Light tubes Light tubes Undercroft Undercroft Front façade Kiosk on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin Kiosks on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin with Parliament House in background Canberra is distinctive in international terms as a planned city and seat of government. At the centre of the planning geometry sits the Parliament House, the foreground of which consists of a range of buildings containi..
The journey into the site begins with a spatial contraction where aspens grow denser. The house settles into the site as if becoming displaced strata, inscribed by adjacent origins from the land. Spatial faults and outcroppings are heightened as hidden copper planes refract light, suggesting the landscape’s dynamism by transforming the interior space throughout the passage of the day. A sheltere..
Swiss designers Tina Stieger and Annina Gaehwiler of Pour les Alpes have designed a collection of furniture called Echos. There are three pieces in the range, all created in collaboration with traditional, local artisans in the Swiss Alps. Neugierde (top image) is covered with hand-cut spruce shingles, referring to a local roofing technique, while the inside is coated in luminescent red paint. E..
Spanish designer Ferran Lajara has designed Pinxo, a wooden clothes peg with a hook on one side. The title of the project is a combination of the Catalan words Pinça and ganxo. The product is produced by Barcelona-based DIY brand Servei Estació. Here’s some information about the designer: – Born in Barcelona in 1983. Ferran Lajara studied a BA Product Design at Eina, Escola de disseny i art, Bar..
Architects: Enrique Browne y Asociados Arquitectos Location: Zapallar, Chile Collaborators: Rodrigo Rojas, Davor Pavlovic, Baltazar Sanchez y Tomas Swett Project year: 2006-2008 Structural Engineering: Alfonso Larrain Photographs: Enrique Browne construction process A group of social housing was built for local families in the traditional resort town of Zapallar, in the Central Coast of Chile. T..
An exhibition of work by french designer Matali Crasset called Living Wood is on show at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, France. Pieces include furniture that consists of orange leather seats arranged on a block of wood, and an animation entitled Spring City. The exhibition continues until 10 January. The following information is from Matali Crasset: – LIVING WOOD Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac is pl..
Danish designer Thomas Bentzen has designed a freestanding storage unit that looks a bit like a doll’s house on legs. Called Library, it is made of wood and powder-coated steel. The following text is from Thomas Bentzen: – Name/Library Specs Storage space and room divider Library is an extension of FBJ’s core product line furniture for receptions, offices and banks. A room divider, a cosy nook, ..
Architects: H Arquitectes - David Lorente, Josep Ricart, Xavier Ros, Roger Tudó Location: Vacarisses, Catalunya, Spain Collaborator: Toni Jiménez Anglès, interior / Montse Fornés Guàrdia, architect / Artur Gispert, technical architect / Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Nevado, architect Client: Francesc Ortega & Maria Ferriol Project year: 2006-08 Constructed Area: 132 sqm Budget: 200,000 EURO (US $273,60..
Paris-based Explorations Architecture have sent us these images of a temporary entrance-pavilion they have designed for the Chateau de Versailles in France. The 350 square metre structure provides crowd regulation, a visitors’ centre, security checks and cloakroom. Building was completed this summer; the pavilion will remain in place until 2011. Photographs by Michel Denancé. The following text ..
Bergen-based architect Thomas Tysseland of Juice Arkitektur has designed a nursery in Knarvik, Norway. The structure comprises a cluster of cube-like forms, where one corner of each has been raised to create an undulating roof. The building is clad in local timber. Light boxes illuminate the site at night. Construction began this month and is due for completion by July 2009. The following inform..
