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Modern House Challenge: Site Built Windows

March 28, 2011 by Bob Borson 26 Comments

Modern House Challenge: Site Built Windows

So it has been quite a while since I've addressed the Modern House Challenge - I originally introduced the idea back on August 10th, 2010 and the idea was simple enough: . "I am starting to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Materials and Products, My House, My Work Tagged With: bob borson, details, Low cost modern house challenge, Materials, modern house, My House

Shipping Containers – a design primer

February 7, 2011 by Bob Borson 22 Comments

Shipping Containers – a design primer

I am currently in Spain enjoying tapas and sangria so I asked my friend Jeremiah Russel to sit in for me and talk about something that we are - well, not necessarily in agreement on. I read one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Guest post, Low cost modern house challenge, Materials, shipping container

Modern House Challenge | Part 2

September 2, 2010 by Bob Borson 21 Comments

Modern House Challenge | Part 2

I wrote a post back on August 02, 2010 that discussed the possibility of designing and building a low cost modern house. This is no small task because modern houses, with their clarity often … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life in General Tagged With: Low cost modern house challenge, Modern Architecture, modern house, plans, sketchup

Low Cost Modern House Challenge

August 2, 2010 by Bob Borson 107 Comments

Low Cost Modern House Challenge

I am starting a side project  - one I don't have time for but it has been nagging at me for a long time. I am going to take on a challenge to design a low-cost modern home. This is going to be a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: My Work, Observations Tagged With: Low cost modern house challenge, modern house

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