Freshome.com - Interior Design & Architecture Newsletter

---

• Lightweight Missix Armchair Inspired By Ancient Spirals
• Vivid Atmosphere In And Around This Unique Orange House
• Custom Built Shanholt Residence In Arizona’s Desert Mountain Community
• Unusually Shaped Modern Dwelling Flaunting Flexibility
• Light Beam Art, Based on the Principles of Camera Obscura

Lightweight Missix Armchair Inspired By Ancient Spirals Posted: 09 Apr 2012 06:35 AM PDT Taking armchair design a step further, the Missix Armchair is inspired by the mysterious Minoan spirals from Santorini. Made out of rotational molded polythene, the modern shape of the Missix Armchair swirls around itself, composing a clean and elegant contemporary design. Resembling the shape of the number six, the armchair was given a name that would encompass its form and delicate collection of lines. Di Marzio Design created the armchair to be used both indoors and outdoors, wherever you need a compact, comfortable chair easy to move and use. This is how the design studio describes their latest design spotted on ChicTip: “This small armchair looks compact and monolithic together, yet its sinuous and enveloping line shows its minimal nature, enhanced by a light and soft shape. This fully recyclable material makes Missix a robust, lightweight and handy chair, which is both easy to clean and impact and weather-resistant. Missix is suitable for both residential and contract environments, in both indoor and outdoor areas. The intuition behind Missix comes from the mysterious perfection of the Minoan spirals from Santorini, which date a thousand years earlier than the geometrical figure commonly attributed to Archimedes.” You're reading Lightweight Missix Armchair Inspired By Ancient Spirals originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Vivid Atmosphere In And Around This Unique Orange House Posted: 09 Apr 2012 03:52 AM PDT Located in Ankara, Turkey, the bold orange color displayed by this residence stands at the base of its name – the Orange House. Turkish studio Yazgan Design Architecture envisioned the house rising three stories in the air and composing a collection of spaces gathering views of the surrounding urban developments and the Middle East Technical University forest. The steep site occupied by the house was recreated to suit the inhabitant’s needs and wishes and offer them the best possible layout for daily activities. Displaying its beautiful details over as surface of 1,050 square meters, the orange residential construction made of steel is best described by its designers: “The program is based on the development of flexible relationships between diverse inputs of design, such as, materials, program elements, demands of users, dimensional requirements, site peculiarities, Ankara climate and its habitat, architects and engineers involved with the project. The building is the product of a flexible-systematic process without losing the initial idea. The building design is based on surfaces that develop an exterior-interior space relation between autonomous rooms, and an initial diagram concerning the circulation connecting these rooms. All rooms reflect the specific needs of employers in their design. For instance, dining room is dimensioned with reference to the existing Persia carpet belonging to the users.” Glass and water features were combined to shape a striking outdoor display that unifies the design and participate in creating a fascinating residential property. Take a look at the photos to shape an idea of this home’s uniqueness and bold architectural statement. You're reading Vivid Atmosphere In And Around This Unique Orange House originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Custom Built Shanholt Residence In Arizona’s Desert Mountain Community Posted: 09 Apr 2012 02:45 AM PDT Located in North Scottsdale, Arizona, in the sought-after Desert Mountain community, the Shanholt Residence was designed to support a simple, modern and elegant lifestyle, taking into account the standard design guideline set by the community. Seeing the Shanholt Residence through the eyes of architectural photographer Mark Spomer, we can get a glimpse of the house’s details and atmosphere – a luxury retreat from stress, custom built by local studio Brissette Architects to override the site’s challenges and display an architecture that celebrates the surroundings. Composed of rectilinear and circular lines, this desert home was carefully organized to flaunt a seamless connection to the outdoors. Using materials like stucco, stone and metal to shape a strong shell, the architects created a house with an inviting elegance. Flowing from one space to another, the interior arrangement was adorned with the client’s choice of walnut doors and millwork, granites and tile, expressing the inhabitant’s specific charm, while the random flagstone flooring seen in the common spaces blend the interiors with the exterior. You're reading Custom Built Shanholt Residence In Arizona’s Desert Mountain Community originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Unusually Shaped Modern Dwelling Flaunting Flexibility Posted: 09 Apr 2012 01:36 AM PDT Designed for a young family of four, Haus W encompasses a flexible design, prepared to evolve together with the family and offer them a dream setting for everyday life. Pott Architects, with offices in Berlin, are the ones behind this project. They built the 3,000 square foot house located in the Lichterfelde district of Berlin, Germany, in the garden of an old villa, but accessed via its own road. Appearing as a single volume residence, Haus W’s interiors are separated by walls and sliding doors creating the choice of enjoying time alone or in the company of friends and family. With a sunken entrance flanked by a spacious foyer with a cloakroom and service areas, the residence has a beautiful layout. Following the contours of the property, the modern living, dining and cooking spaces were placed on the first level. The next split level floor is occupied by the living room and private parents’ room, while the upper floor shelters the kids bedrooms and play area. Described by its owners as a "house that's like a holiday", the carefully planned  contemporary residence is dressed in a dark copper shell pierced by windows capturing natural light and views of the garden.  How do you feel about the unusual shape displayed by the modern dwelling? You're reading Unusually Shaped Modern Dwelling Flaunting Flexibility originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

Light Beam Art, Based on the Principles of Camera Obscura Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:28 AM PDT Artist Chris Fraser takes old physics discoveries and turn them into contemporary art. By applying the laws of Camera Obscura, a dark box (or room) with a hole drilled in one side, projected an image from the exterior, turned upside down, the artist plays with light, with intriguing results: “It is both utterly remarkable and terribly ordinary. But there is no need to stop with one opening. Bore a second hole into the wall and two images, offset but roughly similar, will appear. Continue to drill. Remove the wall piecemeal, minding each change. Picture will stack atop picture, dissolving eventually into the mere impression of light.” Chris Fraser further explains, in an interview for Co.Design: “I had regarded my house as a living camera. I would watch pictures of the sun move across the living room floor over the course of a day, and notice how its path would change with the season“. An interesting approach for an art installation, don’t you agree? You're reading Light Beam Art, Based on the Principles of Camera Obscura originally posted on Freshome. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Freshome on Twitter, Facebook and Google+

You are subscribed to email updates from Freshome.com - Interior Design & Architecture Newsletter To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610