From Trendir

Donbracht is clearly passionate about innovative bathroom products, judging from their sleek and modern Horizontal Shower design. It's a very interesting idea that merges the relaxation of a bath and the therapy of shower jets. There are six water bars that run the length of the shower block. Each bar is equipped with jets that can be remotely controlled by a panel on the block. You can choose from a series of settings for different shower effects, such as equilibrating, energizing or de-stressing. Each of the options has a specific water temperatures and pressures that vary to achieve the desired effects. You can enjoy lying on your front or back and can choose to heat the block as well. It's like your very own water masseur. For more information on this unique horizontal shower, visit Donbracht.

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Window and door specialists Sky-Frame are blurring the boundary between indoors and out with this innovative, invisible glass door. This barely there sliding glass door protects you and your home from the elements without obstructing the view, offering the best of both worlds. The floor-to-ceiling glass is set in an aluminum frame installed flush in the ceiling, floor and wall, and the plates simply slide along as needed. When you're in the mood for a little alfresco living (and the weather is cooperating) side the glass walls open and let the outdoors in. Excellent insulation value, water-tight, and out of sight - these award-winning sliding glass doors are the only accessory a home with a view really needs. Check them out by visiting Sky-Frame.

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We instantly fell in love with the quirks and unusual look of this weathered wood table by Riva. Once again returning to its steady muse and material, the briccole, the Italian company has incorporated these watery logs - beautiful imperfections and all - into a modern table design that stands out for all the right reasons. The Venice designed by Claudio Bellini is an innovative piece featuring these water-logged, weathered and cracked wood pillars rising out of a sheer steel tabletop inspired by the water's surface - smooth, reflective, flawless. By bringing together these two extreme opposites (the blemished and beautiful), this piece is perfectly at home in contemporary-style surroundings and interiors with rustic charm. More information is available online at Riva.

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Daydreaming about a sleek daybed design for your living room or home office? The CB-41 Daybed by Suite NY boasts the perfect combination of small-scale style, sophistication, and quality. This sleek design by Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows features a solid-teak frame with a rich oiled finish that highlights the wood's warm, natural beauty. The removable seat and headrest are upholstered in luxurious leather with a tufted down topping, adding comfort to aesthetics - a great addition to any interior. Or, take it outside with optional outdoor upholstery, made to weather any weather. Also available in Santos Rosewood, Walnut and Ash wood. Sweet dreams indeed! More info is available by visiting Suite NY.

From Archdaily

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An event marking the publication of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S’ new book, Embedded brings together authors, contributors, mentors and confabulators to discuss some of the most relevant issues haunting contemporary architectural practice and discourse today, such as the perceived divide between progressive design culture, the politics of form and social responsibility. The event takes place Thursday, February 9th from 6:30-8:30 PM at Studio-X NYC, 180 Varick St. Suite 1610, New York, NY 10014. More information after the break.

EMBEDDED is P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S’ long awaited book that reflects on the evolution, actualization and conclusion of certain lineages of design and material research, while signaling the initial stages of others. Co-directed by Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich,...

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© Albert Lim

Arquitectos: Wallflower Architecture + Design
Ubicación: Calle Ramsgate 6, Singapur
Arquitecto a Cargo: Robin Tan
Equipo de Diseño: Robin Tan, Cecil Chee & Sean Zheng
Superficie del Terreno: 1200 m2
Superficie Construida: 855 m2
Fecha: 2009
Fotografías: Albert Lim

El desarrollo del programa en el espacio busca internalizar los espacios como piscinas y jardines – normalmente considerados externos – al interior de la casa. Zonificando las habitaciones y dependencias para...

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From Larevuedudesign

« Formes » est le nom de la dernière exposition d’Eric Jourdan, présentée dans les murs de la Galerie Gosserez à Paris jusqu’au 7 avril prochain. Au travers d’une console (« Promenade »), d’un meuble (« Tout Miroir ») et d’un lampadaire (« Signe ») tous trois réalisés en métal laqué et placage de noyer, ainsi que d’un ensemble de vases en céramique (« Blocks »), on retrouve toute l’attention portée par le designer aux détails et aux finitions. On y lit également, en filigrane, son inspiration très « architecturale », mettant en scène les assemblages, les décalages ou les équilibres.

« Au commencement je n’envisage jamais un objet ou un meuble dans sa globalité, je dessine un détail (un assemblage, un creux, une jonction…) qui va m’amener à un autre et un autre… Le tout est une juxtaposition d’éléments que je vais plus tard organiser… J’empile et après j’enlève. L’échelle n’a pas d’importance au début, elle se déterminera quand nous ferons des dessins cotés et j’imagine volontiers ces objets comme des constructions, des objets architecturés avec des plateaux, piliers, ouvertures, bref un langage plutôt lié à l’architecture, domaine qui me passionne. »

« Des meubles et des objets dessinés, sans cesse, d’abord tout seul sur des carnets, du papier, sans autre interlocuteur que moi, utilisant les mêmes crayons, feutres et autres, voilà ce qui pourrait sembler quelque peu primaire...

From Archinect

Preservationists in Beijing awoke last weekend to find that the house of the famous architects and intellectuals Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin has been reduced to rubble. The two architects educated in America returned to China and established an architecture school in the northeastern city of Shenyang. One of Mr. Liang's most recognizable creation is the Monument to the People’s Heroes located in the center of Tiananmen Square.

From Archdaily

© Leonardo Finotti

Architect: Isay Weinfeld
Location: Vila Madalena, São Paulo, Brazil
Collaborator Architect: Domingos Pascali
Coordinator: Elena Scarabotolo
Team: Marcelo Alvarenga, Gabriel Bicudo, Felipe Hess, Marina Capocchi, Adriana Marcus
Building Completion: January 2011
Built Area: 5,838.96 sqm
Contractor: DP Unique
Structural Engineering: Steng Estrutural Engenhharia
Electrical and Pumbling Engineering: KML Engenharia E Projectos LTDA
Developer: Idea Zarvos
Photographs: Leonardo Finotti

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W305 Building is located in Vila Madalena, an alternative and bohemian district in São Paulo’s West Side. For years, bars, restaurants, stores and art galleries have been setting up in the region, occupying and transforming the area’s still predominantly low-rise housing, and luring...

From Archdaily

© Liao Yusheng

With a history unlike any other, Wall House 2 redefines the limits of architectural design as a function of context in both time and culture. 28 years after the completion of the initial designs and one year after the death of architect John Hejduk, construction began in a completely different environment than where it was initially imagined.

The house is a study of the relationship between inside and outside and is reminiscent of Corbusian architecture, although a bit more eccentric.

More on the history of Wall House 2 after the break.

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The residence was initially designed by American architect John Hejduk in 1973 for a fellow faculty member at the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at the Cooper Union in New York, to be constructed in Ridgefeld, Connecticut....