Ibuku, fondé par Elora Hardy, a construit une maison luxueuse et spectaculaire en bambou à Bali. La structure de la maison ne suit pas les conventions architecturales qu’on peut attribuer aux maisons traditionnelles. Le défi a notamment été de traiter efficacement le bambou afin qu’il devienne résistant aux insectes.
Milan 2015: London designer Lee Broom will transform a street of disused shops into a fake department store to present 20 new products in Milan next month.
Lee Broom will take over Via Alfredo Cappellini to create the exhibition of his largest collection to date during Milan’s design week.
Furniture, lighting and home accessories will be presented against dark grey backdrops and props within a series of interconnected spaces at The Department Store.
“I wanted to explore all the things that inspire me right now, from new materials, vivid colours, pop culture, craft culture, techniques from the past and shapes from the future,” said Broom. “All of which to be housed in my very own Department Store.”
Visitors will move through spaces split over two floors, each themed to correspond with a typical department from a large shop – including The Perfumery, Ladies’ Accessories, Gents’ Fitting Room, Book Store and Haberdashery. Broom said that he was aiming to create an “immersive journey through a cinematic pastiche of a store”.
The final area will act as the Stock Room, displaying Broom’s previous collections.
New products on show across the exhibition will include the Hanging Hoop chair, constructed from two brass-plated metal circles.
The smaller of the two hoops holds the cushioned seat and backrest – both upholstered in a red wool textile produced by Danish company Kvadrat – and balances within the larger hoop, which is suspended from the ceiling.
Continuing the circular theme, the Ring pendant lights comprise fluorescent circles clasped by polished brass balls.
For the Chapel Light, a geometric pattern of coloured glass in shades of red and white creates a diffuser across the base of a spun-metal dome.
Illuminated spheres are sliced diagonally and slightly slid apart to reveal slithers of brass to form the Crescent Lights.
Broom’s collection also includes an adaption of his glassware with marble bases launched last year. The updated Glass on Brass set replaces stone with the polished metal, supporting crystal vessels shaped for wine, champagne or Martinis.
The Department Store will be open from 14 to 19 April at 16 Via Alfredo Cappellini.
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This family home near Milan features a partially exposed steel and timber frame modelled on the historical rural farm buildings in the surrounding area.
Located in Fagnano Olona, a small village to the north-west of Milan, Casa CM was built between 2010 and 2014 by architect Paolo Carlesso as a home for his own family.
The exterior of the house features a layer of rectangular panels made from a fibre cement. The panels, which are just one-centimetre thick, are screwed onto a red pine substructure that is supported by a structural steel frame.
A number of the wooden elements have been left exposed around the outside of the building to improve ventilation and show the method of construction.
The architect wanted to design and build his own home as some of his relatives had done after his grandfather settled in the area in 1938.
Although he needed assistance pouring the foundation and installing the basic frame, Carlesso completed the rest of the construction work himself.
“I used inexpensive materials and in some cases reused wood discarded on other construction sites,” said Carlesso. “The sincerity of construction is transmitted by the design,” he added.
In the interior, clay sifted from the soil on the site was used to coat some of the walls and floors.
The entrance to the home is located on the north side of the building. The front door opens onto a corridor, with a bathroom and study arranged on either side.
At the end of the entrance hall, steps lead down to an open-plan living space with an adjoining kitchen area.
In the rest of the house, white walls and sections of wood panelling are used to create private areas for different family members and a first-floor bathroom.
Gaps were left around some of the structural steel columns and beams to create the feeling of a single internal space.
“This will create internal ventilation in the summer,” explained Carlesso. “At the top of the roof there are three windows which create an upward air flow.”
The three floors are connected by a set of cement steps, each finished with a wooden surface. On the first floor, the steps lead onto a mezzanine area overlooking the living space below.
In order to maximise the use of natural light, the building is orientated so its longest side faces south, with a small overhang on the roof – an idea taken from the nearby farmstead buildings.
“The projection of the roof to the south in rural buildings is higher in order to shade the facade during the summer,” explained Carlesso.
