BluBlocker has re-editioned their iconic Bullet SunMask mirrored sunnies from 1989, now with polarized lenses and a fresh pink frame. While they have legit use for runners, cyclists and other sportifs, they will effortlessly brighten up any beach, pool or outdoor dance party. For those who want a little less volume, they are also available in black.
Following the success of last year’s “Single Ingredient” pairing menu series—which starred rice as the key culinary component—Krug’s consumer-facing dinner explorations are continuing this season, at NYC’s The Ned Nomad, with lemons as the counterpoint to the beloved champagne. Featuring Krug Grande Cuvée 171st Édition and Krug Rosé 27th Édition, the spectacular dining experience has been imagined by The Ned’s executive chef, Brian VanderGast, who artful aligns zesty, citric flavors with the maison’s signature aromas, flavors and effervescence. Entitled “Lemon: A Rooftop Experience Inspired by Krug,” the event series is only one facet of the multi-chef Krug x Lemon chronicle, which even includes the cookbook The Zest is Yet to Come. Read more about the event at OpenTable.
Image courtesy of Krug
US studio Waechter Architecture has completed a courtyard-style home in Oregon that consists of steel-clad pavilions set around a rainwater-fed garden of native plants.
Meadow House is located in the city of Eugene, a few miles southwest of the University of Oregon.
The residence is named after an adjacent park and landscape preserve, Madison Meadow, which lies at the heart of a neighbourhood with single-family homes.
The project was designed for the stepmother of Ben Waechter, founder of Portland, Oregon-based Waechter Architecture.
The main goal was to create a durable and economical home that embraces the historic park, which features native grasses and a diverse mix of trees and shrubs.
“The family sought to create a residence adjacent to the meadow while honouring its character and greater value as a resource for the entire community,” the team said.
“At the same time, they sought to bring their ways of living into closer dialogue with the surrounding neighborhood and the simple beauty of its signature landscape.”
Inspired by the concept of a “meadow within a meadow”, the architects conceived a rectangular, 2,000-square-foot (186-square-metre) building with a garden courtyard at its centre. From above, the house can be read as a series of frames.
Planted with native grasses, the rain-fed garden has a natural character that takes cues from Madison Meadow. Arranged around this open space are single-storey volumes faced with metal and glass.
One volume holds the kitchen and an adjoining dining area and living room. Two contain sleeping areas, including the primary bedroom suite. Another encompasses a garage and workshop.
In certain areas, glazed walls blur the boundary between inside and out and immerse occupants in the landscape in all seasons. Two sheltered patios further strengthen the home’s connection to its setting.
For the building’s cladding, the team chose bonderized steel, which was used for walls, soffits and roofs. The continuous wrapper lends to the home being read as a “single mass that has been carved and sculpted”, the architects said.
The low-maintenance cladding is intended to age naturally over time. It also can withstand water.
“Its strong resistance to corrosion and water damage also allows the inward sloping roofs to collect rainwater directly into the central garden,” the team said, noting that the house has no gutters.
Overall, the home is meant to serve as a backdrop to the landscape.
“The simple forms and palette of the house allow the wild vitality of the meadow and the change of seasons to define the primary experience of place,” the team said.
Waechter Architecture has completed a number of projects in America’s Pacific Northwest, including a Portland commercial building made of mass timber and a glazed tasting room overlooking a vineyard in rural Oregon.
The photography is by Lara Swimmer.
Project credits:
Architecture and interiors: Waechter Architecture
Design team: Ben Waechter (principal architect), Lisa Kuhnhausen (project architect)
Contractor: Chalus Construction Co
Structural engineer: Grummel Engineering
Doors and windows: Sierra Pacific
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In a thrilling news that brings together the stalwarts of gaming and automotive excellence, Porsche has partnered with Xbox to commemorate its 75th anniversary.
This momentous occasion is being celebrated with the release of a highly exclusive collection of custom Xbox Series X consoles and accompanying Wireless Controllers, each adorned with vibrant colorways inspired by six iconic Porsche motorsport liveries.
