American designer Christopher Stuart of LUUR Studio has created the Hopeless Diamond Sofa. “The Hopeless Diamond Sofa” by Christopher Stuart utilizes off the shelf materials from the local hardware store like copper plumbing pipe, shipping blankets, zip ties, and carpet padding. There are no difficult miters or glued joints. The form was inspired by a folding paper cup I used to make as a child ..
캔의 재발견 흔히 우리가 버리는 캔을 재활용 하여 외피시스템으로 구현하였네요. 캔 재질이 알루미늄이라 한번쓰고 버리는 일회용이라는 것이 상당히 낭비죠. 물론 2차, 3차 가공을 통하여 다른 형태로 구현되는 것도 좋은 방법이지만 현재 가지고 있는 형태를 재활용하여 만든 시스템이 돋보입니다. 재활용센터에 가보면 캔을 찌그러뜨려서 블록으로 만들어 놓은거 보셨나요? 마치 개비옹 옹벽을 만든 것처럼 재활용 할 수 있을 것 같아요 ^^ Can Cube’s facade is a system of aluminium carbonated drink cans which are enclosed in an aluminium frame. The façade saves the energy wasted during recycling..
Architects: Suters Architects Location: Churchill, Victoria, Australia Project Team: Joshua McAlister, Ian Prior, Graeme Christianson, Scott Francis, Rebecca Brewer Building Contractor: W. Parnall Constructions Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Emma Cross The Churchill Community Hub is a contemporary community centre that co-locates services within a larger building; it allows crossover of these s..
Chen + Suchart Studio have designed the Yerger Residence in Phoenix, Arizona. This site for this project has one main view to the east towards Camelback Mountain. The intent of the project was to focus the views towards the iconic landmark to capture it and have it constantly presenced in the experience of the house while creating other introspective moments of experience. The project takes the ..
Architects: Studio Daniel Libeskind Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Joint Venture Partner: Davis Partnership Contractor: M.A Mortensen Co. (Colorado) Structural Engineer: Arup (Los Angeles) Structural Connection Design: Structural Consultants, Inc. Civil Engineers: JF Sato and Associates Mechanical Air: Arup-Los Angeles Mechanical/Electrical: MKK Engineers and Arup (Los Angeles) Structural Engin..
Architects: Populous Location: Ravenscraig, Motherwell, UK Engineering: Buro Happold (structural, civil, mechanical, electrical and public health services) FEDRA (fire) Client: North Lanarkshire Council / Sportscotland / Ravenscraig Ltd / Motherwell College Total Cost: £31.3 million Completion Date: Autumn 2010 Photographs: Andrew Lee PROJECT OBJECTIVE: The clients commissioned the design team t..
British car brand Aston Martin are to launch a luxury compact city car, called Cygnet, next year. The vehicle will be three metres long and offer personalised materials, colours and finishes to make each one unique. “Luxury is not constrained by scale,” claims Aston Martin’s director of design Marek Reichman. Aston Martin Cygnet to become a production reality in 2011 Designed and built at Aston ..
Cattani Architects have designed the recently completed Cité A Docks student housing project, located in Le Havre, France. The housing consists of 100 apartments made out of old shipping containers. The new town is the result of the transformation of old containers in modular housing units equipped with every comfort. Mounted on a metal grid, the containers have given shape to a four-story build..
Architects: fabriK·B / Benjamin Scharf, Gonzalo Elizarraras Location: Hvar, Croatia Collaborator: E. Mussche Project Area: 1,200 sqm Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Courtesy of fabriK·B The project is located on the island Hvar, Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. The concept was born to create a Multi Activity Centre inside the ruins of an old chapel and castle. The aim was to unified pragmatically di..
London Design Festival 2010: this electric scooter (above) is one of three concept scooters unveiled by car brand MINI in London yesterday. The Scooter E Concept includes three designs for electric scooters: a double seat in racing green and leather (top), a more sporty version with a single-seat (below) and a third with styling inspired by popular culture in the 1960s. The first two are also to..
