With his characteristic charismatic flow, MIKE delivers “Not Curse Lifted (Rivers of Love),” a lyrical whirlwind that runs just over a minute and thirty seconds. The smooth track appears on the NYC-based rapper’s latest album, Beware of the Monkey (out today), which MIKE produced entirely under his DJ Blackpower moniker. The release comes with a clever, kinetic music video directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa.
Metal siding, cantilevers and a rolling window supported by counterweights that slides into the floor characterise Caddy Shack in Austin by Olson Kundig.
Located in Austin, Texas, the rusted steel-clad home was completed for a retired professional golfer. It uses a stilt system to hover above a ravine in a suburban neighbourhood.
The main entry is at the top of the slope. Most of the living spaces are on this middle level, which is accessed from a bridge at the same elevation as the street.
Visitors enter directly into the home’s open-concept kitchen, living, and dining room – a large space overlooking the ravine below.
“My favorite part of this project is how the building engages the site,” said Olson Kundig principal Tom Kundig.
“We were able to very surgically insert the home into the ravine, leaving the landscape in its natural state as much as possible.”
“As a result, we delivered a house that serves the lifestyle of our client and creates a super exciting perch to look out over the hills to the city of Austin beyond,” the architect added.
Within the living area, a large glass wall offers views of downtown Austin.
Here, a hand-operated wheel allows the wall to lower into the position of a guardrail. The counterweights were left exposed to “celebrate the engineering” of the “kinetic element”.
A pair of doors lead out onto a cantilevered deck, which contains a pool and hot tub.
“This environment easily transitions outside to a generous deck with a pool and hot tub,” said the studio.
“A thick panel of clear acrylic at the far end of the pool creates additional views from the water.”
The home counts four bedrooms in total. The primary suite is on the main level, in an adjacent, cantilevered wing that faces the pool and deck.
This volume contains an upper floor, with two guest bedrooms and as many bathrooms. In the partial lower level, there is another bedroom.
“Below the master suite, a guest suite takes advantage of the empty volume between home and hillside, hanging suspended from above,” Olson Kundig explained.
The interiors are characterised by wood-lined floors and ceilings, which are complemented by custom steel accents.
The staircase that connects the levels is made of bespoke bent steel plates, a detail that is replicated throughout the home in fixtures and other equipment.
“This treatment is repeated in the custom, built-in elements throughout the powder room and study, including a bent steel vanity and sink, trophy case and desk,” said Olson Kundig.
Olson Kundig was founded in 1966. The studio’s work frequently includes movable steel elements such as oversized doors or sliding panels, such as in a beach house in Australia fronted by operable shutters and a remote home in Tofino topped with a dramatic cantilever.
The photography is by Aaron Leitz.
Project credits:
Project team: Tom Kundig, FAIA, RIBA, design principal; Bob Jakubik, AIA, LEED® AP, project manager; Will Kemper, project architect; Laina Navarro, interior design; Mark Richardson, architectural staff; Francesca Krisli, interior design staff
General contractor: Jon Luce Builder
Civil engineer: Blyel Engineering
Structural engineer: PCS Structural Solutions
Kinetic fabrication: KB Architectural Services
Custom lighting: Resolute Lighting
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Dezeen School Shows: a museum that aims to resurrect lost craft techniques and an aquarium with digital exhibits feature in Dezeen’s latest school show by students from the University of New South Wales.
Also included is a performing arts centre designed to reinvigorate both the creative arts and wider community in greater Sydney and a safe space dedicated to people in the queer community.
Institution: University of New South Wales
School: School of Built Environment
Courses: Architecture and Interior Architecture
School statement:
“At UNSW Built Environment, we shape future cities – cities that are resilient, sustainable, connected, healthy, smart, liveable and inclusive.
“We focus on the challenges of cities at every scale, from industrial designed products to the architectural design of buildings and landscapes, as well as urban and regional policy and planning.
