Babelgum Metropolis
Login | Sign up
Logout Facebook Connect
ProfileName |
Inspired by Design
expand

Babelgum

Inspired by Design: A House for Blake

[ 04:10 ]
Building a house for her son Blake started off as an antidote to city life when mom and music industry executive Debbie Gibbs embraced the idea of a prefab home. The stigma of these houses has drastically changed over the last 10 years. It is now about mass customization where each house responds to each individual. Thanks to the folks at RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE, Debbie was able to customize a home that enabled her family to have their indoor and outdoor lifestyle flow together seamlessly with high design and a low environmental impact. Having spent a winter in their new home Debbie has come to realize that she is getting as much pleasure out of it as her son.

To find out more, visit babelgum.com/inspiredbydesign.
Show similar clips

Inspired by Design
| 3 videos
 
04:10
Inspired by Design: A House for Blake
Building a house for her son Blake started off as an antidote to city life when mom and music industry executive Debbie Gibbs embraced the idea of a prefab home. The stigma of these houses has drastically changed over the last 10 years. It is now about mass customization where each house responds to each individual. Thanks to the folks at RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE, Debbie was able to customize a home that enabled her family to have their indoor and outdoor lifestyle flow together seamlessly with high design and a low environmental impact. Having spent a winter in their new home Debbie has come to realize that she is getting as much pleasure out of it as her son.

To find out more, visit babelgum.com/inspiredbydesign.
04:10
Inspired by Design: New Gen, Next Gen
The 100K house, led by Brain Phillips of IS Architects and developer Chad Ludeman of PostGreen, is a modern case study in housing design that aims to prove that building green can be more affordable than traditional construction. Built mainly on vacant city sites and costing a mere 100 dollars per square foot, it is the highest level of sustainable home currently being built in the United States. Designed for an emerging creative class that has an eye for design but also a desire for sustainability, the 100k house creates a social and functional home that poses an important question: How much space does an individual really need?

To find out more, visit babelgum.com/inspiredbydesign.
04:11
Inspired by Design: Surf, Live, Paint
After 20 years of living in New York City, painter and DJ Andrea Shapiro decided that she needed a change of pace. Drawn to the beauty of the Hamptons, Andrea found herself inspired by the ocean and influenced by the light and color of the landscape. In collaboration with her architect lead, Maziar Behrooz of MB Architecture, they designed both a living and studio space that embraces the natural environment while at the same time nurturing Andrea's creative expression. The end result is a free-spirited lifestyle that is truly Inspired by Design.
 

ABOUT

We don't all live in the mansions of our dreams, but here at Babelgum we like to aim higher. We wanted to make a series about the kind of homes we'd love to live in, but are just happy that someone had the vision and guts to make them a reality. And if they want to invite us round to stay sometime, well that's just fine by us.

Inspired by Design is about extraordinary architecture, sustainable and affordable construction, and progressive design shaped to the needs of the people who will use it.
 

  

Episode Info

EPISODE 1: DJ, artist and surfer Andrea Shapiro worked closely with architect Maziar Behrooz to create a studio / surfer's escape in the Hamptons, constructed from shipping containers.

EPISODE 2: Architect Brian Phillips and resident Chad Ludeman worked together on this modern house in Philadelphia, but for only $100,000 in construction costs. Find out more at 100khouse.com.

EPISODE 3: Lake Iosco Prefab, NJ, by Res:4 Architecture. Single mom Debbie and her son Blake live in this prefabricated house situated in an unexpected rural environment.

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Kohler: Creative bathroom design for home, living, life.

  

My Playlists

Maximize Playlist

Create a new playlist
(you must login to create one)