From Studio5555

Die Leuchte SOLAR ist eine Halbkugel mit einem großen Diffusor. Das Besondere ist ihre Vielseitigkeit der Positionierung. So kann diese waagerecht ausgerichtet auch als Tisch dienen. Auch die Kombinierung mit mehreren SOLAR Leuchten in unterschiedlichen Positionierungswinkeln erzeugt ein gleichmäßiges Leuchtbild. Das Design entstammt aus der Feder von Jean Marie Massaud. Hergestellt wird die Leuchte aus robusten Polyethylen und ist in einer Indoor- und Outdoorvariante erhältlich. Die italienischen...

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Single family house in Silver Lake, clad in bronzed corrugated metal. Atrium on main floor allows chimney effect for passive cooling. 

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photos by Jun Igarashi Architects

Symbiosis: the living together of unlike organism

Another great renovation project, this time by Hokkaido-based architect Jun Igarashi. Located in central Sapporo and completed in November of last year, SYMBIOSIS is a multi-purpose space that is intended to provide close interaction between fashion, jewelry, art and architecture. Or as the German mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary defined it, “the living together of unlike organisms.”

The 1st floor ground level is a gallery space. The 2nd floor is the FORTUNA boutique, a select shop of clothing and jewelry from France and Italy. The 3rd floor is occupied by jeweler AI KOMORI. All the coll signage and art was by Midorium Design, a frequent collaborator of Jun Igarashi’s.

From Archdaily

Courtesy of Studioninedots + HVDN

Studioninedots + HVDN shared with us their winning proposal for the student housing competition for TU Delft Campus. The project parameters were to design a volume of 67 meters long and 5 storeys high, with its own strong identity and a collective space on the roof including a rain water harvesting element. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Courtesy of Studioninedots + HVDN

Along with a collaborative bid of contractor Jan Snel, the winning entry was defining in its dynamic façade, with the collective space having a central location in the building instead of on the roof. This creates a more interactive relationship between the residents, the building and its surroundings, leaving the roof to be fully planted with moss-sedum. The new...

From Otto-otto

This week at otto…

…in Green
*USGBC LEED Project Submittal Tips
*Certification Corner: Teknion Washington, DC
*KI Recognized by Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council
*ANEW awarded HSBC Environmental Education Grant

…in Spaces
*The Dragon by 3form’s LightArt Studios
*FKA Awarded Contract Magazine’s Best Small Office Interior
*Project Buzz: University of Wisconsin by HGA

…in Products
*20-20 Technologies Introduces New 20-20 Enterprise inSight Module
*Fritz Hansen Launches New Series 7 Collection
*REK Coffee Table by Reinier de Jong
*Designtex Launches PVC free Upholstery with Sta-kleen Finish
*Lean Tables by Flip Sellin and Markus Dilger
*Mannington Commercial Launches tx:style II

…in Buzz
*Who’s Where 2.5.12
*ASID Foundation Awards $115,000 for Design Research
*Bentley Prince Street’s Wellness and Safety Results 2011
*New York School of Interior Design Public Programs for Spring 2012
*FLOR Design Contest
*IIDA Announces What Clients Want
*SVA MFA Design Criticism Lecture Series
*From Adventure to Zilch: 26 izzy+ words to live and learn by
*Inside Prefab at Storefront for Art and Architecture
*Bill’s Design Talks 2012
*Print Studio at MoMA
*Hunter Douglas Expands Manufacturing of Ceiling and Wall Systems
*Emcor Group Acquires Southern Industrial Constructors
*Cooper-Hewitt Acquires KnollTextiles Pieces for Permanent Collection

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A newly posted review essay for the Chronicle of Higher Education by Jon Christensen, Robert McDonald, and Carrie Denning is a must-read for every urbanist or designer interested in landscape, ecologies, and the intellectual armature of both New Urbanism and Landscape Urbanism. A pull quote to whet your appetite: 

We've come a long way from the Roosevelt commission's concern with the "deficiencies" of country life, although the Obama administration recently created a White House Rural Council to "address challenges in rural America." To be sure, we still hear plenty of paeans to that "real America," though only one out of five Americans lives there now, as well as to "wild nature," though most ecologists have come to accept that virtually nothing about nature is untouched by humanity.

The dominant discourse these days, however, unabashedly celebrates the city as the future, in books with titles such as David Owen's Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Drivi...

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In this edition of Who’s Where: Perkins Eastman, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Inscape Corporation, HMFH Architects,  Bush Industries, IA Interior Architects and Parsons The New School for Design.

*Damian Besculides AIA has joined Perkins Eastman‘s New York office as Associate Principal.

*Rick Carter has been elected by the Southern California Institute of Architecture to join its Board of Trustees. The SCI-Arc Board includes noted individuals such as Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne, Ted Tanner, Kevin Ratner and Tom Gilmore. The trustees unanimously elected Carter during their quarterly meeting held January 19-20 in Los Angeles.

*Quentin Kong was appointed at Inscape Corporation as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Product Development. He leads the new marketing organization which includes the Product Development, Workplace Strategy and Marketing Communications groups.

*Julia Nugent, AIA was named a Principal at HMFH Architects. Nugent joined HMFH Architects early in her career and returned to the firm in 2010 as a senior associate. In the interim,Ms. Nugent ran her own practice and established herself in the world of higher educational design.

*Jim Sherbert has stepped down as CEO of Bush Industries and will retire this spring. Sherbert, who has served as CEO of Bush Industries since August 2005, will continue to serve in a transitional role until his retirement date and assist with efforts such as international affairs. Jim Garde, who has...

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