“We create high-performing built environments that contribute to tackling the climate crisis, while our human-centred design ethos responds to the needs of the individual as well as society and our cultural landscape.
“We develop skilled and enquiring graduates, with a conscience, who can positively engage, adapt and shape our future cities for the benefit of all people, with the planet firmly in mind.”
Learning Hub at UNSW Sydney by Natalie Wing Sum Ho
“This project is about providing the students of UNSW with a comfortable, safe and lively place to spend time.
“This is a building that keeps students ‘alive’ – a place where their voices are heard, passions are showcased, motivation is maintained, stress is relieved, relationships are made, lessons are learned and insights are broadened.
“The building contains three main components: the activated ground plane, the learning hub and the hobby tower.
“As a diagrammatic gesture, the hobby tower intersects into the learning hub and serves as the main service core where a solar chimney system runs through the whole building.”
Student: Natalie Wing Sum Ho
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutors: Jonathan Evans and Dijana Tasevska
Email: nataliews.ho[at]gmail.com
Undulate Creative Hub by Wayne Jiawen Wang
“Architecture and urban development on waterfront sites are directly impacted by climate change, which causes rising sea levels and extreme weather patterns.
“Inspired by the wax and wane of ocean tides, Undulate seeks to extend a typology of waterfront architecture.
“Located in Lavender Bay, on the harbour shoreline of North Sydney, the project includes two multifunctional theatres and a gallery as a cultural response to the possible future.
“Each column and truss are modular and can be lifted by a hydraulic system. As heavy weather approaches, the building will rise and become a ‘sanctuary’, standing against turbulent water activity and flooding.”
Student: Wayne Jiawen Wang
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutors: Shaowen Wang and Raffeale Pernice
Email: wangjiawen1998[at]outlook.com
Multi-Residential Sustainable Housing Precinct in St Peters, Sydney by Tyla Venish
“A machine tasked with repairing damaged ecologies of people, place and culture, Revive 75 aims to rejuvenate a contaminated site and regenerate urban fabric through a contemporary multi-residential housing model.
“Three chamfered residential towers welcome northern sun into a central community courtyard, creating a sundial of place and, speaking to the adjacent brickwork chimneys, encourage movement through the fragmented suburb into the community precinct.
“Water channels down the facades into underground rainwater tanks for reuse, whilst greywater and green waste is restored via an omniprocessor, which produces clean water and compost for the gardens, simultaneously providing an educational precedent for life-cycle living.”
Student: Tyla Venish
Course: Master of Architecture
Tutors: Felipe Miranda, Vicente Castro, Helen Kuo and Cristian Rojas
Email: tyla.venish[at]outlook.com
New Library and Public Space in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia by Benjamin Selig
“Broken Hill is a distinctive regional urban place conditioned by geology, climate and history.
“The City Council is looking to stimulate the city centre as a vibrant destination for locals and visitors alike, involving the creation of a new library supported by complementary services and attractions.
“In this scheme, the gabion-clad, double L-shaped library acts as a shading device for the precinct and sits atop autonomous structural masses.
“The ground plane’s squares and courtyards are populated with a café, gallery, exhibition space, amphitheatre, stage and visitor centre.”
Student: Benjamin Selig
Course: Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Tutors: Rachel Neeson and Brendan Randles
Email: b.d.selig[at]gmail.com
New Library Complex and Public Space in Westmead, Sydney by Jenny Chan
“In the heart of Westmead in suburban Sydney is a hidden courtyard is nestled within a public library.
“Granite walls protect the contemplative space from urban noise. Passersby are beckoned into the courtyard by an overhanging roof that curves up through the library.
“The curve of the roof responds to the orientation of the site, as well as the existing topography, allowing the sun to shine into the courtyard.
“Expansive views out to the surrounding streets are facilitated by a glazed cut-through the facade that ascends up though the building and into the main reading room.”
