Comments on: TOMORROW’S HOME: Comfort in Cubes http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/09/tomorrows-home-comfort-in-cubes/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Shaydie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/09/tomorrows-home-comfort-in-cubes/#comment-1053202 Shaydie Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:01:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/09/tomorrows-home-comfort-in-cubes/#comment-1053202 It sort of reminds me of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Japan. It sort of reminds me of the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Japan.

]]> By: Ronald Beckman http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/09/tomorrows-home-comfort-in-cubes/#comment-1047556 Ronald Beckman Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:58:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/09/tomorrows-home-comfort-in-cubes/#comment-1047556 Stannous misread the plan of the George Nelson & Co. experimental house. The "cooking" label is over an appliance unit, similar to a kitchen appliance package sold by G.E. to builders in the 1950's and '60's. G.E. Major Appliances was a client of the Nelson office. Directly to the right of this "appliance package" is a 12' x 16 foot kitchen ares, an ample area for food preparation. Utilities and plumbing would be no more difficult or complicated than for a conventional builder home - but would be an added expense should someone want to move the house. More possible would be the rearrangement, expansion, or remodeling of a house to suit a new buyer - creating a "second hand market". Ronald Beckman, former Vice President, George Nelson & Co. Stannous misread the plan of the George Nelson & Co. experimental house. The “cooking” label is over an appliance unit, similar to
a kitchen appliance package sold by G.E. to builders in the 1950’s and ’60’s. G.E. Major Appliances was a client of the Nelson office.
Directly to the right of this “appliance package” is a 12′ x 16 foot kitchen ares, an ample area for food preparation. Utilities and plumbing would be no more difficult or complicated than for a conventional builder home - but would be an added expense should someone want to move the house. More possible would be the rearrangement, expansion, or remodeling of a house to suit a new
buyer - creating a “second hand market”.

Ronald Beckman, former Vice President, George Nelson & Co.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/09/tomorrows-home-comfort-in-cubes/#comment-1826 Stannous Sat, 10 Jun 2006 05:34:45 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/06/09/tomorrows-home-comfort-in-cubes/#comment-1826 Kind of overlooks the issues of utilities and sewage doesn't it? Pretty odd choices (by today's standards anyway) for the plan on p.2: Shop, Parlor, Library, Study, Family Room, with a miniscule area for Cooking Kind of overlooks the issues of utilities and sewage doesn’t it?

Pretty odd choices (by today’s standards anyway) for the plan on p.2: Shop, Parlor, Library, Study, Family Room, with a miniscule area for Cooking

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