This House design, Whale beach house is located at the southern end of Whale Beach, Australia, an early idea was of a timber packing case fallen from a ship and washed to shore. Designed by Alex Popov architects, articulate the idea of a modernist approach to the peninsula’s traditional concept of a beachside dwelling. Further images of a wooden crate lying in the sand kept the idea principle in place. From the street, the visual image is of a black box with blinkers either side to accommodate entry and stairs.

The box provides the living space, while the protective sweep of the enveloping timber arms provides light, air circulation, ventilation and provides view corridors to the beach from the road, maintaining public amenity. Read more »

Living room, originally uploaded by Naida.

Surface of Walls. The structure of walls and ceiling on which you will have to work is usually plaster, while the doors and skirtings will be wood and the windows and window frames wood or metal. Occasionally a wall will be of wood or some composition board. But only if you are going to paint or distemper will this matter to you. There are two kinds of plaster—the traditional lime plaster and the modern quick-drying plasters which are now in more general use. Of these two alternatives, the lime plaster is definitely preferable and gives a harder and better surface, but it has the disadvantage of taking many months to dry out. During that time it is useless to paint it as the paint obstructs the drying, and the water coming to the surface makes the paint flake off. It was to counteract this that various quick-drying plasters have been put on the market and these are now nearly always used by builders in a hurry. But their final effect is not nearly so satisfactory, as in drying quickly they crack and the making good of these cracks results in a bad surface. It is always better to distemper new plaster and wait until you are sure it is dry before painting or papering.

Looking toward the Master bedroom, you can see the red wall (!) and the coffered ceiling. The hemlock wood trim is on the floor.

Mazzali: "Emiselene" bed / il letto "Emiselene". Bedroom area, originally uploaded by MAZZALIARMADI.IT.

Emiselene is a truly striking designer bed, modern and glamourous. The curving stucture incorporates an ingenious concealed storage space.

The industrial project focused mostly on aspects related to the concept of sustainable development, design and respect for personal well-being that constitute the most relevant strong point of the Mazzali business strategy. To this view, product lifespan, low environmental impact, and low solvent emissions are the tenets that dictated development. Bed in plywood and solid wood; oak and cherry veneer, water-based paint. 118 coulors.

Mazzali: il letto "Fior di Loto" / "Fior di Loto" bed. Bedroom area, originally uploaded by MAZZALIARMADI.IT.

The geometry of the this bed, designed by Luciano Dalmonego for Mazzali, may be modified to suit the moment, while the figure of the bed may be modified by a manual movement that allows the surface to be rotated 360 degrees.

The industrial project focused mostly on aspects related to the concept of sustainable development, design and respect for personal well-being that constitute the most relevant strong point of the business strategy. To this view, product lifespan, low environmental impact, and low solvent emissions are the tenets that dictated development.
Bed in plywood and solid wood; oak veneer, water-based paint. Available in 46 coulors.

Mazzali: "Bora Bora" bed / il letto "Bora Bora". Bedrooms area, originally uploaded by MAZZALIARMADI.IT.

The “Bora Bora” bed of Mazzali is in plywood and solid wood without metal elements (magnetic free); oak and cherry veneer, water-based paint. Available in 116 coulors.
Plywood and solid wood exclusively from well managed forest,

The industrial project focused mostly on aspects related to the concept of sustainable development, design and respect for personal well-being that constitute the most relevant strong point of the business strategy. To this view, product lifespan, low environmental impact, being eco friendly, and low solvent emissions are the tenets that dictated development.