But not any kind of history, or at least not the scientific history of experts, which does not always leave room for imagination and almost always exhausts itself. We like to think of a history to call our own, and which never ends, because it lives on in each small or large finding, and in the eye of the observer, a whimsical eye that relies on what it wants to see, rather than on what it actua..
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 ..
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..
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..
Designer: Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects, Inc. Location: Marin, CA The site is fifteen acres of wooded grasslands with a ravine running through. The house, a continuous twenty-two-foot-wide two-story bar, bridges the ravine from east to west. from spaceinvading
ShowCase is an on-going feature series on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies. We are always accepting nominations for upcoming ShowCase features - if you would like to suggest a project, please send us a message. Background The clients required a permanent home/office on their small property, located one hour’s drive from A..
Dutch architects Cepezed have designed a wind responsive façade for their office building in Utrecht in collaboration with Ned Kahn Studios. The façade is made of a 300 square metre area of stainless steel mesh which holds thin transparent plastic disks. Wind causes the mesh to vibrate and move the disks which ‘ripple and create intricate patterns in the light’. As the disks move, they catch the..
ShowCase is an on-going feature series on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies. In this special series of ShowCase features, we are profiling a single project from each of the eight Architectural League's "Emerging Voices", as profiled in our recent feature 3 Questions for 8 Emerging Voices. We are always accepting nomination..
Architects: Una arquitetos / Cristiane Muniz, Fábio Valentim, Fernanda Barbara e Fernando Viégas Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Collaborators: Ana Paula de Castro, Gabriela Gurgel, Jimmy Liendo, José Carlos Silveira Junior, Luis Eduardo Menezes, Maria Cristina Motta, Sílio de Almeida Structure and Fundation: Stec Engenharia Hydraulic Instalations: Nestor Caiuby Electric Instalations: Pascoal d´Apri..
German practice Kadawittfeldarchitektur have completed a kindergarten in Sighartstein near Salzburg, Austria, clad with metal elements designed to look like blades of grass. This green ornamentation shelters the upper floor of the two-storey building and is made of powder-coated aluminium. The building houses a kindergarten on the ground floor with access to the gardens and floor-to-ceiling wind..
