A legkevesebb a legjobb
Budapest egyik kertvárosias külső kerületében – itthon még új kísérletnek tekinthető – komplex építészeti és belsőépítészeti gondolkodásmóddal találkozhatunk egy tavaly elkészült családi ház képében. A fiatal megbízó házaspár talán az egyik legprogresszívebb hazai építőipari kivitelező vállalatnál ismerkedhetett meg – nem csupán a kortárs építészeti irányzatokkal, hanem a korszerű kivitelezési eljárásokkal is. Új családi otthonuk megtervezésében – a szó igazi, nemes értelmében – Megbízóként viselkedtek: a tervezők kiválasztását és a program meghatározását követően valódi alkotói szabadságot biztosítottak nekik.
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House in Buzen by Suppose Design Office
When they are young, places like a narrow path between houses, the edge of a garden, the back of a shed, under the floor, or an open lot are the preferred playgrounds of children. Rather than a park or garden that was built to be played in, we wanted to make a house with a courtyard that would become a playground naturally. Rather than a collection of rooms, we think of this house as a collection of constructions, and we produced a design that seems to be made out of various different structures. Paths covered by a glass roof weave between the disconnected structures to create an interior space that feels exterior, a private space that feels public, a hall that feels like an avenue. In that space the children can run around, you can enjoy a breeze while you eat, read under the sun, and fall asleep watching the stars.
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McNally Jackson Cafe by Front Studio
New York based Front Studio have completed the design for the renovation of the McNally Jackson Cafe, which is part of the McNally Jackson Bookstore in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood. McNally Jackson Books is one of the largest independent booksellers in downtown Manhattan. The owner wished to re-conceptualize the café as a place evocative of literature. A fluid collaboration between the owner and architects, all avid readers, the newly realized space creates visceral connections to the act of reading in each programmatic function. A scattering of books hangs precipitously from the ceiling, as if a pile of books had been thrown into the sky and frozen. The curved wall surrounding the seating area is covered in wallpaper made entirely of open spine books, the texture of the print adds a rippling effect of restless pages. Running along the wall is a series of folding single tables, carefully crafted to resemble a folded book when closed. The new menu is made of food related quotes lit by 4 light fixtures, each dedicated to the many editions of a singular book.
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BIT Bogstadveien by Scenario
BIT-chain has been well known for a long time in Oslo for their delicious sandwiches and calzone, as well as for a cool industrial open kitchen interior design that the owner did himself. But during the past year, BIT decided that they want a new identity that would be more friendly and welcoming. Together with an advertisement company Dinamo we developed a modern version of the classic European bistro. We had a focus on English and French bistros and tried to make a new fusion version for Oslo’s inhabitants – Norwegian bistro. All items of graphical profiling, furniture and details are built under this concept.
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Get in the mood to discover your SKIN MOOD
All of us who love design and the value which it adds to our lives have developed safe criteria for our choices. Criteria which aesthetic differences subside and different tastes converge. What we are referring to is the existence of a “groundbreaking” concept; of an idea which can run entirely on a creation (object, architecture, product), and make it so unique and special.
This is exactly the case with SKIN MOOD, a store which operates in the northern suburbs of Athens*GR, in the district of Kifisia. SKIN MOOD offers a substantial differentiation in the theory and practice of Cosmetology. This high-tech store, with its simple and clean aesthetics was created to house an innovative concept: to supply us with completely personalized cosmetics.
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Reflection of Mineral by Atelier Tekuto in Tokyo
The team at Atelier Tekuto has designed a home from a dissection of a white volume. Located near the center of Tokyo, the complex architectural dwelling, although intricate in its angular play, has a serene and simple nature to it. The house exterior is stretched over a sea of unique planes in white finish. Utilizing elimination as part of the creative process, Atelier Tekuto pondered on the keywords of ‘minerals’ and ‘reflection’ to focus the dissection as a positive influence to the project. The dwelling’s abstract form capitalizes on the idea that there is not one space alike, therefore strengthening the narrative to the natural minerals.
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Noir by Nuca in Romania
A warm, intimate interior greets you from the glass street scape as you enter Piatra Neamt’s noir restaurant. Located in northeast Romania, Piatra Neamt is a city surrounded by mountains of forrest, which you will soon begin to understand how the landscape’s beauty seeped into the interior space. The design team at Nuca, composed by Robert Marin, Ramona Macarie and Mirela Nitu utilized wood for it’s warmth and relation to the surrounding topography. Rather than just wood tables, wood flooring and wood wall panels, the palette is broken and accentuated through sculpture, lighting and contrasting textures.
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A Black Sea Alcove
The Pipe House is a weekend get-away retreat by Butenko Vasiliy and Sergey Mahno located along the Black sea, just at the edge of the Crimean Mountains of the Ukraine. Planned as an oasis for rest and relaxation, the house has been divided into zones by opaque and translucent screens, allowing the user flexibility in shading the sun, creating privacy, and blocking off areas when entertaining guests. You can see the exposed track guides embedded in the floor as they define the different zones even while the screens remain open. Within each zoned cavity, there is a single light fixture serving that area- these fixtures collectively create a beautiful rhythm along the ceiling. The pure, simple white forms morphing out of the ceiling create a soft, liquid like form adorning the structure above.
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Faberge Salon by Jaime Hayon in Genčve, Switzerland
The interior of the Faberge boutique presents an innovative approach to the High Jewellery experience, with its expression of modern luxury through simplicity and sensuality. The concept and design focuses on superlative craftsmanship, sensually minimal shapes and forms, and exquisite materials, including silk wall drapes, rare woods and Carrara marble. The materials used give the boutique an organic and dynamic feel balanced by a serenity that comes from the tonality of neutral, silvered metallic shades. Light and luminosity that flood the boutique form the central theme of Hayon’s interior design. Simple open spaces are bathed in the reflections of mirrors and in outside light that drifts through the tinted glass of cut-out gem-shaped panels in tall interconnecting doors.
Via & more: Hayon Studio
Flat #1 by Ecole
Ecole, a French architecture and design studio, has designed an apartment interior in Paris. Facing the Eglise Saint-Gervais on one side and the Hôtel de Ville de Paris on the other, this 95 sqm apartment occupies the whole of the the two top floors of an 18th century building. The project comprised a full restructuration of the existing space and the conception of some design elements. The first floor, formerly consisting of a long corridor and four rooms has been largely cut open. Thus, the entrance, the living room and the kitchen form one single continuity. The guest space (a bedroom and a bathroom) has been built on the same floor. A steel staircase links the living room to the owner’sv private space underneath the roof.
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