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- Fresh and Creatively Practical: House To Catch The Tree
- Unique Vintage Details in a Fascinating Apartment Near Barcelona
- Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors Book Out This Fall
- Gallery House Displaying Works by Female Contemporary Artists
- Creative Round-the-Corner Chair: Hörnstol
- Combining Old and New: Mlicki Offices by JBAD
| Fresh and Creatively Practical: House To Catch The Tree Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:49 AM PDT House To Catch The Tree was designed by studio Berranger & Vincent Architectes and is located in Nantes, France. The residence has a total surface of 1,377 square feet (around 128 square meters) and its structure features three levels. The architecture plans of the building aimed at taking advantage of a beautiful chestnut tree situated nearby: "In the heart of Nantes, the house settles on a narrow and steep site. Its location and its size result from regulatory constraints and topography: an old chestnut listed in classified wooden area, a sharp drop, a maximum height of 6m down the roof and 10m up, two parking lots. The first floor hosts the double height living space, which extends to the garden. Facing the back of the house, the chestnut tree creates a permanent interaction with the inhabitants, plays on the ease of use, light (thermal control over the seasons)." The interiors of this home draw attention due to a complex color palette and overall cheerful interiors. Have a look!
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| Unique Vintage Details in a Fascinating Apartment Near Barcelona Posted: 08 Aug 2011 04:35 AM PDT This unique home found on Ideas to Steal is located just 5 minutes away from Barcelona and features a stunning combination of old and new. Recently renovated for a young couple with two children, the crib kept most of its initial design details intact. The ceiling height with its tile roof and wooden beams and brick walls were preserved, but the overall structure of the house was changed. The architects added a second floor to locate the master bedroom and free up all the bottom, where the living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom for children are. The master bedroom has a nostalgic and evocative atmosphere, reminding of the old industrial neighborhood in the area. The room was decorated using recovered antiques and intriguing vintage details. Incredible visual effects are created by using strong color contrasts, yet with a balanced aesthetic effect. We are looking forward to see what details caught your attention.
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| Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors Book Out This Fall Posted: 08 Aug 2011 03:49 AM PDT The promise of rekindling the old flame of fascinating and luxurious architecture and interior decoration is brought by Louis Vuitton‘s Architecture and Interiors Book, to be published this Fall. The plans to release the book have been announced to include over 300 illustrations and information about all the brand’s retail spaces. Showcasing the foundations and structures of all of all Louis Vuitton stores worldwide, the 304 pages volume will be a gateway to the world of luxurious commercial architecture and design. Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors will include unpublished sketches and interviews with Peter Marino, Christian de Portzamparc and Jun Aoki. The book will be published by Rizzoli in two editions: the standard edition for $85 and the limited edition version featuring three monogrammed fabric slipcases for $130. Interested?
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| Gallery House Displaying Works by Female Contemporary Artists Posted: 08 Aug 2011 02:35 AM PDT The Gallery House in San Francisco, California represents the merger of art and lifestyle. It is an art-loving couple’s paradise flooded with natural light. Sheltering a semi-public art gallery and a residence for two avid art collectors, the Gallery House displays a modern representation of how art should be cared for. Each space represents the inhabitants’ love for artistic expressions from exclusively female contemporary artists. The street-level gallery displays personal collections and collections of friends. The next two floors displaying art and the penthouse sculpture garden are connected to the private spaces allowing the visitors to experience even the lifestyle of the inhabitants. An open floor plan allows art-interested people to capture bits of the art world in both the public and the private sense. The envelope of the house protects it from the cold fog, but also opens it up to sun and breeze. Skylights draw natural light in and offer glimpses of the night sky. Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects really outdone themselves by creating this architectural hybrid, haven’t they?
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| Creative Round-the-Corner Chair: Hörnstol Posted: 08 Aug 2011 01:46 AM PDT We’ve seen more and more designs lately that take advantage of an area often neglected. Hörnstol is a highly original chair designed by Anton Björsig especially for the corner. And if you happen to have some matching wooden furniture items around the room, this could be an inspired idea. You might reply that this is not the most practical design in the world and that its size makes it impossible for it to be carried around the house like a common chair. But this is not really an issue to consider, since this product was developed with a precise home location in mind. We can not help but wonder how would two people communicate with each other while seating on this odd furniture piece. All in all, this concept did not leave us indifferent. We appreciate its creativity and are curious to see your reactions.
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| Combining Old and New: Mlicki Offices by JBAD Posted: 08 Aug 2011 12:36 AM PDT Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design have completed Mlicki Offices, a complex architecture project located in Ohio, USA. According to the architects, “the goal of this 6800 square foot commercial office renovation project was to recycle a pair of older, historic structures, giving them a new identity and purpose while retaining their historic character, an important part of the brand of Mlicki strategic design firm. After a careful and thorough analysis of the options of renovation or rebuilding, JBAD helped the owners determine that reshaping the existing structures and making selective deletions and additions would best achieve a balance between old and new and an efficient and sustainable reuse of these buildingsThe structures are connected with a visually and functionally unifying entry and atrium, a fractured spherical void carved from the center, and sections of the roofs raised to increase interior daylight and space“. The result is a modern reorganization, with many of the initial details kept intact. How do you find this type of architecture approach?
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