it all makes sense. i agree taller ceiling makes the place feel bigger and airier. our ceiling is pretty tall which is one of the blessings of this place
but logical bit about ramps and proportionality
we’re all about comfort
I confess I scanned… My intent was to spin through Xanga fast and go to bed at one. It’s 1:02 now. A home shaped like a sailboat… Interesting. And you’ve put a lot of thought into it. I wonder if anything similar is out there… peace & smiles
@bonmots - most of the architecture I’ve lived in has had low ceilings. I don’t mind and I have seen the taller ceiling of newer construction. there is always a feeling of granduer in tallness. I have had one person say though that too tall means i feel a midget in my home. but lol my problem cgetting this out of my head and onto paper i promised poor bels kaylar the drawing should be easy back in whatearly september? lol the problem is it isn’t enough that the passive ramp up and around is there. it has to have a reason and not just a glaring on while thats an idea I’m trying to make the places that kind of right for someone as a rule from beginning to end.e of being whomp heres a ramp. that’s an expensive thing to just whomp there it is. it has to be “right” and so does the point of it being a sail boat shape. believe it or not this is just another batch of notes so I dont forget to make progress on the idea..
what i have is that what i have had always that any thing needed for helping someone confined to a wheel chair helps someone not similarly afflicted. – duh thats covered above some. but what i’m after is the concious need. i would not have stairs because blah reason I wouldn’t have wasted piles of money on not one but two effective egresses which is required by law for emergencies yes but no ma’am it’s not just practical it’s there because you need to walk out to a builin patio where for one foot out of a room make a six foo space become a seven foot space and thus wide enough for a sofa. an inviting sofa to sit outside chat some with a friend over a wine.
in otherwords i’m out to hide the main reason it’s right to have a whole building sporting passive egress… not because it empowers wheelchair access emergency or otherwise.. but is the right way to LIVE.
`this may be hiding my reasons some and artifice but it is why it’s taking a good ten years to put onto paper right the concept of a sail boat shaped apartment complext. perhaps not complete as in a blueprint as I’m no architect but drawn to scale with notes on dimension making it a fully credible idea not just a stupid notion.
Where to start? I was once closely involved in the building of McMansions and had the pleasure of touring a home designed for a family of basketball players (not that there aren’t short players; these were the stereotypical giants). Odd to see the structure of their closets and the positioning of the shower heads; but I do understand experiencing shower heads positioned for littler people; nothing worse than having to bend to wet the head.
One of the better apartments I’d once considered was the only one available at the time. It was built wider therefore appeared more spacious, and it was designed for wheelchair access. The main problem was the need to stoop to reach the sinks and wet the head under the shower nozzle. It was a difficult decision, but I passed (which meant that one with a truer need for the place would find one available).
The other day I was cruising around daydreaming about moving. One of the apartment complexes had exactly what you mentioned — a wheelchair ramp built around the unit from the viewing pond to the garbage bin to the mailboxes. It was not the classic aesthetics for it was “vacant” looking, but cool to think alternative needs were considered. I kinda liked it (wish there had been more flowers but must investigate the rent; maybe it’s cheaper that they forego the expense of landscaping … and maybe no blowers!)
@sleekpunk - ever remember the ant and the aardvark? you’re dislike of the blowers awww it’s so classic to think how the ant…worker ant feels when blowers come no not to blow away debris oh no they com in search of your pride to batter and dent with debris
@starmanjones - I do enjoy my hearing, and those blowers must be 100 decibels plus! Speaking of, today is lawn day. But I have to admit, they got rid of the extra three guys (don’t blame me!). It’s been only one blower, lately (shhhh! before I curse it, and the other three guys comes back).
aren’t sails made to catch the wind? she says because honestly she doesn’t understand much of this. it’s still early and there’s not enough coffee in the universe. and never will be.
I’ve had crappy knee joints my entire life, stairs have always been uncomfortable to me, so ramps would be great. I doubt that there will ever be such places to live made for those who are restricted to wheelchairs in my lifetime, without pressure from the govt. It’s too far from the ‘norm’ (read…easily thrown together) to be mainstream for years and years yet. If they are built they are either specialty places because the owners are in chairs, or they are nursing facilities. But just to build them so people can move in…that’ll take pressure.
@sleekpunk - abc easy as one two three, lol tap to that evil jackson 5.
