Mechanical cottage moves receding facade with use/seasons
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- When his mother began talking about putting a prefab in her backyard, Caspar Schols- a physicist by training- was working at a tech firm, but had always loved architecture and asked if he could design her something special.
Wanting to create a home that you could change as easily as you change your clothes, Schols built the home in a series of shells on a wooden platform. The outer layer is insulated wood panels that slide open to reveal a glass greenhouse pavilion for hanging out or entertaining on colder days. The glass shell can also be rolled back to create an open-air dining, lounging or performance space. With more rolling, one can create other configurations, like the dinner party mode (wood in the middle, glass on the outside to create a covered space to fit a long table and 30 guests).
With no architecture training (at the time), Schols spent 8 months building the structure himself (with occasional help from family and friends). He set each shell on 8 small wheels that fit into tracks in a wooden platform. Into the floor, he built-in pop-up beds and cabinets to hide outlets and he even had plans for a pop-out bathtub. Though after his mother and guests slept on the pop-up beds a few times they deemed them uncomfortable and he replaced them with furniture from the neighbor (who just happens to be designer Piet Hein Eek).
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Caspar, I have practiced and taught architecture a long time. Your mothers house is one of the most elegantly conceived and executed projects I have seen. Congratulations!
So much architecture is cheap pre-fab shit these days though.
I'm honestly confused as to why saving money also happens to look hideous and have horrible taste almost all the time.
It's clearly low-effort. I dunno, I did physics man, it's very high effort stuff. It's hard work in that you have to work smarter, harder and longer to succeed.
KZB Design
here, here for women!! :D
Where's the insulation lol.... Forget the pooper!
@Larisa Golubeva :D :D good point! :D
I'm an architect, and I've been practicing for more than 40 years. To me, this project is very very interesting. Really genius !
You never seen a pool sliding mecanism then, same idea. I personnaly can't see anything smart here in fact.. Funny, special but... Nor usable.
I predict a wet space during the rain and freeze during the winter.
kung kefa I watched and was not really impressed as it is not practical for life as we know it here in West Virginia. It could serve as a travel shelteron a flatbed trailer. Cute, but not for a permanent home.
I'm just a common man, but there's one thing I know. People that put things down on paper never understand how it will actually work in practice. As Robert said, it's not practical. It's built too close to the ground and as soon as the night comes and the dew hits the ground the wood will swell and the rollers will hang. If that doesn't happen, the ground will freeze and heave, also causing the rollers to hang.
The only place it might stand a chance of lasting and working as designed is if it's build in a dry climate.
But why build it to start with. It would be easier and less prone to problems to glass in one end of the platform and leave the other end open. Then you would have all three without the unnecessary extra hardware.
And by what logic is wasting what appears to be about 700 sq. ft. of space a good idea?
Yes, this guy must be extremely intelligent!
this is art work. I could just lie there and look at the beams, so beautifully set.. Such a bright young man!! Testament to the beauty of human spirit which can create to complement the nature not destroy it. One of the best videos ever. Thank you Kirsten for bringing this to us :)
Beautiful thoughts! I must agree with you!!
GENIUS !!
This is my favorite house! This Dutch guy has come up with a most wonderful space. So dynamic. I love all your house travels. You teach us how many ways there are to make a home! Love it Kristen. Thank you.
What a lovely thing for a son to make for his mother!
Im excited if my grown sons make me a coffee
Right?? I couldn't get my kids to make me a cup of tea!
I wish
Dude, that is the most amazing small space structure I have ever seen. Very ingenious and well designed. Kudos.
Imagine applying for a building permit:
"How many square feet?"
"It's complicated. "
:D
The government will make it simple for you! You will be taxed at its maximum size. Easy!
many places a 10 x12 qualifies as a shed and no permit is needed. You could potentially have an additional 10x12 of deck space either side, also no permits, and slide the sections out into that space. great concept and implementation in this video.
dream on! :)
I'd give them the smallest footprint configuration. If they ever come to inspect it you can make it the smallest configuration quickly if you have an alarm on the driveway.
Fabulous creation...it's like something someone would daydream of living in!! Magical, childlike, clever, playful, and joyous!!! Thank you for sharing!
