Shade Pixel by Design Media Lab / Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Shade pixel is and interactive display that uses small depressions in its surface instead of a light source to display images. The project is another creation of the Design Media Lab at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. The display is a covered with a sheet of flexible spandex that is used to represent information. Small magnets are installed below the spandex and pull it into small depressions that when viewed from the front, create a shadow. When combined in series, these pixel-like depressions have the effect of a light based screen. Because it is non-luminescent and very basic in construction, a shade pixel display could be used on everyday products and even as a material for architectural designs.
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via designboom
Williams Studio and Boat House / Stoney Lake / Canada by gh3
gh3 has completed a glass house for a photographer designed to maximise natural light. The photographer’s studio and boat house on Stoney Lake is a reimagination of the archetypal glass house in a landscape. A continuation of thinking about this architectural ambition, the central conceit of the glass house is reconceived through a contemporary lens of sustainability, program, site and amenity. The compelling qualities of simple, open spaces; interior and exterior unity; and material clarity are transformed to enhance the environmental and programmatic performance of the building, creating an architecture of both iconic resonance and innovative context–driven design.
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via dailyICON
House in Antwerp by CSD Architecten
This is the house of Britt Crepain & Stefan Spaens in the center of Antwerp (Belgium). Together with Joep Debie they form CSD Archtecten, so they designed and build their own home themselves. The footprint of the house is only 50 sqm (4 x 12.5 meters) but the have a basement, ground floor, 4 split-levels and a roof terrace. Brit also designed the kitchen, library, wardrobes etc. They really optimized every room, behind the door in the library there’s a toilet.
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I DON’T BELIEVE IN GLOBAL WARMING by Banksy
We have long been fans of the phenomenal work of the artist Banksy, and this is one is one of his newest tags.
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Sculptural Photography by Szymon Roginski and Kasia Korzeniecka
The Polish photographers Szymon Roginski and Kasia Korzeniecka worked together to create these images for the “O Mia O” Spring Summer 2009 collection of Ania Kuczynska. First they photographed the collection which they then cut up and transformed into 3d objects. The result was photographed again and used for the “O Mia O” collection.
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BUMPS Building by Sako Architects
Sako Architects have designed the BUMPS building complex in Beijing, China.
The complex is a mixed-use residential and commercial development, which will be a landmark that leads to further development in the surrounding area of the city.
The building is characterized by it’s constant variation between the different levels. Every two floors are set as a unit, and every unit is staggered by 2 metres horizontally, with the resulting set-back areas being used for terraces.
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via CONTEMPORIST
Dirt Poster by ROLAND REINER TIANGCO
A poster the recipient completes by revealing spot-varnished type with hands made dirty by handling the poster, the back of which is coated with powdered pigment. This is the first of a series of posters.
19″x25″ open, 10″x13″ closed & packaged
hand silkscreened poster with envelope.
limited edition.
available for purchase.
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New School of Architecture of the Chinese University of Hong Kong by Ida and Billy
The new architectural school building by ida and billy sits on the edge of the hilly campus with a scenic view of the Tolo Harbour. They proposed an architecture which takes the form of a mass pierced diagonal shape to preserve the view of the sky. This also continues the uphill movement from the railway station, to the ‘acropolis route’ up to the architectural school building and to the outer edge of the site.
The ‘acropolis route’ starts with the public gallery path leading up to the library and the gallery. Large pivot joint metal blackboard doubles as partitioning doors to include/ exclude the corridor spaces as desired. the gallery can be extended into the gallery path and the external timber deck in the wood.
Split levels add spacial interest and variety, and enable easy access to the functional areas below and above. Large openings facing north-west and east capture the campus’ hilly topology and scenic view of tolo harbor, giving an infinite boundary to architectural thinking and design.
Green informal learning areas go in and out of the upper level teaching rooms and offices; the DT lab is next to the open lawn, while the classrooms and offices centers around the upper internal lawn with hanging ivy.
The ‘acropolis route’ goes from the public gallery path, internal street, through the studios, up to the open lawn and upper internal lawn. the diagonal cut creates a breezeway through the building, enabling cross ventilation for and penetration of natural light to all levels. Metal grill panels of varying degrees of openings complete the concrete facade, while enabling light and air to enter.
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via designboom
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects to Design Zero-Energy Office Building in Aarhus
Schmidt hammer lassen architects have been announced as winners of the competition for a new zero-energy administration building of the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark. The competition, involving six firms, was won in collaboration with the contractor E. Pihl & Son, Engineers Grontmij / Carl Bro and GHB Landscape Architects.
Danish practice SHL architects has taken the environmental ambitions of the municipality of Aarhus as a key driver for the project and created a zero-energy office building, the first of its kind in Denmark. The building has 1,100 m2 of solar cells for the production of electricity, 420 m2 of solar thermal panels for absorption cooling and heating water, and rainwater harvesting for reuse in lavatories and for watering.
“This is a genuine sustainable solution. For instance, we use recycled glass for the facades and reuse 96 % of the materials from the demolished building on site. Moreover, it has been crucial to us to keep the design on a human scale to offer the best possible physical conditions to the users,” said architect John Lassen, partner of schmidt hammer lassen architects.
The new building for 240 staff and their clients will be built as an extension to the municipality’s existing administration office dating from 1965. The complex will be situated on a hillside in the southern part of the city and be highly visible from the passing intercity road.
The access to the new building will go through an existing alley of unique and beautiful plane trees. The overall proposal is based on the qualities of the old buildings and the preserved charming garden. Even before it is built, the new complex is already equipped with garden spaces, trees and plants that it would otherwise take decennials to grow.
The full complex will appear as a fully integrated classic modern composition. The new extension is an independent unit consisting of two parallel wings of 2-3-storey buildings connected by towers concentrating stairs, elevators, lavatories and washrooms. Consequently, the office areas are liberated from functional units and are flexible to any sort of organization. Three gardens are placed between the two wings to draw nature into the building and enable the employees to follow the seasons from their desks.
The new project is part of the schmidt hammer lassen strategy to design an increasing number of sustainable houses of a very high standard. The company is currently working on two other office buildings with a clear focus on sustainability.
The “Crystal”, a new head office of Nykredit in Copenhagen, is a 6,800 m2 crystalline structure which manages to combine a completely transparent building with an energy consumption of 25 % less than the present energy legislation. Photovoltaic panels on the roof producing 80,000 kWh per year is one of the features to lower consumption.
The 42,000 m2 mixed-use office complex Amazon Court in Prague, Czech Republic, incorporates a range of sustainable solutions. Throughout the design process, there has been close collaboration with engineers in order to reduce the building’s energy consumption to about 50% less than that of a standard office. This building is soon to be inaugurated.
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via Bustler
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