Tokyo Balconies by KINO Architects

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

KINO Architects of Japan have completed this four-storey timber and concrete house in Tokyo with balconies on each level.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

The Tokyo Balconies house has been designed to simultaneously comply with the height regulations of two zoning areas, as the north sits in a residential zone and the south side is in a commercial zone.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

The house has a large balcony on the top floor to the north, overlooking the skyline of Shinjuku.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

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Photographs are by Daici Ano.

The following is from the architects:


Tokyo Balconies

In Tokyo where building density is high both the “Geographical map”, defining the undulating land, and “Town planning and zoning regulations” have a large influence on construction. This house is on a site where the features of these two geographical maps come together successfully.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

This site is off a busy shopping street in the middle of Tokyo. The southern part of the site belongs to a “commerce” zone, and the northern part to a “1st priority residential” zone. To the north of the site the residential zone continues. These two different zones have different regulations in regard to the height of buildings.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

The design proposes to make the best use of building on the boundary of two zones. The design included four floors with a large balcony to the north on the top floor. This balcony could also take advantage of the geography to the north giving an outstanding view of the skyscrapers of Shinjuku.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

The balcony feature from the top floor is repeated on each floor; internal space is enhanced with outside balcony space. It is too difficult to provide a garden in the super-high density Tokyo environment; also balconies are not included in the calculation of building volume. Therefore many balconies were used to produce an urban garden.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

The balconies have two additional roles: to communicate with the surroundings and to obstruct a direct view from the road. The balconies gradually connect the inside and outside.

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

Architect : Masahiro Kinoshita / KINO architects location : Tokyo, Japan

Principal use : private residence

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

Structure : wooden, partly reinforced concrete

Scale of building : 1basement and 3 stories

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

Site area : 49.65 m²

Building area : 31.12 m²

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

Total floor area : 103.88 m²

Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects

Completion : 2010.05

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Asif Khan, Mischer’Traxler, and Studio Juju Win W Hotels ‘Designers of the Future’ Award


Asif Khan’s “Harvest” (2010), which used London’s flowering foliage as a raw material for furniture production.

With less than two months to go before the Swiss blitz of Art Basel, the organizers of Design Miami/ Basel have announced the winners of the 2011 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award: Asif Khan (London), mischer’traxler (Vienna), and Studio Juju (Singapore). The three up and coming design firms will each create a new object or series based upon this year’s designated theme of “Conversation Pieces.” Expect works that “encourage people to overcome social barriers while also sparking conversations between strangers.” After making their debut at Design Miami/ Basel, the commissioned projects will get people talking at W Hotels worldwide.

“With this year’s award, we wanted to highlight the young design vanguard while exploring works that are intentionally interactive,” said Design Miami/ director Marianne Goebl in a statement announcing the winners, who share an experimental and multi-disciplinary approach demonstrated in projects ranging from flowering furniture and laser-cut stationery to a Spirograph-like cake decorating machine and a cell phone with an undulating surface inspired by fruit trays. The 2011 Designers of the Future were selected by an international jury that included Aric Chen (Beijing Design Week), Li Edelkoort (Edelkoort Inc.), Konstantin Grcic (KGID), and Zoe Ryan (The Art Institute of Chicago). Qualifying candidates must have been practicing for less than 15 years and have produced a body of work—in the fields of furniture, lighting, craft, architecture and/or digital/electronic media—that demonstrates originality in the creative process, while also exhibiting an interest in working in experimental, nonindustrial, or limited-edition design.

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Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell

Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell

Milan 2011: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola presents this quilted sofa with a plastic frame at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week.

Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell

Called Foliage, the design features branching thermoplatic legs and a polyurethane foam seat covered in stretchy fabric stitched with a leaf-shaped motif.

Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell

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Dialogue between natural realities and artificial Foliage, the sofa clearly bears the graphic hallmark of Patricia Urquiola as an object that looks as if it just grew naturally in plastic. The leaves form a crown resting on a framework of branches which virtually form a seat. Foliage is a sofa with great personality featuring a seat with top-stitched embroidery on four round legs. Cosy and soft, Foliage offers two roomy seats. The top-stitching runs over the entire surface and on the back too making the sofa a standalone piece that can be placed even in the centre of a room and seen from all sides.

Design: Patricia Urquiola
Material: Frame – batch dyed technopolymer thermoplatic
Seat – polyurethane foam padding with quilted elastic fabric covering
Size: L. 185 cm, H. 90 cm, D. 90 cm
Colours: red fabric, cream frame; cream fabric, acid green frame; green fabric, black frame; petrol blue fabric, hazelnut frame; sugar bag blue fabric, red frame; black fabric, cream frame; sand fabric, cream frame; acid green fabric, red frame


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Razorfish released their annual technology guide earlier this week. Ray Velez, Chief Technology Officer, says: “Our report offers businesses a comprehensive guide to the technologies they will need to understand and implement in order to satisfy consumers’ ever-evolving expectations, and stay competitive in the marketplace.”

DÅG Studios Present the Fixie Lamp Series

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Designer Paolo Ulian’s humble use of marble in a series of sculptural furniture
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Italy’s Le Fablier, known for its impeccably-crafted classic wood furniture, in recent years has worked with a host of innovative designers to show how traditional style can translate in the future. In 2010 they collaborated with Gaetano Pesce on a series of architectural sculptures and now they’ve tapped Paolo Ulian to demonstrate his talents using marble.

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A natural fit for the project, Ulian was born in the Tuscan town of Carrara, the capital of sculptural white marble. Deciding to use medium quality marble, he explains, “I think it’s even better than what’s considered to be the first choice: it’s more robust and humble, perfect for my projects.”

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Ulian’s limited collection consists of bookshelves and tables, all of which were designed and produced in order to minimize or totally eliminate waste. “Marble is a sacred material, it will not last forever, so I have a deep respect for this material,” he told us. Sustainability and irony are present in the entire line, but a real standout, the “Numerica” bookcase, subtly reproduces Roman numerals in standard marble tiles.


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Nudo Cioccolatini

Olive oil chocolates made by a local Italian community (nuns too)

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With chocolatiers known simply as “Ivan and Michele” and packaged by local nuns, Nudo‘s new olive oil Cioccolatini are a community project from top to bottom. Based in Italy’s Le Marche region, Nudo (a family-run operation itself) tapped Ivan and Michele to take their astounding olive oil in a sweet direction—but not without a few road bumps along the way.

Because the word nudo translates to naked in Italian, the nuns (based in the nearby town of Tolentino) had to receive special permission to work with the brand—which actually is named for its honest approach to harvesting olives. Known for their adopt-an-olive-tree program which gives anyone a chance to own one of their trees, Nudo oil comes from 100% Italian, hand-picked olives that go straight from the grove to pressing.

That delicious ingredient translates into handmade dark chocolate truffles filled with three flavors of ganache—lemon, mandarin and chili—which is where the oil comes in, nicely complimenting all flavors involved. Like Nudo’s other products the confections come in packaging that’s as appealing as what it contains, and the design keeps it in the family. The work of Nudo co-founder Cathy Rogers’ sister Madeleine, she’s the driving force behind the adorable paper projects at London studio Mibo.

Nudo Cioccolatini sell online where $11 gets you a box of twelve chocolates.