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by Charlie Szoradi
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Our shower curtains are made from 100% polyester fabric and include 12 holes at the top of the curtain for simple hanging from your own shower curtain rings. The total dimensions of each shower curtain are 71" wide x 74" tall.
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Japan 4: Detail (a) Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: ... more
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Japan 4: Detail (a) Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design:
Rethink walls.
This familiar roofline of the Buddhist Bible store is typical of traditional Japanese roof shapes but unique in that the wall construction is made up of diagonally, wedge-cut logs. One of the intentions of the thick wall log design is to allow more expansion over humid summers to deter moisture from damaging the Bibles.
In America, two-by-four vertical studs and two-by-six studs are still the most popular form of construction for residential construction. Plywood sheathing is often fastened to the outside of the studs with weatherproofing membrane stapled to the surface prior to siding or stucco. Using thicker two-by-six studs allows for more insulation than the thinner studs.
These thick construction members in Japan inspired me during the design of our solar house years later in America. I ended up using vertical studs, but I was able to create ten-inch thick walls by...
I am pleased to share these graphics as well as the drawings from my travels around the world over the past three decades. The ink sketches are all from field observations drawn on fold-out sketch books, most of which are about seven feet long. Given that there are thousands of images in the numerous drawing books, I hope that you enjoy the work that I have included here from Asia, Eastern Europe, North America, Central America, and many other places. In many cases, the drawings document design and innovation that are not landmarks. Overall, I enjoy seeing and celebrating the extraordinary in the ordinary. About the illustrator and author: Charlie Szoradi is an architect, inventor, and sustainability professional. He is passionate...
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