December 26 in the Comuna 13 Colombian Medellín put into operation outdoor escalators. This is the first of its kind escalators installed in the slums. They have replaced more than 350 concrete stairs. Officials say that their use will reduce the 35-minute hike down the slope to six minutes. All this for free.
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As we all know today they build houses with “normal” roofs, and you’ve probably never seen a thatched house which is a very old roofing method and is used in both tropical and temperate climates. With thatching the roof of the house is built out of dry vegetation. The vegetation can be out of straws, water reed, heather and rushes that are layered so it can easily shed away the water from the inner roof.
Today you can still find houses with thatched roofs because it’s still practical and cheap. In some developed countries some people order thatched roof on their houses on purpose just to be different or because they like that old fashion style. It gives the whole house a fairytale look so if you’re into that you should maybe consider getting your roof thatched.
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The House of breadboard model of Moscow, The breadboard model exists since 1986, annually workers of a workshop wipe a dust from each small house, and at reconstruction or new construction of buildings make and replace with actual breadboard models.
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South Korean Artist Choi Jeong-Hwa used 1000 brightly colored recycled doors to transform a bland 10-story building into an eye-popping visual indulgence. Jeong-Hwa is a master of using found objects to make provocative spaces, and the project is one of his most ambitious attempts to place normal things in an extraordinary way. The doors stretch up the scaffolding of the mid-rise, giving the hulking mass a pixelated charm.
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Rain and wind bridge across the river Sanjiang — Bridge of wind and rain in the Chinese countryside Chenyan (Guangxi Province) lies across the river and Sanjiang is made of wood and stone. During the construction of this three-story wonder was not used a single nail.
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