Houzz Tour: A Unique Home Hexagonal Beehive - Inspired by a A documentary on bees building a hive inspired eureka moment Barry Jackson, prompting him to create a concept of hexagonal modular housing, called Hivehaus that is both comfortable, durable and affordable.
"I'm always interested in the realization of a more simple and compact in life," says Barry. "The development of a pod housing system that you can add when you love seemed like a natural thing to do for me.
Barry saw the stable potential and practical shape of the hexagon and created modular home around this theme. Channel 4 TV Program George Clarke The Amazing Spaces featured Barry and his design idea has been so successful that it is now showing around the country to design shows.
When he came in, Barry called on the expertise of the designer Lois Griffin, interior design service and shop our Green Room, to help realize its vision of "future retro ". Barry and I believe in the minimalist life, Lois said. "This concept is about cutting back and just live with what you need without excess, so I wanted the furniture to reflect this, but still elegant and contemporary.
The result is a beautifully simple and versatile design a sleek but comfortable life back.
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The vision of Barry was to create a simple accommodation, versatile using hexagonal pods which can be fitted together with the number of rooms you need. "Each pod has an individual goal, so if you need another room, you simply buy another pod chamber," Barry said. "If you can save money on your home, you have more available to all the other things you want.
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The living space is compact but comfortable and light flooded. "Here, all your basic needs are covered for life, said Barry. Hivehaus Each module also has its own sky dome to let in the light and the roof is designed so that you can grow plants on it.
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wood stove keeps the living space warm in winter, but it is part of a wall that can also be turned on to open the pod living space summer. Here, it becomes an option on the deck. "We wanted to create a very flexible space," Barry said, "with the feeling of being outside when you're inside and vice versa. By opening the walls, you are also effectively double your living space.
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windows floor to ceiling provide the pods are flooded with light, and they can be swung open. "I wanted to create a relaxed, quiet place to be and to bring the outdoors inside," Barry said. The simplicity and clean lines of the design has been influenced by the love of Barry Bauhaus architecture. It comes from the wood stove locally from Vesta stoves.
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I am in fact influenced by television shows of the 1970s, "said Barry" I wanted the pods have a retro feel to them -.. what I call "future retro" "When it came to decorating the living room, Lois gave a retro contemporary touch short of Barry. "I wanted to do being that I did by adding a little color to the regime, Lois said." We wanted to show that you do not need much to make a room look good space is not cluttered. - it's all about making a statement with a few key elements, "the picture is of Print Process and Matt (H) Booth and couch is And Then Design, a British company that uses local materials where. possible.
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Barry worked with a local company, Culshaw Bell, to create a fully functional kitchen that would take a small amount of space. Lois And Then chose the design table to create a juxtaposition with straight lines in this area. "I do not want it to be all angles and sharp lines everywhere," she says. "The rounded legs and top of things until the mixer a bit.
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Every centimeter space in the nacelle of the kitchen has been carefully used to create a smart area functional. "It has everything you need in it," Barry said. "There is an induction cooker and a microwave oven and cabinets are standard size.
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When space is limited, design really matters but the kitchen shows how Barry thought of everything. "There is even space for a washing machine or dishwasher here if you want, he said.
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the room shower is a smaller pod that is simply added to the rest of the house. "It is a fully functional wet room," Barry said. "It is completely waterproof and tanked and there is also a toilet. It is compact, but it is easily big enough to work well and actually feels surprisingly spacious when you're in it.
See wet rooms for each style and size of the bathroom
See wet rooms for each style and size of the bathroom
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Lois had the bedside tables custom made by Niche London. "We had to think about the form we did not want to look awkward, she said. "These are hexagonal and suitable. They also open, and there is plenty of storage space inside.
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The chamber actually had a small triangle marked on it to create a dressing room. The president, by Zartan, is one of the Laws of star discovered. Barry asked some plastic designer and it is made from recycled plastic, she said. "It is ecofriendly and it looks great, too!
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The Dutchtub original, by the Dutch firm Weltevree is a jacuzzi style polyester cup of tea. The water is heated by a burner to fire and the rolled piping which are seated on one side thereof. "This house offers the perfect blend of indoor and outdoor lifestyle," says Barry. "He is alive uncluttered, stripped back.
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