Homes and Spaces

I've been reading the occasional chronicles of Tasha and Joe and their efforts to build a sustainable "dream home" in Wisconsin. Given their discussion in the blog, I've come to find that building such a space requires much more work than fun. Our own little kitchen renovation has proven the same point to me. We have had innumerable choices just within the confines of an expanded eating and sitting area; it's one of the reasons it is in a kind of stasis right now, moving forward inch by inch, but every so slowly. Their's is an even more daunting task b/c their new space will make a statement, one of long-term sustainability, a feng shui-like usage of interior spaces and of appropriate use of the land. When I saw "feng shui", I mean that they don't just want rooms, but rather that they want them to relate and live together.

Their blog has led to me a few other interesting sites. I include a couple pics


This are pics from the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center. I know almost nothing about the place, but it presents a center based on architecture built with the principles are strong sustainability. My dream house would be happy incorporating this kind of feel.

This is a similar kind of space at our local fav spot Bernheim Forest. This is an arboretum and ecological space 25 miles south of Louisville. It's beautiful in so many ways, and the newish visitor center reflects that, sustainability and beauty combined.

I'm including the one below b/c I like the line of the flowering trees even better.

Modern architecture strives to win a LEED award. Another example I found is this new construction found in Freeport, Maine. Me parece very New England, but very green.


I did a little sniffing around concerning Kentucky's options for environmental sound architecture. I didn't come up with much, which is as usual indicative of our state's lethargy in so many areas.