Student: Jenny Chan
Course: Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Tutors: Philip Thalis and Angelo Korsanos
Email: jenny.h.chan[at]gmail.com
White Bay Virtuquarium by Sandra Srun
“White Bay Virtuquarium is a tactile digital aquarium and marine research lab, where virtual displays meet growing coral farms.
“It aims to revitalise and renew Gadigal and Wangal Water Country with a wider goal to establish sustainable education and immediate action in the face of climate change.
“Breaking away from traditional aquariums and formal lab spaces, the Virtuquarium is a meeting point, connecting the community more closely to nature and country and bringing together cultural, community and professional knowledge.”
Student: Sandra Srun
Course: Interior Architecture (Honours)
Tutors: Eva Lloyd, Dr Sing D’Arcy and Olivia Green
Email: ssrun[at]rocketmail.com
a_au_ctr by Daniel Byun
“This project aims to provide an accessible and culturally significant platform that allows the creative expression of emerging artists.
“The overarching design intent of my proposal stems from the lack of cultural infrastructure surrounding White Bay Power Station.
“Through research, a second associated concern was identified – one of the biggest barriers to culture in Australia is financial accessibility.
“Through the addressing of both key issues, my design strategy aims to foster the creative expression of emerging artists in the spaces that lie in between.”
Student: Daniel Byun
Course: Interior Architecture (Honours)
Tutors: Eva Lloyd, Dr Sing D’Arcy and Olivia Green
Email: danielbyun0[at]gmail.com
Against the Binary by Lachlan Kirkland
“This project is a chance to challenge the preconception of ‘maybe if’?
“Maybe if society was as practically progressive as it is theoretically, the question of validating queer lives and queer experiences wouldn’t exist.
“The space curates programmes and functions that the community would use on a day-to-day basis, but subverts its architectural functionality through a scheme of strategies that specifically address the way people engage with the built environment and each other.
“The space aims to facilitate a socio-cultural shift in the way we explore our sense of agency, not only in the ways we traverse through life, but the ways we express ourselves as well.”
Student: Lachlan Kirkland
Course: Interior Architecture (Honours)
Tutors: Eva Lloyd and Dr Sing D’Arcy
Email: lachlankirkland[at]outlook.com
The Museum of Lost Arts by Georgia Martel
“I have no doubts that on your wanders through this world you will have heard stories of things lost. Tales of lost socks, the lost city, the lost boys, or perhaps the lost arts of basket weaving and letter writing.
“This story, however, is a tale about finding – or rather re-finding. Re-finding ancient arts and crafts that have been lost, that have been under-appreciated or made obsolete by industrial methods.
“It is an archive, a makerspace and a community-written treasure-trove hero-ing traditionally domestic crafts that for as long as they have hand-stitched been kept behind closed doors.”
Student: Georgia Martel
Course: Interior Architecture (Honours)
Tutors: Eva Lloyd, Dr Sing D’Arcy and Robert Vlahovic
Email: martgeorgie[at]gmail.com
Unfold by Shameera Hingmire
“Unfold is Sydney’s cultural playground for the performing arts.
“Hosting an auditorium, creative studios, immersive technologies and unique dining experiences, Unfold acts as a beacon of reinvigoration for the suburb of Rozelle and greater Sydney, infusing energy into the arts sector and community life collectively.
“Unfold explores the transformation of a cultural icon to a playground encouraging collective journeys and experiences through the narrative of performance itself.
“The project is to be experienced through this lens, creating a curated journey that is enhanced with each return.”
Student: Shameera Hingmire
Course: Interior Architecture (Honours)
Tutors: Eva Lloyd and Dr Sing D’Arcy
Email: shameera.hingmire[at]gmail.com
Partnership content
This school show is a partnership between Dezeen and University of New South Wales. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.
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I’m not a parent myself but with a lot of my friends having their progeny, I am aware of the challenges of raising kids, especially during the pandemic and even in this digital age. Some common problems include kids stuck on their gadgets, not having enough interaction with other kids, etc. Oh, and those that are not in front of their screens are constantly writing or drawing on anything except paper, which more often than not is the walls of their house. What if all of these things can be solved with one device?
