Tag: houses

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

Hirschhorn, Germany

“Hirschhorn a. Neckar. Houses on the Town Wall”, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

The town of Hirschorn, on the bank of the Neckar River, dates to the mid 1200s AD. Top photo found here; recent photo from here. More photos by Kurt Hielscher here.

Unreal Abandonment

Many more convincing AI images by an unknown digital artist can be found on a Facebook page titled Abandoned Houses and Unreal Places. There’s also a link to a YouTube channel that features animated tours.

Bolwoningen

In 1968 the Dutch government allocated funding for an experimental housing project in the city of Hertogenbosch. Responding to a call for submissions, artist/designer Dries Kreijkamp proposed Bolwoningen (Ball Houses), and his unusual concept was chosen. The design sat on the shelf until 1980 when construction of fifty of the small homes began.

Each 18-foot diameter sphere consists of prefabricated panels made of fiberglass-reinforced concrete mounted on a cylindrical base. Weighing only 2.8 tons, it can be disassembled and relocated.

The experimental neighborhood of Bolwoningen remains as a tourist curiosity, and holiday rentals are available.

[Images and story found here.]

Deck ’em All.

These Tidings of Great Joy were previously posted during yules of yore, and were found all over the internest.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 456 – Neighborhood Watch, Petroll & Hold My Beer

las-vegas-houses

roll-over

hold-my-beer

[2nd & 3rd found here and in here. The 1st is not a timelapse; I created it on a whim, original image here.]

Honey, We’ve Got Gophers in the Attic Again.

People who live in grass houses shouldn’t throw something or other.

[Found in here.]