Comments on: IKEA Flat Pack Houses http://architheque.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/ikea-flat-pack-houses/ all that adam had, all that caesar could. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: architheque http://architheque.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/ikea-flat-pack-houses/#comment-251 architheque Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:41:11 +0000 http://architheque.wordpress.com/?p=420#comment-251 Thanks for the perspective, Indu! Terri: Of course I don't mind! Every blogger loves readers. :) I'll get back to you on the shipping as soon as I can. Thanks for the perspective, Indu!

Terri: Of course I don’t mind! Every blogger loves readers. :) I’ll get back to you on the shipping as soon as I can.

]]> By: Terri http://architheque.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/ikea-flat-pack-houses/#comment-248 Terri Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:57:00 +0000 http://architheque.wordpress.com/?p=420#comment-248 Hey! I'm the gal inquiring about your Etsy oil+vinegar set. Hope you don't mind me visiting your blog. You have an awesome site here. I will be back to read more and more and more. I just started an interior design class and I am learning as much about architecture and space planning as they can squeeze into 8 weeks (i.e. nothing), but I'm suddenly all excited about the subject...luckily I found your blog! I like your perspective and values! Nice to meet you, Terri Hey! I’m the gal inquiring about your Etsy oil+vinegar set. Hope you don’t mind me visiting your blog. You have an awesome site here. I will be back to read more and more and more. I just started an interior design class and I am learning as much about architecture and space planning as they can squeeze into 8 weeks (i.e. nothing), but I’m suddenly all excited about the subject…luckily I found your blog! I like your perspective and values! Nice to meet you, Terri

]]> By: eyesee http://architheque.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/ikea-flat-pack-houses/#comment-246 eyesee Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:39:09 +0000 http://architheque.wordpress.com/?p=420#comment-246 forgot to say ...nice blog! :) forgot to say …nice blog! :)

]]> By: eyesee http://architheque.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/ikea-flat-pack-houses/#comment-245 eyesee Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:31:32 +0000 http://architheque.wordpress.com/?p=420#comment-245 Hey! I actually know someone who lives in a BoKlok :) and while they're not the epitome of aesthetic delight, they're functionally quite comfortable. Great on thermal comfort, awesome acoustic privacy. The windows do a 360 degree turn, so its easy to scrape snow off the outside when you want a little more light. The materials are simple and easy to maintain, and the fact that they don't have an awful lot of 'character' is a plus if you look at it is 'easy to customize/personalize' -- of course, it could be better, but this is not half bad. I guess the reason these work in terms of light/ventilation is also because the houses themselves are quite small in terms of area. not more than 500 sft in most cases...so light only needs to penetrate in that far. In Scandinavia, the sun doesn't get up very high in the sky in any case, which aids the whole, getting the sun to the back of the room bit. Summers are like winters in Tucson, so shading issues don't quite exist. The other thing that makes these quite bearable in sweden is the fact that all habitation is regularly punctuated by dense woods...giving even apartment complexes that are an agglomeration a few of the BoKloks a very 'mountain cabin' type feel. Hey! I actually know someone who lives in a BoKlok :) and while they’re not the epitome of aesthetic delight, they’re functionally quite comfortable. Great on thermal comfort, awesome acoustic privacy. The windows do a 360 degree turn, so its easy to scrape snow off the outside when you want a little more light. The materials are simple and easy to maintain, and the fact that they don’t have an awful lot of ‘character’ is a plus if you look at it is ‘easy to customize/personalize’ — of course, it could be better, but this is not half bad.
I guess the reason these work in terms of light/ventilation is also because the houses themselves are quite small in terms of area. not more than 500 sft in most cases…so light only needs to penetrate in that far. In Scandinavia, the sun doesn’t get up very high in the sky in any case, which aids the whole, getting the sun to the back of the room bit. Summers are like winters in Tucson, so shading issues don’t quite exist.

The other thing that makes these quite bearable in sweden is the fact that all habitation is regularly punctuated by dense woods…giving even apartment complexes that are an agglomeration a few of the BoKloks a very ‘mountain cabin’ type feel.

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