Dutch designers Peter van der Jagt, Erik Jan Kwakkel and Arnout Visser have developed a system of kitchen tiles that fit round corners to cover all surfaces of a kitchen without breaking up the grid of grouting. Called DTILE, the product features various corner pieces and ties that integrate fixtures like plug holes and sockets. The designers were unable to find a suitable manufacturer and event..
J-Tea International is an importer and seller of Taiwanese oolong teas. Designed by Atelier Waechter and located in Eugene, Oregon this adaptive re-use project gracefully transforms an existing single family house located in a commercially zoned area into a retail space for tea sales and sampling. The goal of the project was to achieve this with as few moves as possible. The transformation is co..
Architects: pvanb architecten Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Client: Lefier StadGroningen Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Courtesy of pvanb architecten The family homes and apartment blocks designed by pvanb architects display brick architecture applied with great care and craftsmanship. They form a tangible translation of the varied residential programme, and continue the brick tradition ..
Project: Skien Brygge, Norway Type: International Competition with prequalification [4 teams selected from 33 applicants] Client: ROM Eiendom, Skien Municipality and Grenland Harbor Program: Housing, offices, retail and urban spaces Site area: Approx. 4 hectare Proposed built area: 56,000 m2 Team: A-lab & SEA Consultants: Buro Happold Ltd A collaborative design effort by A-lab (Oslo, Norway) and..
Architects: Kokaistudios Location: Beijing, China Team: Andrea Destefanis, Filippo Gabbiani, Li Wei, Fang Wei Yi, Liu Wen Wen, Yu Feng Local Architect: BIAD Structure: BIAD Mechanics & Electricity: BIAD Project Area: 10,000 sqm Photographs: Charlie Xia BALANCE ARCHITECTURE WITH LIGHTA challenging project for the most prestigious University in China in the heart of its historical campus. In 2009 ..
Toronto-based Ja Architecture Studio, in collaboration with Tadj-Farzin Studio, have sent us their proposal for the Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Popular Music Center competition. The international competition aims to make Kaohsiung, Taiwan an incubator of the pop music industry in Southern Taiwan and throughout the Asian pop music network. The announcement of the final winner is expected for ..
Dimensions : 32 x 32 x 36 cm Material : Eternit (cement and fibres) This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. « All Lovely Stuff by Carl Clerkin and Ed Ward Trash Cube by Nicolas Le Moigne December 11th, 2010 This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. Called Trash Cube, the object is made from the discarded ..
Architects: IKONIKO Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Structural Engineer: Lukas Quach, Axial Engineering, Van Nuys, CA Landscape Design: Laurel Stutsman General Contractor: Becker General Contractors Project area: 367 sqm Project year: 2007 – 2009 Photographs: David Lena Photography Nestled in the heart of Cheviot Hills, this house on Kilrenney Avenue sits deftly on its hillside site. IKON..
The extension of the Mother house of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heard of Jesus in Sherbrooke is 56,680 sqf and includes a 54-room health care unit with all the attached services, a kitchen to serve 200 people, a physiotherapy room, a library, maintenance workshops and an inner courtyard designed with a garden. More photographs, drawings, and sketches of this project following the break..
Milan 09: House of Furniture Parts by Studio Makkink & Bey is a shed-like structure where furniture components are pressed out from the walls and assembled. Made of CNC-cut ply, the structure is intended to create a small room within larger offices or public spaces. The project was presented by Dutch brand Droog in Via Alserio, Milan, last month and is a development of the studio’s Stairhouse pr..
