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Dezeen School Shows: an eco-resort situated on the side of a mountain and a house designed to withstand desert conditions are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at My ArchiSchool.
Also featured is the design of an airport that aims to connect passengers to nature and a dwelling located in a forest that takes cues from the design of tents.
School: My ArchiSchool
Courses: Architectural Design Program 1.0 and Young Architectural Author Program
Tutor: Alice Cheung
School statement:
“My Archischool provides an introduction to architectural education and digital design for those seeking knowledge and skills to aid their future career aspirations.
“The Hong Kong-based organisation offers in-person and online courses to help young people develop 3D modelling skills that can be applied to future careers in architecture and urban planning.
“Geared towards children and teenagers between the ages of six and 18, the various stages of tuition start at beginner level and progress to cover a range of tools, interfaces and outputs.
“A variety of programme packages are offered to those wishing to develop a wide range of skills over several sessions.
“These include writing and portfolio development, while the most comprehensive package concludes with an exhibition of student work after eight months of study.”
The Rage by Albus Oscar Chung
“Chung created a painting depicting a landscape filled with angry, gigantic trees based on dreams he had during his childhood.
“The Rage encapsulates the idea that all living forms on earth should strive to live in harmony.”
Student: Albus Oscar Chung
Course: Young Architectural Author Program
Escape by Abigail Shih
“In her latest book project titled Runaway to the Forest, Shih writes about a tragedy in which a young lady is killed by pollution.
“By reading this story, she hopes that people will understand the urge to adopt more sustainable design and architecture methods.
“She then created a design that incorporates both buildings and forests, illustrating the benefits of integrating man-made structures into the fabric of woodlands.”
Student: Abigail Shih
Course: Young Architectural Author Program
Designing a Green Resort by Quinten Fan
“The resort is set in a mountain range and, in order to let the guests enjoy the full panorama of the landscape, Fan designed the structures with simple geometric forms and transparent glass walls.
“The small-scale components can be easily transported and assembled in remote areas.
“Tent-like buildings are gathered around a central courtyard that forms a communal area for guests.”
Student: Quinten Fan
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Designing my Animal Hotel by Sean Lee
“Lee’s design solution is intended to be surrounded by all kinds of wildlife. The animals come close to help people learn about them and the guests will be protected by the tall, reinforced design of the building.
“The top floor was designed as an observation deck with the first floor housing the guest accommodation. The ground floor serves as both a physical buffer to protect guests as well as being used by hotel management.
“This would be an extraordinary experience to live in the wild.”
Student: Sean Lee
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Designing my Futuristic House by Aidan Chan
“By adopting a modular structural design, Chan created a highly flexible building form intended to be built in a desert.
“The building was designed to withstand the challenges that come with extreme weather and being in a remote location.
“The roof’s hanging system will be able to reduce the risk that comes with having an unstable foundation due to the geographical underground conditions.”
Student: Aidan Chan
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Designing my Future House by Terrance Sun
“Sun designed his future house based on the idea of a mobile home. He loves travelling and he would like to travel with his home, which would be combined with a food truck.
“The project was informed by preparing and sharing food with family while on the move as well as with local people.
“It aims to contribute to eliminating world hunger as a sustainable development goal.”
Student: Terrance Sun
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Designing my Future House by Chua Chung Hei
“Hei created his dream house in a forest and was inspired by the self-supporting, curved structure of lightweight tents.
“There would be no need to dig deep into the soil of the forest for footing construction.
“The house was designed to be illuminated with indirect lighting so animals living in the forest would not be interrupted by bright light.”
Student: Chua Chung Hei
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Designing my Winter Resort by Valerie Zhang
“Zhang’s winter resort project was inspired by snowflakes and focused on creating dramatic views of nature for guests.
“The most inspiring element for the guests will be the experience of living in nature. The building was designed with a wooden structure to provide a warm and cosy atmosphere.
“It was built from locally sourced timber, making the project more environmentally friendly by reducing the transportation of material.”
Student: Valerie Zhang
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Designing a Green Airport by Vivian Tam
“Inspired by the 15-minute city urban scheme, Tam designed her mini green airport with a circular layout that separates the arrival hall from the departure hall.
“The zone in between the two spaces was designed as a landscaped waiting area.
“The glass roof system has a shading device that brings natural light in while being able to control the heat in the interior for the comfort of the passengers.”
Student: Vivian Tam
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
Designing my Winter Resort by David Ma
“Using the techniques of parametric design, Ma created his winter resort on a snowy, mountainous site with an undulating roof supported by a triangular truss system.
“The structural system would be made from a combination of steel trusses with timber components in order to tackle dramatically fluctuating temperature changes.
“The resort was designed to reference the organic shapes of mountains.”
Student: David Ma
Course: Architectural Design Program 1.0
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Containing an exfoliating powder and turmeric, this two-in-one treatment from KORA is both a scrub and a mask that softens and brightens skin. The refreshing formulation includes aspen bark (a natural BHA), rosehip seeds (which is rich in antioxidants and helps to polish skin) and peppermint, together yielding a subtle aroma. Made with certified organic ingredients, the gentle formula feels luxurious to use and leaves skin feeling supple and nourished.
A brewery in Neuzelle, Germany says they have developed powdered beer and will start market-testing it in September.
After two years of research, and with funding from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, the Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle (“Neuzelle Monastery Brewery”) says they’ve nailed the science. Just add water, and “looks like beer! Tastes like beer! Is beer! With a real head of foam!”
