Sometimes we get fancy gift-wrapping and a somewhat expected gift which does not accompany the exterior wrap! Although the best alternative is to try to look for the content and not for the fancy wrapping; but what happens when wrapping and the content are equally weighed? I guess that’s the best formula! Such is the case with Neil Barrett, fashion designer and AquiliAlberg Architects. Recently,..
Arhitektura d.o.o., in collaboration with PONTING (construction engineers) received second prize for their proposal for a competition sponsored by the city of Maribor in Slovenia within the European Capital of Culture. They managed to put the bridge in one leap across the 120 m wide river. The bridge was shaped as a sincere response to the highlighted urbanistic and structural parameters of the ..
Architect Ben Naqoka of Point has completed an installation featuring plywood archways at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan. Called Labyrinth of Woods, the wooden profiles branch out lower down to form extra display stands and include arms forming chandeliers where several sections meet. The installation opened last week and will remain in place until 10 July 2010. More Dezeen stor..
Architect: Eduardo Berlin Razmilic Location: Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Client: Withheld Technical Advisors: Eduardo Valenzuela, Gonzalo Santolaya, Juan Grimm Site Area: 1.600 sqm Constructed Area: 600 sqm + terraces Project year: 2005 Construction year: 2006 - 2008 Main Materials: Nude Concrete, Stone & Glass Photographs: Sebastian Sepulveda & Eduardo Berlin Through an unconventional implantat..
The Salon Mittermeier hair salon in Linz by Austrian architects Xarchitekten features a facade with a “three-dimensional architectural (hair) wave”. Completed last year, the store front is composed of waterjet-cut, laminated profiles arranged along the facade to create an undulating wave. Photos are by David Schreyer. Here’s some more information from Xarchitekten: – Hairstyle Interface Salon Mi..
Just a few days ago, we posted the fascinating entry for a footbridge by Family as part of the ‘EPK - DRAVA RIVER 2012’ competition in Maribor, Slovenia. Following is another very exciting bridge proposal by Toronto-based Ja Studio in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio. Here’s a detailed project description we received from Ja Studio: The city of Maribor, the second largest city in Slovenia a..
The task was the construction of a guests house and a house of games to give support to the main house located in Calera de Tango. The programme requested to have two bedrooms each one with bathroom, one kitchen / bar and a visits bathroom, plus a living area that should include a pool table and a games table. The house should have a maximum area of 100 square metres The land, a 4.5 hectares ten..
Gloria, Arianna, Ilaria and Adele (GAIA) met at ISIA Firenze and it was immediate understanding and collaboration on projects of Product & Communication Design. They all reflect and work with inspiration and creativity on the issues of living, the spatial and conceptual barriers/boundaries, the expression of the self in the domestic and urban environment. Gloria Pizzilli is illustrator. With gre..
Location: Rua da Velosa, 121, Carreço, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Preliminary Design: 2000; Final Design: 2001 Construction: 2002-2005 Architecture: Nuno Grande (1966) and Pedro Gadanho (1968) Collaborators: Rita Cantante, Cristina Silva, Mariana Martins, Matilde Seabra Engineering: NEWTON, Consultores de Engenharia, LDA (Structural); ENGILIMA, Projectistas e Consultores, LDA (Water and Sewage N..
Beginning in Sydney, Australia three years ago, Earth Hour has grown into a global observance. States, large organizations and individual people observed Earth Hour 2010 on Saturday March 27th, as homes, office towers and landmarks turned off their lights for an hour starting at 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions. These ..
