all photos by Stephanie Lin Chris Chalmers, of BIOS design Collective, was hired as a scripting consultant by San Francisco firm Iwamoto-Scott (ISAr) for their Voussoir Cloud installation at the SCI-Arc Gallery, opening August 8th. From ISAr’s description of the project : “Voussoirs, the wedge shaped masonry blocks that make up an arch, are redefined in Voussoir Cloud using a system of three-dim..
Architect: Zaha Hadid Location: Haro, La Rioja, Spain Project Architect: Jim Heverin Design Team: Jim Heverin, Tiago Correia, Raza Hadid Local Architect: I.O.A. Arquitectura - Joan Ramon Rius, Nuria Ayala, Xavier Medina, Candi Casadevall Client: Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia Winery Structural Engineers: Jane Wernick Associates Area: 800m2 Year: 2001-2006 Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia Winer..
Alumnos: Ronald Hernández, Marcelo Valdés, Osvaldo Véliz. Año: 2006 - 2007 Proceso de diseño: marzo – noviembre 2006 Proceso de construcción: diciembre 2006 – agosto 2007 Fecha de entrega de la obra: 04 de agosto de 2007 Staff de profesores: Kenneth Gleiser, Alberto Huidobro, Juan Román, Blanca Zúñiga. Profesor guía: Kenneth Gleiser Materialidad: Madera reciclada, despuntes tablas de pino destin..
Danish designer Tom Rossau has sent us some photos of him making one of his ST 903 lamps. Tom works mainly with natural wood veneers to create his contemporary sculptural lamps. All of his pieces are handbuilt in Denmark. from contemporist
Architects: LOHA Architects Location: Mill Valley, California, USA Principal in Charge: Lorcan O’Herlihy Project Manager: Kuo-Huei Tsai Project Team: Michael Poirier, Juan Diego Gerscovich, Su Yingzi Structural Engineer: Paul Francheschi Client: Tony and Rachel Sherman Project year: 2005 Constructed Area: 386 sqm Photographs: LOHA The house sits on a south facing hillside on a ridge overlooking ..
Architect: Li Xiaodong/atelier Location: Pinghe, Fujian, China Project Area: 240 sqm Budget: RMB650,000 Project Year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Li Xiaodong Located at a remote village, Fujian Province in China, the project does not only provides a physical function – a school + a bridge, but also presents a spiritual centre. The main concept of the design is to enliven an old community (the village..
Project information Project: Competition Ossuary Orthen Client: BAi, Den Bosch for Cemetery Orthen, Den Bosch Architects: buijsenpennock architects (Ard Buijsen, Iris Pennock) Collaborators: A2 Studio, Rotterdam (renderings); Reynoud Homan (typography) Year: 2009 Price: 2nd price Program: last resting place for 12.000 dead people Gross floor area: 883 m2 Gross content: 5300 m3 Main materials: Oa..
German kitchen manufacturer Bulthaup have shared with us some inspirational photos of their contemporary kitchen designs. from contemporist
Forest of culture Library, Cirie: Turin, Italy (ecoLogicStudio) The library sits within an existing warehouse building covered by a beautiful shed roof and enclosed on two sides by large windows opening onto public spaces. The light field and the privacy gradient quickly became defining elements of an otherwise undifferentiated space. The concept idea of the library intended as a forest of cultu..
earlier this year ryuichi ashizawa architects developed 'bamboo forest and huts with water' for the aqua metropolis osaka event. situated on a small island in the center of the city the project consisted of 7 temporary wooden buildings; one for holding workshops, one for daily art programs, one for lectures etc. the forest which was made from curved bamboo acted as a floating roof covering 1200 ..
