tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post3038726420719010248..comments2024-03-27T06:24:30.922-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: Half Dose #39: Rolling HutsJohn Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-72965086371866193052007-11-15T14:48:00.000-05:002007-11-15T14:48:00.000-05:00If I remember correctly from the AIA awards, these...If I remember correctly from the AIA awards, these cabins are to be used for overnight visitors to the owners own much larger cabin. I'm sure that anyone staying in these cabins can handle the lack of plumbing when there is a house quite near by.<BR/><BR/>I think the point of failure is actually going to be the wheels. They don't technically operate, and even if they did... a few wet springs and they'll have sunk too far into the mud to ever move again!Michelle Lindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999820378318094110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-64546891878014665522007-11-15T05:52:00.000-05:002007-11-15T05:52:00.000-05:00The hut would make a great clubhouse for my son an...The hut would make a great clubhouse for my son and his friends.Saline County, Arkansas Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705768629678711993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-11874395326089575222007-11-14T20:07:00.000-05:002007-11-14T20:07:00.000-05:00Anonymous - One need not look closely, as with the...Anonymous - One need not look closely, as with the cabins raised it's more than apparent that there aren't any pipes. Where would the water come from? Where would it go?! I'm guessing that's why these are called cabins, because of a lack of plumbing and electricity...unless there's solar panels on the roof.John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-68868709499346180912007-11-14T16:01:00.000-05:002007-11-14T16:01:00.000-05:00These look nice, but if you look closely (and at t...These look nice, but if you look closely (and at the plans on the AIA link)there's no plumbing...the kitchenette has only a mini fridge and microwave. Don't people in the NW brush their teeth and use the toilet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-90939057370300542362007-11-14T07:50:00.000-05:002007-11-14T07:50:00.000-05:00hoopla - I'm guessing the concave joint has a gutt...hoopla - I'm guessing the concave joint has a gutter and sheds water to the side, so rot might not be an issue...for the near future, at least.<BR/><BR/>seier+seier - You have a good point, though from the appearance of the site in the photos -- a large clearing with lots and lots of dirt -- I'm not sure why there is a restriction on the immediate site. But if that site condition was a product of the construction of these cabins -- a condition that the restriction would probably be intended to avoid -- then that's another thing, a problem to be sure. While I'm aware of site selection as an important part of sustainable architecture and planning, these huts have the advantage of "treading lightly" on the land they occupy. It's a difficult issue that I can only touch upon here, and is one complicated if we bring in the ethics of architects. The house in the photo of the second-to-last photo illustrates what is a more typical and harmful approach, of inserting a large residence in a sensitive area. How these two relate is a good thing to consider.John Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-7139332740701849082007-11-14T07:17:00.000-05:002007-11-14T07:17:00.000-05:00help me understand this, j.h. did they find a way ...help me understand this, j.h. <BR/><BR/>did they find a way of building in an area where building was restricted? are we celebrating that?<BR/><BR/>I probably got this wrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-23800076696496286082007-11-13T17:17:00.000-05:002007-11-13T17:17:00.000-05:00These definately owe something to Hedjuk's Masques...These definately owe something to Hedjuk's Masques.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-30280839498830600462007-11-13T14:44:00.000-05:002007-11-13T14:44:00.000-05:00The first point of failure with these will be the ...The first point of failure with these will be the concave joint in the roof. Rot will set in and they'll be in the dump in few years. Neat looking, though!hooplahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185218124892399973noreply@blogger.com