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Architecture practice Studio BAM! has built a skinny house clad in charred cedar in the garden of a Victorian end-of-terrace home in London.

Infill House has been built on a wedge of land alongside the existing home, which tapers from a width of seven metres at the rear of the house to just two metres at its front.

Studio BAM! designed the standalone two-storey house’s plan to follow the garden’s unusual form.

Although the original and new houses sit side-by-side, the architects created a distinct property with Infill House.

Its separate entrance leads to a long, thin loggia that ends in a large living, dining and kitchen area overlooking the garden.

Bright, open living spaces are arranged around a central, triangular courtyard and oriented out towards the garden.

More private spaces, such as the bedroom, bathroom and utility room, sit up against the wall of the existing home, illuminated by one side of the courtyard.

“As the client was uncertain during the design’s development which house she would ultimately live in, we designed the new house to be very private-feeling,” Studio BAM! co-founder Tom Borowiecki told Dezeen.

“The rear elevation is oriented away from the existing property and further into the garden, so that the occupiers of both houses have a sense of separation from their neighbour.”

Externally, Infill Houses’s protruding upper floor peeks out from the run of the brick terrace, and its entrance is accessed via a small path enclosed by a low, boundary wall of Staffordshire blue brick.

“Our intention was to mimic the form of the adjoining terrace, but to be materially distinct,” said Borowiecki.

“Our parapet height, fenestration and the form of the projecting first floor module were all taken from the neighbouring house.”

Internally, whitewashed spruce and birch plywood have been used to create bright and calm living spaces, with service elements such as cabling and ventilation ducts left exposed throughout.

“The idea was to design a legible building, one that allows the occupiers to understand the processes going on around them,” explained Borowiecki.

A small staircase leads up to the first floor area, which sits at the front of the house and contains an additional bedroom and bathroom.

Peckham-based Studio BAM! was founded in 2015 by Tom Borowiecki and Rocky Marchant.

More contemporary additions to London homes include MATA Architects’ black-box extension with mechanical window shutters, and Archmongers “Stego” extension with a corrugated metal sawtooth roof.

Photography is by Adrian Pope unless stated.

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Pine trees litter a large part of our world, forming a bulk of our evergreen forest cover. They hold immense cultural and religious significance for a better part of the world, and aside from the odd Christmas Tree, Pine Wood, and Pine Nuts, the trees don’t offer much. Their thin, needle shaped leaves are designed and optimized to minimize transpiration, and don’t give off much oxygen, because of their low surface area. There’s nothing much you can do with the vast abundance of pine needles that gather on the forest floor when they fall from trees. In fact, they act as kindling, often accelerating forest fires, causing widespread, unstoppable damage to their ecosystems.

In order to combat this, Gaurav Wali gave Pine Needles a new purpose. He separated the fibers of the pine leaves and bound them together with natural binders and waxes, turning it into a completely natural, bio-degradable composite material. The material has the appearance of Low Density Fiber or reclaimed wood-ash, while also being recyclable, fire retardant, water repellent and causing no pollution or waste in the process. It can be formed into sheets, or pressed into molds to create objects one would create with either wood or terracotta, and aside from looking remarkably raw and unique (and possibly giving off a wonderful aroma of pine), it would rid the forest floor of potential fire-starting dried leaves!

Designer: Gaurav Wali

Anacapa Architecture and Geremia have created a luxury campsite near Yosemite with Airstream trailers, tents and cabins filled with upscale decor, alongside a spacious clubhouse where guests can enjoy craft beer and kombucha.

The glamping site is located near the town of Mariposa, just outside of Yosemite National Park in northern California. Encompassing 35 acres (14 hectares), the grounds contain customised Airstream trailers, luxury tents, several cabins and an expansive clubhouse.

It is the third – and largest – AutoCamp site, with the others located in Santa Barbara and Sonoma County.

The structures were conceived by Santa Barbara-based Anacapa Architecture, with interior design overseen by Geremia in San Francisco.

Seeking to avoid “campy camp tropes”, the team incorporated clean lines, earthy materials and upscale contemporary furnishings.

“The landscape of AutoCamp Yosemite informed our design choices from the start,” said interior designer Lauren Geremia.

“Earthy, raw materials, organic textiles, and site-specific art installations redefine traditional luxury hospitality, and target a new generation of high-end travellers.”

The 80 Airstream trailers were custom designed for the luxury campground. Measuring 31 feet (9.4 metres) in length, each caravan contains a queen-sized memory foam bed, a bathroom with a shower, a small kitchen and a living area with a convertible sofa.

A heating and cooling system and a television with cable access ensure a high level of comfort for guests.

The trailers feature a restrained palette of materials and colours. White walls and cabinetry are paired with dark-toned wooden flooring.

In the bathroom, the team incorporated custom vanities and hexagonal tile flooring. Decor includes organic linens by Coyuchi and moon-shaped artwork by New York creative studio Bronsen.

The tents and cabins feature a similar aesthetic. In the single-room canvas tents, the team placed a king-sized bed, streamlined sofa, storage unit and mini fridge.

The gabled-roof wooden cabins offer sleeping accommodations for five people, along with a full kitchen, dining area and front porch.

