Architects: 100 Planos Arquitectura Location: Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal Client: The Portuguese Heath Ministry Engineering: ASL&Associados L.da Contractor: MonteAdriano SGPS Design Year: 2004-2007 Construction Year: 2007-2008 Photographer: Pedro Serapicos “The hospital was a hospital like any other in a big city. It had a sinister look, bleak, repulsive, of things that are done by necessity, an o..
Here are new photos of the shoes Zaha Hadid Architects designed for Brazilian brand Melissa. The moulded plastic shoes were launched last month. Photos are by David Grandorge and used with permission. More Dezeen stories about designer shoes: Campana Brothers for Melissa Jaime Hayon for Camper Apprentice shoes by Doshi Levien eBoy trainers for DKNY Electric Light Shoe by Freedom of Creation for ..
Australian designer Brodie Neill presented two new furniture pieces at Covent Garden Super Design in London last week. Remix chaise longue (above) is carved from laminated plastic,plywood, chipboard and fibreboard - some of which are reclaimed - usingCNC machinery. The Pop table (above) was designed digitally, manufactured using CNC technology and coated in carbon fibre. Both pieces were present..
Green design collective [re]design presented a range of sustainable lights from various British designers including Julia Lohmann, Jericho Hands, Rawstudio, bluegreen&co and others at 100% Design in London last month. Here is a selection of the lights that were exhibited. Top image: Firewinder by The Firewinder Company. Above: Circa light by Rawstudio Above: The Bakelite telephone lamp, made fro..
Innsbruck-based architects Astearchitecture have completed a mountain-top viewing platform above a glacier in Tyrol, Austria. The steel structure, completed last month, cantilevers nine metres over a ridge on Mount Isidor. The following text is from Astearchitecture: – Top of Tyrol by astearchitecture The viewpoint platform on Mountain Isidor in Tyrol, Austria is a drawing in the snow, it forms ..
LAVA Michael Schumacher Tower Abu Dhabi, UAE The Michael Schumacher Tower is the first in a series of seven towers to be built worldwide. Inspired by the geometrical order of a snowflake and the aerodynamics of a Formula 1 racing car, the tower encapsulates speed, fluid dynamics, future technology and natural patterns of organization. Rather than purely mimicking shapes in nature for their elega..
Norwegian architecture studio Fantastic Norway have completed a holiday cabin at Fosen in Norway. The timber dwelling is located on a hilltop in a remote coastal area. The following information is from Fantastic Norway: – Cabin Vardehaugen Fantastic Norway Short Project information: Name: Coastal Cabin (by “Fantastic Norway) Category: Residential/recreational The cabin is situated on the top of ..
Cabin Vardehaugen by Fantastic Norway Short Project information: Name: Coastal Cabin (by “Fantastic Norway) Category: Residential/recreational The cabin is situated on the top of a rocky hill at the outermost coast of Fosen (Norway). The building is carefully placed and designed in relation to the local terrain, the panoramic view and the specific climactic conditions in the area. A variety of s..
Situada en el borde de un acantilado de setenta metros de altura, la casa ofrece una serie compleja de espacios de estar fluidos, inscriptos en un perímetro conformado por una serie de curvas y contracurvas que se extienden en respuesta al paisaje y al sol. Las áreas de día componen un voladizo sobre el océano permitiendo excelentes vistas de la costa. La planta más baja forma una base construid..
June 15th, 2006 This competition entry was submitted with Hannah Tribe and myself and was awarded first place. Let’s hope they go ahead with the suckah. This proposal aims to serve the dual purpose of consolidating North Sydney’s major public transport interchange and providing North Sydney with a tangible and defining marker. The scheme comprises a thin steel roof that links the three sites and..