When one person is a technologist, engineer, physicist, craftsman, woodworker, builder, designer, tinkerer and architect dream up a house. This is what you get.
Imagine how intelligent this man in!
@@rob2957stargazer I wonder if he is single!! hahaha! What a beautiful human being; so intelligent, creative, connected, grounded and calm!
@@karriemehome5781 I know. I'd love to find a man like him.
True.
@@karriemehome5781 ;) niiice
Absolutely Stunning! What a fantastic concept. His mother must be very proud.
The man who singlehandedly moved the future of home building to full integration with nature. You, sir, are a true visionary.
And unbelievable. Could you imagine the mold, sweating, cleaning, and absolute parenting of that building?
Jason Heil
Exactly.
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Simple, elegant, practical, sophisticated and modern. If a home or an architecture were a poem, this is it! And how beautiful is it, a son's expression of love for a mother!
WOWIE-WOW!! THIS IS QUITE THE SPECTACULAR & UNIQUE, NOT TO MENTION, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS HOME!! WHAT A CONCEPT!! TOTALLY. IMPRESSED BY HIS ARCHITECTURAL & DESIGN SKILLS! BEAUTIFUL SPOT TOO!! THANK YOU!!;)
Kandi Wolfe not a home.
Chris and Justgiveandsoon
Definitely much more of a home than most one-window-shoe-cartons in citified multi-storeys built following inhumane investor's architectural design.
Truely one of my favorite videos Kirsten, thank you for your time and efforts to provide us all with a view of these innovative designs & builds. My dreams are all the more enriched by the creativity of other people.
And a hearty thank you to Caspar Schols for his creativity, completion and showing of his design & build. My hats off to you!! I hope one day the plans for this house would be available!
Absolutely unique and way to cool. You should market CAD plans for this
Every parent should have a child like you. Well done. Very innovative and exceptionally well executed. Thanks for sharing.
Fabulous design and construction. Best 'tiny house' type building I've seen.
Oh thank you Kristan. I have been wondering how to solve this problem of bringing light into a small space! Done and done! So secure and sturdy
This concept is inspiring, intriguing as is and for further experimentation. So many possibilities for designs based on Caspar's concept. Thanks Kirsten and Caspar Schols. Wow !
Ingenious design! The attention to detail and well thought out engineering is refreshing. The idea that it can configure according to the seasons or according to the weather is freedom! Not to mention, an ADD person’s dream home! They would never get bored living in a home like this 😆😆
Bravo!
An absolutely stunning creation! I really love the "reconfigurability" of this space for whatever you desire at the time. Beauty!
Genius! The elegant simplicity is breathtaking!
Very cool idea and execution. Some practical considerations, yes, as others have mentioned. But I've always liked the idea of indoor-outdoor living, multiple structures, flexible structures, etc. So I really like this!
This is one of my favorite channels - you are able to allow people over a social media platform to learn from very amazing pioneers of mother earths future
This is The Most Amazingly Beautiful Design I have Ever Seen... and I Am a Designer! Lol ... I Am in Love with This Design!!! 💗😃
I fully agree with you. I was just struck by the beauty and creative craftiness of this lodging, shelter, whatever one calls it. It is so intuitive that other things could be added to make it into a definitive home. I have no doubt that this very clever man can find solutions for anything and they will be comfortable and beautiful additions. I fell in love with it too.
Practicality (or the lack of) and logistics of upkeep aside, this is so so so beautiful. Genius and beauty combined
Brilliant...very inspiring. Would like to see more on the joints coming together and how they become weather tight.
Well done. I love the adaptability, the passive solar, indoor/outdoor spaces. The design multiplied the value of the materials, a beautiful minimalism that feels more like luxury.
Genious design! Nice combination between architecture and engineering, the house also looks beautiful and organic in the wood! Inspirational!
Beautiful design and craftmanship. I would love this for a small getaway, not so much for a primary home. I love that it is so unique. I haven't seen anything like it on youtube or in real life. And I appreciate all the creativity of thought that went into it. Would love to see what this young man comes up with in future evolutions of this idea.
