The plan of this house was strongly conditioned by the life-style of the client and his work in the field of advertising, with its requirements for creativity. Because of the extremely frequent journeys of the client over the five continents as well as of his own idea about his dwelling space, the plan was intended to respond his needs for peculiarity. In fact our client wished to obtain an open..
Nestled among the Forest Hill neighborhood in Toronto, Paul Raff Studio’s latest sustainable residence is “a marriage of environmentally responsible building strategies and elegant architectural composition.” The 353m2 residence, entitled the Cascade House, is designed in an I-formation around an outdoor swimming pool and offers a high quality of aesthetics in addition to environmentally friendl..
UNIQLO MEGASTORE in Tokyo has opened Tokyo based design studio, Curiosity has completed the design of the Uniqlo Megastore that has opened near Shinjuku station in Tokyo. The new design is strongly influenced by the Tokyo urban landscape and the large entrance, marked with three display towers, recreates a mini-Shinjuku city. As the lighting floor wraps the towers in a glow of light that illumin..
The chamber music hall has been installed within Manchester Art Gallery for the duration of the Manchester International Festival 2009.From the festival program: “Across a series of nine concerts, threeinternationally acclaimed musicians will perform Bach’s soloinstrumental works in this unique, intimate space. The aim: to create anear-perfect environment for the audience to experience some of t..
Architect: Roberto Rijo + Arquitectos Asociados Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Collaborators: Elaine Rodriguez & Franklin Garcia Electrical Engineer: Ing. Gabino Hernandez Contractor, Lighting and Landscape: Roberto Rijo + Arquitectos Asociados Sanitary Engineer: Ing. Rafael Ramirez Site Area: 9,894 sqm Constructed Area: 7,340 sqm Project year: 2007?2008 Photographs: Roberto Rijo + ..
Estonian architects Urmas Muru and Peeter Pere have designed a shelter for cooking outdoors at Korvamäe farm in Estonia. The shelter has a timber frame covered in sheet material, punctured by circular holes in two facades. “As Estonian weather is not famous for its warmth and sunshine it has become popular to have summer parties at so-called summer kitchens and shelters,” explains Pere. “It is ..
"Alan" table lamp Lighting collection by 7Gods 7Gods is a London based Interior Architectural company that have been creating innovative work for clients large and small in Commercial Office design, Retail design, Residential Interior and Branding design. Over the years 7Gods have created lighting solution on most projects they have worked on which have now become a small collection. 7Gods recen..
Architects: Platoon Cultural Development + Graft Architects Location: Seoul, Korea Program: Exhibitions, Bar & Restaurant, Event Hall, Artist Studios, Library Lounge, Office Studios, Workshop Room, Roof Top Bar Structure: M. Cabestany Footprint Area: 415 sqm Main hall Area: 272 sqm Project year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Platoon PLATOON KUNSTHALLE opened its doors on 11th april 2009. PLATOON KUNSTH..
Location: Kamakura,Kanagawa,Japan Type Of Project: Single family house Structural Engineers: Nawakenji – M /// Kenji Nawa Project Architect: Suppose Design Office /// Makoto Tanijiri Design Team: Hayato Komatsu (ex-staff) /// Kazutaka Sumi Gross internal floor area: 113.62 m2 Year of Construction: 2009 Main contractor: Eiko Kensetsu Kamakura is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 kilomet..
Is this the coolest chair ever made? Charlie Davidson has sent us in images of hir latest work, a hand made piece entitled, Is this the coolest chair ever made? Made from 2mm punched steel sheet, brazed together and powder coated. Based on a prototype for a plastic chair called Duck, this limited edition piece takes over a week to fabricate and finish. The designer says "it takes some time to ge..