The Cedar House finally.

So this weekend, I spent most of my time working on a portfolio to put together for applications.  I finished the entire Cedar House, and have posted some of the slides from the portfolio collection.  These are in no way final, and I am probably going to change the design around a few times before I actually decide on what to get printed.  Ugh.  Stressful.  I am excited to just get it over with.

Good Grief

Last night I was pretty excited to post some pictures up on here...until I accidently clicked the "don't save" button instead of the "save" button.  The utter frustration caused me to step away from the computer immediately, and try to calm down.  So I played Uncharted on PS3.  Upon which I started dying, increasing frustration.  So I finished reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles.  Not a bright warm fuzzy feeling book, but an amazing and incredibly well written.  The imagery the author uses is amazing and inspired a sketch which I have not yet finished, and thus not yet posted.

Now that I have had a good 18 hours after my clumsy, data-erasing, life-wasting mistake, I can post pictures up.

The Cedar House

 Yes, the tree is finally inside the house.  And as basic as it is, it serves it's purpose.  Clean air for everyone that is rich and wants to feel environmentally better about themselves.

The walkway is a whole separate issue, and I need a landscaper to add flowers/gardens/etc.

 To give you an idea of how the tree gets light, and how the house saves energy, I put a hole on the roof.  Well, it's not a hole, it is a glass/plastic substitute.  Just like Cowboy Stadium, God can look down and watch his favorite football...err family.




Now for my favorite wasted effort:

The Kitchen/Pantry

This kitchen took me awhile to figure out.  I even made that oven, and the pantry in the back, the countertops...sigh.  I think I'll be able to do those pretty quickly though.  Plus, I still haven't decided on a color scheme for any of the furniture/paint/everything, as you can see by the stairs and rest of the inside of the first level of the house.

Tonight I will try to replace all these elements and more, and thanks to God, the NFL lockout ended, and the Cowboys are on Monday Night Football, so I can sketchup and watch football simultaneously.  Hopefully I'll be able to post the replacement pictures up tonight, but we'll see how far I manage to get.

Until next time,

Robert

Cedar House Rules

A good weekend along with a mild cold (and procrastination) have preoccupied me over the past couple of days, but despite these distractions I have still managed to get some work done.  Especially on the Cedar House (as it is called for now). It is a bit modern, and too environmentally considerate for my taste.

Red Cedar



Front Door (at my height)

Most of the exterior work is done. I only need to add a back door on the second floor and maybe a couple more windows, but for now I'm starting to focus on the interior, or as I like to call it: a giant mess.  The roof is still something of a mystery requiring trial and error considering I have to figure out a way to let a tree grow inside of the house...