Absolutely Amazing, Well done Caspar Schols. I love Building and admire people who have the ability to think outside the box.
I am an architect , and this home and all the work done is almost a piece of art !! Thanks Kirsten to show it so well . I have been watching hundreds of videos about small homes .. This is the best of all by far !! I will work on the bath and kitchen ... But the main concept is here ... I LOVE IT !! Applauses !!
if this had a toilet, shower, kitchen, a bath and those moving parts were motorized, it would be the perfect retirement home for me.
What if the wooden sides that have doors in it, had a double wall, 3 feet / 1 meter apart, to hide these facilities? One end would host the toilet and bath with a shower, and their doors would open into the outside-door-hallway. The other end had a double outside door with storage walls to make it a tiny mudroom and keep the inside temperature warm in winter. The rest of that outside wall would host the kitchen and washingmachine, hung on the outside wall, not closed off towards the central space.
I could picture this as the top floor of a two-story house, with utilities like bath and kitchen in the first floor.
Wow! Very Clever Idea! Never stop thinking up new and Awesome ideas! Great Craftsman work too.
So clever! And so much insulation built in for a guest house! Thanks for sharing!
A magnificent idea, a magnificent structure, a magnificent mind.
Simple elegance...purely genius !
This is AWESOME! I'm an architect. I'll try this concept on my farm! Thank you Casper and congratulations. Thank Kirsten. Your channel is a gem.
I think this is beautiful. He made it look so easy to do something extremely difficult.
My husband is teasing me, "you're watching it AGAIN"? I think worshiping it may be closer to the truth. My father made things like this of metal, just an incredible and "awe"-some in the deep meaning of the word. Your mother must be VERY proud. Perhaps in the future is one for us.
It's a great cabin concept design. I really like it. Overlapping seams and glass insulating.
Geesh people it's a 'concept' house. I find nothing to critisize here.
I admire your desire for lowest possible friction - the wheels & tracks, to allow your mother ease of movement. Netherlands is similar weather to New England USA - the Wood layer, the Glass layer, for all weather. You were so wise to reconsider quality bedding. The option for a LONG FARM TABLE to host dinner with friends in the forest - sounds ideal too. & the little "theatre" or "stage" for grandchildren. I'm convinced that this type of housing for age 55+ would SLOW THE PROGRESSION of dementia. I either want to adopt you as son OR be a USA representative for this product AND to build the latest 2023 prototype with all you've learned these past 4-years, for myself. Another Mother, likely of similar age to your mother, yet in Connecticut, New England, USA. I admire your courage AND your wisdom to seek & listen to Mentors, your desire to learn, adjust, adapt, ...sharing resources and knowledge. Thank you for taking us on the journey.
You should ask more questions like how it's sealed against drafts and rain , gaps in floorboards....chimney etc
Mike Harvey Exactly what I was thinking and wondering. How do the individual sections seal off from windy drafts or driving, horizontal rain? Can one hear and feel the drafts? Does water get blown in a bit? Also: How about just opening a single window for ventilation? Possible? Or does one always have to shove one of the glass units open?
To seal the floor drafts during cold weather you could have made a weighty rubber moulded stripping that you could roll out for the duration. It could be rolled up and kept in the floor boxes.
Same questions here :/
Thanks Kirsten and co! Caspar has designed and built and incredibly elegant structure that inspires on so many levels.
WoW.....be great to keep up with Casper, he said he is adding a full bath too! I bet Casper adds a cooking area...walk way to the kitchen and bath.....oh la la
Lovely. I think this is the beginning of a really brilliant home - I can see it working with a fixed core area containing plumbing/kitchen/bath/laundry, while still allowing for the versatility this prototype envisions. Thanks for sharing the project!
it's so over engineered beautiful.
Absolutely Stunning! The ultimate creative architectural solution when form meets function! This home is easy to love and will probably become very popular because of the amazing spiritual vibe you’ve created with church-like walls and A-frame ceiling joists. This home has it all...flexibility, warm & cozy, creativity and a spiritual connection that can reflect any personal mood or seasonal atmosphere!
