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There are many so-called universal wrenches on the shelves, but no French tool has such a brilliant patent as Jordan Steranka's Aperture Wrench. The tool uses the principle of aperture in photographic lenses. And not only do you use it to reduce the "roll of" tools, with the rotary wheel on the side you can instantly set the size you need to tighten that bolt nut.
Design firm apostrophy's has given its Thai office a complete facelift by renovating it. 'apos²' thus now combines new, important segments such as a learning media center, a design laboratory and common spaces for interdisciplinary interaction.
In April, the technology giant Apple will move to new premises in Silicon Valley, which span over 70 hectares. The relocation of more than 12,000 employees will take half a year. The campus had a working name of Campus 2, but was officially named Apple Park. The construction is not quite finished yet and will drag on into the summer, but today we can already admire this futuristic wonder in Cupertino, California, which will be one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the world.
Like the great architects, the greatest film directors also have their own recognizable signature, something by which they are instantly recognized. This was proven by the artist and architect Federico Babino from Barcelona, who imagined what the houses would look like if famous directors were architects. He packaged the architectural ideas that are inextricably linked with their cinematic masterpieces into the Archidirector project. And for an architect, the solutions are absolutely phenomenal, just as their films are phenomenal.
The Lule River flows through Lapland in the north of Sweden, where Santa Claus lives, and the town of Harads stands next to it. The city, which is also known for the Treehotel, will build another unusual hotel. This time, instead of in the treetops, I prefer to be right on the river. A floating hotel in the summer, but immobile in the winter due to the ice. Architects Bertil Harström and Johan Kauppi have their heads full of ideas, obviously.
A new hotel with an innovative concept has opened on the Swedish river Lule. Arctic Bath is a floating hotel and spa where you can enjoy a truly unique wellness vacation.
Remember when, right before the Sochi Olympics, a photo of two side-by-side toilets without a partition wall circulated online? Toilets quickly became the target of ridicule and one can only wonder what was going through the minds of the architects. Is the culture in Russia so different from what we are used to? Well, as you'll see in the series of photos below, some of the other architects have a really weird sense of humor too.
The renovated house in New Jersey combines the best elements of old and new architecture.
The Golden Pencil is the highest award in Slovenia in the field of architecture and landscape architecture. The Golden Pencil 2016 was awarded on Friday, October 16, 2016, on the occasion of Architects' Day at the Museum of Architecture and Design. This year, the commission chose the best of the 58 submitted projects and thus awarded four golden pencils.
The aerodynamic office in the form of a tunnel is a real feast for the eyes, not to mention an extremely pleasant working environment for all employees of the Spanish architecture firm Selgascano.
In Belgrade, at Ulica Vuka Karadžića 9, a special ice cream shop has found its place.