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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:53 PM
Walter Knoll released the rather elegant Bao Armchair recently. We had to share it here because of its extremely unique look that simultaneously boasts a timeless appeal. It's roomy and round and displays some lovely curves. The back of the armchair is covered in a rich leather patchwork, while the seat is upholstered in fabric. The duo of materials adds a textural element to the chair, which also enhances the chair's spectacular form. It swivels on a concealed metal plate. Reminiscent of a leather ball, this armchair is playful and sophisticated at the same time. Learn more at Walter Knoll.
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:48 PM
New York City-based designer Victor Vetterlein is bringing new life to the world of lighting with this modern, minimalist desk lamp, the Tree Of Life. This LED desk lamp features a whimsical shape inspired by blooming fruit trees with a gentle arch, pointing its five lights toward your tabletop to shed some light on the task at hand or artfully illuminate whatever's on display. The lamp boasts a copper body that lets you manipulate its shape. A simple, slim silhouette and minimalist white palette make this lamp really shine. More information is available by visiting Victor Vetterlein.
via MocoLoco
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:39 PM
This concrete house design features a stand-out contemporary design that balances nature and ultra-modern aesthetics. The client, who also happened to be the builder, was looking for a challenge and New Zealand architect Simon Twose delivered. Made of concrete and glass, this house is an unusual mix of open and closed, its expansive windows peeking out from behind these imposing walls of armor. Behind its exterior, this rigid house boasts a modern aesthetic highlighted by exposed concrete walls, an industrial-style angular staircase, and amazing open-to-above and loft living spaces. A glass facade puts the indoors in ease reach of the outdoors on both levels, facing an interior courtyard. Simon Twosevia Arch Dailyphoto credit: Paul McCredie 
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:35 PM
This outdoor living beach house designed by Australian firm Wright Feldhusen Architects boasts just the right blend of modern indoor living rooms and contemporary outdoor entertaining areas overlooking the coast. Ideally suited to the surrounding landscape, this low-lying structure doesn't exceed 4 meters from natural ground level due to local building codes, resulting in a single-level residence that, instead of growing upward, reaches out toward the waterfront. This amazing Australian beach house offers indoor and outdoor living rooms (which are sheltered by a wide-reaching overhang), each capturing this area's best - the hot afternoon sun and the cool south-westerly breeze. A floor-to-ceiling glass wall blurs the boundary between indoors and out, offering protection from the elements without obstructing the pristine views. Wright Feldhusen Architects via Arch Dailyphoto credit: Patrick Bingham-Hall 
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:30 PM
This open air home designed by Japanese architecture firm KINO Architects isn't just about what's built up, but it's as much about the negative space. The Airhole House boasts roadways to the south and east, a field to the west and a house to the north, and is itself occupied by a family of four - a typical urban house plan by most accounts. What really stands out is the unusual architecture that incorporates a massive void as its main feature - an east-west facing air hole on the main floor, and a north-south facing hole on the upper level, capturing views in every direction. This terrace-style outdoor living room offers all the comforts of a traditional room, but with natural light and fresh air flooding the space, and serves to passively cool the house during the hot months and warm it up in winter. Check out more modern Japanese house designs by visiting KINO Architects.via Arch Dailyphoto credit: Daici Ano 
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:24 PM
 "House S" is a beautiful, contemporary, Asian style home designed by Studio Keiji Ashizawa in Japan. The floor plan was dictated by the availability of natural light and organic flow of air. The interior is quite minimal and furnishings stay true to Asian tradition. The wood slat panelling is breathtaking and adds such character to the interior. The staircase design is fabulous - all modern and streamlined, spiraled at one end and totally linear on the other. The house also encompasses a giant glassed in terrarium housing a single majestic tree on a mound of moss and surrounded by pebbles. In this way, nature is brought into the home for all to enjoy while increasing availability of natural light. Wonderful.via: DesignBoom.image credit: Daici Ano.
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:21 PM
 We see a complete contradiction in this living room interior - parts of the design are soft and sweet and others are stark and strong. Somehow it works. The space feels like it has a lot of personality - like you could feel in any mood here, just pick something to focus on. The black wall makes a very strong statement, highlighted by an orange side strip that matches the color of the wallpaper flowers and ties them together. The wallpaper and the black wall, side by side, are so contrasting. The area rug and the spherical pendant light mirror each other in feeling and also embody this sort or soft/stark quality of the room. The coffee table definitely plays for the stark team. All the white is good in a room like this - it neutralizes it somewhat and acts like a good backdrop for all the action happening here. The sofas are cushy and cozy and the soft furnishings are fun and lively. Very interesting space - a bit modern, a bit Scandinavian, a bit global.via Planete Deco.
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 11:15 PM
 We are loving this master bedroom with a truly ensuite bathroom design. Really, it doesn't get more ensuite than this - with a tub and two sinks right at the back of the room (although we are quite glad the toilet is located elsewhere). This room is part of the Martel Loft, designed by Antonio Virga, situated in the 10th arrondissement in Paris. The apartment is located in what used to be a clothing factory. The floors have been sanded and refinished, the walls are beautifully stark white, adorned with glorious steel framed windows. At the back, Virga designed some dark stained wood cabinetry against which the freestanding tub and double pedestal sinks really pop. The bed is situated casually in the center of the room. And yes, although this room feels sort of casual, it also feels quite elegant - it showcases a unique design approach with an understated style. Great room. via Remodelista.