Personally, as a designer, I am completely blown away by this design and your humble personality. Your mother must be so proud and happy to stay in this home. Obviously, you must have had a spiritual connection to god when you created this masterpiece! Congratulations!
WOW - that is all. In Florida there would be poison spiders and snakes galore but where you are it must be ideal. I LOVE this living in/with nature. A kitchen could be on rollers, and a bathroom - well that one stumps me. But for now, having a bathroom close by is a wonderful solution to having the home without the bathroom. Maybe a separate decked area for both the kitchen and bathroom. This OPENED my mind as I saw it unfold. WOW I breathed to myself. I was relaxing as I watched it unfold.
Incredible ingenuity! What a great idea! And he moves the sections with such ease! This would be a wonderful design for many regional weather types.
I want to know how he matched the rooves to make them waterproof
James Wolfaardt they probably just overlap
Watch from 5:44 and pay attention to the roof cladding overlapping
Sweetvdesign especially for his mother. Love it and very mindful individual may we all be inspired.
Great concept, lots of issues from a practical standpoint, but I applaud the effort.
Problems that need solving:
1) Climate control: This structure will get incredibly hot in the summer and/or cold in the winter depending on it's latitude. The insulation in the outer shell appears to be very thin - a couple of inches at most. You might get R-6 or so out of it. Current California building codes call for R-32 in roofs and R-19 in walls - this leads to the need for a foot or more of insulation in the roof - even using the most efficient polyiso rigid systems. Walls require 4 to 5 inches of insulation, minimum. The structure will also be drafty as the rolling walls do not seal tightly with the floor. Heating and air-conditioning would all need to come from the floor.
2) Electrical and plumbing: Fixed, closed cavity walls are typically used for plumbing and electrical distribution. This can be solved by running these services through the floor, but that presents it's own problems. Electrical outlets placed in floors suck. They present a tripping hazard and get fouled with dirt quickly. Don't spill anything either.
3) Wind loading and uplift: Having the shell on rollers is great for flexibility or spatial configuration, but if you are located in area prone to high winds, your building is gonna blow-away when the first storm hits.
4) Waterproofing: Placing a split both in the roof and in the glass shell it protects is problematic. It's hard to tell from video, but at the very least, the two discontinuities need to be offset to prevent water ingress. During storms, water does strange things, driven by pressure differentials between interior and exterior created by wind. It can and will migrate through the seam between roofs, and capillary action will cause it to spread on the underside and drip in unpredictable ways unless carefully detailed.
5) The glass roof is beautiful, but requires careful detailing for structural soundness. It must also be laminated safety glass. Keeping it clean will be a challenge.
I say all of this to encourage others who find this as inspiring as I do to carefully consider the practical issues that go along with building habitable structures. If the building ends up collapsing, leaking, blowing away, or is freezing in the winter and sweltering in the summer, and full of insects and vermin because of poor weatherproofing, it will be a nightmare. Worse, people will mock it and experimental architecture in general, discouraging future attempts at innovative design.
I recommend working with an architect who's trained and experienced in solving the sorts of problems I've listed above. You'd never get a building permit where I live for this structure as it sits, and as an licensed architect myself, I deal with clients in trouble with the city for building without a permit all the time. Building codes are complex and can be expensive and frustrating and limiting, but they exist for some very good reasons. They are why a 5.0 or even a 7.0 earthquake in California rarely kills anyone, whereas tens of thousands die in places like Iran and Mexico when they are struck by similar disasters.
For the sake of an adequate shake-out of typical problems in some environs, your comments are appreciated. Not all owners would either like the concept or could be inconvenienced by the weather concerns. The remaining engineering could be rather easily dealt with, IMO. Note: The builder did incorporate a gasketing system inboard of the travel rails. Your admonitions about keeping the glass spotless is noted, a temper of the owner could dictate that. I know folks that never clean their easy-to-access windows. I enjoy looking at different home architecture. I am a retired Residential Building Contractor so have had my hands on some unique construction. I live on the 45th parallel, inland, so have grown a deep appreciation for trying to emulate Mother Nature. In my area, a building would have to be robustly insulated to be an efficient Winter home. If building in settled areas, codes need to be met. The application to a pre-fabricated structure with different modifications might have a lot of merit.