Designer: Hyungwoo Lee
This concept for a product called Doodle aims to solve some of these pain points faced by parents when raising young kids. The design and the idea for the device is of course inspired by all the doodles on the wall that young parents have most likely experienced. The device looks like a smart speaker except it is huge and is mounted on the wall. This way, instead of writing and drawing on the wall, they can interact with the fabric surface of the device and enjoy some of the interactive activities included in the concept.
The soft fabric display lets kids have a tactile interaction with the “screen” while they draw, write, touch, and interact with other kids who are also using the same device. There are LED lights under the surface so that it follows the fingers of the kid doodling on the Doodle. There are also times when they can press and squeeze the surface depending on the activity they want to do, like pop the balloons or squeeze to say hello or let their drawings “fly”.
The concept also takes into consideration that kids grow tall fast. It has a height recognition sensor that will adjust depending on the height of the kid that’s using the device. It’s a pretty interesting concept for a device for children and the design is simple enough to blend into your wall. The design will be enhanced by the doodles and artwork that the young ones will create. Having something like this can help take them away from screens for a little while and also interact with other users as well.
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A company called HeatTrak makes snow- and ice-melting rubber mats that plug into the wall. They come in a variety of sizes and can be daisy-chained together with the company’s waterproof cables.
While the most obvious boon is that they save you from shoveling, they were initially designed as a safety device rather than a labor-saving one. The mats can melt 2″ of snow per hour, the company claims, and lets you trade slippery ice or slushy snow for a grippy rubber texture to prevent falls.
The company says the mats are “as durable as automobile tires” and will last five years or more.
As a bonus for dog owners, pooches enjoy warming their butts on them.
Prices vary according to the size and shape of the mat, but to give you an idea, a single 10″ x 30″ stair tread mat runs $80, while a 2′ x 10′ driveway mat is $900.
You surely recognize Bialetti’s Moka Express, and have hopefully read about its design history.
The form is iconic, and difficult for other manufacturers to compete with. But in 1989 and throughout the ’90s Bialetti competitor Irmel tried, not by matching the form, but by going designey with their Maggiolina coffeemaker:
It also came in a dual-cup version:
The UX doesn’t look great:
These days if you find your eyes peeled you might see one on Etsy or eBay.
A Brooklyn-based startup called Cabinet Health wants to do away with single-use plastic prescription medication bottles. The company says the medical industry creates 194 billion plastic medicine bottles a year, and that “90% of them end up in our oceans, landfills, and air supply and break down into microplastics.”
Their proposed solution is refillable glass jars (that you buy from them, of course).
Rather than going to the pharmacy, you have your prescription switched over to them, and they mail you your meds in compostable packaging.
All fine and good, but technically speaking, if I’ve already got a prescription and Cabinet Health refills it, couldn’t I just drop the pills into my old plastic bottle? Of course. What the company is hoping is that their attractively-designed glass “forever bottles”—which are nice-looking, but are really just squat jars—will appeal.
The jars, which feature child-resistant caps, do have at least two potential UX improvements: They’re stackable, to take up less space in a medicine cabinet for those with multiple prescriptions; and up top is a magnetic label with drug information, the lot number, expiration date and a QR code that you scan with your phone to order refills, that latter bit being easier than phoning and going through sub-menus. (Weirdly, the QR code doesn’t appear in any of the product photos.)
I think the idea is nice, but I’m iffy on the overall benefits. The fine print reveals that their refill packaging “needs to be brought to a commercial or industrial composting facility;” how many folks will do that? It’s also worth noting that while the jars themselves are childproof, the packaging the refills come in, is not childproof; so for safety’s sake parents would need to exercise some discipline with getting the pills into the jars immediately upon receipt.
