Voici le dernier clip pour le groupe !!! (Chk Chk Chk) extrait de leur album “Strange Weather, Isn’t It ?”, sorti sur le label Warp. Un clip dirigé par Saman Keshavarz, l’auteur de la saga des vidéos pour Russ Chimes – Midnight Club EP. A découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
Photographer Patrick Miara has sent us his photographs of this art centre in Les Herbiers by French architects Forma 6.
Called Tour des Artes, the building houses music and dance schools.
The facade is clad in golden copper-aluminium alloy panels.
Here’s some more information from the architects (in French):
L’école de musique est le 1er bâtiment d’un nouveau quartier, entre centre-ville et faubourg, en bordure d’un espace urbain majeur en devenir : la Place des Droit de l’Homme.
C’est dans l’alignement du futur mail des Droits de l’Homme que s’implante strictement le hall et la salle de diffusion, éléments majeurs de l’édifice. Cette entrée cadrée et géométriquement dessinée semble alors être le prolongement du mail où la frontière ténue entre extérieur et intérieur est volontairement gommée afin d’affirmer la continuité spatiale et l’ouverture sur la ville de l’Ecole de Musique.
La tour, en ponctuation d’angle, passe du statut de rotule à la fonction symbolique de signal urbain, sorte de campanile culturel, façon de la réintégrer à l’espace urbain majeur.
VOLUMETRIE :
La géométrie complexe de la parcelle et les volumétries variées des différents éléments du programme déterminent l’école autour du volume orthogonal du hall et de la salle de diffusion.
Le volume créé, gradué, protecteur et dynamique, s’enroule autour de la grande salle en gagnant progressivement de la hauteur pour finir par s’élancer dans la tour.
Celle-ci devient le troisième signal vertical de la ville et entre en résonnance visuelle avec les deux églises, créant une sorte de triumvirat culturo-cultuel.
Sa volumétrie sculpturale a été pensée comme une métaphore contemporaine du clocher tant par sa forme que par sa matière minérale, le TECU Gold choisi pour sa couleur dorée, évocatrice de la pierre des Herbiers, pour ses qualités physiques s’adaptant à la volumétrie complexe et pour ses capacités à être utilisé en façade et en toiture.
Le rythme aléatoire du calepinage fait vibrer la peau comme la musique fait vibrer le bâtiment.
Alors que ce ruban protecteur semble massif, des extractions de matières, fidèle au concept de masse sculptée et nécessaires à l’accès et/ou à l’éclairage, sont pratiquées.
Elles sont alors systématiquement repérées d’un rouge “rideau de scène”, utilisé aussi sous la coque de la salle de diffusion dont la volumétrie aérienne autorise l’implantation du hall et dont la couleur permet le repérage depuis la place.
L’éclairage naturel des salles est assuré par des châssis verticaux rythmés sur le calepinage et affleurant la peau extérieure, façon de renforcer les grandes lignes du bâtiment ainsi que la couleur et l’ombre portée des creux.
La densité des châssis est fonction des pièces qu’ils éclairent, leur verticalité permet d’ouvrir les espaces sur la ville, sans créer d’effets vitrines mais dans un jeu de cadrages cinétiques et graphiques.
Le parti pris d’enroulement graduel nécessite une attention particulière à la cinquième façade, visible des alentours.
L’ensemble des façades est donc traité avec le même matériau, le TECU Gold, donnant au volume une multi-orientation venant renforcer l’idée d’un équipement en rotule entre la ville et le bourg.
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| Studio 13/16 by Mathieu Lehanneur | Les Ti’Canailloux by Topos Architecture | Auditorium Atlantida by Josep Llinas |
Une belle installation de l’artiste Martin Bircher intitulée “Type Case” : un affichage écran doté d’une résolution de 125 pixels rectangulaires, de différentes tailles. Ils sont formés à partir de la réflexion de la lumière LED, et sont une représentation de l’information visuelle de l’actualité.
the new city coat rack by radius design is a daily homage to your favourite metropolis, whether it is right on your doorstep or far away. accurately l..
Indie design powerhouses join forces for a new shop in L.A.’s furniture marketplace H.D. Buttercup
As a one-stop furnishings marketplace, H.D. Buttercup’s enormous Culver City showroom filled with furnishings, art, rugs, bedding and accessories leaves most interiors junkies wanting for little. Last Friday saw the launch of the one thing the complex might be missing with a new 3,700 square-foot section bringing together the indie fashion of Apartment 3 and designers from the gift fair Unique LA. We checked in with Sonja Rasula, who founded Unique in 2008, and Kristin Knauff of Apartment 3 while they were setting up their H.D. Buttercup digs.
