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Contemporary wood and concrete home in Poland smartly conceals a garage under a hillside

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Nestled in a residential community in Poznań, Poland is a cleverly designed home called the Hilltop House. The Polish design studio mode:lina tried to incorporate the owner’s love for winter activities, automobiles, mountains, and creative architecture while designing the home. This led to the creation of a contemporary-style barn in a matte black color outfitted with a hidden garage in a hill completely surrounded by trees. Pretty neat, no?

Designer: mode:lina

The home is quite a unique one since a smartly concealed garage is connected to the home, to hold the family’s cars. The concrete garage has been artfully tucked away under a hillside that is enthralled with greenery, shrubs, and flowers. The hill was specially built by the studio to hide the garage, an office, and other technical parts of the house. This is some seriously clever designing and planning on the part of the studio, as it prevents the garage from becoming a complete eyesore, and retains the rather chic modern look of the home.

Nestled away on the peak of the hill, is a tinier pitched roof structure that holds the master bedroom of the home, amped with direct access to the slopes. The exterior of the home is masked in wood and concrete, accentuated by dark metal sheeting and huge glass panes. All the diverse components align together to create an exterior that is clean, inviting, and aesthetically pleasing. The interior of the home includes a double-height ceiling and an abundance of windows that lend the space an open and airy feel. The windows allow sunlight to continuously stream in, creating a sunny living space during the day.  The color palette of the exterior is extended to the interior as well with concrete floors, wooden elements, and black furniture.

The kitchen is rather minimal and highlighted entirely in black. A large open wood staircase is attached artfully to a wall, clad in vertical wooden planks, and is supported by black rods, that climbers can hold onto. The garage has been smartly equipped with a carjack, which allows the residents to work on their cars, in their own home.

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Vyper Workshop Chairs: The Ferrari of Shop Chairs

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Designed for use in workshops and garages by people who are all too familiar with their hands being covered in grease and/or fresh wounds, Vyper Shop Chairs are a high-end line of chairs designed with both comfort and functionality in mind. I can already see myself racing around the office on one, only to get an email requesting a meeting from HR a short time after.

The chairs are available in tall and short models, and with or without backs. I’m a tall, with back kinda guy, but to each their own. Optional upgrades include a tool tray or a sidekick with two cup holders (or one cup holder and one small dog food bowl) and a tool holder for your cordless drill or whatever you might be working with. Me? I only need a hammer.

The chairs start at around $550, so they aren’t the cheapest shop chairs on the market, but they sure beat sitting on a couple of stacked cinder blocks as I do now. My back hates me. Honestly, from all the stiffness and popping I hear when I get up in the morning, I’d say most of my body hates me.

[via The Awesomer]

HAL 9000 Garage Door Button Upgrade: I’m Sorry, Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That

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Because garage door buttons are boring and demand a futuristic improvement, Instructable user danthemakerman went and created detailed DIY instructions for taking your garage door button to the next level with a 2001: A Space Odyssey-inspired HAL 9000 upgrade. “I am completely operational, and my circuits are functioning perfectly.” Are they, though, HAL, are they?

Dan’s original plan was to have the garage door be voice-activated, so he could say, “HAL open the pod bay doors,” and it would respond with the classic, “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Unfortunately, after some research, he realized that it was going to be more difficult than he anticipated without getting Amazon Alexa or Google Home Assist involved (which he was trying to avoid), so he settled for a HAL 9000 push-button garage door opener instead. Settling during projects – I know all about it.

The final result is quite impressive, and it’s almost a shame HAL 9000 has to sit in the cold garage all day and night. I’d rather have it somewhere in the home where it’s on display all the time – like in the kitchen, where I spend most of my time. You know they say most accidents at home happen in the bathroom, but clearly, whoever said that has never seen me in the kitchen.

[via Instructables]

This DIY A-frame garage merges rustic simplicity with contemporary design to show off your cars in style!

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The Den Garage is a DIY garage floor plan from Den Outdoors that allows owners to build their own garage while following Den Outdoors’s blueprints.

Over the past couple of years, DIY cabin floor plans have become a hot commodity. Everyone’s hoping to build their own dream cabin in the woods and get their hands on the floor plans to take them there. With all of our attention spent on tiny cabins, our cars are missing out on some love. Coupling their expansive catalog of DIY cabin floor plans with garage floor plans, Den Outdoors released downloadable PDF files for consumers to follow and build their own garages in the same style of Den Outdoors’s cabin downloads.

Presented in three different packages, Den Outdoors has available floor plans for two-car and three-car garages. The two-car garage spans 650 square feet while the three-car garage stretches a little further, covering a total of 950 square feet. Similar to the company’s collection of cabin designs, the garages maintain that same classic A-frame structure that exudes rustic energy without compromising the structure’s geometric, contemporary appeal. Adding to the garage’s modern look, Den Outdoors outfitted each garage floor plan with weather-resistant, floor-to-ceiling windows for owners to show off their cars without fear of the elements getting to them.

Inside each garage, integrated storage units provide ample space around each car for owners to store the same items that typically remain in garages, like holiday decorations and passed-down family furniture. Under the same roof, Den Outdoors incorporated a small workroom into the floor plan with a mini-split for heating and AC so owners can work on their favorite cars even through the changing seasons.

As of now, the downloadable files only comprise floor plans and 3D models for builders to follow when constructing the garage. The Starter Package contains a PDF of the schematics needed to build the garage. The Complete Package comes with the full blueprints, including 3-D models and AutoCAD files. While Den Outdoors suspects the three-car garage will amount to around $212,325 to build, the two-car garage will cost around $145,275.

