Last year we took stroll through the offices of Google HQ London. This time we’re stateside, Palo Alto, California to be exact. Named after a redwood tree called El Palo Alto, Palo Alto is the stomping grounds of companies you might have heard of. Amazon, BMW, Nokia, Skype, Groupon and of course Facebook are just a few of the heavyweight crews that are deep on the streets of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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F^%K Your Couch 07: Facebook Edition
F^%K Your Couch 05 / The Injidup Residence
The Injidup Residence, Australia. by Wright Feldhusen Architects [Read more...]
F^%K Your Couch 04 / The Dennis Hopper Compound
The Dennis Hopper Compound – Venice, CA // Fotos: Berlyn Photography 2010
This may be old to some readers who frequent the innanet. But when we caught a glimpse of this on the tube we said what the hell, run it. Even if one person hasn’t seen it, we’ve done our job. The Dennis Hopper Venice Beach Compound. By location alone, it’s proof that the “Easy Rider” truly lived the life of a renegade, and wasn’t afraid to show it. Ever the consummate Californian, instead of moving to Beverly Hills when the time was right, in the early 80′s, Mr. Hopper proceeded to basically acquire neighborhood block… [Read more...]
F^%K Your Couch #03
Photographed by Cameron Neilson
Do not attempt to adjust your browser. This is not Frodo and Bilbo’s Shag Pad on 23rd Street in Middle Earth. What you are looking at is the Wilkinson Residence, located in the wooden hills that surround the heart of Portland, Oregon. Let’s just say it’s a contemporary dwelling designed by architect Robert Harvey Oshatz. [Read more...]
F^%K Your Couch 02
A little Tuesday inspiration. Photographs: Patrick Bingham Hall
The Sky Garden House design by Singapore based Guz Architects is the dictionary definition of a “green house”. The minimalist design masterpiece comes equipped with a full garden on all 3 of it’s levels. The gardens are connected thru layers with the intention of making each storey feel like a private residence. [Read more...]
ATL vs HDR
No, you’re not looking at alien architecture from another planet. This is a reader submitted photoset of Atlanta’s King Memorial Transit Station shot in High Dynamic Range. HDR is a technique in which you combine multiple frames of the same exact image, each of which has dramatically different exposure and color settings. We could spend the next 5 hours crafting a post that details the process but decided to just steer you in the direction of our new friends at stuckincustoms.com. Let us know how it works out for you. Enjoy.
