James May’s LEGO House Demolished
In a tragic turn of events, the supercool House of LEGOs constructed for the James May BBC television challenge was torn, hammered and shattered into nothing more than a pile of 3.3 million LEGO bricks, along with the dreams of many a young (and old) LEGO lover.
I ♥ Yu, Naoshima Bathhouse by Shinro Ohtake
The Naoshima Bath house was opened on July 26, 2009 under the name of “I♥湯 (I love you).” Conceived by the artist Shinro Ohtake, this charming name softens the hearts of the customers before using the bathroom.
The project is particularly interesting because it blurs the distinction between art and practical daily life (the bathhouse can be used by locals, who pay just 300 yen rather than the standard 500 yen entrance fee to use it), between private corporations and public works, and between inside and outside.
The bottoms of the baths are lined with stones and collages of found images and shunga erotic prints that come in and out of view with the movement of the water.
Outdoor Library in Magdeburg, Germany by KARO Architekten
Designed by a group called KARO, the library started out as an art installation consisting of beer crates stacked up in an abandoned district centre in Madgeburg, Germany. The new building comprises sheltered seating areas and niches to store books.
Estudios 151 S, Mexico by Plataforma de Arquitectura
The project was conceived by Plataforma de Arquitectura from the will of building a space of multiple relationships between interior and exterior, maintaining the intimacy of two design studios.
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55 Blair Road by Ong&Ong
This is an awesome juxtaposition of a contemporary, refined interior into a historical. 55 Blair Road by Ong & Ong is a renovation and restoration to a traditional art deco style shop house. The new owner however believed it was too dark and desired more light in the living spaces. This residence brings a balance between nature and contemporary living in a renovation of an Art Deco style terrace.
Perforated House in Melbourne, Australia by Kavellaris Urban Design
Kavellaris Urban Design( based in Australia were challenged to design a house on a vacant lot in between a row of Victorian terrace houses and an Edwardian weatherboard house. The firm saw an opportunity to critique the surrounding historic buildings, many of which underwent predictable interior renovations to make them more “modern.” The architects concluded that the demand for the historic houses was based more on people’s romanticized nostalgia for the structures rather than their good design. To KUD, the ornamental facades dictated a “neighborhood character” instead of responding to it.
Equis House in Cañete, Peru by Barclay & Crousse Arquitectura
Equis House is based in the city of Cañete, Peru. The architects Barclay & Crousse have sought to create the necessary intimacy to live in the desert and to ‘domesticate’ it without denying or betraying its characteristics.
IJburg House by Kirsten Gabriels and James Webb
IJburg House by the architects Kirsten Gabriels and James Web is a freestanding villa on the new island of IJburg provides for a family to live both independently or together. The two story house with children’s room, kitchenette and bathroom in the lower ground, and can be accessed from the street.
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Salon Mittermeier, Hair Salon by Xarchitekten
Mittermeier hair salon in Linz by Austrian architects Xarchitekten features a facade with a “three-dimensional architectural wave”
By looking different from each viewpoint in the street, the three-dimensional wave proves attractive to passers-by.
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Airspace Tokyo by Thom Faulders & Proces2
Located in the Kitamagome Ota-ku district, the site was previously occupied by the owner’s family with a residence. San Francisco-based architect Thom Faulders developed in collaboration with digital technologist Sean Ahlquist of proces2, the Airspace Tokyo covered with layer of artificial vegetation.
