The mountain from game of thrones (hafþór julius bjornsson) competed in Europe’s Strongest Man on the 12th July 2015 in Leeds and defended his title which never looked in doubt. Thor not only retained his Europe’s Strongest Man title and became the winner of 2015, but set a personal best on the deadlift at an awesome 450kg.(Read…)
Hélène Veilleux est une photographe française basée à Lyon. Que ce soit à Baïkonour, Tchernobyl ou Transnistrie, ses clichés s’inscrivent dans une tentative de questionnement du réel, en explorant le concept de « zone ». A travers sa série Last Chance to Sea, elle s’est concentrée sur les paysages arides de la mer d’Aral, située en Asie Centrale, où des cimetières de bateaux rouillés s’étendent sur des kilomètres.
Avant d’être photographe à temps plein, Eelco Roos était ingénieur informatique chez IBM Amsterdam depuis près de 10 ans. Après avoir gagné plus de 100 000 abonnés sur Instagram pour ses superbes clichés, Eelco s’est vu recevoir plusieurs offres professionnelles de la part de marques comme Samsung et Sony et a finalement quitté son travail d’ingénieur pour se consacrer à sa passion. Une sélection de ses photographies est à découvrir en images.
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Blair + Mui Dowd Architects, which renovated the interior of Yves Saint Laurent’s New York office headquarters and showrooms (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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San Francisco-based BAR Architects has completed a California winery designed to match the colours and textures of its natural surroundings (+ slideshow).
The Law Winery is situated on a 55-acre (22 hectare) estate near Paso Robles, California. Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the region is known for its hot springs, wineries, almond orchards and olive oil production.
BAR Architects created a small complex for the young winery on a sloped site. The varied program includes a tasting room, wine library, a laboratory, offices, and areas for crushing grapes and storing wine barrels.
The 23,800-square-foot (2,200 square metre) facility is equipped to handle 10,000 cases of wine annually.
Built along the ridge of a hill, the complex comprises four buildings set atop a subterranean volume. The above-ground structures – largely made of concrete, glass, and steel – are set among walkways and outdoor spaces for working and socialising.
In one portion of the property, a large patio with a fire pit overlooks the area’s undulating terrain.
Jeff Goodwin, firm principal, said the facility’s design takes its cue from farming villages.
“The design, inspired by traditional agrarian compounds of the western United States, enables each element of the wine-making process to be expressed as a simple, distinct and function-driven building form,” he explained.
“The property’s slopes and topography were thoroughly studied to optimise the solar exposure, capture views and respond to local wind patterns,” he added.
A 24-foot-high (7 metre) wall made of Corten steel lines a small parking lot and acts as the winery’s “front door”, while a staircase along the wall ascends a hill landscaped with drought-resistant plants.
“The Corten entry wall intentionally announces that a large portion of the facility was ‘cleft out’ of the natural landform,” said Goodwin.
The winery’s tasting room is located inside a 2,450-square-foot (230 square metre) structure with ample glazing and polished concrete flooring. This building also contains a kitchen, chilled wine storage, and an office.
Rather than a traditional tasting bar, the space is intended to be more like a great room in a house, with a sitting room and dining table.
The fermentation process occurs within a prefabricated steel building clad in sheets of Corten steel. A clerestory enables diffused, natural light to enter the space, which houses 22 concrete barrels.
Two additional above-grade structures contain offices and employee space.
The architects placed the wine storage below ground. “You don’t want natural light to enter the space, as it’s detrimental to the wine,” Goodwin explained.
To add visual interest to the utilitarian space, the architects clad a portion of the ceiling in curved panels of Corten steel.
At the rear of the storage area is the wine library, which is lined with walnut panelling.
All of the buildings are topped with sloped, overhanging roofs that shade the facility while also directing rainwater to a buried 15,000-gallon (57 kilolitre) cistern. The water is stored and reused for landscape irrigation.
“Large roof overhangs heighten the connection to the surrounding landscape and provide year-round flexibility without costly indoor, conditioned space,” said the firm.
Goodwin said the facility is designed to provide a pleasing experience not only for visitors, but also for workers.
“The design intimately connects the building to the site and utilises locally sourced, durable materials to provide a healthy, long-lasting work environment,” Goodwin said.
BAR Architects, founded over 40 years ago, strives to create “places that inspire and that stand the test of time”. Its diverse portfolio includes several wineries.
Recent wine-related facilities by other firms include a tasting hall at an Austrian winery by Elmar Ludescher and Philip Lutz, and a winery by Foster + Partners at the historic Château Margaux estate outside of Bordeaux.
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Inside Sweden’s Stockholm Arlanda Airport stands a mysterious mirrored box with three doors in it. It looks like a Backscatter machine designed by someone trying to make a splash at the Salone, but in fact it’s a Climate Portal; step inside, and you’ll suddenly experience the sensation of being in very different weather. “We wanted to create a way for you to experience your destination before even boarding your plane,” write the developers. “So you’ll know what to expect at the other side of the world.”
Each of the three doors contains a different environment: HOT (think Dubai), COLD (like Sweden’s own Kiruna in the Arctic Circle), or BIG (like Hong Kong, with accompanying urban imagery).
I’d like to reprogram the portal to really nail specific parts of New York City, for my overseas compatriots who are homesick. Here are my suggestions:
Summertime Canal Street J-train Station
– 110 degrees Fahrenheit/43 degrees Celsius
– 100% humidity
– Floor covered in garbage for atmospheric effect
– Scurrying rats visible amidst the tracks
– Hot, wet wind blows through the chamber to herald the train’s imminent arrival
Mott Street in July
– 95 degrees Fahrenheit/35 degrees Celsius
– 95% humidity
– Overpowering scent from nearby fish markets
– Mysterious, pungent brown juice leaking from garbage bags in front of restaurants
Sensation of Walking Down Lower Broadway in August
– 95 degrees Fahrenheit/35 degrees Celsius interrupted every few seconds by blasts of 50 degrees Fahrenheit/10 degrees Celsius blowing out of shoe stores trying to entice you inside with Arctic-level air conditioning and, inexplicably, loud club music
– Your path is constantly impeded by four tourists who have decided to walk abreast on the sidewalk, like they’re the Rockettes on stage
– Deafening wail of a passing fire truck blows out your tympanum
Admittedly, it’s a work in progress.
While technological advancements are meant accommodate the way people live, sometimes humans are the ones that must adapt to technology. This is especially noticeable when walking with a friend who’s texting. As new research suggests, they subconsciously……
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