A Library Slide by Moon Hoon. Architect Moon Hoon recently designed the Panorama House (scroll down), in Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. One of the most unique features incorporated into the home is a wooden slide built directly into a library which also functions as a stair-stepped home theater seating area. Via the architect: The basic request of upper and lower spatial organization and the shape of the site promoted a long and tin house with fluctuating facade which would allow for more differentiated view.
The key was coming up with a multi-functional space which is a large staircase, bookshelves, casual reading space, home cinema, slide and many more. The client was very pleased with the design, and the initial design was accepted and finalized almost instantly, only with minor adjustments. See many more interior and exterior photos over on Contemporist. Elena Garro Cultural Centre by Fernanda Canales and Arquitectura 911sc. Mexican architects Fernanda Canales and Arquitectura 911sc have wrapped a concrete and glass frame around the front of an old house in Mexico City to convert the building into a library (+ slideshow).
The Elena Garro Cultural Centre is a two-storey library in Coyoacán, south of the city. The rectangular concrete volume extends from the brick and plaster facade of the early twentieth-century house, doubling the floorspace inside the property and creating a new entrance. The front elevation is fully glazed and integrates a system of vertical louvres, which rotate to allow ventilation through the building during its opening hours. A double-height foyer sits behind the new facade, which Fernanda Canales and Saidee Springall of Arquitectura 911sc imagined as an indoor courtyard overlooked by the balconies and windows of the original building. Trees continue to grow up through the centre of the room and one emerges through a large skylight. Photography is by Sandra Pereznieto.
Shipping Containers for Community: KontenerART. We’ve seen shipping containers being repurposed into offices and now here’s another really interesting use for them: temporary spaces. mode:lina created KontenerART 2012 as a temporary epicenter for activities, like workshops, concerts, and exhibitions. Located in Poznań, Poland, the commune is situated by the Warta River and it’s a place “where hammock lovers meet artists.” Given the fact that the place is for seasonal use when the weather is prime, the furniture used was wooden palettes, hammocks, and beach chairs. During the summer of 2012, they hosted over 35 concerts, 60 workshops, film screenings, and meetings, making this idea super smart for those looking for budget-friendly digs for events.
Photos by Ewa Łowżył and Marcin Ratajczak. Uchida.tak architects: T-nursery in fukuoka. Apr 09, 2013 uchida.tak architects: T nursery in fukuoka ‘T-nursery in fukuoka’ by uchida.tak architects, fukuoka, japanimage © hiroyuki kawanoall images courtesy of uchida.tak architects the ‘T-nursery’ by japanese practice uchida.tak architects is aptly named for the three pillars that make up the conceptual backbone of the project: timber, trusses, and trapezoids. located in a commuter city just outside of fukuoka, the children’s care center is composed of repeatable modules that allow for future expansion or reduction. street-side facadeimage © hiroyuki kawano light-filled interiorimage © hiroyuki kawano room for 1-year-olds image © hiroyuki kawano low horizontal windows give the children views to the exterior image © hiroyuki kawano view towards the shared spaces: bathrooms and office image © hiroyuki kawano each bay contains a clerestory and low window for natural light image © hiroyuki kawano roof line image © hiroyuki kawano image © hiroyuki kawano floor plan / level 0 section elevation.
Cantilevered Vacation Home Takes in the Forest and Sea. Rising above the grassy landscape, this vacation home in the seaside Argentina town of Cariló features a rooftop swimming pool and expansive views of both an adjacent forest and the nearby ocean. Wanka House by Galera Studio is characterized by a floating box supported on one end by a narrow column, giving it a sense of weightlessness. The ramp leading up to the house gives visitors an opportunity to appreciate their surroundings, which include a garden and a series of lower-level reflecting pools as well as the trees and the ocean breeze.
The architects intended for this gradual introduction to the home to be an opportunity to leave the chaotic stress of leaving in big cities behind, starting their vacation before they even step through the front door. The house is situated to the rear of the plot to place inhabitants closer to the beach, and provide some privacy from passersby on the street. Villa Rotterdam by Ooze. The project is by Ooze (Eva Pfannes & Sylvain Hartenberg) From the architects: This detached Rotterdam house had been extended several times in recent decades. Ooze architects translated the owners?