I can answer most of your questions and I'm not an architect.
It's a cabin. It is not a house. Therefore you don't need to worry about California building r numbers, or convenience of power outlets. It doesn't need heating/cooling it's a cabin, light the stove or open the roof.
Well, I am a licensed architect in California, and I'm not aware of any exceptions for "cabins" in the Residential or Green Building portions of Title 24. If one exists, do me a favor and post the code section, because, man, that would save a LOT of money on construction.....Every jurisdiction I've worked in requires full title 24 compliance for any habitable structure. The only grey area might be RVs - if the dwelling is resisted with the state as a vehicle, like a motor-home or a trailer, you are exempt from energy efficiency requirements. That's why the cheapest way to "build a cabin" up in the mountains or out in the desert is to find an unincorporated are with no planning or zoning codes, and then simply park a trailer or motor-home there. You see a lot of this out in the desert, often abandoned, because, well, it kinda sucks living in the desert in a poorly insulated RV, lol...
You still have to deal with things like electrical service, fresh water, and sewage disposal at a minimum. Provisioning, storage and preparation of food is another chore in these areas, which tend to be remote.
All of these issues can be dealt with - composting toilets for sewage, solar and wind generators for energy, commercial water delivery or wells, but all that stuff costs money and/or requires ongoing maintenance.
The cabin above is a nice prototype / test bench for what I'd call "adaptive architecture" It's a great concept - building's that change form in response to environmental conditions. It's not ready for mass adoption in it's current form, but that's OK - The purpose of prototyping is proof of concept and and generating excitement about an idea. The problems associated with this are technical, and thus can be solved - but they have to be addressed. Codes can be changed to allow exceptions or trade-offs, but that is an extremely costly and time consuming process. You will often be fighting political interests like trade unions trying to protect traditional construction methods to protect their jobs. Residential construction is one of the biggest industries in America, and thus a lot of very powerful groups have a vested interest in the status quo, and building codes are one way they protect them.
For instance, power companies have fought roof-top solar energy for decades and net metering, because it's a threat to their monopoly on power generation and distribution.
So whenever you see some new building approach that seems to hacked the existing system, it's generally either bogus or impractical. I don't say this to rain on anyone's parade, just to make sure people understand what's involved in changing things, and why we have the sorts of housing we have currently. It's not from a lack of ideas, it's from a lack of realistic planning when implementing them.
@@wienerwoods well luckily it's not on California so it's entirely irrelevant. It probably doesn't meet code to be built in the moon either.
@@wienerwoods the building codes for California are only relevant for California to cope with conditions in California. It wasn't built in California so it is irrelevant. Insulation requirements in California are shit if you compare them to Antarctic bases, but California doesn't have months at -40'C so it doesn't need such high standards. That is called relevance. You don't need to meet mudslide earthquake codes if you're building where there aren't earthquakes and mudslides. Relevance. This building was not built in California so your rules are irrelevant.
Fabulous!!!!! 🤸♀️💃
Beautiful~ Wonderfully brilliant!
Oh you are just too much!!! 🌻 What a healthy brain you have.
Amazing Caspar! I have for years imagined living in a shape shifting dwelling that changes with the seasons and you have made it real. Question - Does Caspar have drawings that would enable people around the world to build their own version?
Matt Vardal it’s pretty much self explanatory. Commercial wheels that are strong enough to hold the weight, arches that gives form and strength to the structure. Transparent material like glass or “plastic” for the rooftop. Free time, dedication and patience
Smart people, designing and building smart things. That’s the 21st century I envisioned when growing up in the late 80’s. We need more of this, much much more. Teach architects and builders to change their minds and start anew. Thanks.
I absolutely love this. It's beautiful. I'm a nature lover so this would be perfect for me. It could be converted to a home! Kirsten, if he has plans for a bathtub then he must have plans for plumbing of a bathroom and kitchen? I would love to see how he finishes out the project. Thank you for the video.
SandiRose27 me toooooo can’t wait for the follow up video. Could listen to him and his mom talk for hours. They are brilliant people.
