Retractable desks turn tiny office into presentation space in seconds

May 31, 2019 Semi Han 0
9.639 Inserted Variable Micro Office by LUO Studio

LUO Studio has designed a tiny 9.6-square-metre office in Beijing, with seven movable desks so that it can be transformed from an office into an amphitheatre-style presentation room. Named 9.639 after its compact square area, the small office offers an adaptable space for a graphics printing company. The moveable surfaces can be extended to be used as

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IBA Timber Prototype House / ICD University of Stuttgart

May 31, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The IBA Timber Prototype House presents a new take on micro-architecture. Effectively a log cabin turned on its side, it combines the benefits of traditional low-cost timber construction with advances in computational design and fabri- cation technologies.The project explores a novel solid timber building system to economically create environmentally sound, architecturally expressive, mo- no-material building envelopes.

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18 Cool Examples of Architecture for Kids

May 31, 2019 Fernanda Castro 0

Designing for kids is certainly not child’s play. Whilst the design process is undertaken by adults, the end users are often children, such is the case in kindergarten, schools, and parks. Architects have a responsibility, therefore, to ensure that the built environment offers children the chance to play, explore, and learn in physical space, even in a digital age. With that in mind, here are 18 cool spaces designed especially for children – environments which may perhaps inspire the Fosters, Hadids, and Le Corbusiers of tomorrow.

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Robbrecht en Daem Promote Collaboration, Community, and Open-Minded Design

May 31, 2019 Megan Schires 0

Past, Present, Future is an interview project by Itinerant Office, asking acclaimed architects to share their perspectives on the constantly evolving world of architecture. Each interview is split into three video segments: Past, Present, and Future, in which interviewees discuss their thoughts and experiences of architecture through each of those lenses. The first episode of the project featured 11 architects from Italy and the Netherlands and Episode II is comprised of interviews with 13 architects from Spain, Portugal, France, and Belgium.

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Mouaz Abouzaid and Dima Faraj Design Urban Greenway for Dubai

May 31, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

Architects Mouaz Abouzaid and Dima Faraj has designed an urban regeneration project and greenway for Dubai. Dubbed X-Space, the project aims to stitch together the city across Sheikh Zayed Road, the main highway that runs through the United Arab Emirates. Inspired by desert dunes and the movement of sand sweeping across paved roads, the proposal includes one kilometer of new new public spaces and green areas to give urban space back to the city and its people.