DEFINITION pi’xie, -xy, n. Supernatural being akin to a fairy; ~ hat, hood, (with pointed crown); ~ house, nickname given to perfectly proportioned pitched roof houses [orig. Warren and Mahoney, architects, New Zealand] var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-2660651-26"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Celebrating the rise and rise of the pitched roof house in architectureTumblr (3.0; @pixieoftheday)http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kojudpSGGF1qzyme4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House, Buffalo - Adam Sokol</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/167772024http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/167772024Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:48:10 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kojuc8K9iE1qzyme4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Origami House, Kells, Northern Ireland - Jane D Burnside</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/166946474http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/166946474Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:48:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koju9sFN8r1qzyme4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koju9sFN8r1qzyme4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Moomoo House, Łódź, Poland - Moomoo-Architects</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/166137802http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/166137802Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:48:06 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qtslqzw39VIFS8So1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MTZ Project - Issho</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/165209879http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/165209879Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:43:55 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qtskt1wK6AklfKRo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House, Tateshina, Nagano - Hayashi-Keiichi</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/164415449http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/164415449Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:43:42 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qtskajkihAx79HEo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House, Muttenz -Erny and Schneider</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/163759371http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/163759371Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:42:00 +1200slim<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qtsjlnhTeoeMBXQo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House, Cornwall - Simon Conder</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/163104612http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/163104612Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:42:08 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qstxhdhRINLQzhwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House, Ziefen - Rosenmund + Rieder Architekten</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/162348218http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/162348218Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:42:08 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qstwj25WgR37378o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House, Dinhard - BDE</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/161585704http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/161585704Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:41:57 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6pg9i9anAO6QErSzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House - Hans Oeshager</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/160821359http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/160821359Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:41:13 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6pa31ekbTdNQ1XTYo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Houses, Müswangen - Loeliger Strub</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/160083702http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/160083702Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:40:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qsttybm7QZAaYNMo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kirchgemeindehoaus, Wiesendangen - BDE</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/159372092http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/159372092Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:40:11 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qtsi7t0xrqLr7DVo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Black House, Cambridgeshire - Mole Architects</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/158777923http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/158777923Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:40:00 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6qtsivhgrB43XQqOo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House and Office - NU Architectuur Atelier</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/158179350http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/158179350Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:39:44 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6pa30ntpQWvviht1o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>House, Buditsch Tschugg - Kurz Vetter</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/157461260http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/157461260Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:39:25 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6pa2z9xkjoeCH27Jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>6 Houses, Staldern, Regensberg - L3P Architekten</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/156699221http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/156699221Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:38:06 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6pa2whqeTIAiKfZ1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Asphalt Works, Catram, Reichenau - Mierta & Kurt Lazzarini Architekten</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/155928407http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/155928407Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:38:05 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6ojgwufeGaH6H5c9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Youth Recreation & Culture Centre - Dorte Mandrup + Cebra</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/155183793http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/155183793Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:37:09 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6ojgvlx1Wjk4TwnJo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Vader house - Andrew Maynard Architects</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/154477329http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/154477329Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:36:56 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/lECuRRmg6ojgty78TCX1cj1No1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Residence, Kent, Conneticut - Edward Lee Kennedy</p>http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/153860803http://pixieoftheday.tumblr.com/post/153860803Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:36:55 +1200