planet architecture
an architecture firm that understands that small renovations happen fees - Small……………………………………$1,390
10 tips for a sustainable house
21 June 2010
20 June 2010
little house on the prairie
archicentre renovation seminarArchicentre Health & Safety Warning DIY Design Guide for the Home Renovator Working with your Architect Master Planning your Renovation Guide to Water Wise Living Guide to Energy-Wise Living
Renovation Workshop- 6.30pm Tuesday 20 July 2010
Renovating can be rewarding BUT...it can also cost too much, take too long and be less than hoped for if you don't know what you're doing! Archicentre designs thousands of home renovations every year...we know what works, how much it will cost and how best to get it done.
Northcote Town Hall in the Roof Top room, 189 High Street, Northcote
Registration 6pm - starting time 6.30pm
archicentre information..
Archicentre Guide to Sustainable Home
10 Top Energy Saving Improvement
1. Door & window seals $200-$300
2. Ceiling insulation $1,200-$1,800
3. Evaporative cooling system $2,000-$3,000
4. External blinds $600 - $1,200
5. Ceiling fan/s $400 - $600
6. Energy-efficient appliances $800 - $1,200
7. Solar-boosted hot water $4,000 - $5,000
8. Install damped exhaust fan $300 - $500
9. Install down-light guards $300 - $500
10. Replace light globes $100 - $200
Archicentre Re-Stumping
15 June 2010
big ideas in gardening
though this garden is at least a work in progress, unlike my work in dream/dream in progressmore about it here
and after the gardening is done, of course the balloons,
and the coloured paper, streamers ...the overthetop joy of colour of japanese festivals (happy tanabata) and life
mossy rocks
well not quite,
actually jewellery pieces that look like mossy rocks
Lauren Simeoni: Green Friend Brooches, 2007
Artificial floral supplies, 925 silver
and grassy humpy hills that look like mossy rocks14 June 2010
winter soups
cauliflower and potato soup and bacon1 tablespoon olive oil 250g 97% fat-free bacon, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 leeks, halved, washed, thinly sliced 1/4 cauliflower, trimmed, cut into small florets 500g Sebago or Desiree potatoes, peeled, diced 6 cups reduced-salt chicken stock 1/4 cup light thickened cream
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add bacon. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes or until crisp. Remove to a plate lined with paper towel.
Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil, garlic and leek to pan. Cook, stirring often, over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add cauliflower, potato and stock. Partially cover. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in half the bacon.
Blend soup, in batches, until smooth. Return to saucepan over low heat. Stir in cream. Heat, without boiling, until hot. Ladle into bowls. Top with remaining bacon. Sprinkle with pepper.
potato & leek soup
The parmesan gives this soup a creamy, cheesy flavour. You'll never throw out the end bits of cheese again.
Cut the dark green ends from the leeks, trim the bases and discard. Slice the white part of the leek in half lengthways, then rinse well to dislodge any dirt or grit. Drain on a tea towel, then slice thinly. Heat butter in a large heavy-based pot, add the leeks and cook over low heat for 15 minutes until tender. Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Add to pot and cook for a further five minutes, allowing them to soak up the flavours. Add cheese rind and water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove cheese rinds and discard. Puree soup with a stick blender. Season well with salt and pepper to taste. Place prosciutto under a grill or in a pan and cook until crispy. Crumble into rough shards, scatter over the soup with parsley and serve. Makes about 1½ litres
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add bacon. Cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes or until crisp. Remove to a plate lined with paper towel.
Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil, garlic and leek to pan. Cook, stirring often, over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add cauliflower, potato and stock. Partially cover. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in half the bacon.
Blend soup, in batches, until smooth. Return to saucepan over low heat. Stir in cream. Heat, without boiling, until hot. Ladle into bowls. Top with remaining bacon. Sprinkle with pepper.potato & leek soup
- 3 large leeks
- 50g butter
- 500g (about three) floury potatoes
- 1-2 parmesan rinds
- 1½ litres water
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 cup fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped
The parmesan gives this soup a creamy, cheesy flavour. You'll never throw out the end bits of cheese again.
Cut the dark green ends from the leeks, trim the bases and discard. Slice the white part of the leek in half lengthways, then rinse well to dislodge any dirt or grit. Drain on a tea towel, then slice thinly. Heat butter in a large heavy-based pot, add the leeks and cook over low heat for 15 minutes until tender. Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Add to pot and cook for a further five minutes, allowing them to soak up the flavours. Add cheese rind and water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove cheese rinds and discard. Puree soup with a stick blender. Season well with salt and pepper to taste. Place prosciutto under a grill or in a pan and cook until crispy. Crumble into rough shards, scatter over the soup with parsley and serve. Makes about 1½ litres
12 June 2010
speed dating about architecture
chatting up architects about sustainable design as part of the state of design festival 2010
Do you have plans for a new green home? Are you looking to renovate your house to make it more sustainable? Bring in your plans or ideas and talk to Australia’s leading sustainable architects and designers. 10 minute slots per ‘couple’ – all questions asked and answered!
exhibition buildings
saturday, 17 july
third ecology 2.20 pm
lifehouse design 2.40 pm
08 June 2010
waking up
the best way to make your dreams come true
is to wake up
i was told this the other dayand it came as a surprise
because i thought that the best way to make your dreams come true was to win tattslotto
waking up
1 -- tricky in itself because bed is such a blissfulbeautiful happy & safe place for me
(a nice host of unmade beds collected on flickr, a little bit sophie calle)
2 -- then there is waking up to myself
not as bad as for goya, thoughthe sleep of reason produces monsters
giving em curry
(the age/smh, epicure, may 2010, cuisine.com.au)
- 200ml olive oil, plus a little for drizzling
- Salt and pepper
- 2 medium brown onions, finely diced
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 3 tbsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp fenugreek
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 2 tsp black mustard seeds
- 3 bay leaves
- 20 curry leaves
- 200g red lentils
- 800g whole peeled tomatoes
- 400ml veggie stock or water
- 200ml coconut cream
Pre-heat oven to 200C. Place pumpkin on a roasting tray, drizzle with a little olive oil, season and bake for 25 minutes or until golden and cooked. Remove and keep warm. Heat remaining oil and fry seasoned onion, garlic, ginger, spices, bay and curry leaves until golden and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Add lentils, tomatoes and stock and simmer until lentils are soft. Add coconut cream and check seasoning. Pour curry over pumpkin wedges and serve with rice.
04 June 2010
urban forests, trees of life
while putting together an episode for evilmonika, i became inspired by 
people growing plants and food on balconies,
and then found there were people "growing" trees up walls
or encouraging trees to draw
there's a world of imagination out there!
on my blogging journey, i foundlike urban farms
a roundup of best Best New York Gardening Blogs
including
including
it 
made me think of things i'd like to see in the garden - tinsel, bunting, fluttering
made me think of things i'd like to see in the garden - tinsel, bunting, fluttering
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