Voltage is the title of Iris van Herpen‘s latest couture collection. 2 outfits are actually 3D printed flexible outfits. The first one is a cape and skirt, which is a collaboration with Neri Oxman from MIT’s Media Lab. The second one is a black dress, a collaboration with the architect Julia Koerner. Both use a different 3D printing technique to achieve these result. The rest of the collection is also worth a look, it’s not like anything else out there.
Via today and tomorrow.
Love the simplistic way of seeing architecture and trash cans. By Aakash Nihalani (his website worth the click !)
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J’aime cette façon simpliste de voir l’architecture et les poubelles. Par Aakash Nihalani (son site web vaut le détour).
Via booooooom.
What a lovely title. And it’s the name of a blog, that is nonchalantly dropping a cliché of brutalist architecture a day. Hit the random button at the top et voilà !
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Quel beau titre. Et c’est le nom d’un blog, qui dépose nonchalamment un cliché d’architecture brutaliste par jour. Cliquez sur le bouton “random” dans le haut de la page et voilà, que de plaisir.
Via fuck yeah brutalism.
Okay, I know, a 40 minutes video… But seriously, this is truly amazing. The evolution of the thoughts of this guy, Ron Resch… He totally impress me. his way to always go further with his ideas… This is what we call creativity, this is what we can do when we push our brains, and this is also the beginning of computerisation. This 4o minutes truly worth it. Wow. Geometry and patterns enthousiasts will be blown away.
Via Synaptic Stimuli.
Architects and designers including Kengo Kuma, Toyo Ito, Shigeru Ban, MVRDV and Konstantin Grcic have designed a series of downloadable architectural structures that are just for dogs. Organised by Kenya Hara, the creative director of MUJI, Architecture for Dogs is set to launch next week as an open-source network where dog-owners can download the templates for each of the thirteen designs, then build them for themselves.
Each designer was asked to think up a structure that would alter the way that people interact with their pet, so Atelier Bow-Wow have designed a ramp for a daschund that helps it make eye contact with its owner, in spite of its short legs. “We thought about stairs, but their bodies are too long and they risk hurting their hips,” said the architects, explaining their design for a folding slope.
Meanwhile, Konstantin Grcic has designed a mirror for a poodle, as apparently it is the only dog that can recognise its own reflection.
Shigeru Ban has used his trademark cardboard tubes to create a maze for a papillon, while Sou Fujimoto has recreated the scaffolding-like structure of his House NA project in Tokyo in his house for a Boston terrier. Sanaa‘s Kayuzo Sajima came up with a design for a fluffy white cushion that matches the fur of the bichon frisé.
Kengo Kuma has devised a system of wooden components that can be used to construct a hill, which a pug can either sit inside or climb up onto. MVRDV wanted to “give the curious and playful Beagle a space of its own” and have created a gabled kennel that rocks back and forth.
For a spitz, Hiroshi Naito has created a curving bed of tubes and wooden blocks, while Toyo Ito‘s design is a four-wheeled mobile home for a shiba.
As chihuahuas are known to love burrowing, Reiser + Umemoto thought the best structure for one would be a comfortable outfit. “We wanted to create something that would make the dog feel protected and safe,” said the architects. Other structures include a reimagined hammock by Torafu, a staircase in a box by curator Kenya Hara and an upside-down suspended cone by the Hara Design Institute.
Via Dezeen.
A typical brick building overlooking a green courtyard, expanded with unexpected growing volumes offering wide scenic openings. Sleek details.
Alison Brooks Architects has extended a nineteenth century house in north London by adding two tapered volumes that project into the garden. The first volume wraps around the brick walls at the side and rear of the house to create a small office, while the second volume extends out at the back to increase the size of the first floor living room. “The extensions were designed to draw in light from the sky, embrace the garden, and capture a precise view of the massive walnut tree near the house,” explained architect Alison Brooks. The ends of each block are entirely glazed, while the sides are clad in dark grey Corian panels. “Each trapezoidal plane of the scheme is either fully glazed or fully solid, there are no punched windows,” said Brooks. “Both roof and wall planes are one material. This approach creates an architecture without mass and weight. It is more like the folded surfaces of origami.”
Via dezeen.
This holiday cabin in Sweden by architect Mikael Bergquist is clad with untreated timber that will fade to grey as time passes. The building has a gabled roof and overhanging eaves, which reference the traditional local architecture. “The traditional Swedish farm house is deeply rooted, almost as an icon,” Bergquist told Dezeen. ”I wanted to combine this typology with a modern way of living, in close contact with nature.” A large living and dining room is located at one end of the house and has sliding glass walls that open it out to a surrounding deck.
Photos by Mikael Olsson.
Via Dezeen.
Nice façade details for kids. The panels are huge… The 2-axis cnc must be gigantic !
