There is something unusual about these photos of a house in in Saimaa, the Finnish lake district. Can you spot what it is? Look closely!
There is something unusual about these photos of a house in in Saimaa, the Finnish lake district. Can you spot what it is? Look closely!
It's bear day! Again!
It's from the ending of the version of 2001 they show at the zoo.
That they have nowhere near enough insulation for Finnish winter?
Not only that, no bug screens for the summer!
I adore the sketch of the building
Funny, that place looks NOTHING like a mini-van. Alright scientists, back the drawing board.
There's no hand-railing!!!
I was JUST looking at a similar house on this site and commenting on how excited the bears must be to finally get a private lap pool installed.
What the Hell is that bear reading? Based on today, may be Playbear.
so that's not his other hand?
I <3 bear
Whats that rug doing on the couch?
I like my bears flattened and love made on them in front of a crackling fire place.
i've been conditioned into thinking "oh look, a balk!" whenever i see a bear.
"The plan investigates how architecture can be actively used by the inhabitants to moderate between a collective experience and individual privacy." I'm gonna take a flyer here and guess that, with the bear hogging the couch in the communal space, that Balk and any other human guests are going to opt for the individual privacy of the titanium-lined bedrooms until the Finnish forest rangers arrive. Hey, where's the sauna in this joint?
In this case it's more like 'experiencing' the Animal Collective.
So I want to know where his wife is, and if she's having her grandma over later to go through their Kodak albums together.
Kodiak album?
The roof should really be an eco-friendly white. Fucking Finns.
It's very wintery there, right? Maybe they want to retain the heat from the sun.
Um... it is quite bear.
I am sorry.
It's designed for people who can't just grow the fuck up and deal with walls. Open Plan = Architecture for Babies.
Is Bjork being held hostage in there?