For about $50k you can get an Airstream (almost new) that will provide you with all you need, while you're building it.
I thought it was done. I hope that a bathroom and kitchen are in rhe plans. 😀
Very clever idea! Great for a plant lover. Plenty of sunshine for the dog too. Lol. Great design.
YES! yes! yes! YES!!
THIS is my DREAM :)
GENIUS ❤️
So cool and clever design! I'm amazed like a child play with toys hahaha just because of the wheelers! And yes..love the location.. a beautiful nature
Cool idea for a deck / outdoor living option next to or attached to a real house
What a beautiful design. Definitely a dream home 👌🏻
This is amazing. Hope you sell the plans some day so others can experience it.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea/structure. Mothers are awesome gifts from God. I love the respect and love they show towards each other in this video.
One of the best builded cabin in the woods !
This is an incredible place. The architecture is so unique. It's wonderful that you built this for your mother. You are a genius.
That is a really slick design.
Genius just simply genius!!!! Im blown away i look at new ways to build homes all the time. Nothing compares
This should be titled the outdoor house or the oh my God House.
Loved jt. It’s my new favorite house!
Beautiful design. You built her the most beautiful she shed. What love.
Really impressive idea and work.
Another fabulous find Kirsten...I recall him saying he was going to install a bathroom so his mother could live there full time...I think once those facilities are installed that she will have one beautiful place to live out her days in a way that many of us only dream of. I personally think it is brilliant although I am quite happy today with my schoolie...LOL...Thank you so much for another great view!
I really don't see the practicality of this house. It might make a nice addition to a house...but as a stand alone house, not so much. It's a cool idea though...don't get me wrong...It's just a bit too minimalist for me. I need a small kitchen and small restroom to feel like my needs are being met. That said, the video was great Kirsten! I love that you bring these kind of new ideas to us!
Rachel Daliwolf Hug its not a house.
You are right! It's not! It's a weird little room in the woods with no bathroom or kitchen.
Rachel Daliwolf Hug weird is harsh:) but continually calling it what is not invites criticism for sure.
Just think a bit outside the box... What if the wooden sides that have doors in it, had a double wall, 3 feet / 1 meter apart, to hide these facilities? One end would host the toilet and bath with a shower, and their doors would open into the outside-door-hallway. The other end had a double outside door with storage walls to make it a tiny mudroom and keep the inside temperature warm in winter. The rest of that outside wall would host the kitchen and washingmachine, hung on the outside wall, not closed off towards the central space.
I believe it's used as a garden shed and studio--a she-shed.. Also used for relaxation and when inviting over guests. That shed is in his mother's backyard. :)
The best studio shed design ever. I could see using it for my exotic garden tropicals that needs protection from extremes. Its a very good multi purpose shed/outdoor dwelling for deep American South or the Carribean. Made to be blown away and replaced. Im sure its 50k but I love it. Im gonna make my own.
the moving out shells can double as an insta gym. just pushing and pulling it is a work out!
it's everyday 風呂 I'd make the whole space a gym. What a great idea for a workout space!
@@rumbletweed there's an idea
This is perhaps one of the better concepts I have seen from this channel. I will be keeping this in mind as I plan out my porch.
Bloody love it, very clever.
Built a home for a guy back in the early 2000s. Afterwards helped him build a shed like this, only it housed his telescope. Everything was electronically controlled from inside his home. Half of the roof would slide open and he would program what quadrant of the sky he wanted to watch that night. He has some amazing pics and has several discoveries named after him. This reminded me of it.
Oh man when he said about a little theater I just died. Some comments below don't seem to get this is an experiment
Free creative thinking. A very beautiful, but more so a very encouraging design.
Hello Ikea, please colab with that guy.
Withy Octopus
No! You’d never be able to find the exit!
Brilliant idea!
please don´t, we will have more packaging than house to deal with, plus an enormous transport bill from parts coming from all over the world. This is not the idea behind the project. Just ask Kirsten for a plan and get local stuff and meet locals doing so and build a community spirit. I have never met IKEA community nor IKEA FAMILY for that matter.
@@hilaireoloughlin 😂😂tell em
Very good! Elegant concept and I hope he will develop it on a large scale.