Desire to recycle the ‘soul’ of the house by transforming it in an unusual way. The young architectural firm began with a commission to design a kitchen that then evolved into a complete renovation. The design was based on the maximum building envelope: ridge height, as well as the depth of the extension was defined by the zoning plan. Interior Design Ideas: 12 Inviting Concrete Interiors. Exposed brick is so ’90s. It’s all about raw, industrial finishes these days, from plywood to concrete. We’ve rounded up a dozen interiors where concrete creates not just modern edge, but natural warmth.
Photo by Earl Carter Melbourne and Sydney, Australia-based firm Rob Mills Architects employed a monochromatic palette of concrete, honed basalt, and hand hewn timber on both the interior and exterior of this airy coastal abode. That’s some fireplace wall, with ample bench seating. This is architect Amanda Yates’ own seaside home in New Zealand, as seen in Dwell. This is, in fact, the living room of the home with the green oven that we featured last month. Solenne de La Fouchardiere, one of the principals of UK-based design firm Ochre, designed her own East London loft with plenty of concrete.
This 7,000-square-foot home in Piedmont, Caliornia was originally built in 1974 for a concrete magnate! Photo by James Fennell/The Interior Archive. 10 Of the Strangest Homes In the World. EmailEmail Your home is one of the few things that can tell who you are. It can be small or big, bright or dark, full of flowers or full of junk – everyone feels different about what is comfortable, functional or even pretty, and today there are surely enough means to make even the wildest visions come true. From a 1 square meter portable house to a reconstructed water tower or a church, below are some of the most unusual home examples. Where would you like to stay for the night?
1. The Keret House, inserted between two existing buildings, measures only from 92 to 152 centimeters in width! Designed by: Jakub Szczęsny 2. Inspired by our ancient predecessors, who inhabited trees, this completely transparent “House NA” in Japan offers you a lot of day light, but not much privacy. Designed by: Sou Fujimoto Architects 3. A 100-feet high water tower in Belgium used to serve as a Nazi hideout during the war, but was later transformed into a living space. Designed by: Bham Design Studio 4. 5. 6. 7. Architectural Inspiration: 12 Modern Houses with Black Exteriors.
It was once about a modernist cube with weathered vertical siding. Or a clapboard Colonial complete with white picket fence, depending on your taste. But these days, the cool kids are going dark. Black houses are, dare way say, a trend. A quick journey through contemporary architecture Pinterest boards will confirm. Well, yes, we’re smitten. Would you live in one? Above : H House, designed by Budapesti Muhely, is a gabled farmhouse of the Hungarian peasant variety, updated for modern day living. Although you can’t tell from this photo by Jonathan Scheder, Zwei Kleine House by Architekturbüro Scheder is actually two small prefab houses, one in front of the other.
This horizontal home by Dahle Dahle Breitenstein is part of a housing development in a suburb of Oslo comprised of eight buildings, including a detached house, row house, and apartments. Japanese architecture firm Atelier TEKUTO designed this super skinny home, called OH House, built on an irregularly shaped lot. Want more? Komada architects office: BASE house, tokyo. Feb 19, 2013 komada architects office: BASE house, tokyo ‘BASE house’ by komada architects, tokyo, japanimage © toshihiroall images courtesy of komada architects office the angled top level allows ample light with generous windows image © toshihiro ‘BASE house’ by komada architects, tokyo, japanimage © toshihiro (left): spiral staircases are a form of small-footprint circulation (right): a network of ladders and apertures seemingly amplify the dimensions of the rooms image © toshihiro movement is oriented vertically to make the best use of overhanging spacesimage © toshihiro a view into the bathroom image © toshihiro the clients’s art event planning office is open to the street image © toshihiro (left): a dusk view of the first floor office(right): the house in the urban context image © toshihiro the home uses strategic fenestration to open the compact space out to the city.image © toshihiro floor plan level 0 floor plan level 1 plan loft level floor plan level 2 short section transverse section.
