Posted in Boulder & Environs, Bus, Design, Green Issues, Office Space on June 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »
We thought it would be interesting to post a few before & after photos of the vintage double-decker Sorbé Living bus as it undergoes the transformation into our mobile/green office space.
Before:
After removing all of the seats and benches, we had the bus towed to our current office on West Pearl Street in downtown Boulder. [...]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Building Materials, Community Think, Design, Development on June 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »
“A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
We have been noticing the predominance of certain building styles, and more specifically, building materials around town lately. Once defined by classic brick structures and the flagstone construction that dominates the campus of the University of Colorado, and compliments the stone native [...]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Bus, Green Issues, Inhabitants, Office Space on June 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Sorbé will soon be officing out of a vintage 1956 double-decker bus. Originally purchased from the London Transit Authority, the bus is in the process of being retrofitted into an eco-friendly work space: the bus itself will run on biodiesel and include a composting toilet and L.E.D. lighting powered by electricity generated by [...]
Posted in Boulder Business, Community Think, Culture, Healthy Living on June 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Some of us have experienced the traditional timeshare, where shares in a property are purchased in exchange for a pre-determined amount of time in which the share owner occupies the property. Timeshares are usually in resort or vacation destinations, and are usually purchased by individuals and companies with expendable income.
Our spin: a community timeshare.
We’re thinking [...]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Culture, Inhabitants on June 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
What’s gone is gone, and Boulder’s got a reputation that, once you get here, seems all but vanished. Good riddance to some of it, maybe, but a lot of that reputation was built on the notion of tolerance, free expression and most importantly coexistence. Given the homogenization of so much of the look and feel [...]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Design on June 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Boulder is ripe for a future in creative building design. We are home to the award-winning CU Solar Decathalon Team and numerous forward-thinking, sustainable businesses that are on the cutting edge of new technologies and trends in building, landscaping and design. In the current state of unabated development, it seems that many of these [...]
Posted in Community Think, Culture, Healthy Living on June 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
These issues obviously have a significant impact on how we live. From driving a car vs. biking to how we heat our homes to choices we make about recycling, composting, and buying locally. Convenience usually equals ease.
Should we redefine convenience? What if “convenient” had larger implications? What if we considered how our decisions impacted the plants [...]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Culture on June 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone living in Boulder has seen the changes a few years and a lot of development can have on a community. We are excited about access to mass transit and dense residential / commercial space. However, it is important that the City of Boulder develops a plan to ensure that those who have established roots [...]
Posted in Boulder Business, Building 101, Community Think, Design on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As a passing, and important, note:
Prices approach $1,200 per square foot on homes and condos in the historic West End of downtown Boulder. Compared with a median $ / sf of around $235 for homes sold in Boulder County in 2006, this seems like a stretch. At $1.2 million for a 1,000 sf dwelling, these [...]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Culture, Inhabitants on June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Breathe easy—at least for now. Here are some quintessentially Boulder locations, places that evoke that certain something that feels unique to our town. But might these places be on someone’s chopping block? Let’s hope not: every town needs some flavor, and some of these are spicy:
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Community Think on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Boulderspace is intended as a community forum for discussing issues affecting living and working in a city that is rapidly changing. From the current state of development to the preservation (or lack-thereof) of the city’s architectural and community heritage, we look forward to sharing our thoughts and hearing yours about what the future holds.
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