This is Amazing its art really. Just beautiful.
I am swoooning! Even the smell of the wood must be wonderful...
Honestly, this looks pretty amazing, but I wonder if it's going to slide so easily if the wood warps or changes due to moisture?
Seasoned wood is probably less prone to warping? I mean, metal expands and contracts too, so the tolerances just need to be figured out.
I would be more concerned with choosing the right type of glass; shatterproof and resilient, with a couple of spare panels under the floors just in case. If anyone is considering this beautiful design, please don't use ordinary window glass for your project.
I say this because in my country, in old cottages, people have been fatally injured by loose slates dropping from the roof, so it's important to have safety glass overhead. Also, when we were children, our glass front door once swung back. My sister put her arm up to catch it. Her arm went through the glass and severed a blood vessel. Luckily, my cousin knew how to apply a tourniquet, and the ambulance arrived quickly.
Watch it again, engage brain and sense of practicalty (the physics you learnt in school is enough!!) and your questions - such as this one - will be answered, - Schols has worked it all out.
Probably steel would work well
Jonathan Kist properly treated wood doesn’t warp.
@@muffinthecat4706 you must be fun. Work in IT perhaps?
Most amazing and unique design ever. Thank you.
THIS IS SPECTACULAR!
Brilliant!!! 👍🏼👏🏼🌞💝🌍💝🌞👏🏼👍🏼
The location is absolutely beautiful.
Smart man. Not sure why they keep calling it a house or home though. It fulfills a specific purpose the owner wanted. That purpose was not for it to be an actual house.
it actually makes a lot of since . anyone who ever lived in a mobile home had to close doors to reduce the area to heat it. with this fire place in the middle he can reduce the square footage by 50% during the cool times. this dude will never look for a careere , he is one.
I am thinking that it would be a great way to have a summer kitchen. Great way to innovate part of a house. You could have an outdoor kitchen/screened kitchen/closed kitchen - depending on the weather and time of year. I love to cook and bake, and I think that would make me really happy, because I wouldn't have to worry about heating up the house in hot weather!
It's beautiful in form and function, i absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing! I'd like to see the the trusses even more ornate and complex if you ever do another build. I personally love the ascetic of wood and shining metals (brass, stainless steel, copper ext.) married together and would also like to see more of that in a convertible space such as this.
Wow!😱😳🤪 Crazy good!!🌄🌅
Ingenoius design and execution - it looks lovely. What a good son!
We need more thinkers like this
No we don''t, it's way over thought!!!
THIS BLEW MY MIND. I have to build something like it. Talk about an amazing mind!!!
How do you keep the wind & rain from seeping in the center gap where the halves join? Do the edges overlap? Is there a gasket to make it water/wind proof? Can the halves be latched together in case of heavy winter storms?
This is Netherlands..not Canada..
@@Cheapers-Vac still place with a lot of rain...
This is wonderful. Different seasons need different levels of light. Also, allowing nature in! Love it!
I have seen many " HOMES" and there only 1 or 2 that 1 say W O W to , this is 1 .
I agree with many of the commentators. It is a great idea and beautiful tiny enclave, but as a home, I’m not sure I could live in it. It must also be breezy especially during cold nights.
However, as an outdoor entertainment place it would be fantastic. Just put a long dining table, a few chairs and a nice fire place (instead of wood stove) and it would be great! Would you consider selling the blueprints?
Must not have bugs on that planet.
Europe is kinda weird like that. When I lived in København, no one had screens in their windows. It was no problem. Same in Sverige.
Here in NY though, I could never imagine living without screens! I'm 4 blocks from Ontario! Can't go outside without a least a few bites!
Or wind...
Charles Woodward No, not really.
That was my thought exactly. Also, I don't see any seals to prevent air leaks, like when the wind blows, or to keep out rain water when it's pouring. And he mentioned several times that it was insulated. I don't see it. Yes, it's an interesting concept but this is just a rough draft toward a practical, finished product.
I was wondering the same with regard to the leaking seams.
But as far as the insulation, it's clearly visible in the photos of the construction process. Something akin to fiber & foil.
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