Surrounded by a larch timber pergola, a series of glass doors along this facade provide views into the garden from the living area. The clay floor accumulates heat from the sun to help keep the house warm in the evenings.
The house is built entirely from sustainable and locally sourced materials. “There was a necessity to use constructive ways that are sustainable, economic and require short labour,” said Carlesso. “This has dictated all the design choices.”
To construct the wooden frame without the use of adhesives or structural glues, the architect used a complex timber joining method designed to prevent the development of mould and condensation.
“Wood contributes to our living comfort by filtering and purifying the air inside the house and is a good thermal insulator,” said Carlesso.
Carlesso’s design was heavily influenced by the period of industrial development that took place near Milan at the beginning of the 20th century.
“Industrial buildings and the homes of employees formed the first expansion beyond the historical centre,” said the architect.
“New materials such as steel and cement were used together with wood and brick according to operational and economic needs,” he added. “There was a necessity to latch on to the history of this specific place.”
Project credits:
Architect: Paola Carlesso
Assistant Architect: Francesco Covelli
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How to work with dried flowers and why we at Bloesem like them so much.
Since living in Asia I miss working with fresh tulips or other known Dutch flowers … I remember my mom used to have a couple of vases in our home and I wish I could do that here too, but the weather just is too warm and flowers will die easily within a couple of days. So I started experimenting with drying flowers by hanging them upside down in our living room … the result was much more stunning then I could have hoped for.
Hope to see you soon at one of our Bloesem Classes.
La nouvelle agence évènementielle canadienne, Wildfire Experiential and Events, et ses fondateurs Kelly Thorpe et Bianca Knop se sont tournés vers le cabinet de marketing intégré Cossette pour réaliser l’identité visuelle de la marque. Résultat : Une business card qui permet de « mettre le feu » avec son gratte allumette, une belle métaphore.
A tall white wall wraps around the base of this house in Tsukuba City, Japan, screening it from the street and creating the illusion of a triple-level structure (+ slideshow).
Kichi Architectural Design designed the two-storey home for a couple and their three children in Tsukuba, a city 40 miles outside Tokyo. While the home has been given the name Circle House, it gives the impression of having three rectangular floors.
According to the architect, the name originates from the building’s layered form, which is intended to represent the circular ripples that often appear on the surface of water.
“The facade imagined the threefold circle which floats on the surface of a river,” explained studio founder Naoyuki Kikkawa. “The facade creates the image of three overlapping circles rising up from the expansive lawn.”
The first wall encloses a narrow strip of land around the lower floor of the property, providing daylight while maintaining privacy from neighbouring buildings and the street.
The second extends up from the slightly larger ground floor to conceal a first floor balcony, while the third wall is topped by a flat roof.
“The white walls surrounding the indoor space maintains privacy while allowing for plenty of sunlight,” Kikkawa told Dezeen.
The perimeter wall wraps the lower floor of the property on three sides but on the fourth side a strip of blackened timber marks the entrance. This is made from planks of red cedar that have been painted black to contrast with the white facade.
Wide oak steps lead up to two glazed walls, which concertina back to join the terrace with the living space.
Inside, oak floorboards that run in the opposite direction to the steps cover the living area, while traditional tatami matting is used to create the chequered floor of an elevated lounge.
The main kitchen unit and a sink for a ground floor bathroom and utility room are both made from wood covered in a screed of mortar to give the appearance of solid concrete fixtures.
“The framework for the kitchen is wooden,” explained the architect. “Mortar has been painted on the surface.”
A mortar-covered bench that is integrated into the wall along one side of the open-plan living space doubles as a step up to the elevated lounge.
“The interior blends a tatami-floored Japanese space with a modern-vintage space,” said the architect.
A stainless steel extraction hood and sink are positioned at one end of the long kitchen island, while a dining area occupies the other.
Pendant lights with bell-shaped glass shades hang in a line over the breakfast bar. Two wooden benches that sit below the counter are made from Indonesian teak.
A flight of stairs with timber treads and black metal banisters leads to the upper level where the floorboards change from oak to pale pine. Bedrooms, bathrooms and closets sit around the edge of the stairwell behind white sliding doors.
Photography is by Ippei Shinzawa.
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