Upside Down House

The house of an entrepreneur from Poland is part of the project 'The World Upside Down' that should allow visitors a different view of every day items. The building is expected to open its doors for visitors in the upcoming week.

An upside down house is seen in Trassenheide, Germany. The house was built to enable an alternative view on everyday life for visitors.

A visitor stands in the bathroom of an upside down house in Trassenheide, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. The house was built to enable an alternative view on everyday life for visitors.



A visitor stands in a room of an upside down house in Trassenheide, Germany.


A worker stands in front of the 'Upside Down House' in Trassenheide on Usedom Island, northern Germany

Owner: Edutainment Exhibition Company
Designer: Klausdiusz Golos and Sebastian Mikiciu

Inspired by a range of similar buildings in Spain and America, in which the exterior of the house is upside-down, but not the interior.

What it takes to become an Architect

As an architect you would have the power and the responsibility to shape the environments in which people spend their daily lives. This makes architecture one of the most influential professions in today's society.

So, what it takes to become an architect?

· You are the kind of person who is curious about your surroundings, and then you might just be interested in learning how to improve them.

· You are some one who is excited by change, then you could grasp the opportunity to build the future the way you want it.

· You can respond to the different needs and values of all sections of the community.

· You are someone with a sense of purpose, who cares about people and about the environment.

· You don't have to possess the 'natural talent' to draw in order to be a successful architect - you can be taught to draw with practice. Besides, Architecture is now in a mostly digital environment now and it would be very rare to find a firm who hand draws their work now, it’s all on the computer and is all done on the computer.

· You should have a large amount of creativity and imagination, and a great deal of technical knowledge as well.

· Willing to learn a whole range of different skills, even crossing the traditional boundaries between art and science.

· You should require a five year training program in a University or Institute. A training that makes you cries and sweats a pail of blood. Experienced a sleepless nights and days without having a breakfast and a lunch. That is Architecture. Haha.

· You should pass the Licensure Exam for Architects in order for you to be called an “Architect”.

How To Pass The Board Exam for Architects

I passed the board exam last January 2005. But before I took the board, I enrolled in a well-known review center for Architecture Grad who wants to be an Architect. A well-known review center because 70% of their reviewees passed the board and belong to the topnatchers.

Architects Licensure Exam for June 2008 will be on the 26^th, 27^th & 29^th. So, I'd like to share some tips on how to pass the board exam.

1. Relax. Relax. Relax. So you won’t get mental block.

2. Pray. You really have to pray and ask God’s guidance especially if you are not sure of the answer. But before you pray you have to trust God and let His will be done.

3. Eat Breakfast - Some people say that you'll gonna have upset stomach during the exam. However, I say it’s a myth coz I never had one. You need lots of energy to sustain you the whole day especially on the third day because you don’t have enough time to eat lunch. The third day is time pressure. You have to finish your design in just 10 hours and it’s hard to beat that time if you have to complete the design requirements. I didn’t eat my snack (baon) nor had lunch on the third day just to finish the design.

4. Shade Properly - A computer will check the answer key and there's really a difference between counting it manually. So you have to practice shading. Not to light and too dark or you might make a hole out of your answer key.

5. Avoid Erasures - As much as possible avoid erasures, if you do use our favorite eraser: STAEDLER.

6. Choose the best answer. Some of the questions are tricky. So, better to read it carefully.

7. Double check your drawing materials. Before you leave the house check your things. I forgot to bring my T-Square. Thank God my room mate brought 2 T-Square and I borrowed his extra T-Square.

The 1st World Dynamic Architecture

This is the future of architecture and engineering. And it started in Dubai.

The Dynamic Architecture building, which will be constantly in motion changing its shape, will be able to generate electric energy for itself as well as for other buildings.

Architect: David Foster
Rotation Engineer: Nick Cooper
Project Cost: US$35oM
Description:

• 68-storey hotel condo & office tower
• Each floor individually rotates 360 degrees, constantly changing the shape of the building.
  

Frudo's House?

Did you know that Frudo's House in the Lord of the Rings is real?
Hmmm...
I mean this house i would like to share with you looks like the hobbits house..


The Owner and the House


The Interior


The Floor Plan and the Elevation



During Construction

THE DETAILS:

Location: West Wales

Designer: Arch. Simon Dale

Contractor: Simon Dale and His Father In-Law

Project Cost: 3,000 Euro

Description:

1. A rough stone wall was built around the perimeter for the wall foundation.

2. The stone was sourced from the hole and free.

3. The structure was oak posts used in the round

4. DPC plastic was laid in the hole and salvaged hardwood crates laid on top to provide a breathing space for straw bale insulation.

5. The roof is a series of layers to achieve insulation, waterproofing and low visual impact

6. Cotton dust sheets were laid on to the rafters, followed by whole straw bales, sealed with three layers of silage plastic and topped with earth from the original digging. A space was left in the centre for a skylight.

A Shell House And A Seashell House

Take time to look at these unique houses:

*SHELL HOUSE*


Shell House with Swimming Pool/Shell House @ Night


The Pool and The Bedroom


The Living Room


The Bathroom and The Faucet

Location: Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Designer: Arch. Eduardo Ocampos
Contractor: Octavio Campos and Samuel Barrigan
Description:
1. Some of the windows look like holes that might be found in a real conch shell.
2. There are no corners–it’s completely rounded in the ground floor.
3. The walls in the home are the same color as the floor.
4. The mirrors, bathroom accessories, faucets and towel racks were all made by hand.
5. The upstairs bathroom sink is made out of the base of a conch shell.
6. The faucets are made out of coral.
7. Towel racks are made from conch shells & other seashells and items found on the local beach.
8. The adjacent bedroom’s headboard looks like a piece of conch shell that has been cut in two.

*SEASHELL HOUSE*


The Colorful Seashell House


The Living Room/The Stairway



The Bedroom and The Bathroom

Location: Mexico City
Designer: Senosiain Arquitectos
Description:
The house is put together using ferrocement construction, a technique involving a frame of steel-reinforced chicken wire with a special two-inch-thick composite of concrete spread over it, resulting in a structure that's earthquake-proof and maintenance-free.


Now, choose where would you want to live..
in a shell house or in a seashell house?
in a plain white shell house or in a colorful seashell house?

PhotoArt

According to Merv Rosenquist Photo Art is somewhere between authentic photography and painting, with an occasional surprise... It is in the form of a composite, a simple effect or treatment added to a single image. With the use of imaging software, such as Adobe Photoshop, elements of multiple photos can be combined into a single image. Starting with a “base” photo that will serve as the “canvas,” elements from other photos are added as layers to produce the final image.


Here's my portfolio of PhotoArt

Elephant-Shaped House

Owner : Paul Oracion
Designer : Faustino Oracion
Location : Rosal St., Brgy. Poblacion Uno,
Bansalan, Davao Del Sur, Philippines
Materials : Concrete, Wood and Steel
Project Cost : 3 Million Pesos



I was once read the news about this elephant house last January in enquirer.net. Since no photos was attached on the news, and for curiosity reason, i find time to look for it in the newspaper, television news and even on youtube. Fortunately, i found it.. This is it..


THE PLAN:

Floor Plan and Right Side Elevation

THE CONSTRUCTION:

Perspectives