Glass igloos
Ice hotels have recently gained popularity, scattered across the wintry north and boasting everything from a bar to beds made out of ice. For those travelers who want just a little more warmth, but don’t want to skimp on the Lapland ambiance, there are glass igloos.
March 11, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 1
BedUp by Décadrages
BedUP is designed by Décadrages is a bed that falls from the ceiling that will save 4 m² in your apartment, and for someone who lives in a small space, 4 m² represent a lot.
Pico Projector Displays by Microvision
Microvision is working with business partners to enable better viewing experiences for users of mobile devices. Sharing photos, watching movies, and giving presentations using the small screens of today’s devices limits our ability to imagine, entertain, and share.
From embedded projectors that sit inside a handset to accessory projectors that connect to mobile devices, Microvision’s PicoP display engine offers OEM customers the ability to design next generation mobile devices that delight customers while creating new business opportunities.
1.5-billion-square-foot Waterfront City in Dubai by Rem Koolhaas
Latest architectural stuntwork - masterpiece is the 1.5-billion-square-foot Waterfront City designed by Rem Koolhaas, an entire self-contained city resting atop an artificial island that mixes inspirations from ninth-century mosques to Koolhaas’s own ideas about the THX 1138-esque generic city.
March 5, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 2
Klein Bottle House by McBride Charles Ryan
This vacation home design by McBride Charles Ryan called “Klein Bottle” is located in outside Melbourne Australia. It is a non-orientable surface, i.e., a surface (a two-dimensionaltopological space) with no distinction between the “inside” and “outside” surfaces.
By constantly challenging our sense of perception, depth, linear orientation, interior/exterior space and pretty much any notion of what a dwelling should look like, the architects have successfully created a space that is surprisingly inviting and warm.”
March 5, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 2
Magic Box by Magic Box Inc
The Magic Box is created by Magic Box Inc to provide you with a unique, comfortable space for the individual and for the business. The Magic Box is a versatile ‘box’ that changes the stereotypes of prefabricated houses and extension rooms by combining qualities such as transparency and simplistic form with high versatility.
March 4, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 0
Evan Penny’s Hyper-Realistic Sculptures
Working in a similar ‘hyper-realistic’ sculptural style to Ron Mueck, Canadian artist Evan Penny examines the terrain between the real and the replica and our susceptibility to perceive the photograph as a source of authentic information.
Working in molded and dye-painted silicone, implanting real hair one strand at a time, Evan Penny makes figures at twice life size or larger.
On Grape by Sebastian Mariscal Studio
On Grape, San Diego, Merit Award, Sebastian Mariscal Studio – Two adjacent, privately owned residences built of identical materials - steel, stone, wood and glass - merge with the outdoors on secluded terraces and a roof deck. The homes offer unexpected spaciousness and tranquility on a busy city street, along with framed views of San Diego Bay.
March 4, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 0
Blue Frog by Chris Lee & Kapil Gupta
Based on this desire to have it all, the question for us is: how do you collapse a theater, restaurant, bar and club into a warehouse whilst maintaining all the performative characteristics of each individual type?
Inflatable Tea House by Kengo Kuma
Japanese artist Kengo Kuma has created this glowing, alien-ship-like teahouse for a museum in Frankfurt.
“Kengo Kuma develops the traditional teahouse architecture further, while at the same time venturing onto entirely unexplored territory with regard to his design. In search of flexible buildings - Kuma uses the term “weak architecture”
In its interior, comprising a surface of approximately twenty square metres, are nine tatami mats, an electric stove for the water kettle, a tokonoma niche and a preparation room. Integrated LED technology allows the use of the teahouse at night; the interior can be heated by way of the membrane.
March 3, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 0