Beyond / SAOTA
Beyond is a contemporary setting for life and art, where the full comfort of a modern home is potently married to an elemental architecture drawn from its dramatic setting.
Month: November 2018
this curved house by infraestudio opens up to the beach in west havana
infraestudio design a house that achieves both absolute privacy and openness into the landscape of the beaches of havana, cuba.
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Open-plan offices discourage face-to-face communication, says research
Workers in open-plan offices have less face-to-face interaction with colleagues than those who work separately, according to research by Harvard students. Published by The Royal Society, The Impact of the ‘Open’ Workspace on Human Collaboration is a research paper produced by Ethan Bernstein of Harvard Business School and Stephan Turban of Harvard University. It states that, although companies
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Tower House / BandukSmith Studio
Tower House is an experiment in vertical living. A typical bungalow of 400 square meters is squeezed into a footprint of 6.5 x 12.5m, forcing the program up five stories rather than spread along the ground. Despite the stacked floors, the design generates the experience of living in a house, with a diversity of spatial types throughout its section. At the same time, it takes advantage of the benefits of moving vertically with efficiently organized services, views across the city, and greater potentials for both stack and cross ventilation.
Five New York City pop-ups offering design-focussed gifts
With the holiday season on the horizon, brands are opening temporary stores across Manhattan to entice design-savvy shoppers. Here are five worth a visit ahead of the annual retail rush. The Arrivals x Dyson 67 Greene Street, until February 2019 A pink bouncy castle buffeted by 30 high-powered hairdryers features at this futuristic concept store,
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Royal Alberta Museum / DIALOG
After outgrowing their original home in west-central Edmonton, Alberta’s provincial museum for both human and natural history embarked on a seven-year journey of re-discovery in the heart of downtown Edmonton’s Arts District. The new Royal Alberta Museum is intentionally designed to be anchored to this site—the design simply wouldn’t work anywhere else. Historically, it lies at the intersection of Canada’s two survey traditions, directly along the historic Canadian Northern Railway Line.
‘sawmill’ is an off-grid canyon retreat made from salvaged and recycled materials
seattle-based design practice olson kundig has completed a family retreat in the harsh high desert of california.
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House of Fir / kt814 architecture
To Jackson Hole, Wyoming locals, the timeless beauty of the Grand Tetons is a revered landmark. Rich Assenberg and Nathan Gray, of kt814 architects, took this into account when designing this passive house inspired home. Sustainability, low maintenance costs, privacy and unobstructed views were priorities. The homeowners, Phil and Carol Schoner are retired, and now spend ample time volunteering for the National Park Service. Carol was a chemist for Proctor & Gamble for 20 years and Phil worked as a chemical engineer. After living in a mobile home for 10 years, they sought to build a home in close proximity to their grandchildren, and to allow for easy aging-in-place by incorporating universal design.
Luca Guadagnino looked to “forefathers of modernism” for Suspiria sets, says designer
Luca Guadagnino’s rendition of horror movie classic Suspiria takes its design cues from the modernist architecture of masters such as Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos, says production designer Inbal Weinburg. Weinburg worked with the Italian film director to create all the sets and props for Suspiria, which is released in cinemas worldwide on 2 November. Based on Dario Argento’s 1977 film of
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Penthouse Interior Design With Orange Accents
Orange accents lift the dark and sophisticated shades of this penthouse interior, designed and visualised by Neiman. The spacious home is set over 145 square metres, located in Rybalsky, Kyiv, Ukraine. The dark woods that cover the floors and make up the en vogue slat feature walls are accompanied by grey decor and fabrics. Stone […]