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- I absolutely love the beautiful pictures of the neighborhood & the house they've created in Berlin. Yeah, it's very Teutonic and that's a quality I appreciate very much. The contrast between this house & the ones next to it make the street visually interesting to look at. I think Dieter Rams would love this house, thus they should invite him over some time for some tea or coffee maybe? Spiekermann does some very cool work, I was able to pick up some of his house numbers & they're gorgeous, beautifully made stuff.
  
  Duncan 06/29/2010
- Although this house is sleeker and much larger, I like Erik's house in San Francisco a lot more. It's really tiny (supposedly San Francisco's smallest independent house) and has a lot more warmth.
  
  Kunal 06/30/2010
- I would like to find a USA source for the "spaghetti insulation" panels I note in your great article. All I find is tubes!
  
  Randy williams 07/14/2010
- Randy: I was just on the same hunt for this material. Search rigid acoustic wooden fiberboard insulation panels for better results. http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/celenit-spa/rigid-high-density-wooden-fiberboard-insulation-panel-55534-126421.html
  
  Lauren Whitehead 07/20/2010
- Randy & Lauren: For the most part of the world, these panels are known as "Wood Wool Cement" Boards/Panels/Slabs. In the USA, I believe they are called "Excelsior Cement Boards" and Tectum sells them for acoustical uses In Europe, where they're also used extensively for thermal insulation, you could try Heraklith, or Traullit, or Celenit, etc. They're also made in China and Korea and in my native South-East Asia.
  
  Stanley Leng 07/30/2010
- Your design give me more inspiration to remodel or makeover my lovely home design and interior
  
  andra1 08/16/2010
- I would like to find a USA source for the "spaghetti insulation" panels I note in your great article. All I find is tubes!
  
  Cruise Travel 09/03/2010
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