Design studio Sharen Davis Design has built a multipurpose 'treehouse' on an old homestead in Garrison (NY), which is basically a modern children's playground, raised off the ground and placed between tall trees.
Architecture & Interior
Since the advent of mobile phones, and even more so smart phones, etiquette at the dining table has failed. People take pictures of food to keep it cool in the meantime, we don't even know what we're eating, because our eyes are glued to the screen, and parents literally have to push their children to put it down and eat a meal normally and find out how it was at school. It's likely that your smartphone has sparked an argument at your desk. Now Ikea has a solution. This will be part of the Sittning collection, a limited series of products that will also include a special Logged out placemat with a smartphone pocket.
You've probably seen many architectural ideas of the future, but the Dalian House is like something straight out of a science fiction movie. Its conceptual design was signed by the Preliminary Research Office, which gave it a deflected and asymmetrical shape. Its interior, on the other hand, resembles a copy of a prehistoric cave dwelling rather than futurism (if we disregard modern materials, of course).
Tetra Shed is a geometric mobile office for indoor and outdoor spaces signed by Innovation Imperative, an architectural practice. The multifunctional concept object is made of wood covered with black rubber. A mobile office can serve as a room within a room, but it is also suitable for outdoor spaces.
Infinity C is a concept table or night lamp by Korean designer Jung Dongsung, which offers a glimpse into the future of lamps that will one day adorn our homes. Its shape resembles a magnifying mirror from a bathroom, except that both sides of the surface each serve their own purpose.
Polish designer Szymon Hanczar managed the impossible - he transformed a 13-square-meter apartment into a surprisingly functional home in which we find everything we need for everyday life.
As part of the Norwegian SALT festival, which is considered a cultural platform known for promoting music and unique installations as well as a collection of exceptional architectural structures, the largest sauna in the world opened its doors.
No air conditioning? No panic! You can cool the room even without an air conditioner, even if this sounds like a pious wish on days when the hellish heat is pressing, when it is barely sustainable even in the shade and the walls of the apartments turn into radiators. But the air conditioner is not the only lifeline, because you can cool the rooms you stay in the "old-fashioned" way, with a few strategic maneuvers. Check how you can cool a room without air conditioning.
Some time ago, an investor wanted to reconstruct two existing residential buildings in Ljubno ob Savinja by the Ljubnica river. Superform architects Marjan Pobolšaj, Anton Žižek, and Meta Žebre took the matter into their own hands and came up with an architectural solution that is absolutely fascinating. Houses with two different characters were created. The first is very traditional, "tight" and restrained, while the second is its complete opposite. She is bold, open and extroverted.
The future is absolutely fantastic. At least as far as the buildings that will rise on our planet are concerned, even if it is the last thing that will rise from the ground. And if we recently presented you with the finalists for the best and already realized architectural solutions as part of the 2015 World Architecture Festival, this time we present you with the category of buildings competing for the title of the best building of the future.
Batman has his den, and you can have the Cell, a hybrid piece of furniture that's a mix of a bookcase, shelves, and a comfy seat. You don't have to be a biologist to figure out why it got the name Cell, a cell after us, because the structure more than obviously mimics the structure of a cell. It is a modern, reflective, but at the same time very functional piece that will bring a difference to any room.
Warm sunny days and barbecue go together like wine and cheese. But given how dependent they are on each other - if we're being honest, it's actually just a grill on the sun - a solar grill like the SUNPlace, conceived by design studio Lanzavecchia + Wai, should have existed a long time ago. Because grilling doesn't always have to be "dirty work" (read working with charcoal).