Beanbag Bear Chair by Chic Sin Can | designose.com. People are bored by common shaped furniture and bean bags got very popular these days. Design company Chic Sin came up with a series of bean bags inspired by wild nature. Not only your kids will fall in love with this overstuffed bear, it could be useful to spook your ennoying neighbours. photos: chicsindesign.com. The Once & Future Library. Room 300, home of the art & architecture collection, of the NYPL. Photo: Norman McGrath The future is now, the saying goes, and for those of us who live and work in the world of letters, that maxim rings especially true. Tablets and e-readers and the overwheming availability of digitized content are transforming the way we consume information, the kinds of information we consume, and—not least of all—the places in which we do that consumption.
Just how libraries are adapting to this new world of information is the subject of my cover story for the July issue of Metropolis, a piece prompted by the contested plans to dramatically redesign, both intellectually and physically, the main research library of the NYPL. Although it's tempting to think that the "future is now," one of the realities about which I write is that the future is still in the future.
High density stacks at Mansueto Library. In any case, I hope you will read the story. Space Saving Apartment by Oleg Trofimov. Russian interior designer Oleg Trofimov managed to create this smartly laid out and efficient apartment in a rather compact space. With foldaway and hidden furniture and sliding walls, the space appears much larger than it really is. The space is divided into the public living area and a more private bedroom/bathroom area. White walls with light wood accents and minimal accessories contribute to the spacious feel. Built into the cabinetry, a dining table pulls down and also houses space for folding chairs. Clever! In the bedroom, a desk pops out from the wall and folds back down into the wall when not in use.
Another great feature is the sliding door that gives the bedroom privacy when closed but also conceals the closet when it’s open. On the other side of the closet is the bathroom sink. House in Rokko / Tato Architects. House in Rokko / Tato Architects Architects Location Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Architects Tato Architects Principal Designer Yo shimada Area 94.5 sqm Project Year 2011 Photographs From the architect.
I have been somewhat anxious about what an architecture in a place commanding a fine view should be. It is the state of affairs freezing affect towards the environment. . © Kenichi Suzuki At an end of the residential area developed in the past halfway up Mt. Exploded Axon The site was not necessitating much anxiety about people’s eyes. A bedroom, storing facilities, facilities using water were arranged on the second floor, which was leveled high with a roof of conventional appearance to join in the existing rows of old houses. Thermal storage system using midnight electricity was laid into slab concrete and on the second floor far-infrared radiation film floor heating system was supplemented.
Section Steel-frame construction was adopted complying with the client’s wishes. Sztuka Architektury. Dla miłośników łączenia turystyki krajobrazowej z architektoniczną Norwegia wydaje się być prawdziwym rajem. Powstająca tam infrastruktura – mimo niewielkiej skali – za każdym razem urasta to rangi architektonicznych perełek świetnie wpisanych w naturalny krajobraz gór, fiordów i morza. Nie inaczej jest w przypadku prowadzącej na plażę w Havøysund rampy zaprojektowanej przez studio Reiulf Ramstad Architects. Ulokowany na dalekiej północy Norwegii obiekt osadzony jest w niemal księżycowym, bezludnym krajobrazie. Dlatego cała konstrukcja musiała być wytrzymałą, samowystarczalna i jak najlepiej wpisywać się w surowy charakter naturalnego otoczenia. Podstawowy cel budowy rampy był prosty – przede wszystkim ma ona zapewnić łatwy dostęp do morza, także osobom na wózkach inwalidzkich.
Oba te powody sprawiły, że zamiast zwykłych schodów i rampy architekci zdecydowali się zaprojektować krętą, łagodnie opadającą w stronę morza ścieżkę. Drugie życie kościoła. Co zrobić z opuszczonym budynkiem kościoła, który pomału popada w ruinę? Można go zburzyć i w jego miejsce wybudować coś nowego. Można też wnętrza wykorzystać do zupełnie innych celów. Zobaczcie co dziś kryją mury dawnych świątyń! Drewniany, niewielki kościół w Brisbane w Australii, za sprawą architektów ze studia Willis Greenhalgh Architects zamienił się w luksusowy, wygodny dom. Bardzo wysoki sufit umożliwił stworzenie antresoli, na której ulokowano wypoczynkowy kącik. Metamorphosis 1 / Jose Ulloa Davet + Delphine Ding. Project: Metamorfosis 1, Renovation of a wooden house Location: Tunquén,Casablanca, Chile Architects: Renewal ( 2008) José Ulloa Davet, Delphine Ding Original House (1990): Pedro Salas Construction Supervision: Danio Ulloa Azocar Engineering: Teknoingeniería Ltda Carpenter: Pablo Montoya Project year: 2007-2008 Photographs: José Ulloa Davet The project is organized according to a new helical path which, through the extension of an existing deck and the overhang of the new room, allows the user to go up to two new panoramic terraces on the house.
The skin on the project is designed as an autonomous unit, through modulated square openings with measures based on a 30 cms. module and a skin with a changing rhythm. New areas of the house blend into the existing through the ventilated timber skin. Whose function is to avoid accumulations of water and moisture in the structure wall. Moses Bridge / RO&AD Architecten. Architects: RO&AD Architecten Location: Halsteren, The Netherlands Client: Municipality of Bergen op Zoom Material used: Accoya wood Project Area: 50 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of RO&AD Architecten The West Brabant Water Line is a defense-line consisting of a series of fortresses and cities with inundation areas in the south-west of the Netherlands.
It dates from the 17th century but fell into disrepair in the 19th century. When the water line was finally restored, an access bridge across the the moat of one of the fortresses, Fort de Roovere, was needed. This fort now has a new, recreational function and lies on several routes for cycling and hiking. It is, of course, highly improper to build bridges across the moats of defense works, especially on the side of the fortress the enemy was expected to appear on. That’s why we designed an invisible bridge. Its construction is entirely made of wood, waterproofed with EPDM foil. Text provided by RO&AD Architecten. Barn House Eelde. Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre.