| Small House by Unemori Architects Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:06 PM PST Unemori Architects designed this house in Tokyo, Japan with a very small footprint. 
. Description from the architects: The small house which the married couple and their child live stands at the densely populated area in Tokyo. Though the neighboring houses is very close, I aimed to design the house which exceed the physical narrowness living at the city. I laid out the 4m×4m building that as small as I can at the center of site area 34m2 and made some space for flowing of light and wind around it. And by making the space, it's possible to avoid setback regulation and it has the 9m high volume like a tower. The inside is simple structure what is separated by the 4 floor boards and is jointed by spiral stairway. Especially, by making some extremely thin floor boards (thickness 70mm), the up and down floor boards got close and connected the whole space of the house without a break. The space of around the house is useful to let light and wind in. The wall of the rooms borders the outside, so I put windows in the best position that harmonizing with its surroundings. And the window is so big against the small room, every time the window opens or closes, the inside view dramatically changes. Especially, at the second and third floor there is a large hinged door each room, if it is opened, the inside of the room is enveloped in light and wind as if you are outside. By making the thin floor boards for connecting with their life and making the large windows what are opened toward the city, I aimed to exceed the segmentation, for example the up stair and the down stair, the inside and the outside, a building and the town, etc… to broaden the whole image of a house.                 Visit the Unemori Architects website – here. . .  |
| Synapse Chair by Andrew Perkins Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:08 PM PST American designer Andrew Perkins has created the Synapse chair. 
. Description from the designer: Structural comfort and thoughtful use of materials are at the heart of this piece. All the necessary joints of a chair are distilled into one component. The stainless steel component allows the chair to stack and provides a measure of spring to the user.       Visit Andrew Perkins’ website – here. Photography by Mark Serr . .  |
| InBetween House by Koji Tsutsui & Associates Posted: 06 Feb 2012 08:25 AM PST |
| Blush Chair by Sofie Brünner Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:26 AM PST Danish textile and furniture designer Sofie Brünner has designed the Blush chair. 
. Description from the designer: BLUSH is a unique lounge chair that aims at stimulating the senses. Working from the concept of haptic design (design that stimulate the sense of touch), BLUSH has a contrasting and playful appearance that invites the user to explore the materials, construction and comfortability. The chair consists of a faceted hard aluminium shell in which a perforated pattern has been laser-cut. Using a brush binding technique, the holes are upholstered with strips of hand printed felt. This results in a soft and tactile front upholstery and a pixel-like upholstered back. Overall BLUSH has a surprisingly austere expression that is softened by the blushing felt loops that flourish across the chair.       Visit Sofie Brünner’s website – here. .  |
