Robin Falck’s Micro House
Robin Falck got the idea to built a cabin/small house that would be small enough to be built without the need of a permit. So Robin started daydreaming about different possibilities and desiged and planned the house. He contacted a couple of architects who helped him with some of the more technical stuff.
Then the construction began.
Robin had already chosen the place and had it in mind when designing the cabin. On june the 5th he started the construction and 2 weeks later the only thing missing where the window and door which arrived a couple weeks later.
It is 96 sq. ft. and has a 50 sq. ft. loft where I have my bed and store my clothes. I call my house “Nido” which loosely translated into Italian means “Birds nest.” The house sits on the lakeshore and views of the lake can be seen from both the bottom floor and the loft.
The bottom floor is pretty much a lounge/living room where I lay back and enjoy the starlight along with some smooth jazz. The house is designed to maximize the allowed 96 sq. ft., acoustics and to bring in as much as possible of the natural light and nature during the night as during the day.
VillaLola by ARKÍS Architects
VillaLola by Arkis Architects is built with a frame of sustainable goal settings. Villa Lola is clad on the exterior with Larch-wood. The larch is weathered to its nature gray-ish color, forming a natural weather protection. All loadbearing members are of wood except for one concrete wall, used for stabilizing the structure, and a concrete foundation. Flooring is of robust wooden boards and concrete terrazzo.
Inner walls are gypsum surfaced stud frame walls painted with environmentally friendly paint. All windows are of wood, clad with aluminum on the exterior. During the construction process the plot was carefully protected and the working space around the building was minimized. During construction, all waste was carefully sorted and appropriate materials sent to recycling. The building is specially designed as a low maintenance structure. Read More…
Bamboo Booth 2012 by Vo Trong Nghia
‘Bamboo Booth’ was exhibited in the “Vietnam Architecture Exhibition 2012″, held in Hanoi for 5 days in April, 2012.Bamboos were chosen to express Vietnamese architecture culture. To cope up with the short construction time period, bamboos are placed straightly like brickwork to create massive wall, floor and roof in a minimalist manner.The Company calls it “bamboo masonry”, or a quasi log house structured by bamboos.
Accordingly, bamboo nails and wedges, rather than metal joint, are used for the connection. Steel wire is minimally installed to decrease the deflection of the wall and roof.
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Villa Widlund in Öland, Sweden by Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects
This house built by Claesson Koivisto Rune is like a funnel of light, space and sea views. The location is the west coast of the Baltic island of Öland. The white concrete box is “corsetted” in the middle, creating slightly sheared wall and roof angles. This gives the house both its direction and character, while also marking the difference between the rear private two-storey bedroom part and the communal double ceiling-height front part.
Precast concrete is perhaps not the most common choice for a private house at this scale, but was ideal for achieving the ultimate precision in manufacturing tolerance and colour/finish.
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Camper Shoe Store in Lyon by Studio Makkink Bey
Studio Makkink & Bey were inspired by basic walking movements for the design of a new concept store for Camper in Lyon. Movements forward, upward and downward are shaped in staircase pedestals, stools or stepladders and outlined in bright red lines on the stairs, walls and floors. The stairs represent the conjunction of separate places. While performing as a place to meet, sit on or pass through, they expand places and establish rhythm, depth and infinity of spaces. This is the studios first cooperation with Camper as part of the Together Project.
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Graffiti Cafe by Studio MODE
Graffiti Cafe designed by Studio MODE is located in Bulgaria. The main peculiarity is the work done on the ceiling and columns that adorn the restaurant. Columns became over exaggerated as Mode dressed them with and array of thin unfinished wood panels which reach up to the ceiling to create a connecting pattern. Filaments of wood add relief and a great touch at this decor.
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Fobe Residence in Marrakech, Morocco by Guilhem Eustache Studio
Guilhem Eustache – a Belgian studio built the ‘Forbes Residence’in Marrakech, Marocco. The architect aim was to create a dynamic equilibrium despite the difference of scale. Eustache played with light and shadow to enhance and strengthen the volumes and used local materials and techniques like clay for the exterior walls, tadelack for the baths and stones from the Ourika valley for the floors.
The architect has preserved the wildness of the land although they have planted more than 500 trees. The walls have been doubled to help deal with the climate creating high-rise rooms and sun protection. Read More…
Family House in Kraluv Dvur by OV-a
Built by OV-A architects, this great family house is based in Kraluv Dvur. The main distinction of this house are the wooden shutters of the terrace that surrounds the perimeter of the house. The Wooden shutters let in light but at the same time provides intimacy and can be open to enjoy a full view of nature and let the daylight penetrate the house. Read More…
Café Foam by Note Design Studio
Note Design Studio recently completed their latest project in Stockholm, Sweden; ‘Café Foam’. Its a cafe bar with bright and playful colors. They dare the contrasts of color that brings freshness and cheerfulness.