The limited-edition Xbox Series X consoles and controllers collective starts with the colorway of the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans winning Porsche 911 GT1. The iconic livery captures the essence of speed and power. This is followed by the deep blue and bright green “hippie” colors of the Porsche Hippie.
The eccentric and daring race car, the Pink Pig inspires the third colorway, while the appreciators of Salzburg livery, which marked Porsche’s first overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, can now rejoice in timeless red and white theme on Xbox consoles and controllers. Next up is the Porsche Racing Edition, a livery representing the relentless pursuit of perfection, and the collection is wound up by the most current race livery on the Porsche 963, which is a testament to the marque’s relentless pursuit of automotive greatness.
This unique fusion of automotive heritage and gaming prowess is sure to captivate the hearts of Porsche enthusiasts and gaming aficionados alike. Over the course of this summer, these six limited-edition console designs will be unveiled at major automobile and gaming events around the world. The events will serve as a platform for fans to witness the harmonious blend of Porsche’s motorsport heritage and Xbox’s cutting-edge gaming technology.
Unfortunately, these consoles will not be available for retail. Fans will, however, have the opportunity to enter sweepstakes over the next four months for a chance to win one of the consoles and controllers. Porsche’s 75th anniversary celebratory collection is a timeless convergence of two worlds and a cherished possession for all.
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Here’s what we looked at this week:
Dezeen School Shows: an AI research lab and data centre composed of modular cubes is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Bartlett School of Architecture.
Also featured is a school that nurtures friendship and creativity through architecture and a project informed by the Black Forest’s traditional timber houses.
Institution: UCL
School: The Bartlett School of Architecture
Course: Architecture MArch (RIBA/ARB Part 2), Architecture BSc (RIBA/ARB Part 1), Architecture MSci (ARB Part 1 and 2), Engineering and Architectural Design MEng (ARB/RIBA Part 1, CIBSE, JBM), Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies BSc
Tutors: Marjan Colletti, Kostas Grigoriadis, Ana Monrabal-Cook, Max Dewdney, Sara Shafiei, Luke Olsen and Elizabeth Dow
School statement:
“The Bartlett School of Architecture is one of the most exciting, innovative and creative architecture schools in the world, where students learn today to build the world of tomorrow.
“The institution teaches an expansive programme of architecture degrees at both undergraduate and graduate level.
“The school’s annual summer show shares the creative and thoughtful work of its students with a global audience, both online and in person.
“The diversity of projects and resonance of thematic concerns exhibited allows audiences to explore what is meant by ‘architecture’ and what it could be.”
Silvertown Battery Park by Chia-Yi Chou
“Silvertown Battery Park is a scientific testing ground that portrays every possible and impossible technology. It is an off-grid energy infrastructure and a vibrant public space for local communities.
“The park demonstrates bold and trivial science imagination in a playful and immersive manner. The working infrastructure celebrates the industrial history and brings Silvertown into the next stage of transformation.”
Student: Chia-Yi Chou
Course: Architecture MArch
Tutors: Laura Allen, Mark Smout and Tom Budd
Laminated Vessels – Moulding a Hostel from Flat Sheets by Joe Johnson
“This project explores the design and fabrication of moulded timber components – laminated geometries with curvature in more than one plane, using a method that results in nearly zero waste.
“The project examines how curvature can be drawn from developable sheets of veneer. Digital simulations engage with the flat sheet as an active collaborator in design, leaving space for the simulated material to interpolate between programmatic constraints.
“Close attention was also paid to the pattern marker. By nesting the patterns to achieve full use of the flat sheet, reciprocal relationships between the spaces were formed through their shared curves. An Amsterdam site was chosen to develop a scheme for a hostel with a market running beneath it.”
Student: Joe Johnson
Course: Architecture MArch
Tutors: Nat Chard and Emma Kate Matthews
Timber Tinkerland School by Reem Taha Hajj Ahmad
“This project focuses on creating a timber tinker-land school that nurtures friendship and creativity through architecture.
“The school aims to provide a unique learning experience by encouraging children to engage in hands-on activities such as tinkering, sewing and painting.
