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« Reply #60 on: April 08, 2007, 11:07:32 AM » |
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Just found this more current shot online. Heard that it is more complete and was aired on Channel 7 Eyewitness News in LA on Friday. http://you-are-here.com/modern/container.htmlOther news on this house? |
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« Reply #61 on: April 09, 2007, 07:55:29 AM » |
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No news that I know of, but it seems to me those guys are taking a REAL long time building this house. What is it, they're all working on Island Time?
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honus
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« Reply #62 on: April 30, 2007, 03:45:43 PM » |
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I'm not sure about the Island time but I've heard all kinds of stuff like donations held the project up, soils engineers held it up and even the city inspectors (I guess that was to be expected). I went by on Sunday without my camera. WHAT A MISTAKE! The house is nearly complete. Too cool and unlike any container project I've seen or researched to date. The landscape was installed in the front but not in the rear. The sun was going down and the house was lit up. I nearly hit the driver in front of me who simply stopped his car to look at the house. The same stop and in-awe "traffic" was piling up for the 20 minutes that I hung out. I'm trying to get some images. Whatever the timing was, this was worth the wait. I'll post photos asap.
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« Reply #63 on: April 30, 2007, 10:25:48 PM » |
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That's great to hear. I was being snarky when I shouldn't have been. Gotta keep in mind that this IS a container house, after all, and Gee, what made me think that everything would go without a hitch (especially in Cali.)?!
Send pics when you can.....
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« Reply #64 on: May 01, 2007, 01:37:08 PM » |
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I'm sure there will be a flood of publicity when this is presentable - but I can't wait. Somebody do a drive-by. Anybody with the kahunas to knock on the door? Anybody find the door?
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« Reply #65 on: May 03, 2007, 01:02:14 AM » |
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« Reply #66 on: May 03, 2007, 07:20:11 AM » |
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« Reply #67 on: May 03, 2007, 08:59:30 AM » |
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The comments on that blog post were great too! Such controversy!
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« Reply #69 on: June 13, 2007, 11:44:49 PM » |
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Found this current article about this house. http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/7952377.htmlGreat interview with the homeowners. They plan on playing basketball in the living room.... already sounds like a cool place. Article raises a point that seems to get to the heart of an important issue. The City of Redondo Beach Building Department seems to have super scrutinized this project, maybe more so than a "typical" home. I didn't know that they mandated a particular insulation in a home. I'm assuming that the architect had done all the right research and had all the right answers because the family has moved in. I can understand now why so many container projects seem to dry up and wither away before a shovel is put in the ground. Even city hall is making the construction difficult. How is it that this Architect is able to get these projects approved? God bless 'em... whatever they're doing is working! My architecture experience is limited but I am intrigued by container projects. It seems like a whole new way of thinking about building. Just as the elevator opened so many new options for architecture, I've got this feeling that we are witnessing something that is similar. The containers have been around for the last fifty years, but the legitimate use of the container as a building component is unfolding on a daily basis in southern California. There are at least 3 projects that DeMaria has underway and there may be more. It was explained to me that happy clients equal more work for an Architect. At what point does a major developer jump on this type of construction and get DeMaria to do a whole neighborhood. I'm assuming that would be the next advancement in container based projects now that individual projects have been succesfully completed. I'm eager to see the Venice project, other container projects and where any "container neighborhoods" will pop up in southern Cal or in the US. |
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« Reply #70 on: June 14, 2007, 06:44:58 PM » |
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They wouldn't talk about the issue of cost--reread my post in this thread on February 28th--and this interview indicates they did a lot of work themselves! It can be done cost effectively but not as inexpensively as some would have you think and you must do everything right to control the cost.
As to the insulation, it may work in the climate zone in which they live but it won't work in cooler climates--period. City hall was not making it hard, in fact, the state energy commission cut them a lot of slack and OKed something they could not prove in terms of performance. The building codes specify total performance for buildings and it varies with climates as well as local codes. However, the issue with Supertherm is they makes claims they can't prove because the product does not perform as they claim. However, they do it so convincingly and with such authority that it is easily believeable. If you study their literature carefully, they do not have the proper certifications and endorsements to back up their marketing claims and you don't have the documentation to take to the building departments. What they have is a ruse. I know this because I have conducted my own series of tests on the product with a thermal dynamics engineer who didn't believe the claims from the beginning.
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« Reply #71 on: December 11, 2007, 07:43:56 AM » |
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Has anyone got any details on the American Institute for Architects Design Award that this project received?
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« Reply #72 on: January 26, 2008, 09:38:36 PM » |
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The American Intitute of Architects a.k.a., the AIA, is a professional organization for architects and they give out awards for "Design Excellence" - this project received an Honor Award for Innovation. Pretty cool that professionals have recognized the project because ironically, most architects I spoken with have near violent reactions  to the conversations I've started about container architecture. Ultimately, it really doesn't matter what the architects think, the consumers will drive the popularity or demise of container projects. This one just happens to be pretty cool and maybe the start of something big. |
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« Reply #73 on: February 12, 2008, 07:11:03 AM » |
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I have several pictures, taken a couple of weeks ago of the Redondo house. Anyone who wants to see them send me an email. The house is sited in a neighborhood of typical Southern California suburban homes. Other homes in the area are nothing special...this place is! If I had any criticism (a minor one) it would be that the containers are not used to their greatest advantage to contain space by their placement. The major living spaces are stick-built. Perhaps the most interesting feature to us container freaks is the spray-on, NASA derived, ceramic insulation. I'd be interested in knowing why they bought the containers and had them modified in Florida, considering that there are thousands of unused containers just down the road in the storage yards in Willmington and Long Beach? Despite my minor reservations, this is one very cool project! Jim Miller Thousand Oaks, CA jimandal.miller@verizon.net |
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« Reply #74 on: February 12, 2008, 07:18:50 AM » |
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I would like to see some pictures... that's if they are still available. Question??? how much do the containers cost. I'm trying to tap into the prefab low cost construction... but, I done want to loose "the look"... you know, " the look"... contemporty perforably. I saw something like a cubical Kind of small but, not really small its just good placement... I forgot where I saw it. If you think you've seen it please tell me. thanks Bob...
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