small HOUSE

Villa Andersen

They used to make fun of me, standing in this awkward corner of the plot, neglecting the alignment of all the other houses. You are strange and acting like your something special with your position in the sun. And then

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Villa Andersen

They used to make fun of me, standing in this awkward corner of the plot, neglecting the alignment of all the other houses. You are strange and acting like your something special with your position in the sun. And then

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measure

5 years ago my life weighed 26 kilograms and fit the 50 x 34 x 81 centimeters of a suitcase which travelled the full 8,809 kilometers that landed me here on that cold, cold 27th of January 2,010, in the

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measure

5 years ago my life weighed 26 kilograms and fit the 50 x 34 x 81 centimeters of a suitcase which travelled the full 8,809 kilometers that landed me here on that cold, cold 27th of January 2,010, in the

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Nine

Nine So many doors For such a small house The table is where the bed is where the sofa is Her head was full Of spaces To eat To sleep To watch her favourite tv show She put her feet

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Nine

Nine So many doors For such a small house The table is where the bed is where the sofa is Her head was full Of spaces To eat To sleep To watch her favourite tv show She put her feet

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house of memory

imagine a house where a woman has been where she lives on in a contemporary double who is seeing through her eyes imagine a room with a mirror a woman walks past her face fades into memories her hair directs

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house of memory

imagine a house where a woman has been where she lives on in a contemporary double who is seeing through her eyes imagine a room with a mirror a woman walks past her face fades into memories her hair directs

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leaving (in a house)

“Hadst thou stayed, I must have fled” That is what the Vision said. In his chamber all alone, Kneeling on the floor of stone, Prayed the Monk in deep contrition For his sins of indecision, Prayed for greater self-denial In

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leaving (in a house)

“Hadst thou stayed, I must have fled” That is what the Vision said. In his chamber all alone, Kneeling on the floor of stone, Prayed the Monk in deep contrition For his sins of indecision, Prayed for greater self-denial In

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the immense and the intimate

This is not a small house. It is only so because here, the immense presence of the landscape makes the house an intimate place. As Bachelard stated, “intimate space and exterior space keep encouraging each other, as it were, in

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the immense and the intimate

This is not a small house. It is only so because here, the immense presence of the landscape makes the house an intimate place. As Bachelard stated, “intimate space and exterior space keep encouraging each other, as it were, in

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House of Books

She builds houses with books, my girl, she cannot yet read but she knows the constructive power of stories. Some stand straight up, half open, they form hinges of fictional doors and fences (this positioning works perfectly as well for

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House of Books

She builds houses with books, my girl, she cannot yet read but she knows the constructive power of stories. Some stand straight up, half open, they form hinges of fictional doors and fences (this positioning works perfectly as well for

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one and three houses

Following our monthly topic, a recommendation; a literary triptych, to be enjoyed and learned from, on the topic of the house. Read together, as a single, big book, these three approaches provide a beautifully complex vision of the house. 1.

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one and three houses

Following our monthly topic, a recommendation; a literary triptych, to be enjoyed and learned from, on the topic of the house. Read together, as a single, big book, these three approaches provide a beautifully complex vision of the house. 1.

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small and perfect houses

“What shall we do, with all this useless beauty…” – Elvis Costello 1. First is the womb; then, the tomb. Both small and perfect houses, sheltering our eternity (granted the fleetingness of this, ever-infinitesimal tick), gone and morrow. Above and

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small and perfect houses

“What shall we do, with all this useless beauty…” – Elvis Costello 1. First is the womb; then, the tomb. Both small and perfect houses, sheltering our eternity (granted the fleetingness of this, ever-infinitesimal tick), gone and morrow. Above and

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NEW THEME: small HOUSES

Filarete (A. Averlino): Vitruvius’s Adam, expelled from paradise (15th century, A.D.) The origins of architecture, out of need (necessitas).   NEW THEME: small HOUSES While the attention and pressure for the upcoming conference continues, we believe it is time for

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NEW THEME: small HOUSES

Filarete (A. Averlino): Vitruvius’s Adam, expelled from paradise (15th century, A.D.) The origins of architecture, out of need (necessitas).   NEW THEME: small HOUSES While the attention and pressure for the upcoming conference continues, we believe it is time for

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