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Wednesday, 12 November 2014

工業風閣樓再現東京六本木 住宿的好選擇 FROM AIRBNB

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在台灣每當出外旅遊住宿,流行的選擇通常不外乎是旅館或特色民宿,且基本上都搭配著極具特色的裝潢隔間,或是顯現在地風俗民情的餐點,前幾年甚至興起一股回家鄉開民宿的風潮,倒是蔚為一股保存老房子的運動;或許因為這幾十年來,台灣的城鄉差距不斷縮小,都市邊緣的擴張化運動不斷進行,所以新市鎮、重劃區對許多人來說已不再是新鮮事,綜觀看來,能夠完善地保存老房子似乎變成了一個值得令人讚賞的革命。
又,如果能夠把老舊空間活化變成新空間吸引更多年輕人或在地人駐足,甚至拉近老屋與新興城鄉的這種看似矛盾、實則有須多待商榷空間的對話模式,更甚者,還有存在大小鄉鎮中的老牌工廠也參與這場運動,找來更多人才想盡辦法,就是要打破以前只對消費者販售物件的單純商務模式,透過更多交流活動或所謂的參觀內部等行程規劃,藉以增加每件物品的接觸層面。
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談到老房子的重新規劃,不得不說到同樣地狹人稠的鄰居—東京,台灣多的是隨處可見的頂樓加蓋、違建房屋等等,這個 Airbnb ,真是名符其實的「空中 B&B」,相信去過國外旅行的人,對於何謂 B&B 應該很熟悉,意思就是 Bed & Breakfast,對於許多背包客來說,常常替這些旅人省下不少旅費。
而今天要來看的特色 B&B,位於東京六本木車站僅五分鐘距離,今年 2 月剛被位於舊金山的 Airbnb 以一種充滿愛意〈?〉〈摘自原文:The loft was renovated in February 2014 with a lot of love. ) 的心情裝修裝修完成,擁有一個 30 公尺寬的陽台可以俯瞰市中心,還有遠處的東京鐵塔,位於六樓的閣樓設計,雖然只有小小 24 坪,但在寸土寸金的東京市區,這一小方天地顯得多難能可貴呀!
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裡面有一個客廳,私人領域房間的空間區格則是利用金屬推拉門窗適當地隔開,臥室內部使用了混凝土為主的建材,搭配上木質家具和地板,營造出一種簡潔清爽感,公共空間部分,在東邊和南邊各開了一個窗戶,不管是冬季或夏季,都能讓陽光大片地流洩進來室內,採光完全可說是沒問題〈問題 ない〉!更有一個開放式廚房,還有一座深藍色沙發和4人座位的餐桌椅,要打牌或是吃飯都OK!〈笑〉
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至於軟體部分,書櫃上擺上了與當代藝術相關的書籍以及雜誌,其他簡單的日用品,譬如浴袍、拖鞋、洗髮精、沐浴用品、洗衣機、烘乾機、吹風機、乾淨的毛巾和床單,還有不可或缺的冰飲都包含在內,如果在放假的夜晚,只想與另一半或三五好友聚在一起來個室內電影會也是可行的,投影機、電視音響、電磁爐、無線上網這些設施都一應俱全。
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airbnb loft tokyo map
管家們也會在附近提供房客對於周邊環境資訊的需求,譬如,附近區域接駁的交通、哪裡有好吃的餐廳、或是好玩的酒吧、不錯的畫廊等等,離其他城市,如澀谷、表參道和原宿也僅 10 分鐘的火車車程,對了,附近還有一座 Midtown Park,遠離喧囂只需兩分鐘的路程,24 小時便利超商、咖啡廳、餐館、酒吧都在鄰近區塊,不管是和朋友或另一半的短程旅行,甚至是家族旅遊是不是都很適合呢?每晚住宿的預估花費介於日幣 30,000~33,000,心動了嗎?
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Thursday, 25 September 2014

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Sunday, 10 August 2014

日本「睡房行李喼」 香港劏房式新樓啱用


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唔係新嘢不過啱啱先見倒,好想分享。香港地樓價咁貴,百幾呎嘅大埔嵐山都可以推出嚟賣,解決方法可能係要買返幾個呢啲「房間行李喼」。由日本Atelier-OPA設計,廚房、睡房、書房全都變晒行李喼,用嘅時候打開,唔用嘅時候摺埋就得,底部仲有埋轆方便移動,啱晒吋金呎土嘅香港地。長實不妨送返幾個比新業主,百幾呎都可以有睡房有書房。網站有香港人問過,官方話香港都送o架!
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The 5 Most Impressive Infrastructure Projects of the Year

The 5 Most Impressive Infrastructure Projects of the Year


The 5 Most Impressive Infrastructure Projects of the Year
Each year, the American Society of Civil Engineers gives out an award to celebratethe sheer size and complexity and awesomeness of infrastructure projects built by Americans. From an Antarctic research station on hydraulic stilts to an flyover railroad crossing, this year's five finalists are truly remarkable.
Building gigantic structures is not usually glamorous, but the ASCE's Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award will be announced at a black-tie gala in Arlington, VA, on March 26. For now, let's take a closer look at the contenders.

Halley VI Research Station

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The British Antarctic Survey's Halley VI Research Station looks like a brightly colored train-beast lumbering across the icy terrain. Indeed, Halley can move. On each of its "feet" are skis, so the entire whole station can be towed away by bulldozer. Halley VI has to be the first fully relocatable research station in the world because it sits on the Brunt Ice Shelf, which is slowly crumbling into the sea.
On top those skis are hydraulic stilts that can lift the seven capsules up and over snow as it accumulates over winter. This is actually the sixth incarnation of Halley, and the first four were in fact buried and eventually crushed by snow. IfHalley VI lives up to its promise, it will fare much better than its predecessors (though recent technical issues have put its future in jeopardy).
Image: Royal Society

Colton Crossing Flyover

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As the intersection of two busy railroads, Colton Crossing—east of Los Angeles—was one of the worst railway chokepoints in America, with 125 trains waiting to cross everyday. Since ongoing rail activity couldn't be disrupted and it was already so congested, there was nowhere to build but up into the air.
The engineers made innovative use of cellular concrete, a lightweight mixture of cement and water slurry with filled with tiny bubbles. Cellular concrete allowed the Colton Crossing Flyover be much lighter than anticipated, so that the soil underneath didn't need to be replaced to support the weight of the structure. In the end, the project was delivered at half the initial cost and eight months ahead of schedule.
Photo Credit: Keith Philpott Photography

Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation Project

The 5 Most Impressive Infrastructure Projects of the Year
Echo Lake was originally built as a reservoir of drinking water for Los Angeles in the 1860s. When it was turned into a basin for dumping extra stormwater, Echo Lake became, as you might expect, filled with algae and toxic metals and trash. The first step in the rehabilitation was draining the lake, which uncovered furniture, a toilet, and three guns.
Engineers then excavated clay from underneath the lake to line its bottom, so the manmade lake didn't need a synthetic liner. To keep the lake from ever getting so gross again, hydrodynamic separators remove grease, oil, and trash from stormwater before it reaches the main body of water. Lotuses now bloom on the rehabilitated lake.
Photo Credit: Black & Veatch Corporation

Ward County Water Supply Project

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After a decade of drought in West Texas, the Colorado River Municipal Water District's reservoirs fell to a frighteningly low 5.5 percent of capacity. To prevent an emergency water shortage, the district embarked on a $100 million project to tap into the groundwater.
As the ASCE notes, the massive project is comprised of "21 groundwater wells, 65 miles of pipeline, and 4 booster pump stations." Pipe line had to be built through miles of shifting sand dunes, but the whole project was completed in just 18 months.
Photo Credit: Freese and Nichols, Inc.

East Span of San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

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Photo credit: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is certainly handsome and certainly huge—at ten lanes, it is the widest bridge in the world. It is also the longest bridge of its type—a single tower, self-anchored suspension span bridge—in the world.
While the Bay Bridge's size is certainly impressive, I have to say its designation as an outstanding engineering project seems odd. After years of delays and cost overruns and then snapping bolts and allegations of misconduct in management, the new span has become a bit of joke for those of us in the Bay Area who are forced to rely on it. An engineer has also voiced his dissent in a comment belowASCE's announcement for the awardThe new span is supposed to replace the one that had been damaged in the 1989 Lomo Prieta earthquake, and boy, we surehope it holds up as promised.
Am I being too hard on the Bay Bridge simply because I live near and hear about all its bad news? Are there other more "outstanding" infrastructure projects out here? Let us know in the comments. [American Society of Civil Engineers]
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I nominate the Denver Union Station redevelopment, the mass transit infrastructure at the station proper is complete, with the rail extension components now underway, and massive commercial development in the area. I don't think people realize that downtown Denver near Coors Field, was basically just acres and acres of dirt and abandoned rail yards. An entire new neighborhood has been created since 2009 when construction started. This is probably a rare thing for a major city, and worth mention.