Null Stern Hotel as an example of minimalistic design

Null Stern Hotel as an example of minimalistic design.

«Zero Star Hotel» is a concept made by the artist-twins Frank and Patrik Riklin. It's a bombshelter which now is a hotel (Switzerland).

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Mosaic by Sicis

Helium is a chance for anyone to express themselves. Recently I stumbled across this site. Helium is a articles base. Here you can share your expertise! When you write at Helium, you help inform millions, earn money, get recognized and build your portfolio. I say that if you are looking for the way to promote yourself, this is the way. I'm happy to announce my 1st article on how to buy tiles. Read it here.

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Fancy a new bathroom? Extras included

Fancy a new bathroom? Is your bathroom is too small? Do you need something that will save space ? This piece is inspired by the Swiss army penknife. It looks like great new design concept - vertical bathroom. Called the Vertebrae, it stacks a toilet, sink, water cistern and two showers into one 8ft-tall steel column.

Designed by award-winning designer Paul Hernon

From http://www.designodyssey.co.uk/ and here is the link for full detailed info on this bathroom masterpiece.

Unusual house in the wood.

What a house? Extreme engineering. Amazing concept. Wood Ball in a Wood.

The only thing - where is the bathroom? LOL

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Sitooterie II by Thomas Heatherwick

Picture by Rick Guest
Barnards Farm, Essex, UK

What's a 'Sitooterie'? It's a Scottish term for a small summer house - quite literally a "sit oot". It's a 2.4m cube with a window and a door, perforated with nearly 5,000 pre-drilled holes, each receiving an identical aluminium "hair".

How does the lighting work? Sunlight is transmitted down the hollow length of each tube into the "Sitooterie" and coloured acrylic caps on the end of each hair gives the light an orange glow. Internal lighting at night makes the outside glow with thousands of points of light.

The structure is a cube punctured by over 5000 long thin windows that project from all its surfaces and lift it off the ground. The cube, which measures 2.4 x 2.4 metres, is precision-machined from 15mm anodised aluminium and the windows are 18mm square-section aluminium tubes glazed with transparent orange acrylic.

As the long thin windows all point at the exact centre of the cube, it only takes a single light source, located at this central point, to send light through every tube, causing the windows to glow orange. A small number of them also project into the cube to form seating.

To check out more amazing designs from Thomas Heatherwick's website click here.

How to make a garden shed (1973)

Ever wondered how to make a garden shed? Watch this you tube funny video from Two Ronnies. Very helpful for newbies.

Grow herbs in your kitchen!

See what have I discovered! The AeroGarden is the world's first indoor smart garden. For those who love to cook this garden would perfect. It would great for apartment and houses in the city centre... little piece of nature in your house. Love this idea!

It's so easy to use that anyone, with or without gardening experience can grow lush, beautiful gardens right in their homes. This computerized AeroGarden tells you to add water and nutrients. The micro-processor automatically adjusts nutrient delivery and water flow, and even turns grow lights on and off to simulate the sun. Grow herbs, vegetables, fruits or flowers!

Grow Vegetables in your kitchen All Year Round