Smallest house of Amsterdam
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Originally uploaded by 36metres-carres.During our weekend to Amsterdam we did a tour on boat through the "Grachten". Passing by this "Gracht", the tour-guide told us that this small red house was the narrowest house in Amsterdam, only 1.60 meters large !
Surfing a bit on the web for more information, it seems that it is a cheat and that it is actually much wider behind the front. According to the guide, somebody actually lives inside. I would love to see the interior, as it can't be that big anyway. Must be quite a challenge to furnidge a space like this.
( Hi inhabitant of this house, if, by chance, you should stumble upon this entry, please contact me ;) )
Libellés : architecture, travel
pj pocket pillow from modern twist
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Originally uploaded by 36metres-carres.PJ Pocket Pillow by
Modern Twist; picture from
Appartment Therapy.
I stumbled on this nice idea to put away pyjamas ( and other things ) from Modern Twist in San Francisco. Unfortunately they seem to sell only in the United States, and not via an online-shop.
I love the clean, japanese-like look as well as the double purpose: storage and decorative pillow.
pj pocket pillow from modern twist
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Originally uploaded by 36metres-carres.pj pocket pillow from modern twist.Picture from Appartment Therapy.
Amsterdam Architecture: Old and new, perfecly fitted
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Originally uploaded by 36metres-carres.Most old houses in Amsterdam are built very narrow, and as a tour guide told us, this was due to the fact that taxes have been calculated on the basis of how large a house was. Less it was large, less people paid in taxes.
While wandering through the city center, i've passed by these houses. I particular like the way the new house is fitted in. It takes up main characteristics of an old house, like two two entrance doors, which can seen on many of the old houses. It's narrow, as an old house, but the overall style is modern nevertheless but without being shocking.
I appreciate this kind of mixing new with old, it shows a big sensibility of the owner and the architect to preserve the architectural caracteristics of the city.
