Glass walls slides and fold open to completely reveal the living spaces of this house in Brazil by Studio Arthur Casas, allowing residents to look out on their swimming pool and over the golf course beyond (+ slideshow). (more…)
Centurion Building is a private residence renovated by Ardesia Design. It is located in London, England and was completed in 2016. Centurion Building by Ardesia Design: “Ardesia Design recently finished a refurbishment project of a two-bedroom apartment in Centurion Building. Located next to Chelsea Bridge Wharf, it is one of London’s most glamorous riverside developments adjacent to the wide-open spaces of Battersea Park, the new Power Station development with views..
From the architect. The city of Turku has gone through many changes during its 700 years of history and architecture reflect different stages of that history. The last stage in architectural progress, newest modernism, is exhibited by Ikituuri student apartments. The copper tower was designed by Architecture Office SIGGE Ltd. It is an oval 12 story building with copper facades manufactured by Luvata Pori Ltd. These Green Living facade cassettes give the building a streamlined and extraordinary textural feel and look.
An architectural competition was held and the winning entry by Pekka Mäki’s Sigge Ltd was awarded the commission. The building site is situated between a main motorway and Turku Student Foundation’s student home townscape. The Ikituuri building is to be used as living quarters, but in the townscape its function is also to be a land mark.
The building mass is divided into two parts; Basement and tower. In the triangular basement there are rooms for HVAC and bicycles. Staircase and elevator are in the middle and rooms are situated in a radial way along the corridor along them.
In each level there are eight rooms, singles and doubles, 30-45m2 in area. Each of them has a glazed balcony. Noteworthy is, that the oval form also feels and shows clearly in the interior of the apartments, but without causing any difficulties in furnishing or decorations. The way the apartments are designed gives a thrilling feeling. In the topmost floor there are a conference room and a sauna and a large sun deck. The deck is visible in the facade form and finishes the tower in an elegant way.
The colors of the building are springing partly from the materials. The foundation is covered with rusty red steel net and the tower growing above gets its color from the pre-patinated copper. The patina looks and feels natural as the copper ages, but is industrially made and the color is sustainable.
Architect Pekka Mäki has arranged the lighter and darker copper cassettes so that the lay-out gives the oval a dynamic feel.
In the interior the architects have used strong color effects: The staircase is painted in concentrated green, the bicycle garages oval concrete wall have a luscious red color as well as the kitchen cabinets. Otherwise the living quarters are painted in light color which’s gives the dwellers good possibility to decorate the rooms according to their own tastes.
Ikituuri is an interesting building also when considered its building physics. The oval form causes a sail effect and works like a stationary rotational sail. The on molten concrete frame was quite simple to make strong enough, but the mounting of the copper cassettes is specifically constructed so that both winds suction strength and the coppers ability of electrochemical attack are considered. Therefore the mounting grid is build of stainless steel profiles.
Ikituuri is also geothermally heated. The process is bi-directional. In wintertime it produces heat and in the summertime the geothermal wells are used in cooling by pumping the warmed air loads back into the wells in the bedrock.
C´est Si Bon, It Is Good
The representative of the Student Foundation of Turku believes that the decisions have been correct regarding the use of copper and technical questions. Also the use of geothermal energy gives an ecological advantage and is also a question of sustainable development.
And so Turku got a new landmark situated near the motorway. The dwellers are getting more value, not only trough a modern home, but also having a chance to live in stylish and modern building with exceptional architectural design with copper facade.
Sardenya is a private residence renovated by Nook Architects. It is located in Barcelona, Spain and was completed in 2015. Sardenya by Nook Architects: “We found ourselves with a dwelling in Barcelona’s Eixample District, located in one of its iconic chamfered corners, a situation that implicated certain peculiarities in terms of distribution and structure, main points in our proposal. Its beams, perpendicular to the walls that support them, become a..
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In this world of violence, anger, hate and tragedy, more now than ever before, we are in desperate need of healing, love and kindness. Yet it still seems that the negative is outweighing the positive when it comes to news stories, articles on our FB feeds and coffee shop chat. We are bombarded with news of brutality and killings around the world. Some stories get more attention than others. People are praying for Paris, Houston, Syria, etc. We shake our heads in disgust and sadness, cry and hold our loved ones tight. What we really need to be doing is spreading more love.
It’s no secret, love makes the world go round. The Beatles knew what they were talking about when they sang all you need is love. Love is such a powerful energy and it’s so ridiculously easy to spread it around. We can do this faster with our words to each other on a daily basis. Here are just a few things we can say to each other that will help spread love around faster. These things don’t have to only be said to loved ones. You can say them to strangers too!
Let people know you love them and they are very special to you. Too many of us, though not out to seek appreciation or recognition, still don’t receive it freely from others. Eventually people will stop doing for others when they feel they are being taken advantage of. Take two minutes and tell someone you appreciate them and what they mean to you.
We are all beautiful in our own special way. Beauty isn’t what’s on the outside but what’s on the inside. Many of us struggle to feel beautiful or look beautiful because of the pressure they feel from advertisements of skinny models and dapper men with ripped abs. Beauty isn’t just looks and people forget that sometimes. They need to know they are beautiful just the way they are.
Why don’t we do that more often? Say thank you for reasons other than when someone actually gives you something. You can thank someone just for being in your life and or making the world a better place. Thank you for being in my life. Thank you for making me feel special. Thank you for making me smile. Thank you for your company. The possibilities are endless really.
We are all desperately trying to fit in, do our best and some are probably wasting time trying to be someone they aren’t. Let people know they are perfect just the way they are. Imperfections and all. We all mess up sometimes, some where along the way. We are imperfectly perfect. People need to know they don’t need to strive for perfection. They already are perfect.
Whether they are a stay at home mom or a carpenter, a plumber or your hairstylist, the newspaper delivery boy or the pharmacist. When was the last time you told any of them, or anyone else for that matter, that they are awesome? People love to hear this. The mom and the labourer. We all work our asses off at something and it’s just nice to hear hey you’re awesome every now and then. Really.
For whatever reason. We don’t need a reason to be told we’re special. Just say it. Say it to your children, your spouse, your best friend, to anyone and everyone, the homeless guy on the street or the cashier at Walmart. People love to know and feel special. We all do. It’s a basic human necessity. To feel loved, appreciated and special.
Can we change the world and make it a better place? I believe we can, on e person at a time but if we don’t at least make an attempt, nothing will change. Do your part in making this world more loving, caring and kind.
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Trollhus is a private home located in Norden, California, USA. Completed in 2016, it was designed by Mork-Ulnes Architects. Trollhus by Mork-Ulnes Architects: “Located in the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, 2.5 hours northeast of San Francisco, this 5 bedroom ski cabin was designed for 3 generations to enjoy simultaneously. The essential diagram is straightforward: take the alpine chalet building type andlift it onto a concrete plinth to protect it from..
World heritage Corb: one of French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier‘s lesser-known buildings among the 17 recently added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List is a concrete museum in Tokyo, which holds a collection dedicated to western thought and art. (more…)
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