Nests / Jakub Geltner
Geltner assembles clusters of technological equipment and surveillance devices to building façades and popular public sites, drawing attention to the saturation of these systems in our surroundings. the congregation of these manufactured gadgets and their subsequent growth process is conceived as a starting point of an infection, and expands upon the idea that they are a hurt, […]
ArchitectureCzech RepublicInstallationJakub GeltnerPragueSculptureUrbanisim
Floating Infinity Pool / Kois Associated Architects
the ‘mirage’ residence is located on a steep and rocky hillside on the greek island of tinos, and overlooks the aegean sea with expansive views. designed by kois associated architects, the house was intended to closely integrate with its surroundings, described as ‘an invisible oasis hidden from the unsuspected eyes.’ the single level living space […]
ArchitectureBeach HouseGreeceHouseKois Associated Architects
2015 Serpentine Gallery / SelgasCano
Here are a few images of the 2015 Serpentine Gallery by the Dutch photographer, Iwan Baan. With the opening ceremony of SelgasCano’s Serpentine Gallery pavilion earlier today, the Serpentine Gallery has released a set of images by Iwan Baan, capturing the riotous color explosion delivered by the pavilion’s ETFE wrapping. Always one of London’s most […]
ArchitectureInstallationIwan BaanLondonSelgasCanoSpainTemporary architecture
Ribbon Chapel / NAP Architects
Two Spirals Become One This wedding chapel stands in a garden of a resort hotel, “Bella Vista Sakaigahama,” in Onomichi, Hiroshima. The site is midway on a hill enjoying a panoramic view of the Inland Sea of Japan. By entwining two spiral stairways, we realized a free-standing building of unprecedented composition and architecturally embodied the […]
ArchitectureChurchHiroshimaJapanNAP ArchitectsWedding
E/C House / SAMI-arquitectos
A ruin was the starting point for the design of a holiday house in the island of Pico. The project came from the will to maintain a ruin and thinking of a house that would value it, a house that could be modelled to it and take advantage at the same time, offering the most […]
ArchitecturePortugalResidentialSAMI-arquitectosThe Azores
Past in the Future / Evgeny Kazantsev
The series is not an expression of a dystopian landscape, plagued by the negative infiltration of robotics, electronics and computers; rather ‘past in the future’ envisions promising ideas for the inevitable assimilation of humans and advanced technologies. via designboom Past in the Future presents a captivating vision of the future where current emerging technologies such […]
ArchitectureConceptual designEvgeny KazantsevFuturisticIllustrationRussia
Making of The Leadenhall Building / Paul Raftery and Dan Lowe
The Leadenhall Building “The Leadenhall Building” by Photographer Paul Raftery and Film Maker Dan Lowe, which follows on from the successful “Making The Leadenhall” released in 2013, completes the story of the construction of the building by taking the viewer inside to discover the interiors and panoramic views. Shot over two years from different vantage […]
ArchitectureDan LoweFilmLondonPaul RafteryUK
Vault House / Johnston Marklee
Vault House by Johnston Marklee Situated in a densely developed beach site in Southern California, the Vault House challenges the typology commonly found on narrow oceanfront lots. Instead of directing its focus on the single prime ocean view, an array of transparent interior spaces layered inside the main volume, offer a multiplicity of oblique views […]
ArchitectureBeach HouseJohnston MarkleeLos Angeles
Fondation Louis Vuitton / Gehry Partners
Fondation Louis Vuitton by Gehry Partners: From the architect. The design responds to the setting of the Jardin d’Acclimatation, evoking the tradition of 19th-century glass garden buildings, the role of the Jardin in cultural memory (especially the work of Marcel Proust) and the desire to create a contemporary art museum that will be attractive and […]
ArchitectureFranceFrank O. GehryGehry PartnersGehry TechnologiesLouis VuittonMuseum
Sleuk Rith Institute / Zaha Hadid Architects
Youk Chhang’s (director of DC-cam) vision is inspirational,’ said Zaha Hadid. ‘his brief for the Sleuk Rith Institute calls for beauty and an optimism for the future to heal and reconnect a country, with the documentation centre of Cambodia being key to that process. working with Youk Chhang and the institute, we have brought together […]
ArchitectureCambodiaPhnom PenhZaha Hadid Architects
Theater de Stoep / UNStudio
The UNStudio-designed ‘theater de stoep‘ opens its doors tomorrow (oct. 9) to serve as a prominent cultural institution for the dutch city of spijkenisse. the structure’s composition coheres disparate program elements – including two separate auditoria – through a distinctive white roof form which sweeps in a unifying gesture, elevated above a lower glass volume. […]
ArchitectureThe NetherlandsUNStudio
New Banknotes for Norway / Snøhetta
“When contrasts come together, as when soft meets hard or digital meets analog, a dynamic is created. Our cubical pattern first of all represents pixels; our times visual language,” described Snøhetta in regards to their scheme, The Beauty of Boundaries. “Secondly, it represents mosaic; surface décor put together by different materials of different colors which […]
ArchitectureC.R.E.A.MGraphic designGuapNorwayPdangSnøhetta