All of the sites come with custom Stahl firepits and compressed logs that reduce smoke and fire danger.

The campground also offers five wheelchair-accessible suites designed by M-Rad in Los Angeles.

At the heart of the campground is the two-storey clubhouse, which encompasses 4,000 square feet (372 square metres). Built into a gently sloping site, the modern-style building is designed to embrace the natural surroundings.

“A primal material palette of regional pine, concrete, steel and glass is executed in pure architectural forms with clean, minimal detailing,” said Dan Weber, founder and principal of Anacapa.

On the ground level, the building contains lounge areas, a communal table and a “spa-inspired” bathroom with showers wrapped in artisanal tiles.

There is also a bar offering craft beer, kombucha and cold-brew coffee, along with a shop where guests can purchase beverages, barbecue dinner kits, apparel and other merchandise.

The upper level houses a space for weddings, corporate meetings and other occasions. A glazed room opens onto a wraparound terrace overlooking a heated swimming pool and a natural pond.

Throughout the clubhouse, the team aimed to provide expansive views and foster “a communal experience that honours the spirit and tradition of camping”.

The campground also has a hammock grove and a lawn for activities such as yoga. Guests can also enjoy complimentary mountain bike rentals, campfire programs and talks with local naturalists.

Autocamp Yosemite joins a growing number of glamping sites in the US and beyond. Others include a Quebec eco-resort by Bourgeois/Lechasseur that features a trio of domed cabins and a coastal Oregon campground by OfficeUntitled, which offers furnished cabins, RV sites and a generous clubhouse with a fitness centre and indoor saltwater swimming pool.

Photography is by Aaron Leitz.

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Starting today, you can experience the sprawling landscapes of the Chilean Atacama Desert or the Iguazu Falls of Argentina smack dab in the middle of Manhattan—and snap a picture to commemorate your “trip”.

This is thanks to PLAYLAB, the New York creative studio responsible for landmark projects like the + POOL and frequent collaborators with Virgil Abloh, who are continuing their public art project with the Avenue of the Americas Association with the new installation FANTASY LANDSCAPES. The project consists of a series of four hand-painted, immersive installations around the avenue. FANTASY LANDSCAPES follows their last project on location, Grown Up Flowers in 2018, which became a big hit on Instagram. “The flowers were about getting something that was historically here and blowing it up, giving it attention,” notes PLAYLAB’s Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, “now we’re bringing another part of the history which is that of the Avenue of the Americas. [New York City originally] wanted to bring all the Embassies here, so we wanted to bring a little more history and take people to the Americas through the Avenue.”

PLAYLAB’s 2018 installation “Grown Up Flowers”

The decision behind hand-painting stems from the old Hollywood practice of hand-painting backdrop sets as well as 50’s tourist Americana travel posters. “These movie sets really transported the actors outside of the real world; they allowed them to go anywhere in the world, and that’s what we wanted to bring to the Avenue of the Americas,” said Thompson Motta, “so not only is painting the better technique to do this because it adds to depth to wherever you are standing, but it’s also a nod to the techniques of these old movie backdrop painters.”

The installation will inevitably be used heavily by visitors for social media purposes, but also emphasizes the importance of designing an art experience that can be appreciated as is, in real life. PLAYLAB Partner Jeff Franklin says of the installation “we’ve always loved to do artwork that people can interact with that’s not like a white glove, precious type of thing. Especially for public art, it’s not a ‘look but don’t touch’, but instead a ‘look but get in it’ type of experience.”

FANTASY LANDSCAPES launches Monday, July 22nd. Launch day will be accompanied by several “tour guides” helping visitors navigate the spaces, who will be taking Polaroids of visitors in the installations to take home with them. Some pretty cool limited-edition merch will also be able for purchase Monday, July 22nd from 12:00PM to 2:00 PM at the 1177 Sixth Avenue location.

FANTASY LANDSCAPES is located at 1120 Sixth Avenue, 1177 Sixth Avenue, 1221 Sixth Avenue, and 1251 Sixth Avenue and will be installed until October 2019.

Interested to hear more from PLAYLAB? Partner Archie Lee Coates IV will be speaking at the Core77 Conference this October! Learn more here and buy your ticket today.

Charlotte Love est une styliste photo basée à Londres. Elle a étudié la communication visuelle et l’illustration à l’Institut des arts de Bournemouth. Elle travaille en tant que freelance depuis qu’elle a été diplômée il y a 11 ans.

De son temps libre, Charlotte crée, à partir d’aliments, des petits personnages aux visages, aux traits physiques et à la personnalité bien différents, qu’elle photographie ensuite et poste sur son compte Instagram nommé « Charlottelovely ». Elle utilise des yeux et des bouches pré-fabriqués, tous sculptés dans de la pâte à modeler, pour leur donner vie et leur conférer des expressions diverses et variées avant de les photographier. Tartine de pain grillé, oeufs, banane, poireau ou pudding… Tous passent entre les mains de l’artiste !

« J’aime utiliser l’humour et les couleurs ; le résultat final est simple, mais audacieux. Je réalise toutes ces créations pour m’amuser. » nous dit-elle.