George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mount Blanc

July 3, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Manipulating Mont Blanc by George Bradford Smith

Bartlett graduate George Bradford-Smith has designed an astronaut training facility that clings to the face of Mont Blanc to imitate Mars’ extreme environmental conditions. Named Manipulating Mount Blanc, Bradford-Smith’s proposal imagines a future where humans will inhabit the red planet. It is intended to push astronauts “close to the limit of survival” to help them prepare

The post George Bradford-Smith proposes astronaut training facility on face of Mount Blanc appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

A’ Design Awards & Competition – Early Call for Entries

July 3, 2019 Erin 0

This article has been brought to you by A’ Design Award and Competition. A’ Design Award & Competition is the Worlds’ leading design accolade reaching design enthusiasts in over 106 countries in 40 languages: A’ Design Award winning works are translated to all major languages in order to connect design lovers, press members and design buyers […]

Louisa Grey draws on the senses for installation inside Copenhagen’s Frama store

July 3, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Frama Copenhagen

London designer Louisa Grey has curated a series of meditative spaces inside the Copenhagen store of Danish lifestyle brand Frama, for an installation inspired by the body’s five senses. Louisa Grey – who heads up her own London studio House of Grey – curated the Senses installation for Frama using a mix of the brand’s

The post Louisa Grey draws on the senses for installation inside Copenhagen’s Frama store appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

RV3 House / Aguirre Arquitetura

July 3, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

The residence was designed for a young couple with 3 children with comfortable space to receive friends and also for the children to have fun. We seek inspiration in Brazilian Architecture with a contemporaneous look.

No Image

Train Station: Examples of Floor Plans and Sections

Train stations are usually complex programs since they must not only solve the departure and arrival of trains but also respond to the circulation its users, provide certain services and be a connecting space between the transport systems of a city. Architects from different parts of the world have developed different solutions to this program. Below you can find 10 examples of train stations, their floor plans and sections.

No Image

Carlo Ratti Associati Unveils World’s First Crowdsourced Graffiti

July 3, 2019 Niall Patrick Walsh 0

Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled the world’s first crowdsourced graffiti, designed by thousands of people and painted by a swarm of drones in the city of Torino, Italy. The UFO-Urban Flying Opera project was created by four UAVs flying simultaneously over two consecutive days. Each drone carried a tank of sustainable spray paint and sketched the individual designs on the canvas. The final painting was divided into three layers: a grey one to set the story, magenta one to represent Torino’s communities, and a light blue one to visually wrap the story.

No Image

Hamonic+Masson Reimagine Suburban Paris with New Neighborhood Plan

July 3, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

Architecture practice Hamonic+Masson & Associés have designed a new neighborhood development to reimagine suburban Paris. As the winning entry in the Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris competition, the “High Garden” project was made to propose a metropolitan-scaled architecture on various sites within the greater city limits. Responding to the brief, it was designed to be a dynamic and attractive neighborhood in a new eco-district.

Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom

July 3, 2019 Semi Han 0
Free Balcony An by Drawing Architecture Studio DAS

Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the balcony of a two-bedroom apartment in Beijing to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached house. The balcony stands out against the neighbouring balconies in the residential development, with its curved roof and rectangular dormer window. Named Free Balcony An – as balcony spaces are not

The post Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom appeared first on Dezeen.