Musical Wood - Bach's Cantata 147

This is kinda perfect for your Sunday morning. The level of engineering ability to figure this out and build it is just astonishing. Bravo.

A wooden ball plays Bach’s Cantata 147 in a forest just by rolling down a track.

Earthships

I knew a bit about passive houses from my work on Energy Upgrade California and a bit about houses built using recycled materials, but I hadn't ever heard the term "Earthship" until recently. Nor had I seen any of these houses that were actually attractive enough to want to live in.

Earthship Biotecture actually builds really groovy, organic, passive structures that I'd live in. I particularly love the walls where they use glass bottles to create mosaics that also add natural light.

I'm totally stealing a bunch of these ideas for my own personal house-to-be...

Passive House by Earthship Biotecture

Passive House by Earthship Biotecture

Passive House by Earthship Biotecture

Passive House by Earthship Biotecture

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

I have a thing for ornate ceilings like the Peacock Room at this abandoned castle in Italy. From an art perspective, I don't care for the floor or the walls since I'm of the belief that there really is such a thing as too much ornamentation (shocking, I know!)

I wonder what the acoustics are like in this room because it would be an amazing place for a small concert with a big lighting budget.

After doing some image searches, I think I may have to blog the entire castle, but we'll start here :)

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

The Peacock Room - Castello di Sammezzano, Tuscany

Made by Humans / Hyundai Vision Hall by Universal Everything

A little something to stimulate your neurons post-Thanksgiving.

This video sculpture from Universal Everything is one of 18 visual art installations designed for Hyundai Vision Hall in South Korea.

Pull out of that turkey and pie coma....watch full screen.


#1 / Made by Humans / Hyundai Vision Hall, South Korea / Hyundai Motor Group from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

James Hubbell Home & Studio - The Boys' House

More goodies from my James Hubbell archives. The two structures that I always come back to are the Boy's House and the Small Studio. These are probably the most organic of the structures of the Hubbell compound in Julian and capture my imagination more than the others.

Previous James Hubbell posts are here.

James Hubbell home in Julian, The Boy's House

James Hubbell home in Julian, front door to The Boy's House

James Hubbell home in Julian, stained glass in The Boy's House

James Hubbell home in Julian, the bathroom in The Boy's House

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD

Saturday eye candy. Isn't this gorgeous? The structure was built in Hong Kong for the Mid-Autumn Festival by LEAD (Laboratory for Explorative Architecture) as a tribute to the Moon Goddess.

Construction time: 11 days.

LOVE.

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Golden Moon Pavilion by LEAD (Hong Kong)

Lighting Art - Arcades by Troika

Troika really is becoming my favorite creative lighting studio. A few months ago I showcased "Light Rain" and my friends at Dezeen posted recently with this stunning display. I am totally going to steal this idea for a future project (yet to be determined...)

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika

Arcades by Troika