Archive for December, 2011

Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre \ Shine Architecture

Istanbul Disaster Prevention and Education Centre \ Shine Architecture

Category: Architecture, Culture, Education Tags: , ,
| December 11, 2011 | 1 Comment

-Safe Enclosures for Istanbul- … It’s time to transmit calm state of mind, to keep focus… to concentrate, to gather for a common cause… a time to look for the others…to shelter life…to learn from our environments… been aware and responsive. Organization is the key. Seeking to help, find solutions and take care of the [...]

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Illy Shop \ Caterina Tiazzoldi

Illy Shop \ Caterina Tiazzoldi

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| December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

Illy Shop is a temporary shop for Illy Caffe’, located in Milano in Galleria San Carlo nearby the Duomo. The concept for a reconfigurable store, characterized by different modulations of a single element, a “cube” which is 45x45cm-squared base. Using a grasshopper definition it has been parametric device, it has been possible to manipulate the [...]

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Tour Saint Jean \ ECDM

Tour Saint Jean \ ECDM

Category: Architecture, Residential Tags: , ,
| December 8, 2011 | 0 Comments

The creation of an emergent element is an opportunity to rethink the relationship between the new neighborhood and the surrounding landscape. Because of its status, size and the culture, the quarter is a unique area within Bordeaux. The site is emblematic of the changes that have transformed our industrial cities, of paradigm shifts that have [...]

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Triwa Pop-up Watch Store \ mode:lina architekci

Triwa Pop-up Watch Store \ mode:lina architekci

Category: Design, Industrial Tags: , ,
| December 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

Designers of mode:lina created a pop-up store for Swedish watch manufacturer Triwa: November 19, at Galeria Malta shopping in Poznan in Poland, opened the first pop-up store for the brand, which creates useful objects true works of art. By working with a pair of talented architects Jerzy Wozniak and Pawel Garus, the founders of architectural [...]

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The Van Gogh Air Tub – A Genuine Work of Art

The Van Gogh Air Tub – A Genuine Work of Art

Category: Design, Sanitary Tags:
| December 8, 2011 | 0 Comments

The Van Gogh freestanding air tub is a part of the gorgeous Maestro collection by Hydro Systems. Named after the illustrious artist, who produced over 2,000 famous works in his lifetime, the Van Gogh air tub honors the Maestro French style. The thermal air system, composed of eight fully directional adjustable PVC jets producing thousands [...]

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The Scotts Tower \ UNStudio

The Scotts Tower \ UNStudio

Category: Architecture, Residential Tags: , , , , , ,
| December 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

Ben van Berkel / UNStudio’s design for The Scotts Tower unveiled today in Singapore UNStudio’s design for The Scotts Tower in Singapore will be the first development to be unveiled today under the Far East Organisation’s new SOHO brand. Designed to conserve space whilst maximizing live/work/play areas, The Scotts Tower presents a new dimension of [...]

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Coordinate \ Praktrik

Coordinate \ Praktrik

Category: Design, Furniture Tags: , ,
| December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

“Coordinate” is a collection of assemblable furniture. “Coordinate”; because, in order this designs be assembled all parts must be moved simultaneously and coordinated. Once assembled, the whole structure is very stable and can not be destroyed by moving just one or part of its elements. The inspiration comes from the interlocking burr puzzles where no [...]

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Ensemble de bureaux Zac Seguin – Boulogne-Billancourt  \ ECDM architectes

Ensemble de bureaux Zac Seguin – Boulogne-Billancourt \ ECDM architectes

Category: Architecture, Office Tags: , ,
| December 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

The creation of an emergent element is an opportunity to rethink the relationship between the new neighborhood of Le Trapèze and the Grand Paris area. This punctuation highlights the metropolitan character of the site by creating a landmark which can be viewed from afar. Because of its status, size and the culture, Le Trapèze is [...]

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Quick “6 Must-Haves” for Every Hipster Apartment

Quick “6 Must-Haves” for Every Hipster Apartment

Category: Interior
| December 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

What is Hipster? Hipster is a subculture of a man or woman in his/her 20′s or 30′s that thrives off of indie-rock, vintage furnishings, ironic/off-beat/untraditional art, skinny jeans, and liberal politics. If you are hipster or want to be a hipster, how would you decorate your living spaces? There are some what you would call [...]

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Hilti Headquarters \ metroquadrado®

Hilti Headquarters \ metroquadrado®

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| December 4, 2011 | 2 Comments

For approximately 300 years cities have been growing, assimilating territory previously reserved for other functions like industry, warehousing/logistics, agriculture, etc. As this process develops, moving around these areas becomes more and more difficult: traffic becomes chaotic; polluting activities are forbidden close to residential and service areas; the price of land goes up. Existing functions tend [...]

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Sur Mesure Restaurant \ Blossom Creative

Sur Mesure Restaurant \ Blossom Creative

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| December 3, 2011 | 1 Comment

“Sur Mesure” is a fast food restaurant that customers can make their sandwiches, salad or pasta with ingredients and sauce of their own choice, among a large selection… Let us now look at the works that have been carried out inside the restaurant. The previous owners had used the premises as a temporary employment agency. [...]

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Cantilevered Glass Helical Staircase

Cantilevered Glass Helical Staircase

Category: Design, Industrial Tags: ,
| December 3, 2011 | 2 Comments

The house is privately owned prestigious residential development overlooking Gleneagles’ famous Queen’s Golf Course, sold by the world-famous five-star hotel and golf resort in Perthshire. The site, overlooking the third fairway of the Queen’s Course, is one of 13 in an exclusive gated development called Queen’s Crescent. At 21,000sq ft, it will be about five [...]

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