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Category: Architecture, Education Tags: Competition, Complex City, Fluid form, France, Lattice screen, Perforated, School, Switzerland, White
Dress Code is an elementary school designed for the community of Fréchy in SWITZERLAND. It is surrounded by farming areas and nearby hills. Under the idea that once the program and the function are defined, the architect’s job consists in dressing up architecture; Dress Code was conceived. It gives a major importance to the facades [...]
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Category: Interior Tags: Berlin, Color architecture, dan pearlman, diephotodesigner, Germany, Modern sofa
In Berlin, the completed MTV Networks Headquarters interior was designed by design studio dan pearlman to promote “working while enjoying life”. “Working and Taking Breaks in Style | Work-Life-Balance at MTV Networks in Berlin” was the motto for developing the Interior-design and re-organization of the reception, meeting and break areas of the new Headquarters of [...]
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Category: Design, Technology Tags: Creative design, Milan, Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2011, Werner Aisslinger, White
Yill is an innovative mobile energy storage unit designed by Werner Aisslinger. It will be presented by Younicos during the Milan Design Week 2011. + Press release Younicos will present the mobile energy storage unit Yill at the design week in Milan Concept for environmentally sustainable and mobile work spaces of the future With the [...]
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Category: Architecture, House, Selected Tags: France, Lattice screen, Random pattern, Timber, TVK
Trévelo & Viger-Kohler architectes (TVK) has designed the Boomerang House located in Sèvres, France. + Project description by Trévelo & Viger-Kohler architectes The Maison de Sèvres sits on a parcel of exceptional character. It is a square garden, 22 meters on each side, invisible from the street, but that one discovers with surprise at the [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education, Selected Tags: Cladding, Fluid form, France, Glass, School, TVK
In Arcueil (Paris Suburbs, France), due to its site condition that surrounded by residential blocks, Trévelo & Viger-Kohler architectes (TVK) has maximized the accessibility and visibility, while giving an strong identity to this Groupe Scolaire school project. Considering the diversity of the surrounding architecture and other elements, we propose a continuous, homogeneous and calm form. [...]
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Category: Interior, Office Tags: Mexico, SPACE, Workplace
spAce arquitectura has completed the new Prodigy MSN Offices in Santa Fe, Mexico City. + Project description by spAce arquitectura Prodigy MSN was looking for new spaces for its corporate offices, not only with the idea of changing spaces, but also to create a new laboral culture that in first place be aware with the [...]
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Category: Design, Furniture Tags: Modern table, Netherlands
Dutch architect Jan Bart Bouwhuis has created the Table of Elements which is no-glue, no-screw, low impact, fast, flat pack, compact, fresh, affordable and easy. + Design intent/inspiration by Jan Bart Bouwhuis While renovating my apartment in Amsterdam Centre, I searched for usable, affordable furniture. After not succeeding in this I decided to give it [...]
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Category: Architecture, Selected Tags: Balcony, Bar Lounge, Concrete, Counter-Design, Korea, Stair
In Seoul, Bikyoshoki is a 4 story mixe-used building designed by Jae K. Kim of Counter-Design (Architecture CODE) to accommodate a bar, café and apartment. The goal of this project is to make people to have a similar experience to climbing a small mountain through their movement in relation to architectural form and space. Jae [...]
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Category: Design, Graphic, Industrial Tags: + Designer, Olia Saunders, Russia
Olia Saunders is a versatile artist specializing high quality graphic designs suitable for textiles and apparel, home design and furnishings and other various products. She was raised in Saint Petersburg / Russia, but spent half of her life extensively living and traveling throughout Europe charging her mind with bits of impressions in a sea of [...]
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Category: Master Plan Tags: Eriksen Skajaa Architects, Norway, Waterfront architecture
Eriksen Skajaa Architects did an urban study for the municipality of Askøy at the west coast of Norway. Its a development of an old industrial site by the harbor into dwellings. Eriksen Skajaa Architects worked with the existing qualities in the harbour and made a dense conglomeration of wooden houses with a wide range of [...]
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Category: Architecture, Education, Selected Tags: André Espinho, FG+SG, Portugal, School
Portuguese architectural firm André Espinho Arquitectura has designed the School Center Paredes – Alenquer. School Center Paredes is composed of a white volume resting on four black volumes, thus marking the separation between floors. The majority of the project works around the creation of three patios/playgrounds and the relationship of the building with the slope [...]
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Category: Design, Furniture Tags: Fireplace, London, UK
UK-based Flying Cavalries has designed the Hillside Fireplace. + Project description by Flying Cavalries HILLSIDE ‘improve your quality of life’ This fireplace is inspired by the hillsides and using it evokes the feeling of being on a hillside. Warm and comfortable emotions accompany you whilst you lie on your back on its ergonomic seat beside [...]
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