buildings | anordinarywoman

07/04/2013

Outdoor Gallery

Neatly packed

I happen to like straight, flat-shaped & box-like houses … maybe not buildings but houses. I now live in a house that is quite in contrast to this straight architecture. But equal happy anyway. I like the simple shape that showcases exactly what you see without fuss. Angles & crannies are not my melody even if I do appreciate it because of its intermittency & charm…when it’s old, used & lived in. But, it is like it is with preferences. And still, with a straight shape, it can look so different & express so much, that it’s hard to believe.

Anyway, I thought I’ll do a post about my love for nicely packaged houses & show you some nice finds. Who knows, if you’re not into this type of architecture - you might discover something that may change your mind.

Extremely nice in its simplicity / bungalow5

Compact but airy / byggfabriken

Ultramodern / design-dautore

Delightful / fancy

Old & the new together / convoy

Garage living / ikea

A concrete block that blends in with the environment / lambert blog

Absolutely adorable / reiulframstadarchitechts

Cute / skonahem

Strong impact with small means / paonote-room269

Stands out in the crowd / letmebeinspired

Orangery in black & glass / hus&hem

Exciting roof house / paulmouret via fancy

Tranquil workplace / blessthisstuff.com

Exciting placement of windows / thenewyorktimes

Take care / Marie

Tagged accommodations, architecture, buildings, garage, houses, housing, living, Modernism, orangery

19/08/2012

High ambitions / 184

Hej friends,

I’m inspired by cities, traffic, streets – especially & most of all, tower blocks & skyscrapers. I like the feeling of busy people, traffic that winds through the streets, the buzz of things happening around, coffeeshops in every corner & that it’s crowded wherever you look. You’re surrounded on the street as well as above. I have to admit that, I oddly enough, really enjoy the sense of urgency. I’s like living at the side of a community where things have their course. You know, like when you’re on vacation & don’t have to bother about the time or having to adapt to others … while everyone else rushes around with this & that. It’s a nice feeling actually. It’s a great to wander around aimlessly, walk street after street, to stop when you feel for it, grab a coffee & people watch. And then to have high-rises & skyscrapers around, it just adds to the feeling of pleasure & excitement.

I am definitely a city person who thrives in urban environments, without a doubt. It’s nice to have the peace of the countryside, the scenery, the summer cottage & the green meadows. To smell the flowers, just relax & breathe fresh air. But after a few days I get restless & want to both see & experience the noise, stress, streets, squares & traffic. I do not know about you but this is me. I have no problem to relax & drift away regardless of how noisy it is around me. So in that case, I have no high ambitions, in addition to the architectural such, of course :)

Great feature wall / Designedforlife

There’s something about skyscrapers that make me happy inside / Betsy via Pinterest

As close as you can get / Mariariazolli

A place where I could be sitting for days, no doubts / Designedforlife

Maybe not high-rises, but high enough nonetheless / Fashionliving via Tumblr

Although not a real skyline but cool on the blackboard / Google.com

Imagine all the people, living in those houses with the great park in the middle / Thefancy

Great city view / Ustagiremez

Neat top – not a common sight / Wrenwren via Pinterest

Great shot & perfect timing / boredpanda.com

Close but still far away / Ustagerimez

Where is he going? / Google.com

Nice illustration in black & white / Tumblr.com

Standardised tower blocks / Todayyouinspiredme

Glass & concrete city / Designedforlife

Lampshade in black with sleek silhouette / Dahlarna

Take care / Marie

Tagged architecture, buildings, home decor, skyline, Skyscraper, Tower block, urbanisation

01/05/2012

House craving / 148

Hej friends,

I don’t know but I think I mentioned earlier that we are renting & will eventually start to look for a house. I’d like to be able to paint, make changes, create our own space based on our needs. I think my darling is even more eager than I am. The thing is that we don’t have the same perspective of the size, area, style etc. I’d like a smaller house while he believes that a bigger house is much better. But on the other hand , we’ve gone through some house purchases so I’m not worried, things usually work out for the best in the end. One house was bought unseen because we were so tired of house tours, queues, estate agents & to drive back & forth, through different areas with our boys during a long time. That house actually became one of our best buys, after that we had renovated nearly everything before we moved to a new city again. You have to have luck sometimes:)

Anyway, it will take some time before we can start with the house hunt & until then, I’ll keep an eye on houses & areas purely for fun. There’s probably nothing more enjoyable than to look at various houses with various style in different areas. It becomes so personally in an odd way, much like observing without being observed – if you see what I mean. Below you’ll find some images of, maybe not so very common, buildings but interesting or appealing in different ways. I wouldn’t dare to let you know which one of these below I prefer…

On the diagonal & perhaps of larch wood, which has become silvery white of age, but oh so beautiful / Home&interiors