The Wyly Theatre in Dallas is almost finished. This project is very interesting, and REX shows once again how designing a building goes way beyond that working on the volumes and the skin, but to rethink the program itself. Anyone familiar with a theatre knows the program order hasn´t changed much, as it´s pretty much the same you find on Neufert. But REX takes this a step further, by re-studyin..
For the design of a webnet mesh system, we developed a RhinoScript that applies a webnet of any dimension to a surface of any geometry. The script outputs cable count and dimensions to excel for quantity and costing, as well as drawing and labeling each cable flat for fabrication. We are currently in the process of building our own .5 x .5 axis CNC machine to measure, mark, and cut the cables fo..
At the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, consumer electronics maker Sanyo demonstrated their vision for the future by showcasing a series of appliances they thought would populate the home of tomorrow. Included was the Ultrasonic Bath, a pod-like human washing machine that cleans, massages and dries the user in a fully automated 15-minute process. Using a ladder, the bather climbs in through an opening ..
Stockholm Design Week 09: Swedish designers Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF Arkitektkontor created an installation of wooden office furniture at Nordic light Hotel in Stockholm last week. The concept was developed for furniture producer RH Chairs, and is used in their showrooms and trade fair stands (also designed by TAF). “The wooden furniture works as a low tech contrast to the h..
New Country House - Fernden Lane, Haslemere, West Sussex Since its conception the project has been driven by the idea that a design of exceptional value can become an important heritage for the area in which it is located. Moreover if the landscape surrounding the site is of outstanding natural beauty then there is potential for a strategic synergy where the two components, natural and manmade, ..
Elliot White, a 3rd year architecture student at Pratt Institute in New York has sent us these images of his conceptual design for a redevelopment of Queens Museum of Art at the World’s Fair site in Queens, New York. The design is raised off the ground, creating a public space underneath that can be used for events when the museum is closed. The building would be constructed using a lattice stru..
London practice Zaha Hadid Architects have designed two buildings for the city of Reggio Calabria in Italy. One building will house a museum of Mediterranean history, including exhibition spaces, restoration facilities, an archive, an aquarium and a library. The second will house the museum’s administrative offices, a gym, craft workshops, shops and a cinema, as well as three separate auditorium..
Artist Christian Weber from Nuremberg in Germany has sent us these images of his latest project called Unintended Fusion. The project is a series of still life photographs that each connect two unrelated objects, such as an aerosol can and earphones (above). Here’s some more information from Christian: – Unintended Fusion Having two obviously different objects in front of me, I suddenly realized..
Project: Metamorfosis 1, Renovation of a wooden house Location: Tunquen,Casablanca, Chile Architects: Renewal ( 2008) Jose Ulloa Davet, Delphine Ding Original House (1990): Pedro Salas Construction Supervision: Danio Ulloa Azocar Engineering: Teknoingenieria Ltda Carpenter: Pablo Montoya Project year: 2007-2008 Photographs: Jose Ulloa Davet The project is organized according to a new helical pat..
Lightwall Cirie, Turin, Italy ecoLogicStudio The concept of lightwall reinterpret the traditional massive Italian wall as a thick solid sponge, whose ability to absorb and filter heat, light and view can be changed and adapted to contextual requirements. In a large villa conversion project sun, light and privacy conditions where mapped on the site and a wall solution of pre-cast concrete insulat..
