An exhibition directed by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka called Second Nature has opened at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo. The exhibition includes Venus chair (see our previous story), created from crystals that form on polyester mesh left in a mineral solution for over a month. Yoshioka also created an installation called Clouds for the exhibition, which consists of overlapping transparent fi..
At the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate show earlier this month, designer Hung-Pin Hsueh presented a system for using Taiwan Cypress driftwood as an architectural building material. Hsueh proposes that small pieces of timber - usually discarded as unsuitable for architectural purposes - could be used in construction to reduce the need for intensive logging. “The forests are logged in search for..
Architect Zaha Hadid has created a series of installations for a two-venue show in New York, curated by Kenny Schachter. According to Schachter, each installation is derived from architectural projects Hadid has been working on. Masterplan (top image and above) was originally part of her citywide plan for the Asian side of Istanbul, while the Opera House desk (below) uses a relief from a wall of..
Architects: GBGV Arquitectos - Federico García Barba y Cristina González Vázquez de Parga Program: Edificio Deportivo cubierto con canchas, gimnasio y piscinas Location: La Higuerita, La Laguna, Tenerife, España Project: 2003 Completion: Junio de 2008 Client: Excmo. Ayuntamiento de La Laguna, Programa Urban de La Cuesta y Taco Contractor: Dragados S.A. Collaborators: Jorge Mosquera Paniagua (Arq..
Home.Haus by J. Mayer H. Architects and Sebastian Finckh Home.Haus - Home for Children and Adolescent Located near the edge of the forest in Hamburg, a new residential building is now finished as a home for children and adolescents. The characteristics of the building are based on a two colour relief facade embracing a compact house volume. A central staircase penetrates the division between flo..
A university faculty building in Milan by Irish practice Grafton Architects has been named World Building of the Year at the inaugural World Architecture Festival, held in Barcelona last week. Luigi Bocconi University was praised as a “magical subterranean realm” by judges including Robert Stern, Richard Burdett and Cecil Balmond. Here’s a statement from the World Architecture Festival, followed..
With winter just around the corner, it's time to pack away your air conditioner and bust out the humidifier. Luckily, the Japanese seem to have a small obsession with moisture and have produced several devices we wouldn't mind keeping out all year. The latest to join this lineup is the Middle Colors humidifier, which is not only attractive and available in a range of colors but will help save yo..
Villa D es una vivienda unifamiliar situada al sudeste de Estocolmo, muy por encima del nivel de la calle en una parcela rocosa y escarpada que domina un hermoso paisaje. Dos criterios principales fueron considerados en la fase de diseño: a) el cliente deseaba acceder por la parte superior, y b) reducir todo lo posible la dificultosa modificación del terreno y los escombros resultantes. Se decid..
Hedge Gallery in San Francisco presents Not Furniture, an exhibition of work by American sculptor/designer Forrest Myers. “I’m a sculptor, and I use use furniture as a venue, as an idea, a jumping off place to make sculpture.” says Myers. Top image: Parker. Above: 125 Mph The exhibition, which runs until November 8, is presented in collaboration with New York gallery Friedman Benda. Above: Love ..
rojkind arquitectos - La nueva construcción para el Museo del Chocolate elevada sobre el jardín alberga un área de recepción, un teatro que prepara a los jóvenes visitantes para el viaje al mundo del chocolate, el pasaje hacia el túnel existente que circula sobre las áreas de producción en el interior de la fábrica y la tienda de chocolates y afines, al final de recorrido. Rojo por fuera y blanc..