BANQ restaurant by Office dA
Banq restaurant is located at the base of the old Penny Savings Bank, in an early 20th century building abandoned for years in Boston. After the building’s reconstruction two segments emerged, the front area programmed to be a bar and the larger hall which would serve as the dining area. Office dA managed to overlap any structural problems and create a fancy restaurant out from an abandoned place. Find out how inspiration can help a project find its place in the world’s best restaurants list.
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Kring – Gumho Culture Complex by Unsangdong Architects
Korean firm Unsangdong Architects designed ‘Kring’ Gumho Culture Complex located in Seoul, Korea. The building clad in steel features various circular forms indented into the surface for windows and openings. A cyclindrial walkway connects the various areas within the complex. It is comprised of offices, conference rooms, cafes and a creative space for holding public performances, events and exhibitions.
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Body House by Monolab Architects
Can opposite concepts coexist in the same architectural project? Check out BODY HOUSE and you’ll have the answer. Monolab Architects designed it based on the clients’ needs; cooking and dining space being the basic areas whilst sleeping and bathing the secondary ones. Basically Body House is a mix of three small concepts. On the top there is the roof terrace with an open, light and flexible nylon tent while the lower part is solid, dark and heavy leaving the main part in between: a voluminous space with big windows towards the panoramic river view.
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Reed Space by upsetters architects
Reed Space is a shop interior in Tokyo, designed by Japanese firm upsetters architects and featuring shelves made of chairs.
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IF Group designs WakuWaku in Hamburg
The opening of the first branch of the restaurant chain WakuWaku in Hamburg gives the starting signal for the company’s self-proclaimed revolution of the fast food sector. WakuWaku’s philosophy revolves around a consistently implemented concept of sustainability and good value, healthy food, which is prepared extremely quickly. The key theme of sustainability is realised in an undogmatic, creative and unconventional way. It is already inherent in the name: ‘Waku’ is Japanese and means stir-fried, cooking hot, and at the same time exciting and tantalising.
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Zaha Hadid Faucet by Triflow Concepts – not only stylish…
Inspired by the fluidity of water itself, the Zaha Hadid faucet from Triflow Concepts is a flowing, seamless faucet that stands out as a piece of art. Suitable for either your bathroom or kitchen, the Triflow tap by Zaha Hadid makes the spout, body and handle of the tap come together into a sculptural, functional item.
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‘Invisible streetlight’ by Jongoh Lee from South Korea
‘Invisible streetlight’ by Jongoh Lee has been designed to depict the processes of photosynthesis conducted by plants using solar energy. By saving energy
from sunlight during the day like actual trees, it emits light at night. The lights’ flexible body can be directly wrapped around a tree branch with no support required, blending into the surrounding environment.
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Janus Chair by Jang Yoon
Jang Yoon is a los angeles based industrial designer who works primarily in furniture. Yoon was on of the designers featured in the ‘protoype: design for ideas for the home’ exhibit at this month’s interior design show in Toronto.
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Frank Gehry On Line – book from Yale University Press
World-renowned architect Frank Gehry considers drawing a conceptual tool: his fluid, unpredictable sketches demonstrate how he searches for ideas with his pen. This handsome book, slipcased in a cardboard box that itself recalls Gehry’s furniture, offers an in-depth analysis of his drawings during the two decades since computer generated design began to dominate architectural practice. Esther da Costa Meyer analyzes his idiosyncratic style, his inspiration in the art of the past and of the present, and his contributions to the art of architectural draftsmanship. As often as possible, she allows Gehry to speak for himself.
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