“It emphasises the design of glulam columns and explores their adaptability to facilitate various forms of interactive play and engagement with the architectural structure.
“Complementary elements such as DIY-treated fabric and playful clamps are incorporated to enhance the design’s flexibility and creativity.
“By fostering friendships through imaginative play and storytelling, the school aims to create an inspiring and nurturing environment for children and the surrounding community.”
Student: Reem Taha Hajj Ahmad
Course: Architecture MArch
Tutors: Izaskun Chinchilla Moreno and Daniel Ovalle Costal
The Obelisk, The Aqua and The Repository by Momchil Petrinski
“The project is a civic centre located in the Helwan Industrial Area, Cairo, Egypt. It explores the themes of contextual disturbance as water source pollution, disruptive structures, harsh climatic conditions and an exploitative brick production industry.
“The centre responds to these conditions in a number of ways. This includes terraforming the desert landscape and providing sustainable water filtration, a holistic approach to local brick workers by hydro-healing in a bathhouse (the Aqua), congregation around artefacts (the Obelisk), and multidisciplinary learning and exchange between brick workers, stakeholders and Fairtrade Foundation in a reimagined hypostyle hall (the Repository).”
Student: Momchil Petrinski
Course: Architecture MArch
Tutors: Ricardo de Ostos and Isaie Bloch
The Stories in the Shadows by Jatin Naru
“This project finds its inspiration in the bountiful pine wood and traditional timber houses of the Black Forest, entwined with timeless folktales.
“It serves as a literary outpost for a nearby university, paying homage to the Brothers Grimm and embracing the essence of Naturepoesie. Its spaces evoke both awe-inspiring grandeur and tranquil havens for literary introspection, capturing the spirit of the forest.
“Paying homage to a human tradition spanning millennia, the stories themselves are intricately carved into the architecture, creating an enduring archive upheld by devoted craftspeople.
“Thoughtfully positioned openings bathe the interior in forest light, unveiling the reliefs within the shadows, casting a captivating spell of storytelling and craftsmanship.”
Student: Jatin Naru
Course: Architecture BSc
Tutors: Maria Fulford and Joerg Majer
Synthesising Earth by Phoebe Hampson
“The project delves into the journey of Paul Pignon, a prominent figure in Belgrade’s electronic music scene during the 1980s.
“Returning to the city, he endeavours to spread his experimental and liberal ethos, providing an outlet for Yugo-nostalgia through unconventional music-making methods and underground events.
“The building evolves in three stages: Pignon establishes an independent radio station in an abandoned warehouse, fostering a community of musical artists and culminating in a vibrant summer festival.
“Embracing a synthesizer ideology, the architecture employs rammed-earth construction and curated aggregates to craft spaces with diverse acoustic properties, harmonising materiality and music.”
Student: Phoebe Hampson
Course: Architecture BSc
Tutors: David Di Duca and Tetsuro Nagata
Convoy’s Wharf Colour Factory and Learning Centre by Pasathorn Srichaiyongphanich
“The Convoys Wharf project in Lewisham, London, seeks to preserve the historic 19th-century cast iron structures, integrating a secondary timber enclosure that pays homage to shipbuilding.
“It includes artist studios, a learning centre and an indigo farm producing paint. Referencing traditional craftsmanship and historic pigment production, the project challenges future development plans, creating an experimental space for community engagement.
‘Residents are invited to actively shape the future of their community through this innovative initiative.”
Student: Pasathorn Srichaiyongphanich
Course: Architecture BSc
Tutors: Katerina Dionysopoulou and Billy Mavropoulos
Anansi and the Reincarnation of Achilles Street Estate by Tabatha Crook
“This design research investigation examines folklore, religion and fiction as a reaction to the pragmatic, uninventive strategies currently applied to London’s social housing estates.
“In a city that prioritises profit, estate strategies focus on adding as many units as possible while neglecting the broader needs of those reliant on housing support.
“By using fiction to discuss social housing more positively and laterally, a different conversation is created about improved living conditions, emotional intelligence, intercultural understanding and personal narratives.
“As illustration, a storybook/animation mixes ‘new’ and ‘old’ in Lewisham’s Achilles Street Estate within the traditional folklores of its residents.”
