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  • Banco Ciudad Headquarters by Foster and Partners

    Banco Ciudad Headquarters by Foster and Partners

    The new corporate headquarters for Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires designed by Foster and Partners, working with construction firm, CRIBA S.A. and local architect, occupies the entire city block in the neighborhood of Parque Patricia. Design for Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires reflect the setting of park-side buildings, with landscaped courtyards and shaded sidewalks, using materials that are based on past industrial site to enhance the unique character of the neighborhood.

    The system site extends to the limits and is arranged as an internal campus of ‘villages’, which are interconnected with circulation routes and external landscaped patios.
    Light filled spaces are united by a flowing roof , supported by thin pillars, designed to shade the large entrance plaza, Large atrium directs circulation between four levels of offices with terraces, all with direct view to the park. Based on a grid of eight square meters of floor plates are generous allowing a high degree of flexibility in planning work-spaces.

    Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires project

    Is designed to have an impact-positive on the environment and social environment of the city. The plans are part of an initiative to regenerate largest Patricia Barrio Parque, an area with a mild form of industrial southern city that is emerging as a focus of a high-tech focus of industrial aspects. The Project is practically the first office developed in Argentina, incorporates a number of sustainable features and aims LEDD SILVER Accreditation. This exposed including use of thermal mass with chilled beams for according cooling, and reducing energy demand through shaded facades that are oriented according shade protection on the path of the sun, but also by encouraging natural ventilation.

     

     

     

     photos:© Foster + Partners

  • Refinement and Elegance Expressing Samuele Mazza’s Design Approach

    Refinement and Elegance Expressing Samuele Mazza’s Design Approach

    Samuele Mazza‘s design approach is intriguing, gorgeous, timeless, exceptionally imaginative and that’s why even the summer season is almost at the end, we couldn’t resist no to share with you one of his newest outdoor furniture collection spotted on his website. With a background in fashion design, editor of several books for Electa Mondadori and now in furniture and interior design, Samuele Mazza is one of the most eclectic personalities of our times.

    His creations for interior design try rather to create expressive spaces, full of life, than follow academic schemes. You think that his imagination met no boundaries when designing such amazing furniture pieces and you don’t have to believe us, just have a look at these pictures. His unmistakable style is an impressive combination between luxury, refinement and elegance captured in shabby chic- inspired shapes that we expect to see in the back garden of new age castle owners. Created for outdoors, this awesome collection is definitely something unique: an eclectic mix of luxurious divans and settees and lucious baldachin area with table and chairs that impresses through minimalist design approach enhanced by gracious lines and great details which add value to the furniture items.

    Photos: © Samuele Mazza.

     

  • Rolltop Future Portable Computer for Designers

    Rolltop Future Portable Computer for Designers

    Rolltop is a portable computer designed specifically for designers and architects but also for everyone who wants to have a gadget with a shape aesthetics and high portability. The OLED-Display technology and a utility multiouchscrean, this laptop is very appreciated and very low weight and a size equal to a 13 inch laptop that easily converts into a graphic tablet 17 inch flat screen , can also be used as a primary monitor due to the support attached to the back of the screen.


    Otherwise the future Roltop 2.0 is in constant development by bringing Rolltop community improvements visible but unseen (internal component locations, component placement in an optimal way)

    Roltop is not a virtual and futuristic gadgets, which remains only on your coputer screen from beginning Rolltop is developed as a real future product, During its development had lots of different scenarios were simulated usage functionality, etc.

    Rolltop device’s display allows a new concept of design as giving up the classical concept “bookformed”.
    The latest high-tech and new design techniques are integrated in Rolltop, these technical details will increase the productivity of designers and architects. This device is truly an all in one gadget.

  • Ring Alarm Clock with Vibrating System

    Ring Alarm Clock with Vibrating System

    The alarm clock “Ring” is specially designed by Fandimeng designers for couples and deaf-mute people. This product is very special because wake-up people using sound and vibrations. This thing it’s possible with to devices, a base (central unit) and two rings for perception of the vibrations, which will be positioned by fingers, in most sensitive part of the finger of a hand.
    Tha central unit is used for set-up the time and load the control of “Ring”. This Alarm clock is an innovative clock and is composed of a micro-vibration device and a micro chip that coordinates everything.

  • UFO-Multifunctional storage box by Luca Cozzi

    UFO-Multifunctional storage box by Luca Cozzi

    A multifunctional piece of furniture that has been assimilated by a UFO, designed by Luca Cozzi, this piece is composed of two triangular felt, representing two identical modules. These modules are sewn along their length zipper that allows the union of the two blocks. This creates a three-dimensional space.

    UFO is a game of construction and deconstruction of form, due to the specificity or the enigmatic inspire curiosity concerning it. Needs of those who use it can make of this UFO object with various functionalities.

  • Feldballe perfect place for family social life

    Feldballe perfect place for family social life

    It’s not a house, but it is a perfect place for families looking for freedom and social interaction designed by Gus Wüstemann Architects.


    Designers have created this special place  for family life, where everybody meets and circulates on the first floor, there we have a beautiful view over the lake of  Zürich, the building separating the parents which is at the top of the building of they children which is at the bottom of the building. Children living in the garden, where everything is white, as in Greek cities, but also happy protected by their parents. In this area we have access to the garden and the pool, where we play various games.
    Central living area is connected with a concrete garden sculpture , which is a tribune with beautiful views where you can relax and drink with your friends.
    In this social hub we meet a swimming pool.
    Privacy is assured of facades made of translucent polycarbonate (scobalit), and to the east there is a private courtyard and in south we put Sky-Frame windows (sliding screens).
    The kitchen is a block where you can cook, shower behind a light sculpture.

    Location: gemeinde am zürichsee
    Year: 2008
    Program: family house
    Team: gus wustemann, marta b.goñi, rodrigo iturrieta
    Photos: bruno helbling

  • Cloud Room Divider by Monica Forster

    Cloud Room Divider by Monica Forster

    A room divider with innovative design proposes by Monica Forster, this room divider the shape of a cloud is a portable room for meeting, rest, concentration, this camera-shaped cloud is easy to carry, folds into a bag full size as sports bag, basic idea of this project is to find you through the clouds, while providing privacy, cloud design uses a minimum of material and generate a minimum of wastes.

    Room divider the cloud uses air as a way of transport. Once the fan is open takes about 4 minutes to get swollen and final form as a small room fan keeps swelling swollen as long as necessary.
    The material used for this room divider is nylon, it is not recommended to be used outdoors.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • ZIG ZAG Modular Mirror System by MUT Design’s

    ZIG ZAG Modular Mirror System by MUT Design’s

    MUT Design‘s ZIG ZAG  is a modular system consisting of  mirror parts tilted angles of 45 degrees that offer unique reflections and views in the space where it’s positioned .


    Depending on the object position which is in front of the mirror, ZIG ZAG offers different views of the same object simultaneously this modular mirror system is based on the principles of optical illusions where suggestive generating fields of vision.
    These effects depend on user participation, MUT providing endless possibilities of use, because having a modularity and simple mounting system it’s easy to be adapted where we want in our home.
    Colors are chosen with great care by MUT team to provide a pleasant visual impact.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    All images © MUT Design’s