Wabi House is an understated, down-to-earth residence inspired by time-honored Japanese design. Located in Carlsbad, California, this contemporary home designed by Sebastian Marsical Studio is described by the architects as “a modern and introspective take on an old tradition.” Street side, the house is barely visible through a densely planted garden, which conceals the home from the public view..
This modern contemporary home designed by Australia’s Wright Architects is as exotic as its location, steps from the beach of Port Douglas. The only thing that rivals this picturesque property is the contemporary design of the house itself, which subtly infuses water influences into its bold concrete, steel and core-filled clay brick masonry. Wooden “waves” make their way down from the home’s ro..
Sluice is a site specific installation by Kate MccGwire. She used pigeon feathers, felt, glue and polystyrene. from todayandtomorrow
image courtesy designboom.com image courtesy designboom.com 완 벽한 하나의 방이다. 욕실, 화장실, 책상, 침대, 심지어 해먹까지, 그 모든 것이 작은 정육면체 속에고스란히 들어 있다. 조 나가사카+스키마타 건축사무소(Jo Nagasaka & Schemata Architecture Office)가 선보인 ‘파코(Paco)’다. image courtesy designboom.com image courtesy designboom.com 가 로, 세로, 높이 3m의 입방체 형태로, 채 1평이 되지 않는 공간이지만, 생활에 필요한 최소한의 요소들이 모두 이 백색 상자 안에 들어 있다. 창문이 없어 갑갑해 보이지만, 개폐식 지붕을 열어 창을 대신할 수 있다. 방 안..
Architects: Hauvette & Associés Location: Cayenne, French Guyana Design project manager: Christian Felix Site project manager: Stéphanie de Lajartre, interior designer Collaborators: Pierre Champenois, Laetitia Delubac, Stéphanie de Lajartre, Marie Menant and Elena Ranaletti Client: Ministry of National Education Engineering: CERA Ingénierie Project year: 2007 Constructed Area: 5,520 sqm Photogr..
Latvian architects Substance have built a sports hall in Jurmala, Latvia, inspired by chunks of amber washed up on the Baltic coast. The centre is used for athletics, basketball, volleyball and handball in the summer, and transformed into an ice rink for ice-hockey and skating during the winter. Translucent polycarbonate cladding was applied inside the framework in order to reduce the building’s..
“Syn Chron” is an installation designed by Carsten Nikolai back in 2004. He wanted to create an integral sculpture of light, sound and architecture. The crystal-shaped object has a translucent skin on which lasers beam animations insync to the sounds. You can also go inside the object to get the whole light, sound and space experience. Indeed it’s that big. Gestalten.TV has a video where Carsten..
Architects: Pushak Location: Nordkynnhalvøya, Finnmark, Norway Project Year: 2007 Program: Roadstop, benches Photographs: Pushak The site is in a steep slope with views to the Torskfjord valley and the fjord in the west. The siting area is on a lower level than the road and parking. The back of the bench is shielding from the winds blowing from the mountain in east. from archdaily
Architects: Ensamble Studio Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Principal in Charge: Antón García- Abril Collaborators: Bernardo Angelini, Eduardo Martín Asunción, Arantxa Osés, Débora Mesa, Andrés Toledo, Guillermo Sevillano Quantity Surveyor: Javier Cuesta Developer: Santiago de Compostela´s Consortium Construction Management: O.H.L Project year: 2002 Constructed Area: 1,700 sqm Photograph..
Architects: Luis Izquierdo W., Antonia Lehmann S.B., Rodrigo Searle G. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Nahmías Location: Calle Alvarez Nº 2360,Viña del Mar, Chile Plot area: 17.169m2 Built area: 4.439m2 Project: 1997 Construction: 1997 Casa González, Santiago-Chile, Casa Guerrero-Radic, Cachagua-Chile. Ampliación Fundación DUOC Viña del Mar-Chile. En: XIII Bien..
