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Uzi House / ALTS Design Office
© Yuta Yamada
- Architects: ALTS Design Office
- Location: Hironocho, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture 611-0031, Japan
- Area: 103.47 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Yuta Yamada
- Creative / Design / Art Director: Sumiou Mizumoto
© Yuta Yamada
From the architect. This house is located in a housing estate of Uji city and surrounded with old houses which have been rebuilding. We had tried to make the house feel open even the land space was limited.
© Yuta Yamada
Floor Plan
© Yuta Yamada
In order to give the room a better ambience, we have intentionally avoided placing the door opposite to the window. We have also made good use of a slope to be a small lawn hill in the yard. By doing so, you can enjoy the outside view from the inside of the house. Because of the design of this house is made to protect the privacy of its residents, you can live there without any worry.
© Yuta Yamada
You will enjoy your time in this cozy house with different situations. It could be change your ordinary days to special one.
© Yuta Yamada
YAP Seoul – Temp’L / shinslab architecture
© Kim Yong-Gwan
- Architects: shinslab architecture
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Project Team: Shin H.C. Tchely, Claire Shin, Charles Girard ( Partner ), Souho Lee, Camille Chalverat, Javier García González, Taewoo Ha
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Kim Yong-Gwan, Courtesy of Shinslab Architecture, Yoon Jiwon
© Kim Yong-Gwan
From the architect. In ancient Greece, architecture was considered one of the highest forms of art. This is arguably no longer the case. A first approach for us in responding to the “Young Architects Program” was to consider that our thoughts will find an echo in Contemporary Art.
© Kim Yong-Gwan
The architect Le Corbusier compared a big cargo ship to several monuments in Paris and observed the beauty that was thus created by the epoch in which he lived. The artist Marcel Duchamp gave a new meaning and value to utilitarian mass-produced objects, by removing their initial function and position, calling them Readymades and questioning the idea of an object in art.
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Any great cultural vestiges can lose their function. In the same way, a material can also lose its original value over time.
The fact that the destiny of cultural relics is to be dismantled, should make us reflect upon what we need to consider for future generations.
© Kim Yong-Gwan
The Ancient Greek word “oikos” meant “house” and is the etymology of “Eco-“, which is at the origin of words like “ecology” and “economy”. They are important factors for the contemporary practice of architecture which has to consider both the environment and the cost of building.
© Kim Yong-Gwan
Temp’L is designed from recycled steel parts from an old ship. It shows not only a beauty of structure, but it has also a recycling purpose, ahead of any process of reusing materials. It provokes thought about beauty in our time, coming from a recent past. The architectural section of the project is drawn through the process of cutting up the old ship. The section-cut has the necessary force for the sawing action, while opening and thus freeing the space contained in the volume of the ship.
© Yoon Jiwon
This upside down massive metal structure situated at the entrance of the museum’s courtyard, encourages curiosity and becomes an invitation to visit the project. The front surface curve of the ship may lead people to the museum, as it opens towards its main entrance.
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It welcomes the visitor by showing its industrial face, made of a rusty and rough surface that is showing the origin of the material, the ship. On the other hand, the inside space is designed as an open area connected to a larger volume, where we find a resting place surrounded by vegetation. The ship is hollowed out by connected spheres that set up a minimum structural reinforcement in order to maintain its shape.
Courtesy of Shinslab Architecture
The Temp’L has almost the same scale as the buildings surrounding it: as such, it is not just a simple object. It is introduced alongside the monumental buildings of the Office of the Royal Genealogy Hanok that are built in the Korean traditional style of architecture.
© Kim Yong-Gwan
Through this Temp’L (temporary temple), we hope not only to develop a new method of construction in architecture by recycling materials, but for those who will see to create emotion.
© Kim Yong-Gwan
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Matt Gibson’s faceted Shadow House extends an Edwardian home in Melbourne
Australian architect Matt Gibson used zinc cladding to distinguish this faceted structure from the Edwardian residence it extends (+ movie). (more…)
Arvindh and Priya’s House / Biome Environmental Solutions
© Vivek Muthuramalingam
- Architects: Biome Environmental Solutions
- Location: Sahakara Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560092, India
- Design Team: Sharath Nayak, Maitri Dore, Ramya Ramesh, Sayan Chaterjee, Sukhraj Singh Sehgal
- Area: 119.61 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Vivek Muthuramalingam
- Consultants: Mesha Structural Consultants
- Contractors: Ranganath.L
- Text: Soujanya Krishnaprasad
- Site Area: 111.52sqm
© Vivek Muthuramalingam
The house sits in the context of a densely built residential area in North Bangalore. A substantial area of the plot along the road edge is occupied by the expansive canopy of a beautiful African Tulip.
© Vivek Muthuramalingam
The design takes the tree into consideration at every stage in an attempt to unite it with the built space, factoring in daylight and ventilation. The resulting home is marked by a sedate atmosphere, hints of the tree and the sky mingling with sober earth walls, which then contrast with oxide floors and painted steel windows.
Ground Floor Plan
Upon entering indoors, the tree is perceived beneath a skylight that roofs most of the living space on the ground floor. An open kitchen sits adjacent to the living area while a bedroom is tucked away on one side. Two walls of the kitchen shared with the toilet are made of granite slabs placed vertically in a metal frame, reminiscent of homes built entirely with stone slabs, ubiquitous near quarries. Workers involved in this part of the construction were noticeably aged – perhaps a reflection of a technique that is fast fading.
