HOUSING WORKS

The third journal was 'Housing Works - In the Mix', which was vol.7 no. 4 of the set, published in November of 2009.

This Australian journal is more focused on social housing for the community, so I didn't find so many interesting and appealing images as I did in the previous two journals.

This apartment proposal was one of the more appealing images in the journal. Though the overall building is quite uniform and symmetrical, there are also a few curved balconies on the right-hand side of it, which is different to the rest of the building.

This top picture/photograph in this image has a Frank Lloyd Wright style to it. I also quite liked the small image in the middle, with the curved bench in the square room.

ARQ

My second journal that I looked at was 'Arq - Valparaíso', which was vol. 73, of Diciembre 2009.



It was quite different to the previous one I was looking through, in that this one had more straight walls etc. I found some rather interesting images that I could probably juxtapose well with the style found in the other journal.

The pattern on the floor of this museum really caught my attention.

The staircase in the left image also went well with the floor pattern. To the right, is an interesting way of creating a different space.

I really liked this way of showing the display, with all the stands in rows, but of different heights and angles so it doesn't look so square.

The way the light is shown in this image is also quite effective.

RASSEGNA

The first journal I looked at was 'Rassegna', Vol. 87, published in 2007.

Below are a few images i quite liked and am considering taking inspiration from...


I liked how the shelter is not the usual straight-edged 'shape', but that it was almost like a number of 'domes' instead.

My office could be something that's mainly underground...

I really like the picture in the bottom-right corner, how the numerous flights of stairs give the building a sense of being more tall than it is wide.

Again, more unconventional use of space. My office could be rather curvy. This rendering also gives a vague sense of resembling a cave, which leads back to the 'underground' thing.

That staircase looks very elegant...

Intro

My Secondlife office is to be influenced by the following three journals:

Arq

Housing Works

Rassegna



...As well as adding my own style.

I will keep you posted