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Resource Reservoir: A Texas home’s rooftop captures rain and sun
“To remedy the runoff situation we created several structures within the landscaping that divert water to a 30,000-gallon collection tank, which can provide irrigation for two months of drought,” Bercy says. A bypass channel moves excess water to the gully below, as well. Runoff especially drives Bercy Chen’s architectural gestures, and in particular the placement of water elements at the entry of the house, where its two wings intersect in a skewed V shape (the footprint was determined by the presence of three mature oak trees). By using a cantilevered plane and an oculus to funnel water into these decorative accents, Cascading Creek House behaves like a limestone outcropping to its vernal pools—and appears as such, since the house is nestled into its downward-sloping hill. “We love to take something quite utilitarian like a water collection system and give it a more poetic connotation.”
it is amazing how the house is both a water gathering apparatus of sorts and a beautiful home as well. It all works so well together that the green elements of the design seem like they should be there and are not just stuck on after thoughts.
I read some similar research years ago. I guess that since this new reserach also found some merit in music, there is likely something to seriously consider, Early Music Lessons Boost Brain Development
If you started piano lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded, or loved, helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, the stronger the connections in your brain.
A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that musical training before the age of seven has a significant effect on the development of the brain, showing that those who began early had stronger connections between motor regions, the parts of the brain that help you plan and carry out movements.
World’s rarest antelope GPS collared for first time
The hirola is known as the “four-eyed antelope” thanks to the distinctive preorbital glands under its eyes. It is also known as the rarest antelope in the world.
Nice pictures at the link.
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