These projects are part of the National Tourist Routes, unique drives through the most spectacular countryside Norway has to offer. The National Tourist Routes are being developed and operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration as a nationwide project. Its goal is to provide a network of such routes throughout Norway by 2015. Architects: 70ºN Arkitektur Location: Vestvågøy, Lofoten Isl..
Architects: Christian Pottgiesser - architecturespossibles (Paris) Location: Paris, France Client: private Design Team: Christian Pottgiesser (architect) , Alejandro Ratier (designer), Pascale Pottgiesser (artist) Engineer: Joël Betito Assistant: Dr. Florian Hertweck Furniture design: arch. Raphael Budin (low table + dining table) Contractors: ERCN (main construction), Carrières du Bassin Parisi..
Turkish design studio Autoban have designed a flagship store for the fashion retailer Vakko. The store, located in the Nisantasi quarter of Istanbul, Turkey; is filled with luxurious materials and customised seating throughout its five floors. Inspired by the swirling Vakko logo, Autoban designed a lamp with a similarly curved lampshade specially for the project, while sleek and simple embedded ..
Tokyo designer Gwenael Nicolas of Curiosity has completed a spa in Interlaken, Switzerland, with silk panels hanging in layers from the ceiling. Called Kanebo Sensai Select Spa, the design leads visitors from the dark corridor of the hotel past the silk layers to a circular waiting room. Treatment rooms have warm wooden walls and timber shelves linked to the ceiling by metal poles. Curiosity has..
floor plan the ceramics street prospered in the edo era 300 years ago, and a ceramics festival was held several years ago, but no longer has a large audience. this project is expected to revive the street and the prosperity of stores. designed by japanese architects tonoma the ceramics market is an urban renovation of the historic street in osaka, japan. the site of the building is a slim form, ..
two- by - block by a - asterisk 'two - by - block' is a proposal by japanese firm a - asterisk for a small shop in the town of hokkaido. with a floor area of 30 square meters the shop is constructed using leftover scraps of wood. the project involves a special construction method, where the initial structure is built in the winter time using a snow mountain as a base to create the exterior. 'two..
To close our coverage of this years P.S.1 YAP competition we present you BIG’s proposal. BIG’s invitation to the P.S.1 is not only rare for not being based in NY or in the US (they are based in Denmark), as it has been the common denominator over the years, but also because they have built several small-medium-large scale projects. But personally, this was the proposal I wanted to see the most: ..
Stockholm 2010: in Stockholm this week Swedish lighting brand Wästberg will launch a task light made of brass and rubber, designed by architect David Chipperfield. Called Chipperfield w102, the design consists of a cylindrical lamp head and base joined by an L-shaped arm. The lamp features LEDs that can be dimmed, and rotates at the base and head joints. Wästberg and David Chipperfield in coll..
Architects: Tetsuya Nakazono / naf architect & design Location: Hiroshima, Japan Engineer: Kenji Nawa / NAWAKENJI-M Program: Single family residence Site area: 172.55 sqm Building area: 61.38 sqm Total floor area: 114.50 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Noriyuki Yano / Nacasa & Partners Design Concept The site is located in a district where many traditional sake breweries preserve good old Ja..
FreeFlow is a fluid, sinuous modular upholstered seating system designed mainly to suit large spaces. Its curvy, linear modules offer maximum versatility for use in waiting, relaxation and dining areas. Based on the idea of a flyover, the sofa comprises two upholstered strips, one for the seat and one for the backrest. Depending on how it is used, these strips can criss-cross each other to creat..
