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..
Architects: J. MAYER H. Architects Location: Nordborg, Denmark Client: Danfoss Universe, Nordborg, Denmark Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Marcus Blum, Thorsten Blatter, Andre Santer, Alessandra Raponi Design Year: 2005-2006 Construction Year: 2006-2007 Constructed Area: Cafeteria_500 sqm / Curiosity Center_1,200 sqm Architect on site: Hallen & Nordby Technical Consultant: Carl Bro Budget: US $3..
San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of fuseproject has unveiled Mission One, the world’s fastest electric production motorcycle. Designed for Mission Motors, the bike was unveiled at the TED 2009 conference at Long Beach, California, today. The bike has a top speed of 150 MPH and an estimated range of 150 miles. Here’s some info from fuseproject: – America’s Newest Motorcycle Company, Mission Moto..
Cologne 09: designer Kilian Schindler, a student at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design exhibited a range of garden furniture at IMM Cologne in Germany last week. The range includes a wire chair, storage rack and lighting system, which Schindler says are inspired by objects found on German allotments. The project was awarded ‘best architectural concept’ in the d³ schools competition. Here’s ..
Manchester architects Arca have completed a beach café on the promenade in Morecambe, UK. A band of stainless-steel cladding wraps around the sides and roof of the cafe, and overhangs the two glazed facades that face the promenade and the bay. In front of the cafe there is a south-facing outdoor seating area on two levels. Photography by Timothy Soar. Below is some more information from Arca: – ..
Split & Rotate, a holiday home designed by architect Nicos Kalogirou, has been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009. Located at the foot of East Vermion mountain inNaoussa Greece, the single-family house consists of two volumes linked by a glass passageway. The main residence has a metal structure and is clad in shipping plywood. The second volume consists of a children’s pavilion with..
Architects: debartolo architects ltd. Location: Gilbert, Arizona, USA Project team: Jack DeBartolo Jr FAIA, Jack DeBartolo 3 AIA, J. Eric Huffman Civil Engineer: integra engineering Structural Engineer: rudow + berry Mechanical engineer: kunka engineering Electrical Engineer: woodward engineering Contractor: the construction zone Landscape: GBtwo Constructed Area: 1,672 sqm Design year: 2005-200..
Architects: Xavier Vilalta Studio Location: Els Alamús, Spain Client: Alamús City Council Structural Engineering: GN Arquitectos Quantity Surveyor: Mario Campos Design year: 2005-2006 Construction year: 2007-2008 Budget: US $304,088 Constructed Area: 254 sqm Photographs: Jordi Anguera Els Alamús, a small village of seven hundred inhabitants, is situated on a hill in the middle of the plain of Ll..
Architects: Saucier + Perrotte architectes Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Principal in Charge: Gilles Saucier Project Architect: André Perrotte Project team: Trevor Davies, Andrew Butler, Dominique Dumais, Eric Majer, Pierre-Alexandre Rhéaume, Anna Bendix, Sudhir Suri, Christian Hébert, Laurence LeBeux, Quinlan Osborne, Jean-Louis Léger, Samantha Schneider, Nathalie Cloutier, Christine Levi..
