House by António Sérgio Koch

November 3, 2009 @ 6:10 pm

Arch Daily posted this great house designed by architect António Sérgio Koch in Oporto, Portugal which I am just falling in love with. It’s got huge windows and big open spaces throughout the entire complex. Definitely something that I feel would age well over time and not look too out-dated in just a few years (although I could be wrong…but for now, a very beautiful house).

Photographs by Fernando Guerra & Sergio Guerra.

Cube Switchplates turn your wall into an optical illusion

April 10, 2009 @ 1:03 am

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The Curiosity Shoppe is selling these cube switchplates for $9. The switchplates fit over normal light switches and wall outlets (US) and give the appearance of a 3D cube.

Fun stuff, but I question whether it’s $9 worth of fun (especially when you can essentially do the same thing with some good markers and art skills.