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Posted by Troppo on September 23, 2007, 4:08 pm
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>>> Should have titled it, "Take that! Building codes....."
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>>>> http://www.farnsworthhouse.org/
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>> A few places around tropical Australia that look like that, except
>> the glass is replaced by louvre panels - with insect screens. Would
>> probably need overhangs or window hoods as well. Glenn Murcutt has
>> done several.
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>> http://www.butterpaper.com/editorials/editorial150402.htm
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>> These also present a problem where building codes and so-called
>> 'energy efficiency' criteria are concerned, but we also have the
>> option of "peer review" eg if enough experts say its ok - then its ok
>> :-)
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>> Some of us are looking at developing a prefabricated modular system
>> based on cold-formed steel portal frames - maybe it could turn out to
>> be "Mies and Glenn" for the rest of us :-)
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> As much as I like Murcutt, these only look alike from a great
> distance. Have you seen Mies up close?
I was joking sort of, but also wondering about the framing, how easy it
would be to fabricate. Haven't seen Mies up close. The only one of the
recent greats I've seen much of is Corbusier. All that lovely off-form
concrete turning black and green :-)
>(IOW, where are you?)
Tropical Australia. Met Murcutt when I was teaching architecture at PNG
University of Technology - he used to come over every so often to do
sessions in the design studio.
Here the glass panels would not only attract insects, but would end up
almost opaque - gunk from cane toads hurling themselves at it :-)
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