand. We aim to build strategic projects that can improve the lives for people in difficult situations. Through extensive collaboration with locals, and mutual learning, we hope that our projects can have an impact beyond the physical structures.

from http://www.archdaily.com/25748/soe-ker-tie-house-tyin-tegnestue/

Flickr finds: Thai benches

In thinking about seating for CTS, would it work to do it along the circulation paths in strategic places inspired by the traditional Thai way of doing it?

The benches hang slightly off the edge of the raised terrace...this could be reimagined in metal, concrete or wood, and combined with planters. I think it could work well on the second level, especially in the area surrounding the courtyard to maximize the circulation space.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thaipulse/1400867538/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stinkys0ck/240195763/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bkkfoto/2335441860/

I came across this one in my search and it was too gorgeous to not post: http://www.flickr.com/photos/imokko/3220136916/

Fun New Thai Architecture Blog

Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional

posts on:
vernacular architecture
columns
concepts in modern Thai architecture

Some traditional thai motifs from my snapshot collection

Flickr Finds: library computer layouts

1. Library computers, 2. Belmont Library Regular Computer Lab, 3. Westonka Library's Computer Area, 4. Old computer center, 5. Computer Modules in the Library, 6. Mar Vista Library Computer Terminals, 7. Computers@Library, 8. Public Computer Use @ FLPL, 9. Kids Computers

Flickr Finds: Stencils in Thailand

1. DSC_1035M, 2. Thai Box, 3. pattern, 4. stencil, 5. fish w/ gas mask, 6. Gold stenciling on red is a very common decorative motif in Thailand.JPG, 7. Stenciled!, 8. Wooden Stencil, 9. Stencilling on a door, Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai, 10. stencil

Joyful stewardship

Thank you, David, for letting me tag along on the trip to Prabat. I was so impacted by the perspective of the church leaders there who aren't waiting for finalized plans or completed fund raising goals to start using their land for God's glory. Instead, they are harvesting produce and organizing camping trips. What a poignant reminder to live fully in the present!

Materials Inspiration, Chiang Mai