The Baltimore, Maryland based Ziger/Snead Architects designed the River House, located on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The house is divided into three components: the main house, the guest quarters, and a multi-purpose level. By divorcing the primary skin of the house from the steel structure, large sliding glass doors could be used as the only barrier between interior and exterior. As a ..
Parliament, a graphic design/marketing company in Portland, Oregon, have shared some photos of their office interior design with us. The design features a number of pieces made from salvaged and reclaimed materials, including salvaged pizza ovens, street signs, and wood from old crates, a barn and a church. from contemporist
Architects: Carlos Castanheira & Clara Bastai, Arqtos Lda. Location: Gerês, Portugal Collaborators: Pedro Carvalho, João Figueiredo (3D) Engineering: HDP, Gabinete de serviços e projectos de engenharia civil, Lda. / CONCILIARUM, Projectos e soluções de engenharia, Lda. Carpentry & General Contractor: Carpicunha madeiras Lda. Copper Works: ASA, Antonio Sousa Alves Lda. Metal Works: Val e Quintão ..
The Cuckoo Club, on Swallow Street in the heart of London’s west end, is a nightclub and destination restaurant, created for client Unicorn City ltd, offering high-octane rock'n'roll glamour, underscored by great attention to comfort, fun and service. The club has already played host to everyone from Prince Harry and Paris Hilton to Kate Moss and Robert de Niro. 01 The Snug 02 Bar area 03 DJ Boo..
Architects: Razan Text & Context Location: Tehran, Iran Principals: Alireza Taghaboni & Parisa Alimohamadi Constructed Area: 300 sqm Project year: 2008 Photographs: Razan Text & Context We had suggested a house to a friend: “we will make you a home; fitting the best friend”. He didn’t wait for something special; a normal villa, just safe and out of harm’s way, as possible as it could. Municipali..
The Love Handles chair is a full-figured lounge chair inspired by the body’s hidden curves. It is a playful study in form and a nod to everyday beauty and imperfection. The chair’s subtle asymmetry, proportions, and cushioning offer surprising comfort and plenty of room to lounge, while its stable structure and durable frame ensure that people can freely engage with its various surfaces. The Lov..
Morphosis Architects is currently completing a massive project in Shanghai: The Headquarters and offices for Giant Group, including residence for the chairman & all Giant Group employees, hotel, training center and clubhouse, with a total of 258,300 sqf (23,996 sqm). Thom Mayne’s architecture has pushed building techniques in order to take his organics form to reality, and I think that the best ..
Architects: Vaillo + Irigaray / Antonio Vaillo + Juan Luis Irigaray Location: Navarra, Spain Project manager: Daniel Galar Irurre, architect Rigger: Pacho Jiménez Structure: Tadeo Errea- LANDABE Engineer: Luis Miguel Navarro Lighting: Anton Aman - ALS LIGHTING Facades: VITROCSA Client: Restaurante Marisol Project year: 2007 Photographs: Vaillo + Irigaray The organizational scheme is due to simil..
This vortex-shaped, temporary outdoor installation at Materials & Applications in Los Angeles warped the flow of space with a featherweight rendition of a celestial black hole. Hovering over M&A's courtyard, Maximilian's Schell was a spectacle the size of an apartment building constructed in tinted Mylar resembling stained glass. The piece functioned as a shade structure, swirling overhead for t..
