Pacific Northwest Archives | Ouno Design

Dog days of summer, and cabins on the coast

LB — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:42:57 +0000

Recent radio silence has been the result of being either too busy in the city, or too unbusy and computerless while on various islands.

Today I learned that the term dog days is very old, a translation from the latin dies caniculares.

The post Dog days of summer, and cabins on the coast appeared first on Ouno Design.

Holiday

LB — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:00:27 +0000

Happy whatever winter holiday you observe, longest night of the year maybe, or, in the southern hemisphere the longest day, or Christmas, or ‘Holiday‘ or whatever else. Drive safely.

The post Holiday appeared first on Ouno Design.

Rod Palm’s ship house on Strawberry Isle in Tofino, BC

LB — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:49:51 +0000

Views of Rod’s famous ship house just off Tofino on the West Coat of Vancouver Island. Below, from here. And on Rod Palm and the Strawberry Isle Research Society here.

The post Rod Palm’s ship house on Strawberry Isle in Tofino, BC appeared first on Ouno Design.

“If I Had a Hammer? What Do You Mean If?”

LB — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:18:15 +0000

Before I start, I’m asking on behalf of the owners of this house that nobody reposts or reproduces any of these images anywhere without my permission. Like a lot of people who have built their own houses in the woods, the owners, who are relatives of mine, appreciate their privacy and feel a bit negative about seeing their house all over the internet.

The post “If I Had a Hammer? What Do You Mean If?” appeared first on Ouno Design.

A-frame Maritime Museum by CBK Van Norman

LB — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:50:04 +0000

I’ve always loved this building. It’s part of the Vancouver Maritime Museum and was built in 1966 to house the icebreaker St. Roch. You can just see the top of the mast through the upper window.

The post A-frame Maritime Museum by CBK Van Norman appeared first on Ouno Design.

Smith House by Arthur Erickson

LB — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:06:09 +0000

One last Vancouver house by Arthur Erickson. The house was built for and is still owned by the painterGordon Smith and his partner Marion. They have carefully maintained it over the years, in keeping with Erickson’s original design and intention.

The post Smith House by Arthur Erickson appeared first on Ouno Design.

Handmade houses in Christiania

LB — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:09:20 +0000

Maybe it’s because these houses are reminiscent of the tradition of handmade houses here on the West Coast, but there’s something pleasingly familiar about the eccentric wooden buildings of Christiana, the surreal, semi-autonomous, rebel neighbourhood of Copenhagen.

The post Handmade houses in Christiania appeared first on Ouno Design.