In The Natural House Wright talks about all the possibilities when one uses concrete, steel and glass. Although this house is structurally different from the original, it looks the similar. Much like two computers look alike at first, but then you see one is an Apple and one a PC.
We sat in beach chairs in the great room yesterday on our concrete floor, gazing at the steel beams that support the cantilever carport, windows and trellises while a gentle breeze lifted our hair through the windows where the glass will let nature come inside the house.
It's different, and yet it is concrete, steel and glass...
Pat putting in some sweat equity...cleaning sawdust.
When we were building our house, it was fun to come and sit in the unenclosed framed house and enjoy the trees, etc. that surround our house site. In some ways, I think, we thought it might be nice to just quit right there and live wall-less. Much closer to the trees and the breeze. However, then reality sets in and you know that from trees come fallen branches and that breezes can turn into rainy gales. So, of course, we went forward with the walls.
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Yes, that's exactly what I thought too, but then it was a pretty balmy day for late November. Wouldn't be too much fun today with the cold, rainy day we're having.
ReplyDeleteO I also realized that the breeze lifted our hair through the windows...misplaced modifier?
ReplyDeleteI think that's what you might call it. I don't think you meant to imply that your hair was flying out through the window. BB
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