Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts

Thursday, October 16, 2014

The House in the Woods

The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015 experience

Today's posting is about a house in the woods, but not as we know it.

These beautiful photographs are by Finnish amateur photographer, Kai Fagerstrom, who ventured in to the woods and came across what he thought was a group of empty dwellings. However, as he later found out they were definitely occupied - by wild woodland animals. Mice, badgers and foxes are among some of the animals that have made themselves at home and they have been beautifully captured by Fagerstrom. He explains to National Geographic that "there's consolation in the idea that nature is reclaiming the places it has lent to the people." Indeed.
The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015 experience

The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015

The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015

The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015

The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015

The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015

The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015


The House in the Woods 2014 - 2015

Photographs by Kai Fagerstrom.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Adapting Nature in Fray Leon House

Chile based firm 57Studio have designed the Fray Leon House completed in 2008. Located in a district, east area of Santiago, this residence is surrounded by old trees which was greatly considered in planning. The result is a H-shaped layout which avoided the position and in some spaces integrated the said trees. More...