Originally founded in 2003 as a boutique on La Brea, Apartment 3 has developed into a full-service fashion production company. Unique LA, one of the biggest shows for independent crafts in the country, features wares made by area designers and encourages the consumption of local products. Together at H.D. Buttercup, the two brands have created a forum to shop for children’s and baby products, clothing, art, accessories, edibles, gifts and more.
In store, Rasula is proud to offer designs by Sub_urban riot, Chemline, 28 Squares, Eva Franco, sugarhigh + Lovestoned , Detroit Sprinkles, Maiden Voyage, Misha Lulu, Rock Socks and others. We spotted the hand-woven scarves by Loomlab that interpret Braille, computer circuits, and QR coding into the pattern and color palette. The Original Record Wallets fashion leather and nylon into billfolds sporting images of Prince, The Clash or astronauts.
Apartment 3 collections span denim, bowties, vintage clothing and footwear, including exclusive pieces from Smoke & Mirrors that hang on one of the industrial metal racks. Both companies plan to showcase many of their favorite designers in a carefully-curated collection of merchandise.
Photos by Justin Sullivan
 | When one anticipates a Viktor & Rolf show, it’s expected that their will be outrageous pieces, crazy silhouettes and unexpected details that will challenge you ideas on conventional fashion, or at the very least, make you sit up and take notice. Their latest S/S 2011 runway collection was no exception, with pieces seemingly inspired by Alice in Wonderland on even more hallucinogens and in the midst of a huge Mad-Hatter hosted wedding reception. Vertical striped of bold blue and shiny red, oversized shoulders, exaggerated asymmetry and multiple, enlarged cuffs and other whimsical details made the collection truly unique and gave it a healthy dose of fun, which is signature for Viktor & Rolf. But once you get past the humor and eccentricities, it’s obvious that these garments are full of intricate details and true skill and talent in the construction. Personal loves were the shirt dresses in varying styles and the frothy use of fabric and ruching. Satin fabrics were made into crazy wedding-style gowns that looked appropriate for the weddings of the likes of Rihanna or Lady Gaga, especially the finale piece. Viktor & Rolf S/S 2011 collection is one piece of art after another and while many of the ensembles seemed too outrageous for everday wear, many of the pieces, when separated, are completely wearable for the fashion conscious! Click the slideshow to see some Viktor & Rolf S/S 2011 faves! |
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Une collaboration pour la partie musicale entre l’artiste Skyence et Audionerve, avec cette animation réalisée par Johannes Timpernagel depuis Berlin. Une vidéo et des graphiques générés avec l’outil VVVV, et édités sous After Effects. Insct est inclu dans le Project Mooncircle.
Duo is a cabinet consisting of an old cabinet integrated into a modern furniture. Within today’s busy society, the human needs memories, affection and..
Japanese architects Shinichi Ogawa & Associates have completed this house in Hiroshima, Japan, with one wall glazed in sliding panels that open onto a grassy courtyard.
Called Warehouse, the long narrow space has an open-plan interior.
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
A free-standing structure in the double-height space houses cabinets and private rooms, while the top of the largest unit can be used as an extra floor.
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
At night, light from the inside can be seen from the street through a frosted glass courtyard wall.
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
Photographs are by the architects unless stated otherwise.
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
Here’s more detail from the architects:
The house is essentially a large, “one room space” with functional furniture (millwork).
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
This site is located in the suburb, Higashihiroshima-shi in Hiroshima, Japan. There are low-rise houses vastly spread around this rural district.
The building is a single volume house with dimensions of 3.0m H. x 8.0m W. x 21.5m L. with a courtyard enclosed by frosted glass.
The interior of this “one room space” is composed of a hall, living/dining room and a kitchen, bathroom, Japanese-style room, study room, and a master bedroom, which are all laid out in a linear arrangement.
This “one room space” is compartmentalized into several spaces by the floor level changes and the arrangement of functional furniture.
The top of the functional furniture creates yet another floor, which is planned to be the child room, while the inside of this functional furniture is planned for private space.
Hence, while being able to feel and be part of this vast, “one room space”, simultaneously, one is able to have privacy, by aligning the top of the functional furniture to the same height.
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
The interior space seamlessly connects with the courtyard on the south side of the house, due to the sliding glass doors which can fully open and let the interior become one with nature.
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
This house enables a comfortable, luxurious space where the residents’ daily actions are accomplished and where one can live along with the change of nature.
Above photograph is by Yoshiyuki Yano
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