© Vivek Muthuramalingam
The first floor consists of a bedroom in two levels, the lower of which is pronounced by a rubber wood seat along a large window framing a terrace and the tree canopy above it. The seat is cast in concrete, raising the slab above the floor and allowing the kitchen below to relate to the skylight. The upper level leads to the terrace which is a relief amid closely built houses on either side. A shower and a toilet are built similarly in granite slabs. This material can be recovered in entirety and eliminates the need for tiling, while its metal structure replaces the need for door frames.
First Floor Plan
An external staircase on the ground floor leads to the terrace and continues up to a studio apartment on the second floor. This space commands direct views of the branching canopy and the sky above. Granite slabs for the toilet walls here are placed horizontally for the relative ease of lifting shorter slabs to the second floor level.
© Vivek Muthuramalingam
Moving through the house, the definition of inside and outside spaces feels blurred. The skylight effects that the indoors change with changing light and colours of the sky through the day. The glass roof emulates a blank canvas on which flowers shed. This open roof and the terrace under the tree effect a reinterpretation of a courtyard on a small urban plot.
© Vivek Muthuramalingam
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5 Depressing Reasons You Can’t Establish Genuine Connection with Other People
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Our frantic search for love is leading most of us astray and fixated on things that take away genuine sources of happiness. Instead of focusing on how to create long-lasting relationships, we tend to be more interested on finding casual partners who ‘isn’t serious’, ‘clingy’ or ‘needy’. No wonder most relationships today are shallow and extremely fragile – or BOTH.
Connection as the Energy That Binds People
“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” – Brene Brown
We all yearn for connection in our lives. Connecting with other people allows us to share parts of our selves – parts that we’ve sometimes hidden or forgotten deep under our fears and insecurities. What most people don’t know is that when we let go of these fears, when we learn to trust other people and share ourselves down to every last fragment of our souls – this is when we’ll find love and true connection.
However, today, finding great friendships or long lasting romantic relationships is as rare as hen’s teeth. People mingle, and talk to each other but don’t form connection. We meet strangers, we get amused by their stories, and then we leave it at that. We don’t form bonds; we miss out on great people in our lives because we don’t know how to connect. Why is it so hard to establish genuine connection in the first place?
1. You’re not in connection with your true authentic self
The most important attachment we have to build through life is the one which involves ourselves. Before we try connecting with other people, we first have to accept ourselves for all our flaws, insecurities, and failures. We have to learn to love the person we see in the mirror every day.
Most people fail at connecting because they think that they are broken and damaged beyond repair. They believe they don’t deserve people in their lives because they are “this” and “that”. These are the people who haven’t experienced love and emotional connection growing up. When we experience these healthy emotions we will feel worthy of love and friendship.
Here are simple ways to improve your connection with yourself:
- Notice your feelings and why you feel sad, angry, or happy when in a situation.
- Make time for solo activities that you enjoy once in a while.
- Be more compassionate – with yourself. Forgive and forget mistakes.
- Keep a journal and keep track of what’s happening on your life. You’ll be shocked at how much progress you’ve made!
2. You’re focusing on the negative
Sometimes to be able to connect, all we need is a little attitude change. Try to think how you behave with other people, and how they behave when they’re with you. Often times, we see ourselves as the victim – we focus on the negative and fail to see the good things.
If we shift our perspectives and maybe change our interpretations of the situation, we would see how sometimes horrible experiences are not so horrible. That sometimes things were really just an honest mistake. These simple attitude changes can create ripples of big changes that lead to transformation. Soon you’ll know how to connect with people – and have truer longer and lasting relationships.
3. You never listen
Are you really listening to your friends when they talk to you? Or are you formulating your response as they speak? Listening involves understanding the feelings of the person you’re talking to. It’s how you relate with the person. Everyone likes to be listened to; we all want someone to listen to our woes and joyful moments from time to time.
Listening is one way of forming connection and deep relationships. Great conversations allow both parties open dialogue, exchange of ideas, and respect when the other expresses different opinion. When you have mindful and better conversations with someone, you build trust that lasts for years to come.
4. You’re always with people who treat you like sh*t
Choose to form connection with people who will make you happy. Don’t stay or even waste a minute of your life being with friends or partners who treat you wrong. Detach from people who don’t value your worth as a person. Learn to love yourself enough to believe that you deserve a better kind of love and friendship. Everything begins and ends with your decision. You must acknowledge that you have all the free will to stay or detach from a relationship that don’t serve you good emotionally and mentally.
5. You’re too busy with ‘other’ things
We all have 24 hours in a day, if we spend just a few hours of our time connecting with people, we’d have better chances of having deeper and meaningful relationships. According to Amanda Gore of The Joy Project “connection to someone or something is a vital life force, a source of great energy, vitality, comfort and peace”. It’s as important as food for our survival. Without it, we’d be missing a huge part in our existence. We’d be making ourselves easy targets for depression and misery.
Think about it. When was the last time you’ve had a meaningful conversation with your partner or your friend? If it was months – or worse years ago – then you’re not making enough time for connection.
Armela Escalona is a blogger, digital marketer and content editor at Scoopfed. She writes for business in various industries such as as tech, health, fitness and real estate. At present, she is helping people find and sell properties through www.saggiorealty.com. Send her a tweet @ArmelaE.
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