THE Garage Door

[Ryan]

Dear Garage Journal, What does a $75,000 garage door look like?

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P.S. Anyone know anything about this door other than the ...
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[chevelle67]

You don't want to mow grass with it down. That's all I got sorry

 

[Typo41]

I know I have a big tall hole in the front of my garage and it would look awsum. It looks like it is a well designed and balanced door.
Maybe the windows are Swarski crystals?

 

[rubberrodder]

Wow,just...Wow! I want more info on the whole shop!

 

[JeffDM]

It's nice. I'd rather a horizontal bifold found on aircraft hangars. That one, the pivot seems pushed low to allow the door to counterbalance itself, reducing the effective entry height of the door.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Sweet piece of engineering! It looks like the "wagon-wheel" helps to open and counterbalance all at once.

 

[zkling]

On a scale of 1-10, cool factor 11, practicality factor ~ -1. I hope he lives in a good neighborhood.

 

[saceone]

i like how the whole wall is tilting back

 

[Technic_569]

It doesn't look like it's much of a garage.... But the door itself is super neat!

http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/101/Chicken-Point-Cabin

Make sure to scroll all the way through the pictures, their is a video of the door opening and closing at the end!

 

[paulsomlo]

Dear Garage Journal, What does a $75,000 garage door look like?

The more interesting question is, what's inside a garage with a $75,000 door?

 

[K13]

It doesn't look like it's much of a garage.... But the door itself is super neat!

http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/101/Chicken-Point-Cabin

Make sure to scroll all the way through the pictures, their is a video of the door opening and closing at the end!

Well there you go not a garage at all but a cabin so it is basically just a giant wall that can be opened to enjoy the outdoors. Still very cool.

 

[MoparTrucks]

That is industrial art masquerading as a door and very high on the cool factor but its so outside my league its hard to even imagine something like that.

I thought I was going upscale when I got an insulated garage roll up that didnt jam all the time!

 

[NUTTSGT]

That is industrial art masquerading as a door and very high on the cool factor but its so outside my league its hard to even imagine something like that.

I'd tend to agree.


I guess this is the stuff you buy when you have so much cash that you don't know what to do with it.

 

[paulsomlo]

I guess this is the stuff you buy when you have so much cash that you don't know what to do with it.

I hope the owner knows that SK day is coming.

 

[paulsomlo]

I hope the owner knows that SK day is coming.

On second thought, I just scrolled through the pictures. This may be a bit presumptious, but the person who owns that house has no need for tools, SK, or otherwise.

 

[PanelDeland]

I saw one made of (I assume) false logs and operated by hyd. to open and close. It was on a hangar in the basement of a log cabin. It was just hinged at the top though.

 

[PelicanPines]

It's a window, it's a wall, it's a door, it's damn cool.

 

[marty_p]

All I know is that my first house was $11K less than that garage door, and pedestrians couldn't see any of my tools, but my garage door certainly wasn't anywhere near as cool!

 

[trainer]

It's nice. I'd rather a horizontal bifold found on aircraft hangars. That one, the pivot seems pushed low to allow the door to counterbalance itself, reducing the effective entry height of the door.

We have a horizontal bifold on our firehall. When I give the Kindergarten class thier annual tour, it seems that thier highlight comes at the end when they are leaving. They all stop as they leave, holding hands with thier buddy, to watch the door close.

 

[DaleK]

I could find so many ways to break that without even trying....

 

[ambenz]

The door fulfills our hopes and dreams to have that much disposable income...
...either that or starve, 3 mortgages, and frack all the bills...one has to set there priorities!
Life without a garage and door like that, just isn't worth living!!!! LOL!

 

[heartsurgeon]

a local restaurant in town has a similarly designed window (about a 1/3 the size) that is manually operated and opens up on sunny days. It's pretty cool. that window pivots on a 4 inch diameter black metal pipe (?cast iron?) that is bolted to the window frame from the inside.

 

[bmxdad]

Very cool:

http://cimots.com/architecture-and-design/lakeside-cabin-design-by-olson-kundig-architects.html

 

[bczygan]

Dang........I just threw mine out by the road and scrappers got it.

If only I'd a known it was worth that much!

 

[Terranova]

It's a $75,000 feature on a "cabin". "In the woods"


It brings new meaning tom"sleeping with the windows open" especially when you wake up with a moose in your living room. (Are there moose in Idaho?)


Sure ***** when the rain comes up fast and you left your "window" open.

All that being said it's still pretty cool.

"Such a fine line between clever and stupid"

 

[inphx]

a different architecht with same doors:
http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/101/Chicken-Point-Cabin

 

[vv111y]

It's nice. I'd rather a horizontal bifold found on aircraft hangars. That one, the pivot seems pushed low to allow the door to counterbalance itself, reducing the effective entry height of the door.

Yep. It's cool for the aesthetics. It does look nice

Wonder about pros and cons with vertical vs horizontal fold.

 

[Russ Rock]

No way that thing is only $75K. Not installed or with the structure to hold it.

 

[Russ Rock]

"Yep. It's cool for the aesthetics. It does look nice

Wonder about pros and cons with vertical vs horizontal fold."

Clear width probably. The door has to go somewhere when open. Might as well be up not out.

 

[mlv_250]

"Honey! Honey! There's a fire in the house! Quick! Go and crank the door open!"

"Give me 5!"

 

[wildbill23c]

Hmm, that looks like Coeur d'Alene, Idaho area. Probably Coeur d'Alene Lake. The link says Northern Idaho, and that area is known for rich people so my guess would be Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. that's a really nice area though, the snow can get a bit deep in the winter.

 

[TheEquineFencer]

Do they have these at Sears?

 

[Landscraper]

FYI - the contractor Olson Kundig uses for their architectural gizmos is Turner Exhibits. OKA buildings are known for their mechanical features.

 

[freakynami]

https://www.behance.net/gallery/5314369/Chicken-Point-Cabin

 

[Rock knocker]

FYI - the contractor Olson Kundig uses for their architectural gizmos is Turner Exhibits. OKA buildings are known for their mechanical features.

They're the architects, not the contractor.

 

[MrR3hab]

I wondered why the centrifugal governor was mounted on the wall, then I turned up my volume.

The warning bell was optional, and at that point the whole door was at $74,899.
"So, yeah, ok, throw in the warning bell and I'm just under budget"

Wow. When I hit the lottery, this is the 12th thing I'm gonna buy.

 

[ludakris04]

I like that taller than necessary front door as well.. cool little "cabin" for sure!

 

[Kail]

Check out Tom Kundig I think it's his design. His architecture is amazing.

 

[mhm993]

That is awe inspiring. Though, how do you keep flying bugs out of your "cabin".

 

[mark viii mark]

Garage door on Dr Franksteins laboratory? I like it.