Salgore / Atelier Arcau. Architects: Atelier Arcau Location: Pornic, France Program: New Headquarters of Pornic County Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of Atelier Arcau The elected representatives of Pornic County had expressed their passionate commitment to regional traditions, immediately excluding any architectural shapes which would not follow traditional volumes and templates from the Retz region: gable roof, tile roofing, etc.
Because the Project was to enroll in a Business Park already connoted by previous constructions (hospital, police, and office buildings) that had all subscribed to this rule, we chose to propose a contextual and courteous project in relation to the place and its history. Therefore we got interested in what the tradition of the Retz County could reveal, and thus feed our imagination. The structured design of the façade alternates solids and voids. . * Location to be used only as a reference. Steel Band / Atelier Arcau. Architects: Atelier Arcau Location: Vannes, France Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of Atelier Arcau The Steelband project had its origin in 2007 when five firms (auditor, near estate broker, architects, landscape architects and graphic designers) decided to come together to create custom designed sustainable offices.
For their purpose, they choose as a starting point the German “Banggruppe” promoting self-development. It took five years to develop and produce the work. Located in the tertiary sector Laroiseau Park, in Vannes, the two buildings, known as “Steelband, are positioned on the fragile fringe between the city and farmland. These two buildings, one two, and the other five storeys, are balanced and interact with one another.
Characteristic and powerful, consequently, they become an urban and architectural landmark at the entrance to the town. Jet Off To Australia’s Pretty Beach House | Act_romegialli: green box renovation in italy. Feb 27, 2013 act_romegialli: green box renovation in italy ‘green box’ by act_romegialli, cerido, italyimage © marcello marianaall images courtesy of act_romegialli entryimage © marcello mariana view form below the siteimage © marcello mariana vegetation completely consuming the structureimage © marcello mariana sliding wooden door opens the entryimage © marcello mariana entrancesimage © marcello mariana metal image © marcello mariana merging faucet headimage © marcello mariana image © marcello mariana integration of concrete walls, stone columns, and metal fixtures site on wooden floorsimage © marcello mariana original structureimage © marcello mariana floor plan / level 0 section project info: location: cerido so – italytypology: pavillion for gardening and convivialitydesign: act_romegialli : gianmatteo romegialli, angela maria romegialli, erika gaggia landscape: gheo clavarinoclient: privatecharge: 2010completion of work: 2011photo: marcello mariana danny hudson I designboom.
Mup-arq: viura hotel, spain. Feb 25, 2013 mup arq: viura hotel, spain ‘viura hotel’ by mup-arq, villabuena de alava, spainall images courtesy of viura hotel the construct achieves the highest energy performance certification available. a biomass cauldron uses olive pits as a fuel source that heat each of the spaces through the radiant floor system. only local products can be found within the hotel, acting as a client and as a producer, as it also manufactures and sells its own wine salt. additionally, a selection of bikes are available for free to its guests, encouraging the use of clean transportation which alsogives a great new perspective on the wine-country landscape and original spanish town. series of stacked cubes make up the primary spaces front elevation stacked facade in context suite terrace private balcony restaurant information and computer area mix of textures from natural wood, concrete, and stone faces stairwell leading to the bedrooms deluxe suite balcony with view over the town exterior entry to a room.
Single-Family House in The Netherlands All Cladded in Ceramic Tiles. Away from the city rush, on a small plot of land (210 square meters), a single-family home in a picturesque settlement is all some of us need, in order to experience the wonders of a new and fresh lifestyle. The V House, designed by BaksvanWengerden Architecten in Alkmaar (the Netherlands) is an interesting example of modern architecture, being all cladded in ceramic tiles. A wonderful and relaxing garden spreads ahead, just for you, to simply enjoy spectacular views while reading your favourite newspaper in the morning.
On the South, the kitchen opens up to a formal front yard. The bedrooms are located upstairs, for an additional amount of privacy. The design of the house looks interesting, without being too edgy.