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The Saltbox is clad in 22 gauge cold-rolled steel that will turn reddish brown, a rust patina over the years. [Corten is not required in this climate.] Designed to be moved when necessary. Western windows and extra tall door provide incredible interior light, while blocking UV and providing outstanding insulation. Accessories such as the herb box are attached to the house without penetrating the thermal envelope. Also decks, awnings, showers, sheds, water catchment. Exterior water spigot delivers both hot and cold water from the unit's on-demand water heater. in Albuquerque - Extraordinary Structures
The Saltbox is clad in 22 gauge cold-rolled steel that will turn reddish brown, a rust patina over the years. [Corten is not required in this climate.] Designed to be moved when necessary. Western windows and extra tall door provide incredible interior light, while blocking UV and providing outstanding insulation. Accessories such as the herb box are attached to the house without penetrating the thermal envelope. Also decks, awnings, showers, sheds, water catchment. Exterior water spigot delivers both hot and cold water from the unit's on-demand water heater. in Albuquerque - Extraordinary Structures
A custom pull-down bed with Hafele hardware features pink satin lacquer and a headboard wrapped in light blue mohair. The door pivots and pockets a little bit inward, but not all the way, offering a bit of privacy from other spots in the home. A pullout offers wardrobe space, in addition to the larger storage to the right of the bed and a dresser near the entry.
kit leads to a small LR, to bedroom, sauna. The rooms are identical but rotated in relation to one another. “There is always a wall on the tallest side and a double window on another side. These windows are also called ‘summerhouse windows’ in Finland. With their double [panes], they are totally sufficient [for keeping warmth inside], and they were easy to work with, thanks to the solid wood frames." Complex design with simple, minimalist effect, staggered so that you get a different view from each window / 4 slightly offset rooms.
The concrete slab that serves as the foundation was buffed and sealed to bring out the rich warm gray color. “Not having a finished floor expense freed up roughly $15,000, relative to other flooring alternatives," which allowed for higher-end finishes, such as the tile and the flush baseboards with Fry Reglet details. The design team dropped the ceiling height in the wing with the bedroom, bathroom and office -see the change from this view. 14’ ceilings a ‘no’ for smaller rooms. Diller says, “It can feel like a canyon.” Instead, a slightly lower ceiling feels more proportional and cozier for a small room.
There’s very little, if any, Sheetrock. Instead, high-quality eastern pine boards applied in shiplap style cover the interior. Some of the boards are pickled, or whitewashed, as in the bedroom loft (shown here); others are painted, and some are stained. Waldman and Cushman researched many material options for the shower. Tile would potentially crack when the home was being pulled on its trailer, so that was out. Waldman didn’t like the look of off-the-shelf plastic shower inserts. He wanted to use stainless steel, but Carpenter, a nurse, vetoed that idea. “She didn’t want showering to remind her of being at a hospital,” he says. Cushman eventually came up with the idea to use copper shingles. // toilet is a sawdust composting toilet, a small receptacle. After each time they use it, they add some sawdust — or another fine, organic material — on top; the whole thing then gets emptied along with kitchen scraps into a compost pile about 100 feet from the home.
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