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| Ingenious Residence Melding Modern Style and Victorian Character Posted: 13 Feb 2011 12:48 AM PST A modern two-storey residence rises in a Melbourne neighbourhood thanks to the creative minds from Australian based architecture studio Mim Design. They designed and constructed the house named DMH Residence, transforming it from a classic Victorian dwelling into a contemporary collection of architectural structures based on the classy design. By keeping the basic design elements, the architects were able to create a modern charm used throughout the house. With simplified aesthetics, the DMH Residence is a match between past and future, with glass elements and geometric volumes complementing the classic, harmonious lines of the Victorian base. According to Mim Design, the project: ” distinguishes between old and new with a clean, timeless interior renovation melding with a classic Victorian character. The Victorian features throughout the home have been simplified to a clean, fresh palette whilst maintaining all of the existing elements. The requirements of a modern family home are demonstrated through the simple extended height and open feel of the renovation. The interior furnishings work in conjunction with the space to create an elegant, timeless, fresh feel.”
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| Ingenious Orthogonal Orange Cube with Innovative Architecture Posted: 12 Feb 2011 07:44 AM PST The old harbour zone of French city of Lyon was adorned with a fascinating orthogonal cube into which a giant hole was carved, creating the proper conditions for light, air circulation and views. The Orange Cube project combines spaces for commercial and cultural developments, like the Cardinal Group headquarters or the Design Showroom RBC. The sustainable architecture contains elements that work together to create a versatile space with offices, design showrooms and a large top-floor terrace with astounding views of Lyon, la Fourvière and Lyon-Confluence. Choosing orange paint, Jakob + Macfarlane Architects made a connection to lead paint, an industrial colour often used for harbour zones. The 5 levels of the structure are penetrated by a hole “piercing the building horizontally from the river side inwards and upwards through the roof terrace. In order to create the void, Jakob + MacFarlane worked with a series of volumetric perturbations, linked to the subtraction of three "conic" volumes disposed on three levels: the angle of the façade, the roof and the level of the entry. These perturbations generate spaces and relations between the building, its users, the site and the light supply, inside a common office program.”
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