@promisesunshine - I was actually working on that problem lol as all building must account for the wind lol.
@moniet - geology where queen and alan parson project meet. pressure and time .
@sleekpunk - yeah I decided I should watch it and I found it hard to quit. There were a few sleepless nights. I’m happy I have Netflix because the next season is produced by Netflix and will only be on that medium.
I suck at math. When it comes to numbers, I can’t think straight if something is longer than 7 inches. I’d like to be on that boat. Yes, to hell with cleaning up the house. That’s my motto. HUGS that’ll take 2 inches off your height!!!
@adamswomanback - LOL THEN LIKE UM, SHHHHH! – for, you see, I’m relating- shapes and their sizes greeks grokked the golden ratio for to them it gave off just the right glow slog and toil, toil and slog up goes the new vision from a new boss hog one or two survive the aeons slow.
@starmanjones - I like shapes and sizes. But I try not to be square.
love bend out on the water
@adamswomanback - circular baby -spinning around the dance floor- squar the wooden chair.
@James2012 - I was on a bus sadly…. the only bend I know is a white cardoard printed box of full sail brewing company’s green label beer lol. astoria i saw that was a nice out on the water.
@starmanjones - @peacenow - there is such a place, although only for short term stays. here in bisbee, az, at the Shady Dell and RV park, there is a 1948 Chris Craft yacht, along with airstreams ‘galore’. i think you both would enjoy the page.
starman, love that you’ve put this down and shared. keep going, and promoting. oxoo
@Bels_Kaylar - lol you will see soon enough ma’am this isn’t a boat repurposed, this is building with a similar scale sail shap as the sydney opera house ‘s doohicamers. it’s shape once worked out but i wait to make sure it sings meaning and purpose. a purpose not just wanted but needed right. … workin on it the neat thing is making sure all works, the interior well wrapping exterior of unit/floors… originally it was a shal=ft mast with additional elevators now ratio’s say the exterior of the units is the only way as may sacales get skewed too badly otherwise so only elevators in the middle
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it all makes sense. i agree taller ceiling makes the place feel bigger and airier. our ceiling is pretty tall which is one of the blessings of this place
but logical bit about ramps and proportionality
we’re all about comfort
I confess I scanned… My intent was to spin through Xanga fast and go to bed at one. It’s 1:02 now. A home shaped like a sailboat… Interesting. And you’ve put a lot of thought into it. I wonder if anything similar is out there… peace & smiles
@godfatherofgreenbay - lol yes yes there is
lol.
@bonmots - most of the architecture I’ve lived in has had low ceilings. I don’t mind and I have seen the taller ceiling of newer construction. there is always a feeling of granduer in tallness. I have had one person say though that too tall means i feel a midget in my home. but lol my problem cgetting this out of my head and onto paper i promised poor bels kaylar the drawing should be easy back in whatearly september? lol the problem is it isn’t enough that the passive ramp up and around is there. it has to have a reason and not just a glaring on while thats an idea I’m trying to make the places that kind of right for someone as a rule from beginning to end.e of being whomp heres a ramp. that’s an expensive thing to just whomp there it is. it has to be “right” and so does the point of it being a sail boat shape. believe it or not this is just another batch of notes so I dont forget to make progress on the idea..
what i have is that what i have had always that any thing needed for helping someone confined to a wheel chair helps someone not similarly afflicted. – duh thats covered above some. but what i’m after is the concious need. i would not have stairs because blah reason I wouldn’t have wasted piles of money on not one but two effective egresses which is required by law for emergencies yes but no ma’am it’s not just practical it’s there because you need to walk out to a builin patio where for one foot out of a room make a six foo space become a seven foot space and thus wide enough for a sofa. an inviting sofa to sit outside chat some with a friend over a wine.
in otherwords i’m out to hide the main reason it’s right to have a whole building sporting passive egress… not because it empowers wheelchair access emergency or otherwise.. but is the right way to LIVE.
`this may be hiding my reasons some and artifice but it is why it’s taking a good ten years to put onto paper right the concept of a sail boat shaped apartment complext. perhaps not complete as in a blueprint as I’m no architect but drawn to scale with notes on dimension making it a fully credible idea not just a stupid notion.
