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Comment on Wary Meyers Decorative Arts by Custom Woodworking

Custom Woodworking — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:31:28 +0000

Very classic in design. I believe there would always be some infusions of the 60’s 70’s interior designs in today’s modern interiors.

Comment on Modernist apartment building #2 by Laura

Laura — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:55:25 +0000

Beautiful. What a treasure!

Comment on Modernist apartment building #1 by LB

LB — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:39:06 +0000

That’s funny; I just wrote about that building next door as well – Lost Lagoon Terrace at 845 Chilco. It’s the one with one suite per floor, and James Bond/New York features like private keyed-entry elevators. I’m surprised these haven’t even been covered in local magazines, as far as I know; at least not lately. They’re great.

Comment on Modernist apartment building #2 by Mr. Bluehaunt

Mr. Bluehaunt — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:24:08 +0000

I am a great fan of patterned concrete (or terra cotta used in a similar fashion). I think I have a 50’s book that shows how to do this in a mud pit. This building is a great example! Thanks for posting!

Comment on Modernist apartment building #1 by Foster Grant

Foster Grant — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:20:29 +0000

I’ve always loved this one and the one next door to it. Apparently each floor is an entire unit. Been waiting for Wallpaper mag to feature these West Coast gems.

Comment on Why rocks on the roof? by LB

LB — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:12:09 +0000

I really like it for some reason. Especially in white.

Comment on Why rocks on the roof? by Darren

Darren — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:49:11 +0000

Charlie is correct. It’s a form of roof ballast, like the gravel you see in other areas. The larger rocks are more effective in high-wind areas.

Comment on Why rocks on the roof? by LB

LB — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:27:54 +0000

Thanks, Charles! I thought it had to be equivalent to the roof gravel we see in Vancouver, but it seemed so strangely sparse. I guess high winds are less likely to take larger rocks away than smaller pebbles, and these houses were all in areas of high desert winds, so it makes sense.

Comment on Why rocks on the roof? by dave

dave — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:11 +0000

The depth or lightness of shade possessed by the roof indicates the times of day at a glance. Basically, if you stare at it from a fixed position at a small distance (maybe a pathway approaching the property) you are essentially viewing hundreds of small sundials again a white backdrop. You would eventually become adept at seeing roughly what time it was as you approach the house. Wooo!

Comment on Why rocks on the roof? by charlie vinz

charlie vinz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:41:17 +0000

This appears to be a form of roof ballast. Admittedly one that I have not seen, but I haven’t been in the desert since I was a kid. Roofing ballast is usually the little pebbles you see on a flat-ish roof. This is for a roofing membrane that is not fully adhered to substrate, and the pebbles are essentially acting as a paperweight.
Why not fully adhere?
With ballast, the individual roofing membrane layers and the building structure itself are able to move independently with changes in temperature, thus decreases the risk of cracking, splitting, and other forms of roof failure. Typically, the ballast is mostly built up around the edges of a building, since that’s where the greatest wind uplift occurs. It’s usually specified in something like PSI, so I guess that could be interpreted as larger stones placed more sparingly, as opposed to many more smaller pebbles placed evenly.