When 23 year old Greek creative, Gregory Masouras, bought a new smart phone and then took a walk around his Athenian neighborhood to test out its camera features, he had absolutely no idea it was going to be the instrument through which he'd find international recognition. And yet, it appears that good things do come in small packages. Because now, two and a half years later, the simply brillian..
There was a time when you’d walk into a friend’s bathroom and see the same sink you had in your bathroom, which was also the same sink your sister had in her house, which was also the same sink you’d find in your uncle’s house. Now, however, every bathroom seems to have a sink with some unique detail, be it the material it’s made from, the color it is, or the shape it’s in. While it’s fairly com..
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a furniture range for Vitra that aims to bring the atmosphere of home into the office. The Cyl collection of tables and sofas, which were unveiled at this week's Orgatec trade show in Cologne, are made from solid wood and have a natural, minimalist look. The appearance of Cyl is partly rooted in its history, which saw it initially develope..
Koichi Futatusmata from Case-Real designed a concrete house on the shores of Yoron Island, a place created from elevated coral reefs. Located on the southernmost point of the Kagoshima prefecture, this island is surrounded by a beautiful emerald green ocean which is visible from this site. Program: single family house Architects: Koichi Futatusmata (Case-Real), Tomoki Katada Site area: 138 sqm B..
in shanghai, china, archi-union architects has designed an exhibition space for a local art organization that features a distinctive brick façade. the building, which hosts various events and workshops took just five months to complete, thanks in part to a robotic masonry fabrication technique. the renovation project replaces a previously existing building, retaining and strengthening its exteri..
파주에는 AND가 완공한 알루미늄 루버로 마감한 카페을 겸비한 주택이 있다. 어느 커플을 위해 설계된 이 건물은 1층에 음악을 테마로 한 카페가 있고, 윗층에는 주거공간으로 구성되어 있다. 지나가는 행인들을 반갑게 맞는 듯한 다이나믹한 1층 공간을 갖춘 건물은 루버월로 처리되었다. 3면이 주변 건물들로 둘러 싸여 있어 AND가 직면한 난점은 완만한 채광을 거르면서 투명하면서도 에너지 효율적인 정면을 어떻게 구성해야할까 하는 점이었다. 그래서 서쪽에서 들어오는 직사광선을 제한하고 남쪽으로부터 빛을 끌어들이고자 했다. 이를 통해 내부적으로는 2개의 거대한 굽은 벽이 자연 채광을 1년 내내 깊이 안으로 끌어들이는 형태로 표현하였다. in paju, a city in south korea’s gyeonggi p..
Panels of cross-laminated pine form an angular staircase at the heart of this Amsterdam townhouse by MAATworks, which features a bright red facade. Local studio MAATworks designed the five-storey house to slot into a thin plot in the IJburg district of the Dutch city.  The architects were asked by their clients to reference the wooden residences typically found in Scandinavia. They constructed ..
런던 베이스의 '스튜디오30'의 건축가 Henri Bredenkamp는 일전에 골드 스미스 대학의 교육공간이었던 곳을 본인의 가족을 위한 빛 가득한 주택으로 탈바꿈시켰다. 그의 손에서 19세기 빅토리아풍 주택이 자신의 아내와 어린 아들을 위한 가정으로 바뀌는 과정에서 무엇보다 어둡고 축축한 지하실을 좀 더 효율적인 공간으로 활용하는 것을 목표로 삼았다. 그 과정에서 천장 층고를 높이기 위해 아래를 팠고, 후면의 확장을 추가했다. 부엌은 오픈형으로 구성하면서 볼륨의 확장을 위해 거대한 유리를 채택했다. Architect Henri Bredenkamp has overhauled a London house once used as a teaching space by Goldsmiths university to ..
GWSK Arkitekter have designed a holiday house in Bläsinge, Sweden, inspired by the idea of creating a modern barn. The long, narrow home has sliding barn doors that can close to protect the windows around the home. On one side of the home there’s a wood outdoor deck with room for a dining table. Here’s a closer look at some of the sliding barn doors that are featured on the outside of the home. ..
폭이 좁은 작은 땅에 위치한 베트남의 'A House in Trees'은 5x15 (m)영억으로 분할되어 있다. 이 지역은 급속한 산업화와 도시화에 직면하고 있어 교통 소음, 스모그 등의 다양한 문제에 시달리고 있는 곳이었다. 그 지역에 부부와 딸, 그리고 아들을 위한 집이 설계되었는데 이런 산업화에 반해 가족의 생활 조건을 개선할 수 있는 집을 원했던 건축주의 요청에 의해 우선 직사광선을 피할 수 있는 패딩을 입구에 설치하고, 나무, 자연채광, 바람과 비와 같은 성분을 직접적으로 집 내로 끌어들이는 설계를 하였다. “A House in Trees” locates in a small narrow land, which was divided with the area of 5x15(m) in Tu Son to..