More damningly, the jar’s caps are made out of…plastic. To be fair to the company, they do state that “we invest in plastic offsetting for any plastic still produced in our supply chain, while also providing carbon neutral shipping for all of our customers. We know we still have work to do, and as a certified B-Corporation we regularly measure our environmental and social impact to identify opportunities for continual improvement.”
At press time the company could provide about 200 different medications (but no controlled substances; if you’re Schedule I thru V you’re out of luck).
So, yea or nay? On balance, do you think Cabinet Health’s products are an improvement?
NASA’s InSight Lander, a groundbreaking “robotic geologist” that touched down in the Red Planet’s Elysium Planitia back in November 2018, may be approaching its final transmissions as windblown dust has clogged its power supply. “My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me,” read a message on the NASA InSight Twitter account on Monday. According to mission results, the lander has measured over 1,300 seismic events, all while conducting geologic excavations. Read more about the solar-powered wonder and its accomplishments at The Guardian.
Image courtesy of NASA’s InSight Lander
Tradespeople who work with large, mobile machines know: When you’re giving an estimate on-site, one of the first things you do is examine the access points. If there’s a fence with a gate, the width of that gate limits the size of machine you can bring in to do the work.
Addressing this, Italian manufacturer CMC Lift designs wickedly specific machines with Transformers-like properties. Their “spider aerial platforms” are designed to squeeze into tricky places, then unfurl to provide the needed stability. The company’s line of Heavy Duty Arbor Pro machines, which appear gigantic, are actually skinny enough to slip through a 36″ gate!
The machine can be trailered to site. Once there it can either be driven off, or can lift itself off with its spider legs.
It can then squeeze through a narrow gate…
…easily drive up slopes on its tracks…
…then deploy its legs and automatically self-level itself.
The bucket can then be safely raised to absurd heights; their smallest model can reach 60′, while their largest can go up to 105′.
Bucket styles can be quickly swapped.
Take a look at their 72HD machine in action:
Here are some typical use cases:
– Mecha-Like Walking Excavators
– French Architect Creates Spider-like Personal Off-Road Vehicle
From the historic alleyways of Jaffa leading north all the way up toward Herzliya, Tel Aviv pulses with energy. The sights and aromas in the shuks and cafes reveal influences of cuisines from throughout the region and around the world. (In this global melting pot, even the most popular breakfast dish in the country, shakshuka, has its roots in Tunisia.) Thanks to gifted chefs, bakers, bartenders and baristas, visitors and locals can eat and drink well through the city all day and late into the night. Exploring this beachfront destination, travelers can gather the culture, creativity, vitality and hospitality of Tel Aviv one bite and sip at a time.
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Named for its address, like many Israeli cafes, Herzl 16 is an all-day spot offering a relaxed atmosphere. Located in a neighborhood full of businesses and boutiques, Herzl 16 also has workspaces, a gallery and an events space upstairs, so locals love to hang out in the lush courtyard. The menu features Asian flavors (from tandoori chicken and samosas to gyoza and yakisoba) and a cucumber and watermelon salad with chili that’s spicy and refreshing. At night, cocktails (including the Geisha, made with passion fruit liquor, sake and bitters, garnished with rosemary) flow, and DJs and bands help continue the party.
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Located in Tel Aviv’s oldest neighborhood, Jaffa, the majestic Beit Kandinof sits in a grand historic building and combines a restaurant, art gallery and event space. With a menu featuring farm-to-table ingredients, Beit Kandinof serves up whole fish with scordalia, citrus-glazed chicken with fermented red cabbage and other inventive Mediterranean-influenced dishes. Smoked eggplant and ricotta dumplings are served in yogurt with mint and chili butter. Desserts focus on comfort, with choices like dark chocolate mousse with cardamom or coconut malabi with orange coulis. Surrounded by art in the main room and the intimate private dining rooms, diners will enjoy meals in a romantic, candlelit haze.
