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Mar 07

Weekend House In The Main Residence’s Back Garden

Design, Green Architecture, Interiors, Photos

The first thing you need to know about this weekend house is that is has an interesting location – right behind the client’s main residence. The owner lives in a small village called Nosice, but works in Bratislava, so a weekend commute to a remote retreat would imply more fuss than relaxation for him and the family. After taking into account all options, the architects of Bratislava-based studio Pokorny Architekti came to an agreement with their client to build the structure in this beautiful location overlooking the Javorniky Mountains. Basing the design on the owner’s vague request for a “Slovak traditional wooden house somewhere in the mountains of Central Slovakia”, the architects finished constructing the two story weekend retreat last year, in 2011, and the result is fabulous.
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Mar 06

Innovative Tree House Ensuring a High Living Standard – Eco-Perch

Design, Green Architecture, Interiors, Photos

For all of you nature lovers looking for a home outside urban conventions and racket, here is an option. Eco-Perch was designed by Sussex-based architecture and construction firm Blue Forest and ensures a high living standard. According to the architects, “its natural, organic geometry maximizes the relationship between the inside space and the outdoor setting, ensuring the structure sits harmoniously within the landscape. The building sleeps 4 people and is delivered, assembled and commissioned in approximately 5 days (subject to site preparation). The eco-PERCH design is flexible and can be adapted to suit your site where existing infrastructure is already in place. With options to assemble your building on the ground or in the treetops there are infinite possibilities for creating accommodation with a difference“. Would you consider giving up your modern apartment for a nature-surrounded, all-equipped tree house ?
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Mar 06

‪GO Green Makeover of a 100-year-old Ardmore Building ‬[Video]

Design, Green Architecture, Interiors, Interview, Movies, Technology

This video shows a green makeover of a 100-year-old Ardmore building. It is owned by Silver & Silver Attorneys-at-Law who decided to give to the building a new, fresh and green look. They hired green experts from few different companies in a purpose to make it environmentally friendly. Experts from the Chamber’s GO Green Committee analyzed the energy efficiency of the building. An energy audit has been made by GREENandSAVE, lighting analysis was delivered by LED Saving Solutions, and cost estimating on energy they have got from C. Raymond Davis & Sons General Contractors. 
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Mar 06

Starbucks – The Bank Concept Store in Amsterdam

Design, Interiors, Photos

Starbucks Coffee have recently been opening special concept stores in various cities around the world. We wrote about one of those a few weeks ago (unique Japan Starbucks concept). This week, we present their latest concept store known as “The Bank”. It will be open soon in Amsterdam. What do you think about this coffee house?
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Mar 06

Marvellous Sugoroku Office Concept Made from Shipping Containers

Design, Extreme Architecture, Green Architecture, Interiors, Photos

Sugoroku office is a marvelous concept derived by designers Daiken-met Architects based in Gifu, Japan. The framework consists of a pile of shipment containers arranged in a specific manner to make it into an office, in three levels. This is an architectural wonder sporting spaces for living area, kitchen, design studio, penthouse floor and everything that you would find inside a contemporary office. Gifu is basically an earthquake prone area, and this seems to be an excellent precautionary measure taken to contain any dramatic natural fury.
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Mar 06

Perched on a Cliff, 100 Metres Above the Ocean – Queenscliff House

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

Queenscliff House was designed by Utz Sanby Architects and is located in Sydney, Australia, on the edge of a dramatic cliff, 100 meters above the ocean. the wedge-shaped building was developed with sustainability in mind, featuring sub-floor rainwater tanks, high-level louvres and ceiling fans for a good natural ventilation and masonry walls for insulation. Here is more from the architects’ description: “The block has a due north-south aspect with neighbouring buildings very close to the boundaries on the east west. Large fin walls divide the separate functions of entrance and circulation from the living areas and garden, providing privacy and structural support for the upper level bedroom wing.The main living areas of the house are designed to link the garden space with the ocean and to take advantage of the geometry of the block, which widens towards the cliff edge. Careful placement of structural walls, high-level glazing and roof form has created a generous living room with an abundance of natural light, ventilation, privacy and spectacular views“. [Photography by Marian Riabic]
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Mar 05

Portland Street Duplex Homes Sport Great Views of the Sydney Harbor

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

Sydney is a favorite destination for people who love to become a part of Australia’s unbelievable blend of seasons. The MPR Design Group was right when they zeroed in on this location for the Portland Street Duplex homes, which overlook the city and marvelous beach lying close to it. The project includes twin buildings completed in two levels. The site offers an irresistible view to the summer sky and opens up to a wonderful vision to urban Sydney.
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Mar 05

Relationship Between Art and Architecture (Interview with Jim Olson)

Interview, Movies, News

This video shows an interview with a Pacific Northwest architect Jim Olson. Olson’s main inspiration comes from the relationship between architecture and art. His work consistently demonstrates that art is not an afterthought to architecture but an integral part of it, as he creates homes that offer an appropriate environment for living with art and sensitivity to the varying space and light requirements of differing art genres. Olson has been published in publications worldwide, including the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Art + Auction, Monocle, and Interior Design. Olson is the recipient of the 2007 Seattle AIA Medal of Honor. He is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architecture and has served on the boards of a number of Northwest arts organizations and other community institutions. During the interview, he talks about his early inspiration, the relationship between art and architecture, and the Northwest aesthetic.
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