Energy-producing shell covered with hairs that can extract wind energy
Belatchew Architects presents a visionary idea called STRAWSCRAPER, the first project to come out of their business called Belatchew Labs. STRAWSCRAPER is an extension of the south tower on Södermalm in Stockholm with a new energy-producing shell covered with hairs that can extract wind energy. What was originally meant to be 40 storeys became only...
Harpa wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2013
The new Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre Harpa, wins the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The building is designed by Henning Larsen Architects, Batteríið Architects and Studio Olafur Eliasson in collaboration. The building has helped to transform and revitalise Reykjavik harbour and brought the city and...
Villa Bloemendaal interior design by i29
i29 interior architects worked on the interior of a villa called Villa Bloemendaal, designed by Paul de Ruiter architects. Villa Bloemendaal is a sustainable home that follows a minimalistic design and shows respect for man and nature alike, in a unique residential area where the existing flora and fauna are given full rein. The large...
A new interactive game that expands our exploration of privacy and public space
The urban think tank, community center and public gathering space BMW Guggenheim Lab has just launched Public/Private a new interactive game that expands our exploration of privacy and public space. Go ahead and try – it only takes 60 seconds to share where you find privacy – then you can see how your city compares with the...
The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 by Sou Fujimoto
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto is the 13th architect to accept the invitation to design a temporary structure for The Serpentine Gallery in London. Previous architects that has been invited include Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, Frank Gehry, Oscar Niemeyer and Zaha Hadid. In his architecture Sou Fujimoto is trying to re-inventing our relationship with the built environment. He...
Concrete in architecture
Concrete has been used in architecture for more than a century. This raw material can be used in many different ways. Just like Archilover put together a selection of building skins last week, they have now brought together a collection of buildings made of concrete. Follow the link to read the full story. Casa Costa...
Building skins
Archilovers has just put together a collection of “building skins“, advanced technical solutions for facade design. Collected from around the world. Some of the buildings below, check out the complete story at Archilovers. House and atelier in Holland designed by Angie Abbink (Abbink X De Haas architectures. Rapperswil-Jona municipal museum in Switzerland by :mlzd. The...
Relief wall tile made of Soft Concrete
Relief is a wall tile designed by the architect Eva Kai-Larsen. It is made of a very special concrete material, called Soft Concrete. The wall tile is primarily intended for public decoration in entrances and similar premises. The tile has a square shape with one or two corners cut, so that sloping planes are formed....
Photos from “Das Haus” by Luca Nichetto at imm cologne
Some days ago David Report wrote about “Das Haus” by Luca Nichetto at imm cologne, which has been designed using natural materials and colours and creates a rather reserved impression, provides the setting for the furnishings, most of which are Luca Nichetto’s own designs. I wanted to be able to create the atmosphere of a connection...
Summit – a Swedish podcast about design and architecture
Summit is a brand new Swedish podcast about design and architecture. Biweekly Summit will give you news from the design world, analyzes, outlooks and sometimes deeper stories about certain places or persons. Summit is produced by journalist Daniel Golling and curator Gustaf Kjellin. Both have been active in the Swedish design world for many years....
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