Comments on: Home Office Cube in Chile

By: Andrey

Andrey — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:17:14 +0000

Красивый дом.
Домик очень понравился.

By: Oficina Cubo en el JARDÍN de hormigón visto y celosías de madera

Oficina Cubo en el JARDÍN de hormigón visto y celosías de madera — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:17:00 +0000

[...] La Oficina Cubo es un proyecto de Claudio Labarca y Juan Ignacio López. Fotos de Giuseppe Bruculleri, María Paz Lobos recogidas de Plataforma Arquitectura. Visto en Tiny House Design. [...]

By: Grant Wagner

Grant Wagner — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:31:21 +0000

I saw a very similar idea at this year’s Midwest Renewable Energy Fair. While it wasn’t used for window coverings, the static walls of the structure were first covered in a black plastic, and then covered with what looked like 1″x2″ horizontal slats. There was about an inch air gap behind them to the structure itself, and an inch space between the slats. It gave a very impressive appearance.

The other thing I really liked about it was that it seemed like a very efficient use of material. There is only about a 66% surface covering, but the underlaying surface is protected from most of the elements, allowing for a much more flimsy external wall covering. All the material you are using are from a much less expensive 1″x2″ material, which is much more readily available that the larger solid shakes most of us would like.

It’s definitely something I’ll be looking to do with my tiny home.