Flat #1
Facing the Eglise Saint-Gervais on one side and the Hôtel de Ville de Paris on the other, this 95 sqm apartment occupies the whole of the the two top floors of an 18th century building. The project comprised a full restructuration of the existing space and the conception of some design elements. The first floor, formerly consisting of a long corridor and four rooms has been largely cut open. Thus, the entrance, the living room and the kitchen form one single continuity. The guest space (a bedroom and a bathroom) has been built on the same floor. A steel staircase links the living room to the owner’sv private space underneath the roof.
A project by studio Ecole. Photography: X.Lucas
Sunbeam Poem Projector
Sunbeam Poem Projector by Jiyeon Song.
The type is formed ( as you can see ) through a complex array of perforations aligned with the passing of the sun. The poem takes about 8hrs to sweep through the full text. Based around the solar calendar, winter and summer display different poems. Extremely clever. Read the detailed description, see development sketches and don’t miss the ingenious video of initial experiments creating type from light and pin holes.
Be sure to check out the time lapse video. Sculpture / Installation Design by Jiyeon Song. | Via
Design should have a purpose: Elise Island project
The patients of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the ‘Evangelisches Konigin Elisabeth Krankenhaus’ Hospital (KEH) in Berlin will never feel alone again. In addition to doctors and nurses the youngsters are, since October 2009, hosted by Princess Elise. She is the protagonist of the story told to the children when they arrive at the institution: when she was young, Princess Elise invented her own island, with golden sand, palm trees, rocks that kiss the waves and shelters where she could rest when she needed to. Here she was always safe. Now as a grown-up lady, Elise does no longer need to live on the island and therefore dedicated it to her young patients in the hospital. The legend was created and transferred to reality by the German creative agency dan pearlman, who worked closely with the hospital’s psychiatrists and doctors to develop a holistic approach to a new communication and spatial concept. The ‘Isle of Elise’ project is based on a concept where design and architecture play a central role, thus forming a completely new approach to child and adolescent psychiatry.
OfficePod
OfficePod: working from home is never been so nice. OfficePod features an efficient use of space with innovative storage and desktop solutions. I wish I had a garden just to place it! | via
The Third & The Seventh
A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.
Directed by Alex Roman | via
Kidimo
Kidimo gives a new life to shop signs and offers you rare and unique vintage decoration !
Kidimo consists of a range of words made of zinc, Bakelite or wood letters. Initially part of shop signs, these letters are turned away from their basic purpose and gathered to rewrite a new story in your own interior. Mass production is not an option ! Each word is unique and provides you with an outstanding product !
Boeing 747 as a student lounge? by Lot-Ek Studio
Imagine a Boeing 747, Imagine a studio Lot-Ek, Imagine a University of Washington.
Battle of Branchage by Seeper
Seeper, a London based arts and technology collective, created this architectural projection mapping for the Branchage Film Festival.
Festo Interactive Wall
Festo is a worldwide leading supplier of pneumatic and electrical automation technology.
Housing project in Helsingborg by Wilhelmson Arkitekter
Stockholm architects Wilhelmson Arkitekter have designed a housing project with windows that look like gilded picture frames. Designed by professor Anders Wilhelmson, the project is to be built overlooking the sea in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Green Music in Milan
What music can do about environmental problems? Tom Yorke is one of the most important artists that takes care of them and he has decided to play only during events organized looking to the low environmental impact. Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading festivals in Uk promote every year a green culture and wherever possible they try to minimize their impact. Polkadot is proud to tell you about the great project of Circolo Magnolia in Milan! It’s a solar panels’ system on the roof that allows to cover the energy’s demand for all activities: gigs, events, festivals. 100 panels (200 watt per each), an investment of 150.000 € in partnership with Milan Town, a concrete action for the environment. During 4 years of activity Circolo Magnolia has been always promoted music culture with a lot of great gigs, festivals, dj sets with a low price policy and looking to the quality. Polkadot believes it was an important step to approch a new italian vision close to european clubbing culture. This project strengthens Magnolia’s philosophy and our romantic idea that music can save the world, just a little bit!
For more information http://www.circolomagnolia.it
Antony Gormley – One & Other (6 July – 14 October 2009)
This summer, sculptor Antony Gormley invites you to help create an astonishing living monument. He is asking the people of the UK to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London, a space normally reserved for statues of Kings and Generals, in an image of themselves, and a representation of the whole of humanity.
Every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days without a break, different people will make the Plinth their own. If you’re selected, you can use your time on the plinth as you like – to demonstrate, to perform, or simply to reflect. One & Other is open to anyone and everyone from any corner of the UK. As long as you’re 16 or over and are living, or staying, in the UK, you can apply to be part of this unforgettable artistic experiment. Participants will be picked at random, chosen from the thousands who will enter, to represent the entire population of the UK. The rules are simple: you must stand on the plinth alone, for the whole hour; you can do whatever you want, provided it’s legal; and you can take anything with you that you can carry.