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Like so many places all over the world, there’s a tradition of sitting in cafes and drinking coffee in Tel Aviv. Over the past decade, newer and younger establishments have joined in the conversation about what coffee means to daily life. Nahat originally opened cafés in Dizengoff Square and in the Herzliya neighborhood, and earlier this year expanded to open a roastery and café in Hatachana. In September the coffee community gathered for a Coffee Festival with their friends and colleagues from around the city including Ada Hamina Café, Cafelix and HOC.
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Ida Skovmand and Aviv Meshulam in collaboration with Shira Petel of Shaffa opened Dama in the heart of Jaffa. They fill their café with local flea market finds and serve specialty coffee drinks in cups made by ceramicist Nur Minawi. Baked treats include Portuguese natas, cardamom buns, cube-shaped canelé and small cakes. Their signature breakfast is a chilled shakshuka made with a Moroccan tomato paprika salad topped with a fried egg. Dama is also a wine bar with special daily menus—for example orange wines with corresponding colorful bites—and it aims never to be boring.
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Not only offering boutique accommodation, The Norman Hotel near Rothschild Avenue is also a cocktail and culinary destination in Tel Aviv. To the right of the entrance, past a Batman sculpture, is the The Library Bar where the cocktail menu focuses on classics. Their signature gin and tonic is made with the gin specially crafted for them by Jullius, a local distillery that makes botanical spirits and eau de vies. Chefs Omar Shadmi and Daniel Tzur also create the soulful menu at the hotel’s restaurant, Alena—a wonderful spot for dinner after (or before) your drinks.
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The first indoor market and food hall in Tel Aviv, Sarona Market opened in 2015 and has become a destination for locals and visitors. The building features dozens of choices by some of the country’s most celebrated chefs. At Eyal Shani’s Miznon, try his fluffy and pillowy filled pitas and sides of cauliflower, eggs and eggplant. Continue the food adventure with falafel and hummus by Hakosem, ramen by Yuval Ben Neriah, sandwiches by Rachel Ben Elul and hamburgers by Meat Bar. Along the way, there are shops filled with spices, nuts, cheeses, pastries, tea, coffee and more.
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From the same people who turned Herzl 16 into a local favorite, Hotel Montefiorie is known for being a gathering spot for artists and creatives. The 1920s building, at one time a private residence, has been transformed into a boutique hotel filled with the work of contemporary Israeli artists. The restaurant is focused on French cuisine with Vietnamese influences, while bartenders make cocktails with locally sourced herbs in their cozy bar.
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Housed in a large multi-level historic building constructed in 1867, Beit Romano (in the laidback and trendy Florentin neighborhood) now pulses with performances, restaurants and bars but originally housed a torah center and yeshiva. Music, comedy shows, film screenings and more take place in the central courtyard alongside Eyal Shani’s Teder FM, Romano, Nuweiba record shop and Mirage x Jazz Kissa. A three-minute walk away, is Levinsky Market—another essential. Filled with small bakeries, cafes and shops, the market is perfect to wander on your own or with a guide (who can pre-order dishes to ensure you taste the best of what’s on offer). Highlights include Gazoz from Café Levinsky 41, Persian stew from Sabzi Gourmet, Georgian cheese bread from Khachapurim, goat-cheese-stuffed peppers at Yom Tov Deli, flaky bourekas at Bourekas Shel Ima, pastries at Pizza Liyela, local brews at Beer Bazaar and decadent eggplant and egg pitas at Sabich Frishman.
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Ask a chef where they like to eat on their night off and many will recommend HaBasta. Located at the west corner of the Carmel shuk, some of the most creative and delicious food in the city is served at HaBasta, an eatery recognized as one of the Middle East North Africa 50 Best Restaurants. Chef Elon Amir champions local ingredients with his inventive interpretations of Israeli classics that incorporate influences from around the globe. There’s also a focus on fresh fish and seafood. The menu changes often with offerings of aged beef, sweet breads and house made pastas. At this relaxed restaurant, the dining space spills out into the open air on the edge of the Carmel Market.
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