Archive for April, 2009

Mazy | Intoo + Zilio A&C

Mazy | Intoo + Zilio A&C

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| April 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

Mazy, designed by Ronald Jeanson of the Rotterdam, Netherlands based interior architects INTOO. It will be introduced by Italian manufacturer Zilio A&C during the furniture fair of Milan (22-27 April 2009). + Designer’s statement, provided by Ronald Jeanson/Intoo Mazy is a comfortable armchair inspired by modern architectural forms. A network of branches creates a random [...]

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Crystal Commode | Xi Zhang & Erich Diserens

Crystal Commode | Xi Zhang & Erich Diserens

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| April 14, 2009 | 0 Comments

This Crystal Commode is designed by Xi Zhang & Erich Diserens for EXH in Shanghai, China. The geometric surface functions as a handle, dictating the overall form. Available in gloss white and black lacquer.

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Public Stairs | Alvaro Uribe

Public Stairs | Alvaro Uribe

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| April 13, 2009 | 0 Comments

A bench in urban room, Public Stairs, designed by New York based industrial designer Alvaro Uribe. The multicolored benches use to bring new life to the park. + Design statement, Alvaro Uribe This concept for public furniture, was designed to engage the urban dweller with the city’s parks and plazas. Talking a simple element of [...]

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The Vienna Way residence | Marmol Radziner and Associates

The Vienna Way residence | Marmol Radziner and Associates

Category: Architecture, House, Interior Tags: , , , , , ,
| April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

Designed by Los Angeles based architect Marmol Radziner and Associates, the Vienna Way residence for a young family, is located on a large, extensively landscaped lot in Venice, CA. Floor to ceiling glazing and outdoor living spaces fully integrate the home within the California native landscape. Working within the restrictions posed by the narrow site, [...]

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House Sz | Miyahara Architect Office

House Sz | Miyahara Architect Office

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| April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

Japan practice architect,  Teruo Miyahara / Miyahara Architect Office recently has completed a private house – House Sz, located in Ibaraki , Japan.  Use of internal courtyards to act as buffer zones between the spaces, and also to maximize penetration of the natural daylighting into the interior spaces. + Text below provided by architect, Teruo [...]

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House in Somosaguas | A-cero

House in Somosaguas | A-cero

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| April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

The spanish architecture firm A-cero, directed by Joaquin Torres, has built a new house in the Madrid outskirts that synthesizes the evolution of the studio’s signature design language and its technical experimentation over the last years. The house can be aesthetically inscribed in the series of projects made by the studio since its international expansion, [...]

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GIBO Showroom | A-cero

GIBO Showroom | A-cero

Category: Architecture, Commercial, Selected Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
| April 9, 2009 | 0 Comments

Spain based architect A-cero has designed a contemporary GIBO showroom in Madrid, Spain. The use of contemporary geometrical form to shape the building facade with the big display windows is the feature of this project. + Text below and images provided by architect, A-cero Purity, force, expressiveness; starting from an old construction that has already been [...]

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Surfboard Chair | Adam Scott

Surfboard Chair | Adam Scott

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| April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment

Do you like this chair? It has an expressive line and look like a shark fin, giving a sense of being vacationed, the Surfboard Chair is designed by Adam Scott. + Designer’s statement, Adam Scott The aim of ‘SIT DOWN’ is to provide a juxtaposition and a contradiction for the perceived usages of a product. [...]

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Helix Hotel | Leeser Architecture

Helix Hotel | Leeser Architecture

Category: Architecture, Hotel, Selected Tags: , , , ,
| April 8, 2009 | 1 Comment

This is the invited competition project won by New York practice Leeser Architecture – Helix Hotel. The five-star luxury hotel in the Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, featuring an iconic design and state of the art technology that creating dynamic mini-city in the UAE. + Text below provided by architect, Leeser Architecture Leeser Architecture, an [...]

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House 1 in Penafiel | Claudio Vilarinho

House 1 in Penafiel | Claudio Vilarinho

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| April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Portugal based architect Claudio Vilarinho has designed a private house, House 1 in Penafiel. The idea of the project is to build a house that sitting on the sloping green terrain and cantilevered towards the valley, the car-porch space is defined by the overhanging white volume where the living and dining space take place.

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Art Museum Strongoli | Coop Himmelb(l)au

Art Museum Strongoli | Coop Himmelb(l)au

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| April 6, 2009 | 0 Comments

Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au always give a very good impression to me in every design, this time, the new Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, by Coop Himmelb(l)au, is the third project in Italy. The art museum is situated on the top of the ‘Motta Grande’ hill overlooking the city, featuring a very long cantilever terrace offering [...]

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Ordos Concert Hall | Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design

Ordos Concert Hall | Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design

Category: Architecture, Culture, Residential, Selected Tags: , , , , , , ,
| April 2, 2009 | 2 Comments

Located in the southwestern part of Inner Mongolia, in Ordos City, the Kaokaoshina New District is an emerging art and cultural district organized by Ai Wei Wei. Kaokaoshina is positioned to be a thriving tourist destination, in anticipation, the development calls for a series of villas for people to live and visit to experience this [...]

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