‘Trattoria Urbana,’ Restaurant by POINT Studio
TRATTORIA URBANA project were realized by Marco Verrando & Francesca Rossotti Architect from POINT studio. The idea behind this project was to convey the feel of a traditional, old fashioned eatery using contemporary design. The central focus of the space is a large cupboard placed opposite the entrance. Made of white lacquered and natural matte medium density wood, this object is both a functional element (it accommodates a wardrobe, shelves, seating and counter space) and the only decorative piece in the room.
It was designed around the idea of open and closed drawers and as such contextualizes the rest of the space including the large crossbeam that extends right up to the exterior. The purposefully oversize and plump sofa adds that cosy and welcoming touch for the guests.
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Origami Restaurant by Archinteriors
Archinteriors from Bucharest just sent us the photographs of their latest project, the ‘Origami Restaurant.’ The starting point for the project, was the Japanese art of paper folding:’the origami’. Folded surfaces, play of light and shadow gives the interior a soothing air and color that comes to support feelings of calmness and purity. The restaurant bar, highlighted by a strip light is located on the lateral side of the space. The light coming the back of the bar gives rise to the wall. A very nice project, both enchanting and zen.
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Submergence Project by Squidsoup at Galleri ROM
Submergence is the latest project by Squidsoup Studio sawn at Galleri ROM, Oslo, Norway. The installation explores immersion and interaction within volumetric light based visuals created through 8,064 individual points of light. Watch the video after jump!
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Hidden House, Project by 123dv
Hidden House, the latest project from 123dv proved to be challenging, but also very exciting: they were asked to design an ECO House.
In a time when words like sustainable, ecological and green are almost an obligation, they are often only used as a label. Thanks to our friends from Mode:Lina we were involved in a Polish design competition. The assignment was clear and simple: design a house for a standard family, on a standard location, but with a highly sustainable performance.
We had faced this topic before in previous projects, but it had not yet been used as core of the design. For this competition we were asked to be bold, to push to the boundaries of sustainability. It took us several brainstorm sessions to find the right strategy, but at the end we all agreed on one thing: our answer to the question should be architectural. Since we are not engineers, biologists or scientists, we had to look at it from an architectural point of view: does the house contribute to the quality of daily life?
As architects, we deal with space, organization, shapes, light, materials… So we took a basic shape (rectangle), used an age-old natural and ecological recourse (geothermal heat) and combined the two. The house is a rectangle of 28 by 9 by 4.3 meters that for two thirds has been plugged into the ground under an angle of 21 degrees! With one gesture, we created both a strong visual statement and a high performance energy standard. Simple, strong and efficient, but not without consequence. We also had to deal with the psychological impact of living in a sloped house, underneath the ground and with little natural light. We solved this by taking the daily life cycle into account for every floor. The more private spaces are underground and sheltered from the outside world. The living spaces are located above the ground in contact with the light and the surroundings.
Bicycle Club Project, China by NL Architects
Housing Corporation Vanke Asked NL Architects to make a proposal for a Bike Club as part of a big resort in Souther China. TheClub should accomodate bike rental and a cafe. A protruding roof could be very welcome in the very tropical climate of the area. The elegant curvature of the steeply banked oval bike track creates an optimistic gesture: eaves curled upward; a surprisingly functional pagoda. Read More…
Bundle House, Project by Keyla Hernandez & Jason Orbe-Smith
Designed Keyla Hernandez & Jason Orbe-Smith as part of Hernan Diaz Alonso’s Spring 2012 XLAB studio at SCI-Arc, the ‘Bundle House’ explores curvature and line becomes part of the landscape, moving along with it. The house is composed of series of different formal curve languages created with empathy towards one another.
The ground is first interpreted as a grid and then deformed through a series of disruptions in this linear system in order to create topography and rhythm in a previously flat site. Enclosures and apertures are generated by the density of linework, offering both privacy and filtered views to the exterior landscape. Read More…
‘Call Parade,’ Project in Sao Paulo, Brazil
The city of São Paulo, Brazil created an innovative arts project involving 100 artists to participate in decorating and painting 100 public telephone booths around the city. The project entitled Call Parade has already hit the streets of Sao Paulo.
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‘City in the Sky,’ Project by Hrama
‘City in the sky’ by architects Hrama is a concept about an imaginary tranquil oasis above the mega-developed and polluted city, where one can escape from the everyday noise and stress. It was developed as part of the ‘Megatropolis’ project, which started in London with few companies and artists, invited to create their own visions for the future mega-developed city.
The metropolis depicted in the video is New York City because that’s where most of the production happened.
While the overall ‘Megatropolis’ project didn’t reach a final stage, the presented concept grew into this architectural
utopia.
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Solar Floating Resort Concept by Michele Puzzolante
Italian industrial designer Michele Puzzolante introduced us her latest concept: a Solar Flaoting Resortthat would be entirely self-powering thanks to the dye-sensitized solar cells which would be integrated into the vessel’s walls.
