mercredi, mai 28, 2008 (This is the first from a number of backlogged posts. SX kicked my ass on MSN to post.)Having friends who are architects means being somewhat informed about the structural possibility of creating your dream home. It also means occasionally having supper at 2am in the morning, which is both fattening and fun. While waiting for Ben to finish some work, I was struck by the gorgeous bookshelf that his company had built for their reference books. Books of all shapes and sizes were in this bookshelf that spanned the wall - my ultimate dream bookcase. It was stained a darker shade than I would have preferred, but the idea was there - a wall-to-ceiling-to-wall bookshelf. I told him I wanted that for my house next time, except I wanted my bed built into the bookshelf somehow as well - yet another benefit of having architect friends: you can make all sorts of ridiculous demands on their skillz. While waiting, I also perused a book - which was written in FOUR languages - on staircases. There were a number of things which drew me to the book: (1) I could not believe that there could possibly be a book on staircases alone, (2) the book was really thick, and (3) there were numerous post-its sticking out of the book, which was a testament to its popularity. .jpg) .jpg) The book (and the hour I spent perusing it) was highly educational. So many staircases, so many materials, so little time. Metal, wood, plastic, even glass; the possibilities were endless. Given that we build up, instead of sideways in land-scarce Singapore, it helped explain and justify the crazy amount of flags there were in the book. One staircase which really raised my eyebrows (and intrigued me) was a set that were stuck into a wall, with no bannister or support. Something that looks like this:   Pretty nifty huh? Not very safe for kids, but an argument could be made that firstly, I wouldn't be that irresponsible to let my kids access that staircase till they could walk confidently, and next, that I wouldn't want to raise kids that were dumb enough to test the stair's safety. But yes, accidents do happen. I'm just saying that it's a cool way to make stairs, that's all. Libellés : art [Bookshelves and Beds] |
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