A rendering, obviously
One of the monastery’s actual beers, for illustrative purposes
“This is a dextrin-rich beer specially brewed by the monastery brewery using conventional technology, which has been processed and prepared into a water-soluble beer powder/granulate,” the company writes. And if you’re wondering why this development was underwritten by a government body dedicated to climate action, consider the shipping and packaging implications:
“Billions of liters of water are transported to consumers worldwide, because beer consists of up to 90 percent water,” says Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle executive Helmut Fritsche. By only needing to ship powder, “from an environmental point of view, we [will be] saving on transport, but not yet on the use of resources and the costs of production.” The company is working on reducing the production costs.
Early market testers may be disappointed by one factor: There’s no actual alcohol in this powdered beer—yet. Managing Director Stefan Fritsche, however, insists that “after a few things happen” in the lab they’ll be able to get the actual hooch in there.
The company’s plan is not to disrupt the German beer market—they’ve concluded that the local beer-drinking base “will be skeptical about our product at first”—but to target global regions that lack brewing know-how and have high transportation costs. “Geographically, we are targeting transport-intensive export markets, such as countries in Asia and Africa,” Fritsche says.
For you German-speakers out there, here’s the German-language news report on the technology. (English speakers can hit the “CC” button and change the settings to auto-translate, it does a pretty good job.)
Osaka-born artist Shunsuke Kawasaki’s upcoming show The Shape of Frequency at Somewhere Tokyo (on 14-30 April) will showcase his industrial, metal sculptures and functional speakers. Using aluminum, plastic, acrylic and wood, Kawasaki creates these striking pieces—some of which are retro-tinged, while others look like futuristic robots or have been inspired by ninja throwing stars—in editions of five. Bluetooth compatible and wired, these creations are beguiling works of art that also happen to be practical. See more at designboom.
Image courtesy of Shunsuke Kawasaki and Somewhere Tokyo
We often underestimate the importance of a great armchair, especially in our living rooms. When in reality, we shouldn’t. The right armchair not only serves as a comfy and ergonomic seating option but also adds a certain depth of character and personality to the living room. An excellent armchair functions as the perfect spot to lounge about, have a snack, and or chill on while interacting with your family and friends. And if you make the sofa pet-friendly, then it literally ticks off all the right checkboxes for me!
Designer: SUNRIU
SUNRUI designed this rather minimal and chic-looking armchair as a part of the FLOW Collection. As the name of the collection hints, the armchair is called the Flow Single Sofa. If you look closely at the chair, it quite literally looks like a Queen’s Chair. I could truly imagine the late Queen of the United Kingdom, sitting on this majestic throne. However, the Flow Sofa isn’t the Queen’s throne, but a pretty comfy and cozy sofa that we could integrate into our own living space.
The sofa has a rather bulky and space-consuming form, although its structure has been designed quite elegantly and smartly, which somehow downplays the stoic-ness of the sofa. What also imparts the single sofa with sophisticated air are its spiral armrests. The spiral armrests add an interesting and artistic element to the sofa, and also quite amusingly resemble the Ionic Order. The Ionic Order is one of the orders of classic architecture. It is defined by twin volutes or spiral scrolls, such as the ones we can see in the Flow Sofa.
Now what makes the Flow sofa even more unique is the fact that it is pet-friendly! The aforementioned spiral armrests of the furniture piece are hollow. The hollow interior spaces function as cozy little nooks for your cat to snuggle into and rest. If you have two cats, each of them could fit into both armrests! This allows the Flow to function as a seating space not only for humans, but their pets as well. It creates a shared space, where the owner and cat, can spend some quality time together.
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Growing up, Michael Brucker noticed that his grandfather used a metal comb “probably obtained in the early 1950s,” he writes. The object fascinated Brucker, who eventually inherited the comb and treated it like a treasured heirloom.
The next part sounds crazy, but Brucker somehow made it work: Inspired by his keepsake, he actually set up a business that sells laser-cut stainless steel combs. I’d have guessed this was doomed to fail, but Brucker’s been running the business for six years full-time, in addition to becoming a Star Seller on Etsy.
Brucker’s Heircomb sells multiple designs for both hair and beard combs in the $18 to $30 range. The product is not only sturdy, but being metal, does not cause static electricity.
I myself find the objects somewhat silly, but admittedly unassailable: They have a function, there’s a ready market, they’re built to last and they are recyclable. And as we’ve seen countless times, being a design entrepreneur with access to digital fabrication who targets the EDC and/or hipster market seems to be a winning formula.
Dezeen Showroom: Offcut wall sconce is a light created by lighting brand Nightworks Studio that is made from stone remnants sourced from local suppliers.
The Offcut wall sconce pairs waste stone from local stone suppliers with a custom-designed globe light bulb.
As a result of Nightworks Studio sourcing the remnant natural stone from suppliers, each of the sconces has a unique shape.
The stone is selected by hand and intentionally broken to create different shapes, which are used to back a white glass LED globe light bulb.
The bulb has a seamless finish that provides the sconce with a contemporary look.
It is available in three different stones including limestone, mojito and an arabescato finish.
Product: Offcut wall sconce
Brand: Nightworks Studio
Contact: hello@nightworksstudio.com
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This suitcase design is of unknown origin, and is listed for sale on the kinds of dicey websites that scream “bait & switch.” But it does have some unusual design features worth looking at.
The first feature we’ve seen variants of before, but I’ll include it anyway: There’s frontal quick access and the device-charging capacity that’s becoming de rigueur these days.
The second is a bit silly, but I can’t deny I’d use it: There’s a built-in cupholder.
The third is a truly smart feature: The handle itself contains flip-out hooks, handy for hanging those Duty Free bags or the food bag you picked up to bring onto the plane.
The fourth is also something a lot of people would probably use: The handle doubles as a phone stand.
Further fueling suspicion that this object will not be what arrives when you order it, is that prices on aforementioned dicey websites run from $130 to $500.
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