Convinced that solar energy is the solution to global warming and environment issues, Michele Puzzolante, Italian Industrial Designer, decided to get involved in the green energy new era by inventing a unique building integrated photovoltaic concept totally self-sufficient energy generator, non-polluting and in unison with its natural surroundings.
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‘A New Desire,’ Project by Lixil
A New Desire, were shown during milan design week for japan’s largest manufacturing group of kitchen and bathroom fixtures LIXIL. One of the fundamental components to various Asian ways of thinking is the idea of making opposites coexist in harmony. This project is a synthesis of dry and wet areas in the home, blurring the lines between living room and bathroom and traditional bath and contemporary leisure activities at the same time.
‘Scientific Center,’ Project by Kois Associated Architects
Kois Associated architects goal was to create an artificial elevated dreamy landscape which combined functionality with aesthetic poetics, a centre which will be the landmark and the backdrop to the city. The emirate of Umm Al Quwain is located just 40 kilometres from Dubai, and is a place of rich history full of ancient villages and archaeological sites, which contrasts Dubai’s architecture.
The project site, located at the fringe of the proposed master plan.The program of the project called for a hybrid of a scientific centre and a conference centre. The scientific centre would promote the sciences and inform about the latest advancements in technology. The conference centre would accommodate conferences and conventions from all over the emirates and the rest of the world. The centre includes conference rooms, library, planetarium, learning centre, lecture theaters, science exhibition spaces, restaurant-bar and shops. The concept was the fusion of three iconic phenomena associated with the dessert, the oasis the whirlwind and the mirage. Read More…
Beach House at the Harbor by P + P Architects
P + P architects has designed a project consisting of 92 public housing and 140 accommodation units for students at the North Port of Aarhus. They used materials that refer to the port environment, such as: rusted corten steel, hardwood and concrete. The facade of the building is cladded with corten steel.
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Tena Tower Project at Tena Lakes, Burkina Faso by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
Tena Tower Project by architect Manuelle Gautrand is mainly up-market residential, and proposes to mix different type of housings with a hotel, offices and a lot of equipments like a swimming pool, some restaurants, a SPA-fitness place, a conference center, sports facilities (Golf and tennis club).
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Eco-Silicon Valley in Bejing, Project Eriksson Architects
This is the design by Helsinki-based design studio, Eriksson Architects for an Eco-settlement in the Mentougou Eco Valley in China. Currently awaiting permission from the Chinese government, the project still has to step over legal red tape. Once done, this will be an Eco-Silicon valley in itself and will use different types of raw materials, unlike the conformist architecture, making the city unique.
The city will span a 100 square meters and will include nine environmental research institutes and companies, one city center and several smaller residential villages with enough roof for 50,000 people!
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“PreVue,” Fetal Visualization Device Concept by Melody Shiue
Melody Shiue, an industrial designer of the University of New South Wales has designed a product called, PreVue. It is an e-textile based device that employs latest stretchable display technology over the abdominal region, letting other family members to connect with the fetus in its context. Read More…
Department Store in Uppsala, Project by Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter
Building permission has been granted for Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekts‘ new department store in Uppsala, Sweden. Read More…
Boston Treepods Project by nflux Studio
In an effort to further decrease the carbon dioxide that trees naturally filter out, Mario Caceres and Cristian Canonico from nflux Studio in Paris designed the TREEPOD for the SHIFTboston Urban Intervention Contest.
Developed by Dr Klaus Lackner, Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy at Columbia University, this revolutionary process is based on the discovery of the ‘humidity swing,’ a technology that enables the energy-efficient capture of CO2 from air, allowing to close the carbon cycle and creating a valuable product for beneficial use.
The TREEPODS themselves will be made entirely of recycled/recyclable plastic from drink bottles. Based not only on trees, but on the human lung, the design of the “branches” will feature multiple contact points that serve as tiny CO2 filters. The proposed design, giant white and translucent canopies of trees, can be installed among existing trees or on their own. Intere
stingly, the TREEPODS have been compared to “urban furniture”: sleek yet functional design pieces that would fit into any urban environment. At night, the TREEPODS light up in an array of eye-catching colors.
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“The Ark,” by Alexander Remizov
Russian architect Alexander Remizov thinks so — and his prototype design, called “The Ark.” Remizov believes his Ark, designed to be constructed from timber, steel and high-strength ETFE plastic, could be adapted for all kinds of environments and put to a number of different uses, including emergency housing – its prefabricated structure should allow it to be constructed quickly- and hotels. He’s even suggested a variation with a honeycomb-style hull that can float.
A wind power generator that runs through the center of the building would provide power while the outer surface would be covered with transparent solar panels. If the Ark was built on water, as Remizov suggests, he says it could also utilize thermal water energy.
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