Built and designed by Skylab on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connection between friends, families and the natural world. Perched on the hillside, with panoramic views of Snowmass Mountain, the Owl Creek Residence was built on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connections between friends, families and the… [Read More]
Archives for December 2018
Windowinthesky office by Ippolito Fleitz Group
In a business world characterized by a progressive digitalisation of work processes and increased staff mobility, locations and elements of emotion and identity become central to the concept of modern working environments. As technological advances break the traditional connection between work and workplace, increasingly mobile work opportunities arise. Consequently, today’s “Activity Based Design” needs to… [Read More]
SLAHBACK Contemporary House in Georgia
STIPFOLD took a bottom-up approach in coming up with the structure and form of this contemporary house in Tbilisi, Georgia. Forms emerged after deciding how spaces with specific functionalities would be arranged in the house. Dense tree population in the front yard was kept intact and for the purpose of eliminating the distraction from the… [Read More]
Noma 2.0 by BIG
Since opening, noma has been at the forefront of gastronomy and creativity. The restaurant, recognized four times as best in the world by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, last year closed its doors to the 16th-century harborside warehouse that had been its home for fourteen years. After over three years of planning, noma’s new home… [Read More]
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
Designed by MYAA Architects, the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), is located on the Education City Campus, Doha. The scheme provides world class teaching and faculty space and the Education City campus mosque. QFIS is based on the Islamic ‘Kulliyya’ or ‘place where all knowledge is sought’ and the building provides a progressive learning… [Read More]
Self-Balacing Herston Table Lamp
Herston Table Lamp is a sculptural wooden desk lamp that allows smooth and effortless adjustment to any position. Precision engineering alongside hand-crafted wood creates a clean, uninterrupted silhouette without any unsightly cords. Designed by former Dyson designer Oliver Chambers and digital designer Greta Chambers, the desk lamp is the first in a range of products… [Read More]
Backcountry Hut to present new Design Concept House at IDS Toronto 2019
The Backcountry Hut Company has been selected by IDS Toronto to provide the Design Concept House for the latest edition taking place from January 17 to 20, 2019. Responding to IDS’ theme ‘Power of Design’, this year’s full-scale concept house enables visitors to enter and experience a new ‘kit-of-parts’ approach to the creation of small… [Read More]
Amos Rex Museum opens up
Finland’s capital Helsinki has gained a major new cultural institution and a striking new public space with the completion of Amos Rex. The art museum opens after a five- year, €50 million project designed by architecture firm JKMM, which has seen the refurbishment of the landmark 1930’s Lasipalatsi building in Central Helsinki. At the heart… [Read More]
Bessgborough Residence by _naturehumaine
The Bessborough residence designed by _naturehumaine is located in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal, Canada. The project consists of the complete renovation of the ground floor of a duplex dating back from the 1950s. The challenge was to open this 900-ft2 space by maximizing living spaces while keeping a certain sense of spatial division…. [Read More]
AGO announces Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room – Let’s Survive Forever as permanent installation
Yesterday, the AGO announced the successful completion of the #InfinityAGO crowdfunding campaign to acquire Canada’s first Infinity Mirror Room artwork by internationally renowned artist Yayoi Kusama. Information Courtesy of AGO Thanks to over 4,700 #InfinityAGO donors and the David Yuile & Mary Elizabeth Hodgson Fund, Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET’S SURVIVE FOREVER, is coming… [Read More]
