The Golden Gate is indeed the most photographed bridge in the world, but it is far from the most attractive. In recent years, cities have been competing with each other to build a longer, bigger and more innovative one. In some places, the architects really gave themselves a breather, and we have chosen 9 of the most unusual pedestrian bridges in the world, which are real tourist attractions.
Architecture & Interior
The Space Suite at the Hotel Kameha Grand Zürich gives guests a taste of what life is like on a space station. The hotel room was transformed into a virtual space station by the German artist, adventurer and future astronaut Michael Najjar. He decorated the walls, floor, and ceiling with space motifs captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, rocket propulsion inspired the ceiling lighting, and the artist filled the living room with space travel-themed books, movies, and audiobooks.
In Prekmurje, the invisible house Casa Invisible of the Delugan Meissl architectural office from Austria, which is known for creating so-called architecture in living, has grown. This is exactly what the aforementioned residential unit embodies, and two such prototypes were recently installed in Fikšinci in Prekmurje (yes, we exaggerated a bit in the title). These types of mobile units with an area of 50 square meters, which the client can design according to his wishes, are said to be a favorable alternative to the construction of classic houses. How does it look? It depends on the "mood" of the day, the surroundings and the weather.
Can you imagine living in a city surrounded only by greenery, with flowers and vegetables growing right on your facade? This is the vision of the Danish architect Raimond de Hullu, which he translated into the Oas1s house, a self-sufficient house that is "green" in both senses of the word, as a green building (it is more than just a low-energy and passive house) and actually, since the facade is overgrown with vegetation. The Dane used biomimicry in the architectural design, as the house, which measures 6 x 6 x 12 meters, imitates trees.
Moon Glass is an imaginative cup that allows you to watch the moon phases while drinking. Under the cup, the Korean company Tale Design signed, and inside it has a special protrusion that allows the different phases of the moon cycle to be displayed depending on the amount of drink (preferably milk) in it.
The innovative Treehouse 2 office houses offer workers in open offices the possibility of a quiet retreat, but are also great for private conversations and work in small groups.
The modern family house Concrete Cut House in Tel Aviv consists of rectangular prisms stacked on top of each other, and between its glass panels an endless line of concrete snakes like a snake. Hence the name of this luxurious home of refined design, which draws colors from the outside environment.
The Esperanto bathroom furniture collection is perfect for furnishing small spaces, as it consists of modular units that fit together like a puzzle to form a fully optimized bathroom.
You are all familiar with the concept of a touch lamp that turns on as soon as you touch it. Slap it is a wall lamp that works on a similar principle, except that it is a slightly more perverse version of the aforementioned concept. The ambient wall light in the shape of a buttock is turned on/off by clapping it on its back side.
Industrial designer Norman Cramer designed the Ró Summer Collection 2015 contemporary furniture collection for the Ro furniture store. Handcrafted furniture and stylish modern home accessories follow the principle of calm living with utilitarian design.
Cerkniško polje is richer for the alluring dominant, a modern house, mainly made of concrete and larch wood, which are mixed in places with white facade panels. It lies on the edge of Cerknica, and from it the view spreads over the Cerknica field, which played a key role in the construction. Javornik and Snežnik peaks are also within sight. Although it is modern, it remains in genuine contact with nature.
Plumen, considered the inventor of the first low-energy light bulbs and the recipient of several design awards, has presented another fantastic collection of modular pendant lights.