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Visiting Design/Build School Yestermorrow

Bob visits Yestermorrow, a design/build school in Vermont. Discussed are the unique architecture philosophies applied at the school and Bob views several examples of innovative building. In the classroom Bob meets with students and discusses their projects.
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Visiting Design/Build School Yestermorrow

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" Tell us more what's the philosophy of the split. Well it's -- place where we're taking the ideas of the past where the owner was really the architect and builder and those ideas of Bally's at home and lifestyle. Erica and -- of ideas and bring in recognizing that different setting. Tomorrow's technologies to get that yesterday and tomorrow yes tomorrow so it's certainly an approach that the architecture schools taking. Well I mean they're taking but they're not kind of bring you all the way through that we're doing it by giving them the tools that we do it yet and you're dealing with lay people as well as with design professionals right can this gorgeous little structures not something that was. Kind of crafted by novices now this was that the of that month long class with architectures it and from across the country. And they did this that are kind of sketches and hand in little model and then -- this that month period so this is really designed laboratory at work. I mean look at the way this thing has been crafted in put together and design this is essentially. Laminated trust made out of pine and cedar that goes all the way around it. When you look at the big thing it kind of looks like a garden featuring maybe one of those Japanese will engage them -- reality sophisticated -- biscuit as a that in the -- function and on Saturdays in the farmer's market that there's those. Nice idea of kind of -- in the community -- as well. So the structure is built on giants kid like let -- lead right yeah that's what the client wanted. -- to -- the farmer's market here they want to they'll move it around -- and a lot of snow here and -- now yeah so what other projects are you actually building as opposed to just design a well -- armored vehicle designed bill classes we work on projects that is but elementary school this year the playground structures we've -- some small additions to local residences. And without -- small out buildings storage sheds and whatnot go. Now what's happening in the plaster well let's go take a look all right."

" So you're from Hawaii here all the way in Vermont working on what your dream house as well yes -- My prostitutes Q well. Use area. Pre fabricated post and beam structure this is manufactured in Indonesia. That's -- modifying them and putting them. Though of installing them on the we'll be building several of these little houses help us tomorrow. Right now they're quite small there have five meters by accident leaders he saw have a conflict so that. Roughly fifteen by -- right going to have a complex that look for yourself right I'll I'll use one part of the time. And then come on museums and rentals. We'll read them not to answer. -- about the wind surfers in my always -- your free indicates houses from Indonesia right this very ambitious bit like you."

" Thanks it. So with American -- out there on the fourth nation and moving up and models and this next example of when the first days where they took an idea where this was security was. Was that that means that he that they were with me but security that'll mount remote -- sharks and and used -- network and the model. Happy actually I was -- that are. And -- that he now works with us as an instructor -- how locally that I think we should go look at -- it's. They're going to be there a look at that and you Janet how quiet where you're -- upstate New York and your -- you're designing your dream up as well. Yes my husband is retiring this year and we've lived in six different homes that somebody else has built. Styles and now by golly you're gonna design and build your heart rate at the very fact I love your Spirit. Well we're also concerned here with the ecology. It is very much inherent in our curriculum and -- got. Programs that specialize in but I think I think that's part probably. The hands on stuff that we're doing we're actually doing instead of talking about it like that are campus has -- let's go down because it."

" This derelict old in here -- is typical of the sort of thing we do here which is to recycle old buildings. -- what's good about them and use. Only the best of future technologies and materials method is -- typical. Where we start what is this roofing product. That's -- mirrors feeling of I'm very non toxic. So it's -- actually it is but we didn't -- that immediately you know one of the highlights what is it that about it but. Many roofing even though they keep water out will actually. Are toxic to the water table they -- legion yeah waters of the mad river there's so. We felt we had to have them. Completely there. It's let other materials like that are used got a variety -- we've got we reptiles still that made from recycled broken. You shield you have insulation it's made from recycled. I newspapers from over there any plastics dead. -- we are two kinds of plastic. Studs that tension would choose from recycled milk bottles and yes going to be a landfill there are degrees technique congratulations -- do you have any new construction and well I've got to patenting degrade it and inadequate captain mark now."

" So this is your house at this. I love the color on the trim the red and green thank you seems perfect for Vermont. Now when did you design and build --"

" My a stud building an 83 units in buildings and since you haven't finished I'm not and it's now."

" But you've done some very unusual things like -- the placement of the windows in the use of the glass block over there -- they the first house but I designed and that."

" I was just really interested in Chinese in many different types of windows of possible. I don't you don't have any. Doorstep over there by the door though now it's in the AF future I have two that have a really nice terrace out here yes."

" And steps now did you start this soft. Like this morning we were looking at the the students with they're models did you make models well if they didn't back down from the attic to show you Craig. --"

" So this is the actual model that -- ten years ago we've we've started building them out. It and that's when the door we're just argument need to front step -- expect."

" And I hope to do fifth and then it really nice stone terrace with a rock garden cascade around the basement. Issues and what about this detail. And look good in model but what happens with these brackets went through a bit walk into the studs and it just let water cascaded -- it means that you've created a construction problem for yourself again and you since corrected it my first animation project."

" And then this corner of the house as we see in the model is."

" Where we are right now -- that your kitchen door. Really my front porch. On the back of the house IC. Why is built like that I did that post there and so what I had to do with camp leaders from this corner out."

" But I was able to do that it's naked it's -- traditionally shape New England house but that gives -- a real contemporary flavor."

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