Dec 20
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Dec 20
Johnston Marklee designs rotunda residence for series of Spanish holiday homes
Posted in: johnston marklee, slideshows, Solo Houses, spanish housesAmerican firm Johnston Marklee has designed a circular house with a paddling pool on the roof as part of a series of inventive holiday homes proposed by architects including Sou Fujimoto and Didier Faustino for a national park in Spain (+ slideshow).
Johnston Marklee‘s Round House is number four in the series of Solo Houses, an initiative funded by French developer Christian Bourdais that gives 12 architects free rein to develop any design within a set budget.
Rising above an almond grove, the house will accommodate living spaces and bedrooms on a elevated circular floor. Bedrooms will be positioned around the curved edges of the building, while sliding glass screens will allow rooms to open out to one another.
A spiral staircase at the centre of the house will lead residents up to the rooftop deck, offering panoramic views across the rural landscape.
Architects Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee compare the building to a string of famous villas with rotundas, including Andrea Palladio’s Villa Rotunda and Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion House.
“[It] captures the continuous horizon line of the surrounding landscape while accentuating the different spatial characteristics of the site’s orientations,” they said.
Both the base and roof terrace will feature a small square plan, contrasting with the curved outline of the main building’s floor.
Round House is one of 12 houses set to be built as part of the Solo Houses series. The symmetrical concrete Casa Pezo by Chilean studio Pezo Von Ellrichshausen is the only project completed so far, but will be followed by Didier Faustino’s Big Bang-inspired structure and Sou Fujimoto’s Geometric Forest.
Here’s a project description from Johnston Marklee:
Solo Houses unveils the Round House of Johnston Marklee
Situated on the outskirts of Cretas, Spain the Round House follows the grand tradition of country villas sited within an idyllic landscape. Approached along the edge of a dense forest and the Parc Natural dels Ports beyond, the Round House emerges as a singular object amongst a grove of almond trees.
The house consists of a single floor elevated above the almond grove to capture a panoramic view of the surroundings. The circular floor plan is supposed by a smaller base with a square plan, creating a sense of detachment from the landscape whilst remaining grounded by its inherent weight and mass. Protruding from the base is the main entrance. Upon entry the visitor ascends a flight of stairs and arrives within the centre of the house.
The primary axis of the bilaterally symmetrical plan runs along the length of the entry stairway, and is shaped by two curving walls that connect the living and dining areas of the open plan. These walls create a compressed spatial sensation while directing the visitor outward towards the panoramic view at the perimeter. Hovering above the almond trees, the space of the open plan extends into the landscape.
Behind the curving walls are four bedrooms with bathrooms and storage. The sliding doors of the bedrooms can open to connect to the living space and form a complete open plan when desired. A spiral staircase allows visitors to access the roof deck which has a square plan identical to the base of the house. Centred with a pool, the roof deck obtains an unbroken 360 degree view of the Aragonais backcountry.
Following the lineage of Andrea Palladio’s Villa Rotunda, Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion House, and John Lautner’s Chemosphere House; Johnston Marklee’s Round House captures the continuous horizon line of the surrounding landscape while accentuating the different spatial characteristics of the site’s orientations.
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Dec 20
Inspirée par une citation de Martin Luther King et voulant réagir au viol et à l’assassinat d’une jeune femme à Melbourne, l’artiste Maryann Talia Pau propose cette installation 1 Millon Stars to End Violence. Aidée par toute une communauté, elle a conçu cette superbe création, qui est découvrir en images dans la suite.
Dec 20
Toys – Hey Boy
Posted in: de caunes, Hey Boy, Louis de CaunesLe réalisateur français Louis de Caunes, après avoir récemment dirigé les clips de Saint Michel : Would You Stay et Katherine, s’est occupé de mettre en images le morceau « Hey Boy » de Toys. Une création en noir et blanc très réussie, entre skateboard et graffiti à New York, à découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.
Dec 20
Rocket Science and Dash
Posted in: Dash7, Portable Audio, Soundbar, SoundmattersIt is rocket science and it is earthshattering and YES it is innovative engineering. Ha! I have always wanted to say these lines to the skeptics out there who tend to crush form and function kinda ideas. For the Dash7 Pocket-sized Portable Wireless Soundbar by Soundmatters it took the creative genius of nuclear physics, astronomy, physical chemistry graduate and NASA Project Manager – Dr. Godehard Guenther! Bottomline: with the Dash7 Soundbar, you are assured superior sound quality teamed with Good Design.
I had a chance to talk with Dr. Guenther about his passion for technology, design and the Dash7, and this is what he had to say…
Me: You are often called a Renaissance man, can you elaborate why?
