히로시마 중심부 높은 빌딩 사이에 위치한 옵티컬 글래스 하우스는 전면에 많은 보행자와 자동차 그리고 트랩이 왕래하는 전면도로와 마주하고 있다. 하우스 디자인의 첫번째 원칙은 이러한 환경으로 부터 거주공간을 완벽한 분리 시킴으로써 프라이버시 확보와 여유로운 거주환경 구축에 있다. 여기 건축가의 선택은 도로와 하우스 사이에 옵티컬 글래스와 정원을 위치시키는 것에서 시작한다. 내부에 위치한 각 실에서 조망 가능한 정원은 외부의 소음, 자동차, 보행자로 부터 주거공간을 보호한다. 그리고 6천여개의 투명한 글래스 블록으로 이루어진 옵티컬 글래스 파사드를 통해 새로운 오픈 스페이스를 연출하며 6천여개의 시티뷰를 재생산한다. 고밀도 도심형 주거의 새로운 패러다임으로 주목할만 프로젝트 이다. reviewed by SJ..
역동적인 형태의 피에이치 뮤지엄은 사진에 관련된 각종 문화생활을 지원한다. 뮤지엄의 이러한 역동적인 형태는 지역적 특성을 반영한 디자인 성향으로써, 거대한 캐노피가 생성하는 거대한 그림자는 외부 사막생활에서의 활동적인 아웃도어 스페이스를 보장합니다. 여기 카메라 렌즈가 투영된 뮤지엄의 프로그램 구성은 건축물의 중심으로 부터 방사형으로 배치되며 원형램프로 연결되는 연속적인 원형공간으로 연결되어 있다. 특히 파사드 디자인은 스플레이트 스틸 구조물로 구성되며 지역적 특성인 이슬람문양 헥사곤 패턴이 반영된 스톤 판넬로 마감된다. 헥사곤 패턴이 반영된 격자 그림자와 캐노피는 외부에 역동적이며 활동적인 에너지 스페이스를 형성한다. reviewed by SJ the 'PH museum' by FR-EE is a cu..
연구소의 테크놀로지 프로그램은 건축물 파사드에 고유한 픽셀패턴으로 투영된다. 여기 황동색 스틸 판넬 위에... The new Fraunhofer LBF Adaptronik transfer centre represents a new type of research location that is characterized by intense communication between dynamic work groups. Laboratories, experiment and test stations, workspaces as well as communication, show and seminar rooms interlock with each other in a way that allows the user to expe..
Cologne 2013: the structure of this lightweight plywood chair by Eric and Johnny Design Studio of Berlin was inspired by I-beams used in the construction industry The Beams Chair is made from two grades of thin plywood, which is strong in both directions when compressed from the sides but weaker across its surface. To overcome this, the designers placed the components with their layers at right-..
In largest display of public art within an operating canal in the metro-Phoenix area, the American artist has created a striking solar-powered floating installation that celebrates the strategic and economic role these structures have played over time. A news report from Scottsdale. North american artist Jeff Zischke has completed a Nodal Water Garden, a solar-powered floating installation in on..
directly in front of the 'bridge house' designed by dutch firm 123DV is a wide-open space that stylishly frames the park in which the dwelling is situated, most of which is accessible by walkers and passersby. the green area, in turn, blends into the environment around it. the landscape architect for this project carefully restored the property to its original state, with rows of trees like thea..
A pointy, triangular showroom-gallery for Chinese developer Vanke juts from the coast of China's Dong Jiang Bay. Created by studio Ministry of Design, the three-sided building soars skyward, topped with three acute spikes on each corner to cap the glass walls. Guests can enter via two separate doors; one leads into a tourist information centre and the other leads into the showroom-gallery. A thi..
The highly acclaimed Los Angeles-based practice Brooks + Scarpa Architects, along with KZF Design Studio, have released plans for a new Interfaith Chapel at the University of North Florida. Drawing inspiration from a free-flowing wedding gown, its informally shaped footprint - reminiscent of an allegorical figure such as Justice, Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence and Fortitude – flows upward and cu..
In 2012, Doshisha University held a competition to build a new chapel and Center for Christian Culture sited upon adjacent sites on their Kyoto campus. Architects BAKOKO, in collaboration with engineers Structured Environment, proposed to connect the two new facilities with a bridging roof. The notion of continuity is extruded within the cores of this figure-eight formation, to house two sanctua..
“Sorri” is a friendly chair, ingenious, wide and inviting. Easily recognised by those great gentle surfaces, an important feature that provides all of the comfort, with a wide area to drop belongings like a bag, a coat or a book. Many design details were considered in this chair to stress its solid construction and its main curve, remineschent of an inviting and assuring smile. Much of the atten..