Student: Tabatha Crook
Course: Architecture MSci
Tutor: Murray Fraser and Farlie Reynolds
The Woodland Street Manifesto by Toby Prest
“This design research investigation examines the role of the tree in London, critiquing current planting and maintenance strategies to propose productive urban forestry that benefits the city both ecologically and materially.
“How can London’s street trees be enhanced to create a sustainable source of timber which also empowers local communities?
“The focus is on the journey from sapling through to a building material as a process that helps to reintroduce London-based local resource systems and specialised architectural forms.
“Accompanying aims are to mitigate the inequity of street trees between wealthier and poorer districts, and to cut house construction costs.”
Student: Toby Prest
Course: Architecture MSci
Tutors: Murray Fraser and Farlie Reynolds
Crafting Domesticities for an Ecology of Care by Jessica Ho
“How can we navigate the necessity for denser urban habitation with a culturally and socially responsible approach towards heritage?
“The project aims to deconstruct the notion of dwelling as a set of commodified, unitised parcels of bedroom, living room, etcetera, and to instead propose a flexible domesticity based on a granular approach to rituals of care.
“This is explored with the overarching theme of promoting shared cultural and artistic expression, fostering wellbeing across communities and an appreciation of the local heritage.”
Student: Jessica Ho
Course: Engineering and Architectural Design MEng
Tutors: Yasemin Didem Aktas, Yair Schwartz and Daniel Ovalle Costal
AI Pixel Parasite by Andreea Dumitrescu
“Located on the former site of Coleg Harlech in North Wales, this proposal is an AI research lab and data centre, contrasting and complimenting the existing structures.
“It explores how artificial intelligence can be used collaboratively to design a building that builds itself, learning from its surroundings and itself to continuously adapt and improve.
“The building is composed of modular cubes, placed and organised through machine learning algorithms to optimise environmental impacts and conditions.
“Powered by a nuclear battery developed by ANPEG, its dynamic growth evolves to meet the progressing demands of the data centre in an intelligent and adaptable framework.”
Student: Andreea Dumitrescu
Course: Engineering and Architectural Design MEng
Tutors: Luke Olsen, Filip Kirazov, Aurore Julien and Matthew Heywood, in collaboration with ANPEG
Mourning in Bytes: Cyberpilgrims in a Hypothetical Hellscape by Daniel McCarthy
“‘Mourning in Bytes: CyberPilgrims in a Hypothetical Hellscape’ explores the profound emotional significance of virtual connections within online fandoms.
“By examining parasocial relationships and the impermanence of idolised figures, the project delves into the experiences of loss and grief in these virtual communities.
“It sheds light on the interplay between fan perceptions and the constructed mythology surrounding bands, investigating the idolization process and the creation of god-like narratives by fans.
“The culmination of the project is the construction of a virtual pilgrimage, providing devoted fans with a memorial space and an immersive experience that subtly confronts the ephemeral nature of idolised figures.”
Student: Daniel McCarthy
Course: Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies BSc
Tutors: Freddy Tuppen and Kevin Green
X-RAY – The Embodied City – Whitechapel, London by Architecture BSc Year 1 Students
“The main building project of the year was X-RAY – The Embodied City, sited in Whitechapel around the Royal London Hospital.
“This project investigated how the design of buildings can nurture health and well-being. Students considered elements of architecture that might encompass medical and non-medical practices, and practised alternative and lateral thinking to address some of the bizarre, mystical, profane and spiritual aspects of health.
“Students stepped into the shoes of the architect-surgeon, in order to learn to ‘diagnose the city’ by examining selected sites and surrounding environments.”
Student: Architecture BSc Year 1 Students
Course: Architecture BSc
Tutors: Year 1 Design Team Tutors
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More than 530 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been proposed across the United States this year alone. In advance of a month dedicated to pride, both the Human Rights Campaign and the NAACP have issued travel advisories for the state of Florida, noting an environment of open hostility toward queer people. To draw further attention to this, and to encourage real-life action in support of the LGBTQ+ community, Brooklyn-based artist and editorial illustrator Paul Tuller invented Kim Vs US Legislation—a free online game where the player guides pop star Kim Petras in a race to collect Progress Pride flags and dodge harmful governance.
