Eurobad 74′
October 20, 2005
Eurobad is suppose to be ‘the bad interior design of the 70’s’, and I don’t know about you… but I think most of it is effing awesome.
Solar Decathlon
October 18, 2005
Project Fox
October 6, 2005
Hotel Fox invited 21 artists to re-design a total of 61 rooms. Furniture, carpets, wallpaper – the artists were given free reign to do whatever they want. Redevelopment of the property started in January 2005 and is finished now (actually in April, I can’t believe it floated under the radar this long).
“61 rooms, 21 artist, 1,000 ideas”
Each room is an individual piece of art. From whacky comical styles to strict graphic design. From fantastic street art and Japanese Manga to simply spaced out fantasies. You will find flowers, fairytales, friendly monsters, dreaming creatures, secrets vaults and… and… and…
I especially like the friendswithyou rooms.
Under Project Fox, there’s Club Fox and Studio Fox which can both be found on the main site.
Amphibious houses
October 4, 2005
The Dutch are gearing up for climate change with amphibious houses. If rivers rise above their banks, the houses rise upwards as well.
“37 “swimming” houses are already strung along a branch of the Maas. At first glance, they seem quite unremarkable. The cellar, in this case, is not built into the earth, but on a platform. The hollow foundation of each house works in the same way as the hull of a ship, buoying the structure up above water. To prevent the houses from floating away, they slide up two steel posts – and as the water level sinks, so they sink back down again.”
“The columns have been driven deep into solid ground,” explains Dick van Gooswilligen from the construction company. “They are even strong enough to withstand currents you would find on the open seas. As global warming causes the sea level to rise, this is the solution.”
Vineyard Residence
October 1, 2005
“TAKING ITS METAPHORS FROM VITICULTURE, JOHN WARDLE ARCHITECTS’ RICHLY DETAILED VINEYARD HOUSE IS THE LATEST IN A LONG TRADITION OF DISTINGUISHED HOUSES ON THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA.”
Designed as an exploration between the site and the lives of the owners, the house embraces the site and surrounding landscape. Built primarily of rammed earth with elements of timber framing and steelwork, the elements recall Australian rural vernacular structures. While the design is decidedly modern, there is an almost arts and crafts attention to detailing and use of material.