Note Design Studio says;
Café Foam is a place that you either love or hate, but that nobody is indifferent to. We were fascinated by the bull and bullfighter’s mutual movements and the sharp angles of their battle. Their struggle along with the materials and colours of the bullfighting arena where the inspiration when designing the new Café Foam.
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Dick Clark’s “Flintstones” House on the Market
If you’ve ever dreamed of living in a Flintstones-style house and have $3,500,000 to burn, you might want to check out Dick Clark’s Malibu digs. Dick Clark has listed his unique, one-bedroom Malibu home for $3.5 million, according to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
Apart from being the perfect place for a ‘Modern Stone-age Family’, there’s several other good things going for the house. For instance, the property has a 360 degree ocean and mountain view.From the 23-acre estate’s glass windows, one can comfortably view the Pacific Ocean, Boney Mountains, Channel Islands, Serrano Valley and also Los Angeles. Read More…
Pan Pacific Singapore Transformation
Pan Pacific Singapore announced today that it will be embarking on the hotel’s biggest transformation in its 25-year history since its opening in 1987. The extensive S$80 million investment for the 790-room property will see guest rooms, restaurants and lobby undergo a major transformation from mid-April. The highlight will be the spectacular 360O view Pacific Club on Level 38, the topmost level of the hotel.
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Kona Residence by Belzberg Architects
Kona residence is another fantastic realization from the really innovative architects Belzberg. The residence is located Kona, Hawaii.
Belzberg’s description:
Nestled between cooled lava flows, the Kona residence situates its axis not with the linearity of the property but rather with the axiality of predominant views available to the site. Within the dichotomy of natural elements and geometric hardscape the residence attempts to integrate both the surrounding views of volcanic mountain ranges to the east and ocean horizons westward.
The program is arranged as a series of pods distributed throughout the property, each having its own unique features and view opportunities. The pods are programmatically assigned as two sleeping pods with common areas, media, master suite and main living space.
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{LIVE BETWEEN} by HKS Architects
{LIVE BETWEEN} is a newly launched hotel experience for guests who enjoy the extreme. The concept seeks out urban cities to set up short term residency between existing buildings. As {LIVE BETWEEN} moves from city to city, it is designed and installed specific to its temporary inhabitance. Taking on various forms from a spider’s web to a constellation, the hotel formation is ever changing and always evolving.
e pod came with the basic amenities and some extra features that we weren’t expecting. One of our favorite features was being able to control all of the elements of the pod via an iPAD.
As I was going through testing out all the features, I came across an architectural presentation sharing plans that were a breakdown of the pod.
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Mirror House by MLRP
Mirror House by MLRP is a transformation of an existing Playground Structure to an Inviting and Reflective Pavilion
Funhouse mirrors which is mounted on the gabled ends of this playground pavilion in Copenhagen.
Instead of a typical closed gable facade, the mirrored gables creates a sympathetic transition between built and landscape and reflects the surrounding park, playground and activity. Windows and doors are integrated in the wood-clad facade behind facade shutters with varied bent mirror panel effects. At night the shutters are closed making the building anonymous. During the day the building opens up, attracting the children who enjoy seeing themselves transformed in all directions.
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Seat Belt Chair by Nuttapong Charoenkitivarakorn for Phillips Collection
Seat Belt Chair is designed by Nuttapong Charoenkitivarakorn for Phillips Collection and comes in different sizes, colors, and materials.
Floating Movie Theater by Buro Ole Scheeren
This floating movie-theater is a temporary auditorium-raft designed by architect Ole Scheeren in collaboration with the Film on the Rocks Yao Noi Foundationset based in the private island of Yao Noi in Andaman Sea, Thailand. Read More…
Piano House in China
This Amazing Piano House designed by the students of the architectural design faculty of Hefey University of Technology with the designers of the company “Huainan Fangkai Decoration Project Co”. It resides in located in Huainan City, a Province, China. The building was constructed for music lovers, and serves a practice facility for musical student at the nearby college.Piano house consist of two musical instruments a transparent Violin leaning against Piano. The Piano House was built by the local government to draw interest to the newly developed area. Read More…
‘Hill House,’ House Extension by Andrew Maynard Architects
Andrew Maynard completed his latest project called Hill house, an extension for a modern home located near Melbourne.
As usual, Andrew Maynard defies conventionality by playing with balance and gravity. Maynard revisualise the interior and exterior bringing a new vision.
The site faces north therefore relegating the backyard, the family’s primary outdoor space, to shadow throughout the year. In the 90s a two storey extension was added reducing solar access even further while creating deep dark space within the house. A family of five wished to create a long-term home, which could meet the requirements of three small children and their slow transformation into young adults over the years. Read More…