“I knew Kim was perfect when I saw her unapologetically do a photo shoot in front of Westboro Baptist protestors picketing outside of her Kansas City show,” Tuller says of the game’s heroine. “Accompanying the shoot, she said ‘This is the energy I’m bringing n it should be yours too.’ I channeled that into making a very difficult endless runner game that stops if you collide with anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, Greg Abbott or the upside-down American flag.” At the end of each race, a player is prompted to take action by donating to Lambda Legal and the Transgender Legal Defense Fund.
Though Pride marks a fitting debut for the game, a 2023 release wasn’t Tuller’s original intention. “I actually made this game last year but the week I was going to release it Roe v. Wade was rolled back so it felt like an inappropriate time. I’m shocked things have only gotten worse since I made the game.” As Pride originally began as a riot, creative endeavors that encourage real action against opposition reflect the true spirit of the month.
Images courtesy of Paul Tuller
The sad math of searching for the exceptional in a sea of mediocrity means you see too much of what you don’t want, and not enough of what you do want. The website of the Industrial Design program at Switzerland’s Contemporary Design Practices Institute, a/k/a HGK Basel, allots only a single image to each student’s project. Why?!?
I’d desperately like to see more shots of this Kipp chair, by ID student Yan Hug:
“We sit down dozens of times a day. We put ourselves in an unnatural position and often stay in it for hours. It is therefore important to move while sitting, this is referred to as ‘dynamic sitting.’ The active sitting position in particular has a positive effect on health, the ability to learn and concentration. Kipp is a modular seating object for the home, which can be adapted depending on where it is used. Thanks to the plug-in principle, Kipp can be intuitively and easily assembled without turning a screw. The movable seat surface encourages users to move actively while sitting.”
I want to see more, but I’ve searched the internet in vain for any information at all about an ID student named Yan Hug. If any of you have leads, please do comment.
There are at least two online treasure troves of classic Braun design archives. One is Das Programm, a research arm of London-based design firm Systems Studio. It was on Das Programm’s Instagram that I learned of this Dieter-Rams-designed object I’d never seen—a Braun-branded ice scraper:
It’s credited to both Rams and Dietrich Lubs, circa 1971.
The second online Braun archive is the wonderful BraunDesign.es, run by Fernando Pérez Ordás. Thankfully Ordás has provided exactly the kinds of images that designers would want to see:
Image credit: Fernando Pérez Ordás /BraunDesign.es
Image credit: Fernando Pérez Ordás /BraunDesign.es
Image credit: Fernando Pérez Ordás /BraunDesign.es
Image credit: Fernando Pérez Ordás /BraunDesign.es
Image credit: Fernando Pérez Ordás /BraunDesign.es
Image credit: Fernando Pérez Ordás /BraunDesign.es
Image credit: Fernando Pérez Ordás /BraunDesign.es
Consider bookmarking both Das Programm and BraunDesign.es for when you need a classic Braun fix.
Dezeen Showroom: designed to create harmony between the built and natural environments, the Boost Mineral tile range from Italian company Atlas Concorde has a subtle stone effect.
Atlas Concorde says it drew inspiration from the sedimentary stone of the Ardennes Plateau in Belgium to create the Boost Mineral tile collection, enhancing the fine, compact grain of its surface to make the detail more vivid.
The porcelain wall and floor tiles come in five shades of grey and are realised with a three-dimensional texture, recalling the appearance of traditionally bush-hammered natural stone.
“The balance between the fine, rich grain and natural colouring generates a surface with a contemporary, original style,” said Atlas Concorde.
The Boost Mineral collection is suitable for use both indoors and outdoors, allowing for continuity between spaces.
It is available in a wide selection of sizes, including a large slab tile of 120 by 278 centimetres that can be used to create practically seamless, monolithic-looking spaces.
Product: Boost Mineral
Brand: Atlas Concorde
Contact: info@atlasconcorde.it
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