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Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 10:30 PM
 Apart from being a joy to look at, this romantic bedroom is whispering to us about a little DIY photo idea. A collage is not a new idea, clearly. But it's the mood of this room and this little project that fit very well together. The walls look raw and injured and this disorderly grouping of unsaturated images seems to suit the mood. The bed, its dressings and other furniture do a great job of splashing some luxury and shine into this room balancing out the grit and glamour for a perfectly romantic and nostalgic bedroom feel. via: Desire to Inspire.image styling credit: Stella Nicolaisen.
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From
Evolo
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 10:25 PM
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To confront with the sea level rising of New York, Tingwei Xu and Xie Zhang from the University of Pennsylvania designed an idea for protecting certain areas against water by wearing a “membrane’. Deriving from the intelligent components, we created a surface system that can reveal a continually changing expression. The transforming surface can combine the multiple functions such as waterproof, lighting and agricultural planting. Rather than a traditional hierarchy design thinking, each component on the surface has equal essentiality. It is a irreducible integrity. As the surface serves as a waterproof for the buildings, in turn, the building provides structure support to the surface. To blur the boundary, the surface seamlessly dissolves the old and rigid layer system of the buildings. Thus, the space between the old building and the new surface is totally fluid. Then, all sufaces form a new lattice system on the site. Finally, the system simultaneously evolves into an unprecedented ecological area in New York. 
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Archdaily
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 10:00 PM
 © Nigel Young Architects: Foster + Partners
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Co-architects: Walter Francl Architects Inc
Consultants: Yolles, Vermeulens Cost Consultants, Imec Mechanical Ltd., PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc., Claude Engle Lighting Consultant, Bridge Electric Corp., Imec Mechanical Ltd., Piers Heath Associates, Robert Lemon Architect Inc.
Client: Jameson House Ventures Inc, Pappajohns (previous client)
Year: 2004-2011
Photographs: Nigel Young / © Foster and Partners
   
 © Nigel Young Designed by Foster + Partners, the Jameson House is a new 35-storey mixed-use tower in the heart of Vancouver and includes the first residential development to be completed by the practice in North America. Combining the restoration of heritage buildings with new construction, their main objective...
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Evolo
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 09:47 PM
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This is an innovative residential building designed by Philipp Ohnesorge in Vienna. The plot is situated between the 16th, the 17th and the 8th district in Vienna, next to one of the main traffic axis, the Guertel. It is in proximity to the city center with its historical buildings and attractions. The situation today is that the whole plot is empty and leaves a hole in the urban fabric. The block is not closed, the empty gap is now used for parking and is a waste of precious space within the city context. It has an outstanding value and must be reactivated. The first measure to be taken is the widening of the inner courtyard by slicing the existing buildings, to create a spacious yard that allows public use and increases daylight exposure to the apartments. By expanding the given roof shape and twisting it around the center until reaching the maximum allowed building height, we created a volume that extends the given geometry and context with maximized usage of allowed building height. A gap between existing and new building mass allows access to the inner courtyard that also provides the entrances to the apartments. On the first two floors a public square will be created that invites the public to different activities such as eating, shopping, etc. It stimulates the exchange and communication between the residents and will give the area a more personal feel. The apartments are accessible through connecting hallways that are located on the northern facade. By...
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From
Archnewhome
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 09:42 PM
Kiev-based studio Yunakov Architecture Construction has designed contemporary two-story house Kiev Residence in Kiev, Ukraine. The house has a diagonal plan with access to river Dnieper. Just because of the close proximity of neighbors and a good viewing area of adjacent windows, it was decided to create a set of green terraces on the roof [...]
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From
Trendir
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 09:35 PM
 We really enjoy the mix of this modern home's cool hues and classical accents. Designed by Christina Yorkston, this home has a highly modish elegant vibe. The backdrop for everything is neutral and bright and layered with some blues that vary in feel, from royal to calm to lively. The ornate gilt frames provide a sharp, chic contrast, as do their artistic contents and a few classical furnishings. It's a lovely home, well put together - soft, airy and minimal but certainly not lacking in style. via: The D Pages.
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Evolo
Posted on February 02nd 2012, 09:35 PM
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The Urban Lounge designed by Patrick Vogel from the Wismar University is a small urban furniture project for the Hafencity Hamburg. The concept is to generate a modern interpretation of a conventional bench or city lounge in the heart of a new city quarter. The lounge is made out of a traditional vertical lamella facade system that transforms into an aesthetic, contemporary communication and chillout spot, directly next to the Elbe riverside. The general form is created by an optical illusion, made out of individual CNC-bended steel slats, covering the existing concrete facade. Target of the project was to use existing urban spaces, to upgrade the image of a location and to face the existing concrete facades, combined with a specific benefit. The whole system is covering different buildings and transforms continuously. 
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