Search found 146 matches

Some additional photos of our American Gothic Revival staircase.

http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/45214/2812636090103443902S425x425Q85.jpghttp://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/44231/264561914010344390 ...

Mad Housewife, Billion-Mark Note Renew Bauhaus at MoMA: Review

Review by James S. Russell

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Marcel Breuer’s tubular-steel chairs and the glass-walled buildings copied from W ...

Now the main staircase handrail presented the same problem
as the exterior stairs, we wanted a design that was in touch
with our 19th century carriage house theme and it also had to meet
code requi ...

Btw, he was also credited with inventing the first environmentally
friendly elevator............

http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/21800/2782560050103443902S425x425Q85.jpg

......on second th ...

And heeeeeeeeeeeeere's ...................Johnny!!!!

http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/2541/2365533710103443902S425x425Q85.jpg

Now for those of you who don't already know,
the title of this m ...

It's important to think outside the box and I like the
very low environmental impact of the method,
but on a serious note, I think there is some architectural
plagiarism going on here. I believe J ...

Zach, It's pretty hard today to make a living as an architect
(or a carpenter for that matter) so it might not be a bad
idea to do both. As anyone around this forum will tell you,
the original d ...

If I have to walk to get the beer, it's time to
stop walking the dog and eat the little bugger! Wink

Climate change: Time to eat Fido?
A startling new book claims that pet dogs are more harmf ...

Germany’s Efficient Offices Called Best G-20 Green Policy by WWF

By Alex Morales

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s program to subsidize energy-efficient buildings is the best policy among major ec ...

chris, just in time..... to keep those gods happy,
Yanks and Phils tonight and we know you're excited!!!! Very Happy

Now that we have our outside handrails in good order,
it's time to take a look inside at the main staircase.
Like the outside, the staircase had temporary construction
railings and treads until m ...

Well it took long enough but here's
cousineddie's contribution to code compliance.
Way to go eddie. Very Happy

http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/42575/2985144880103443902S200x200Q85.jpg

phansford, thanks for the supportive comments.
I'm amazed by some of the creative and intricate
designs from the 19th century. Maybe without the clutter of our
modern media and technology, archit ...

It was time to remove the temporary front porch stair railings
and get to work on the finished design. We started with 3 x 6
pressure treated southern yellow pine. I wouldn't have normally
select ...

phansford, just having a bathroom/sink in the basement would be a dream
come true. A bucket in the backyard is standard for the simple
carpenter. It's not so bad now, but just wait until Jan. :sho ...

Author	Message
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:29 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Some additional photos of our American Gothic Revival staircase. http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/45214/2812636090103443902S425x425Q85.jpghttp://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/44231/264561914010344390 ...
Topic: Mad Housewife, Billion-Mark Note Renew Bauhaus
cousinbirgco Replies: 0 Views: 99	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:46 am Subject: Mad Housewife, Billion-Mark Note Renew Bauhaus
cousinbirgco Replies: 0 Views: 99	Mad Housewife, Billion-Mark Note Renew Bauhaus at MoMA: Review Review by James S. Russell Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Marcel Breuer’s tubular-steel chairs and the glass-walled buildings copied from W ...
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:11 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Now the main staircase handrail presented the same problem as the exterior stairs, we wanted a design that was in touch with our 19th century carriage house theme and it also had to meet code requi ...
Topic: Building with whole trees.
cousinbirgco Replies: 16 Views: 701	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:00 pm Subject: Building with whole trees.
cousinbirgco Replies: 16 Views: 701	Btw, he was also credited with inventing the first environmentally friendly elevator............ http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/21800/2782560050103443902S425x425Q85.jpg ......on second th ...
Topic: Building with whole trees.
cousinbirgco Replies: 16 Views: 701	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:45 pm Subject: Building with whole trees.
cousinbirgco Replies: 16 Views: 701	And heeeeeeeeeeeeere's ...................Johnny!!!! http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/2541/2365533710103443902S425x425Q85.jpg Now for those of you who don't already know, the title of this m ...
Topic: Building with whole trees.
cousinbirgco Replies: 16 Views: 701	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:36 am Subject: Building with whole trees.
cousinbirgco Replies: 16 Views: 701	It's important to think outside the box and I like the very low environmental impact of the method, but on a serious note, I think there is some architectural plagiarism going on here. I believe J ...
Topic: From Carpenter and EMS to Architect?
cousinbirgco Replies: 4 Views: 371	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:40 am Subject: From Carpenter and EMS to Architect?
cousinbirgco Replies: 4 Views: 371	Zach, It's pretty hard today to make a living as an architect (or a carpenter for that matter) so it might not be a bad idea to do both. As anyone around this forum will tell you, the original d ...
Topic: Starchitecture and Sustainability...
cousinbirgco Replies: 5 Views: 548	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:28 pm Subject: Starchitecture and Sustainability...
cousinbirgco Replies: 5 Views: 548	If I have to walk to get the beer, it's time to stop walking the dog and eat the little bugger! Climate change: Time to eat Fido? A startling new book claims that pet dogs are more harmf ...
Topic: Germany’s Efficient Offices Called Best G-20 Green Policy by
cousinbirgco Replies: 0 Views: 206	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:21 am Subject: Germany’s Efficient Offices Called Best G-20 Green Policy by
cousinbirgco Replies: 0 Views: 206	Germany’s Efficient Offices Called Best G-20 Green Policy by WWF By Alex Morales Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s program to subsidize energy-efficient buildings is the best policy among major ec ...
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:43 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	chris, just in time..... to keep those gods happy, Yanks and Phils tonight and we know you're excited!!!!
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:40 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Now that we have our outside handrails in good order, it's time to take a look inside at the main staircase. Like the outside, the staircase had temporary construction railings and treads until m ...
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:54 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Well it took long enough but here's cousineddie's contribution to code compliance. Way to go eddie. http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/42575/2985144880103443902S200x200Q85.jpg
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:24 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	phansford, thanks for the supportive comments. I'm amazed by some of the creative and intricate designs from the 19th century. Maybe without the clutter of our modern media and technology, archit ...
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:17 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	It was time to remove the temporary front porch stair railings and get to work on the finished design. We started with 3 x 6 pressure treated southern yellow pine. I wouldn't have normally select ...
Topic: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:28 pm Subject: traditional new home project
cousinbirgco Replies: 103 Views: 40347	phansford, just having a bathroom/sink in the basement would be a dream come true. A bucket in the backyard is standard for the simple carpenter. It's not so bad now, but just wait until Jan. :sho ...