Dr. G: Well I do have many passions – music, problem solving, art, cooking, sailing, piano, photography and I guess I’m a bit unusual in that my training, experiences and passions drive me to develop some rather unique product solutions.
Me: We read your tag line on Soundmatters: Simply. Better. Can simple be better?
Dr. G: Our products are typically pretty sophisticated on the inside, as far as circuitry but we strive to make them as simple as possible to use and produce.
Me: Can you tell us about how Soundmatters came about?
Dr. G: The products we did at my previous companies, a/d/s/ and Braun, looked and sounded wonderful but were targeted to the affluent audiophile. I felt that with some of my patents, there was an opportunity to shrink the size and lower the cost of great sounding speakers – especially in the personal/multi-media space, where poor quality audio was the norm. So I started up Soundmatters, initially strictly as an R+D firm, then adding our own brand to pioneer our new designs in the market.
Me: Your education background is very radically different from a typical Industrial Designer, how has that helped you with the processes in your company?
Dr. G: Well I don’t really consider myself an Industrial Designer… just an engineer with what I hope is a strong sensitivity to what makes a product enjoyable to use. We have maintained strong relationships with a number of great traditionally trained Industrial Designers, whom we work with on our projects.
Me: What makes Soundmatters different from the other products out there in the market?
Dr. G: The patented technologies for our acoustic drivers, and the years of experience in utilizing them in a synergistic manner with state-of-the-art electronics and enclosure materials to create customer friendly audio systems sounding much, much better and larger than other similarly sized products.
Soundmatters didn’t invent the Bluetooth speaker, just the ones that sound good.
The Dash7 combines the most advanced highest performance version of Soundmatters legendary Twoofers (tweeters that also woof). Designed to be pancake-flat, these ultra power neodymium drivers provide a uniquely wide frequency range. The patented rechargeable BassBattery not only delivers up to 12 hours of playback but augments the powered Twoofers by ingeniously doubling as a passive bass woofer.
- At just 3/4″ height and 7.1 oz., Dash7 goes anywhere – using patented state-of-the-art audio technology to turn your tablet, phone or laptop into a personal amphitheater
- With extended Bluetooth range, Dash7 streams stereo music/movie soundtracks, also providing clear speakerphone/conference call capability with it’s built-in echo/noise canceling microphone
- Recharges via USB or included high-power international charger with US/EU/AU/UK adapters
Designer: Soundmatters [ Buy it here ]
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Dec 20
A Scorpion Without the Sting
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Scorpion chair earns its title from its shape which subtly mimics the form of the creepy crawly creature by the same name… only with 3 legs instead of 8! Formed using a traditional Chinese mortise and tenon joint structure, the nail-less design falls somewhere between a chair and stool with its single extended leg that serves as a small back. Don’t be deceived by the name… it’s friendlier looking than you might think!
Designer: Sunnmoo Pan
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Dec 20
Locally Sourced Lighting
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Ninebyfour lamp is a combination of neglected local natural resources and the advantageous LED tube light! The minimalistic design is crafted from local Amsterdam elm trees that are cut down due to illness and would otherwise be used as firewood. Using trees that passersby might have enjoyed at one time forms a deeper connection and ensures that no two fixtures are alike despite their archetypical form.
Designer: Waarmakers
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Dec 20
Friday Giveaway: 15 Autograph Leather Skins To Be WON!
Posted in: Autograph Leather Skins, Truffol, YD ContestsIf you are looking at ignoring Steve Job’s recommendation of a completely naked iPhone (iPhone5 / 5S or Samsung Galaxy S4), then we can help you out! Santa’s giving away 15 Autograph Leather Skins that have been lovingly crafted by Truffol. Just let him know which other smartphone make/model you would like Truffol to dress up and in what color.
Sexing up the iPhone5 / 5S and the Samsung GalaxyS4 is a much easier thing thanks to Truffol’s latest Personalized Leather Skin Series called the Autograph. We gave you the details about this beautiful skin earlier this week, and now it’s time to WIN Some!
15 Autograph Leather Skins are up for grabs!
- Tell us which other smartphone make/model you would like Truffol to dress up and in what color.
- Standard Contest Rules Apply
- Leave your comments below
- Contest Closes: 22nd Dec Midnight PST
- 15 Autograph Leather Skins to be won
The Autograph sources exclusively imported cowhide, from Santa Crocesull’Arno in Italy, trimmed to an incredible thickness of 0.6mm. The leather retains its pebble-grained texture, which apparently a big element in its design. The stainless steel inlay logo is electroplated with 18-karat Rose Gold on select leather colors.
You can pick from the Standard and Card variants; the Standard variant affords a slim profile where as the Card variant accommodates up to one credit card or driver’s license.
Truffol customizes the Autograph range by providing the embossing of (up to) three letters on the cover.
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