Designer: Den Outdoors

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Red Tool Chest Mini Fridge: Beers Are Tools, Right?

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Inspired by the red tool chests seen in garages everywhere, this is the Portable Tool Box Refrigerator with 2 Drawers and Lock from Whynter. Available on Amazon (affiliate link), the fridge is going to look perfect next to my actual red tool chest, which is directly below a classic 1989 swimsuit calendar. You know it was most recently accurate again in 2017, and will be again in 2023.

The mini fridge has 1.8-cubic foot capacity and measures 17″ wide, 21″ deep, and 32″ high. It features caster wheels with locks, two functional heavy-duty drawers on top for actual tool storage, an LED light inside the fridge, and a keyed lock to keep others away from your most valuable tools. I’m talking about beers here, just so we’re clear.

So, the question is: is it better to purchase a tool chest mini fridge for the garage to hide my stash of cold beers from my wife, or is it better to get another real tool chest to hide all the expensive tools I just bought? Either way, I’ve got the feeling this fairy tale isn’t going to have a happy ending.

[via The Green Head]

This museum-inspired bicycle garage pushes the boundaries of urban mobility!

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Netherlands’ largest bicycle parking garage has been built in the Hague right in front of the Central Station. This facility is constructed beneath the Koningin Julianaplein and turns the mundane task of parking your bike into a short, memorable experience. Studio Marsman and Silo came together to design a spatial concept that gives you a museum-like experience within a bicycle parking garage. This unconventional creative idea has not only enhanced the comfort and safety of the thousands of daily users, but it has also turned into an attraction in Hague!

With white ceilings, smart directional markings, spacious aisles, and back-lit glass walls, the design for this garage radiates modern aesthetics and a ‘clean’ feeling that is not usually associated with something underground (think New York subway stations!). The garage is large enough to provide a safe space for about 8,000 bicycles and rental bikes within a secure environment. Silo is a creative studio that is known for its out-of-the-box branding, digital, and spatial design, and that combined with Studio Marsman’s strengths makes this project an iconic symbol in Hague’s urban mobility network. “The integrated application of light and spatial identity makes the facility appear more spacious,” explains Rene Stoneman, Creative Director at Silo. “Moreover, the visual interventions support the intuitive orientation, making it easier to find back your bike at the end of the day.”

The most gaze-worthy interior design feature in this garage is the Escher-inspired light wall that encloses the parking facility. The past, present, and future architecture of the Hague forms the basis for one continuous image that comprises façade elements of the city’s buildings. Cyclists experience the city’s skyline in one smooth movement as they move across the space. The exits of the parking garage will be integrated with the above-ground development, which includes residential towers, commercial spaces, and a public square to ensure efficient movement from the first step to the last. The project aims to create a service-oriented facility with a future-proof design that not only makes it easier for the commuter to find his bike but also turns it into a pleasant experience. Did you ever think your public parking garage could basically be an art museum? 2020 continues to surprise us all!

Designers: Studio Marsman and Silo

The Cybunker is the off-the-grid garage+bunker the Tesla Cybertruck deserves

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I’ll admit, even though I’m not a Cybertruck evangelist, it’s really fun to see the movement it’s created, spawning funny memes, and pretty interesting products. The Cybunker by Lars Büro is certainly one of the latter.

Designed for the Cybertruck patron, Tesla enthusiast, and lover of all-things-electric, the Cybunker is literally styled on the polarizing polygonal design of the pickup truck which launched a month ago. Made to work off the grid, the bunker comes with a roof of solar panels that power its interiors, even providing juice to the two cars that can fit into its garage, accessible by the two folding gates that open just like the Cybertruck’s ‘vault’. The 1800 sq.ft. possesses the ability to double up as an apartment, shelter, storage, or space for commercial activities. Under it lies its infrastructural ‘motherboard’ which houses all of the unit’s utilities and computer systems, as well as the battery bank that stores all the energy generated by the roof.

“Whether sited on the most remote location, or as a man cave in a suburban lot, Cybunker guarantees a versatile and futureproof system that can be deployed to withstand the toughest demands”, say the designers at Lars Büro. The Cybertruck, much like its inspiration, exists in its conceptual stage, although the designers are accepting any inquiries. If the Cybunker does make it to production, be prepared to pay a lot more than $100 for a preorder!

Designer: Lars Büro

The best smart garage-door controller

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This RV Has an Onboard Garage for Your Car

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Some people really love the RV lifestyle. They get to travel from place to place and the RV is their home away from home. In some cases it is their actual home. Though in most cases, if you have one of these giant mobile homes, you’ve had to tow your car behind it if you want to bring it along. Now, you can get a mobile home with a built-in garage.

The Performance S Motorhome from Germany motorhome maker Volkner Mobil is closer to a true home on the road since it has an onboard garage that can fit a car. The garage is in the lower deck where you normally would store suitcases, and it has an electro-hydraulic platform to slide your luxury sports car in and out when you’re ready to take it for a spin.

The outside of the RV is pretty typical, but inside you’ll find all of the things that will make this a true luxury home on wheels. It has a comfy double bed, a fully-equipped kitchen, a lounge area, slide-out walls, carpeted and wood flooring, a heated bathroom, plus much more.

All I know is that if you have an RV with a garage that holds a sports car, you win life my friend. If you have a spare $1.7 million(USD) it’s not a bad vacation vehicle. Add it to your fleet now.

[via Mike Shouts]

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