From 2modern
Posted on June 20th 2013, 01:45 AM
Proving that fine furniture and a spot of humor are not necessarily incompatible is Danish designer Thomas von Staffeldt, who runs the Copenhagen woodworking...
From Dezeen
Posted on June 20th 2013, 01:00 AM
Californian designer Chad Wright has made a sandcastle mould of a typical American house to recreate post-war suburbia on the beach (+ slideshow)....
From Archdaily
Posted on June 20th 2013, 01:00 AM
Architects: Keisuke Kawaguchi+K2-Design
Location: Mihara City, Hiroshima, Japan
Year: 2013
Photographs: Toru Kitamura
It’s a new house that is hidden within an old, atmospheric brick storehouse which dates back to World War II. It was originally a fuel storehouse and later functioned as a work place for the father of the present client. It will now continue to mature as a residence with the passing of time. The old brick storehouse has historical value, and furthermore it would be nearly impossible today to build using the same techniques of that time. So our thought was that we should “preserve it” so that it can continue to exist. Fortunately the client agreed with our conviction and thus the “Hiding Place” was realized.
The residence is a steel structure. The house is placed...
From Designboom
Posted on June 20th 2013, 12:58 AM
the interdisciplinary exhibition in berlin bridges bionics, technology and innovation together to shed new light on future and sustainable construction techniques.
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From Evolo
Posted on June 20th 2013, 12:58 AM
Margot Krasojevic presents a a prison located in the Pacific Ocean close to the Canadian coastline. The main program is a sustainable prison which acts as a hydroelectric power station. Constructed of steel reinforced concrete, its vertical structure consists of a floating tension-leg platform tethered to the seabed eliminating most vertical movement, with depths up to 2,000m.
The concrete support is connected to 4-column semi-submersibles further stablized by floating Tyson turbines. The prison consists of a series of cantilevered loops creating an even weight distributed throughout the rig. The contained prison surface is made from a web of reinforced steel elements embedded within holographic filtered glass panels, superimposing views of life inside and views out of the prison, this depth of field creates a surreal environments which gives the illusion of boundary-less architecture, a kaleidoscopic panopticon.
Deep ocean water is pumped up into the main concrete structure and distributed through the nozzle carbon fiber clad cantilevered surface. The surface choreographs the amount of pressure and water to fall onto the turbines below, in turn controlling the amount of electricity generated. Floating Tyson turbines turn a shaft when water falls onto them, and in turn the shaft housed within the primary concrete structure powers an electrical generator located in the artificial cliff-side. Underwater cables run the electrical power to the mainland.
Prisoner cells are lined...
Posted on June 20th 2013, 12:30 AM
Posted on June 20th 2013, 12:15 AM
© Filip Dujardin
Arquitectos: Cristian Panaite, Katrien Devreese
Ubicación: Dudzele, Bruges, Belgium
Superficie: 215 m2
Año Proyecto: 2012
Fotografías: Filip Dujardin
© Filip Dujardin
Dudzele está situado en una remota carretera que une la pintoresca ciudad histórica de Brujas (Bélgica) a la costa del Mar del Norte. Se encuentra en Polders, un paisaje creado artificialmente separada del mar. El pueblo tiene siglos de antigüedad, pero nunca llegó a ser una ciudad. La tipología de vivienda...