@peacenow - I can come up with uncommon ideas
here is a picture that gets the words but not the concept
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/55f35b80-73ec-4b21-b623-38a1c6718094.jpg
@godfatherofgreenbay - Ha! You’ve been watching!! *kisses*
Where to start? I was once closely involved in the building of McMansions and had the pleasure of touring a home designed for a family of basketball players (not that there aren’t short players; these were the stereotypical giants). Odd to see the structure of their closets and the positioning of the shower heads; but I do understand experiencing shower heads positioned for littler people; nothing worse than having to bend to wet the head.
One of the better apartments I’d once considered was the only one available at the time. It was built wider therefore appeared more spacious, and it was designed for wheelchair access. The main problem was the need to stoop to reach the sinks and wet the head under the shower nozzle. It was a difficult decision, but I passed (which meant that one with a truer need for the place would find one available).
The other day I was cruising around daydreaming about moving. One of the apartment complexes had exactly what you mentioned — a wheelchair ramp built around the unit from the viewing pond to the garbage bin to the mailboxes. It was not the classic aesthetics for it was “vacant” looking, but cool to think alternative needs were considered. I kinda liked it (wish there had been more flowers but must investigate the rent; maybe it’s cheaper that they forego the expense of landscaping … and maybe no blowers!)
@sleekpunk - ever remember the ant and the aardvark? you’re dislike of the blowers
awww it’s so classic to think how the ant…worker ant feels when blowers come no not to blow away debris oh no they com in search of your pride to batter and dent with debris
@starmanjones - I do enjoy my hearing, and those blowers must be 100 decibels plus! Speaking of, today is lawn day. But I have to admit, they got rid of the extra three guys (don’t blame me!). It’s been only one blower, lately (shhhh! before I curse it, and the other three guys comes back).
aren’t sails made to catch the wind? she says because honestly she doesn’t understand much of this. it’s still early and there’s not enough coffee in the universe. and never will be.
I’ve had crappy knee joints my entire life, stairs have always been uncomfortable to me, so ramps would be great. I doubt that there will ever be such places to live made for those who are restricted to wheelchairs in my lifetime, without pressure from the govt. It’s too far from the ‘norm’ (read…easily thrown together) to be mainstream for years and years yet. If they are built they are either specialty places because the owners are in chairs, or they are nursing facilities. But just to build them so people can move in…that’ll take pressure.
@sleekpunk - abc easy as one two three,
lol tap to that evil jackson 5.
@promisesunshine - I was actually working on that problem lol as all building must account for the wind
lol.
@moniet - geology where queen and alan parson project meet. pressure and time
.
@sleekpunk - yeah I decided I should watch it and I found it hard to quit. There were a few sleepless nights. I’m happy I have Netflix because the next season is produced by Netflix and will only be on that medium.
I suck at math.
When it comes to numbers, I can’t think straight if something is longer than 7 inches.
I’d like to be on that boat.
Yes, to hell with cleaning up the house. That’s my motto.
HUGS that’ll take 2 inches off your height!!!
@adamswomanback - LOL THEN LIKE UM, SHHHHH! – for, you see, I’m relating- shapes and their sizes
greeks grokked the golden ratio
for to them it gave off just the right glow
slog and toil, toil and slog
up goes the new vision from a new boss hog
one or two survive the aeons slow.
@starmanjones - I like shapes and sizes. But I try not to be square.
love bend out on the water
@adamswomanback - circular baby -spinning around the dance floor- squar the wooden chair.
@James2012 - I was on a bus sadly…. the only bend I know is a white cardoard printed box of full sail brewing company’s green label beer
lol. astoria i saw that was a nice out on the water.
@starmanjones - @peacenow - there is such a place, although only for short term stays. here in bisbee, az, at the Shady Dell and RV park, there is a 1948 Chris Craft yacht, along with airstreams ‘galore’. i think you both would enjoy the page.
starman, love that you’ve put this down and shared. keep going, and promoting. oxoo
@Bels_Kaylar - lol you will see soon enough ma’am this isn’t a boat repurposed, this is building with a similar scale sail shap as the sydney opera house ‘s doohicamers.
it’s shape once worked out but i wait to make sure it sings meaning and purpose. a purpose not just wanted but needed right. 
… workin on it 
the neat thing is making sure all works, the interior well wrapping exterior of unit/floors… originally it was a shal=ft mast with additional elevators now ratio’s say the exterior of the units is the only way as may sacales get skewed too badly otherwise so only elevators in the middle