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Posted by Kris Krieger on May 16, 2006, 5:03 pm
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> "3D Peruna"
>> "Warm Worm"
>>> I'm currently reading a book called 'The House You Build', and it
>>> mentions and has industrial windows for a home, for example, which
>>> look pretty decent incorporated into the design, and I thought to
>>> ask you guys what you think about using "industrial", recycled, or
>>> otherwise unusual elements for the home, and in *your* designs
>>> specifically if you do or don't.
>>> In this regard how do you approach it-- practically or theoretically
>>> or at all?
>>> Where do you get your stuff, and look for inspiration? What stands
>>> out for you and makes you choose something over something else.
>>> What might be the cost differences, and how easily/readily-available
>>> for home use are they, or where would they be acquired? I presume
>>> it's a matter of knowing the right suppliers and that there are
>>> those (both architects as well as suppliers) that specialize in
>>> recycled/industrial/unusual/renewable/alternative/etc. stuff?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Ditto to what Don said...
>>
>> But I've also found that with some things, like windows, that the
>> cost per sq. ft. is almost the same, but it does change the
>> aesthetic. I have storefronts in my house, along with more standard
>> residential windows (H-Windows).
>>
>> But I've also used a few commercial items, like commercial vinyl for
>> our kitchens and baths
>
> Cool.
>
>> (we don't like the hardness of ceramic, I don't think laminates are
>> durable enough, and wood won't take the wear).
>> It can be done, you just have to be selective about it. Often, it
>> won't be less expensive, just more durable.
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> That's the sense I get.
> And it appears that when designers and consumer-oriented
> manufacturers, etc., get wind that some consumers are using items
> outside the usual, they end up incorporating it into their selection--
> perhaps at a greater premium and lower quality (durability). What do
> you think?
>
>
Look at industrial glass block. GLass block used to be one of the cheapest
things in the world to put into a window frame. I liked it years back,
because it was hard to break, "pre-insulated" (dead air space inside), let
in light, yet allowed for privacy because of the surface patterns. It used
to be incredibly cheap, becuase most people thought it was "tacky".
Then, it became "sheek" =:-p - now look at the cost of it...
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