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Guess the Architecture for 2/26/2019

Posted February 26, 2019 2:00 PM by MaggieMc

Can you guess this week's building?

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02/26/2019 2:53 PM

Looks like the entrance to a jail....

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02/27/2019 11:06 PM

a more modern version of this perhaps?
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02/26/2019 3:58 PM

Looks to me a little bit like a mid-century modern house in Palm Springs.
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02/26/2019 4:10 PM

Has a definite Frank Lloyd Wright feel to it.

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02/26/2019 5:51 PM

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02/26/2019 6:04 PM

Mid-century modern boat slips.

No time to search right now but I think the ladder says it all.

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02/26/2019 7:32 PM

Very good. I was thinking automobile garages because I didn't notice the swim ladder. Good catch.
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02/26/2019 8:18 PM

Similar to this...

Lamble house

https://www.mojstan.net/kuca/moderna-kuca-studia-smart-design/
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02/27/2019 10:23 AM

Ticks several boxes whilst managing to look nothing like the original:

It looks to me as though the original is floating, what do others think?

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02/27/2019 10:56 AM

Agree that the mystery house looks like it's floating. The Lamble House Rixter suggested isn't on the water and evidently doesn't have a swimming pool. MaggieMc might have stumped us with this one. At least temporarily.
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02/28/2019 10:41 AM

Could be Flatty McFlatflat's flat.
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02/28/2019 12:48 PM

A rather lame mid-century modern, which is to say Bauhaus with windows.

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02/28/2019 6:27 PM

"Built on Lake Rosseau, Ontario, the Tobin Island Boathouse stands between a forest and the serene surface of the water. The AKB Architecture firm looked to the local context for inspiration, referencing both the simplicity of local wooden docks and the movement of the lake’s water. As a result, this gorgeous lake househas a minimalist but distinctive design that recreates the dynamic pattern of the waves with planar elements which seem to slide horizontally past one another. This creative detail mirrors the movement of the lake in a subtle way.

The Tobin Island Boathouse features black cedar cladding finished with the Shou Sugi Ban technique. As a result, the solid wood exterior is not only resistant to the elements and easy to maintain, but also blends the structure into the landscape. The studio used both vertical and horizontal boards to mark different planar elements. On the lower level, the house offers access to storage space, three boat slips, and custom cabinets for equipment."

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02/28/2019 7:20 PM

I don't know about "blends in" but I'd stay in anyway.

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03/04/2019 5:43 PM

I would say that the dichotomy of the vertical vs the horizontal as sublimated by the tones of the color palette counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor leaving us with a vivid insight into the duality of the architects compassionate soul. As to the contention between man and nature, form vs chaos, ie structure vs ice floes, perhaps it is classed as performance art.
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03/04/2019 6:44 PM

We have a job for you at the art museum, the CINCBS. Chief in Charge of . . . .

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03/01/2019 12:31 PM

Given that it is in a northern climate, I'd be concerned about ice lift as winds can pile up ice against the sides of lakes like that. Not too shabby a guest house though.
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03/04/2019 4:32 PM

Oh man you're absolutely right.

It'll blend in real nice after the winters have their way with it.

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