architecture

PhotoGraphic – architecture photos with perfect composition

A painting without composition is like soup without salt. Composition is the construction of a picture with the help of virtual lines and characters that support each other harmoniously for a perfect final result. It is a large area of photography that, unlike others, cannot be learned by heart. There are written and unwritten rules, such as the golden ratio, the rule of thirds, and the Fibonacci sequence, but these rules are there to be broken. Dirk Bakker combined his love of lines, patterns and shapes under the PhotoGraphic photo series, photographs of architecture with perfect composition.

Architecture & Interior

Zhongshuge-Hangzhou: The bookstore that has no end

Zhongshuge-Hangzhou Bookstore, the likes of which the world has never seen, recently opened in Hangzhou, China! The mirrored ceiling makes the bookstore seem like it never ends!

An interview

Otto von Berlin: a never-ending success story

Gregor Drobnič studied classical architecture in Ljubljana, and his path took him all the way to Berlin, where he is today an interior designer and personal furniture buyer. Otto is his faithful four-legged friend and creative force. Together, they are Otto von Berlin, a brand that grew so much because Gregor never gave up. Let someone else say that it is impossible to succeed!

Architecture & Interior

359 – a house that turns "following" the sun

Have you ever wished you had more sunshine in your apartment? To be able to watch the sunrise or sunset from the living room? Or both? The solution goes by the name 359. It is a house by the architectural firm PATH Architecture, which created a 144 square meter rotating house that can be turned towards the sun.

Architecture & Interior

Crystal Houses: Chanel's boutique made of translucent bricks

The company Crystal Houses has built an attractive boutique for the fashion brand Chanel in Amsterdam, which is made of completely transparent bricks. It is the first transparent facade of its kind, for which architects, engineers and builders put their heads together, who in the process also had to invent a transparent binder that will replace mortar.

Destinations

Hotel Mar Adentro = the most minimalist hotel in the world

The Mexican hotel Mar Adentro is a true paradise for minimalist orthodox believers. It is certainly the most minimalist hotel in the world. The white-clad complex is the work of Mexican architect Miguel Angel Aragonés.

Events

Festival of the Open House of Slovenia 2016

Open Houses of Slovenia (OHS) is the largest architecture and real estate festival in Slovenia. It represents the best and leaders in the field of architecture, sustainable construction and the real estate sector. OHS is part of the international network OpenHouseWorldWide, which operates in 30 cities around the world, and its mission is to bring architecture closer to the masses, because good architecture can improve our lives. More than 100 high-quality modern facilities will open their doors. Open wooden houses of Slovenia will also be presented as part of the festival. You can find the program of the festival on the website otvertehiseslovenije.org.

Architecture & Interior

André Gonçalves: doors and windows of the world

House doors and windows are not just doors and windows from a practical point of view. They are the part of the house that leaves the biggest impression on passers-by, and above all they are the mirror of the house. The Portuguese photographer André Gonçalves captured the different faces of houses, which show that there are as many of them as there are people, and that their "physiognomy" is often geographically conditioned.

Architecture & Interior

PopUp House: a house that only requires a screwdriver

If you can put together an Ikea chest of drawers, you are qualified to build your own house! You are only one screwdriver away from it. The French design studio Multipod Studio has created the prefabricated house PopUp House, a custom-made house system that allows you to "build" a house only with a screwdriver, without the need for heavy and powerful machines. Made of fir, plastic insulation and wooden screws, it is intrusive after four days.

Architecture & Interior

This is what the finished Sagrada Familia will look like

The Sagrada Familia Basilica is considered one of Barcelona's biggest tourist attractions and one of the most photographed buildings in the world. That's why we can't wait to finally be able to photograph this architectural wonder of the famous Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, which was started in 1882 (!), without scaffolding and cranes. Check out what the completed Sagrada Familia will look like in 2016, when it is supposed to breathe with full lungs.

Destinations

Generator Hostel could easily be mistaken for an art gallery

Many hostels around the world are known for deviating from established notions of tourist accommodation. A good example is the Slovenian hostel Celica, which is far from the only one famous for its unique concept. Berlin's Generator Hostel also "invented" its own style, using the trompe-l'oeil (French term for "fooling the eye") technique for the interior, an ancient illusionistic technique that confuses the eye.

Viral

Venice, the place with the most beautiful floors in the world

Usually, when we visit a famous place or city, we look around. But Sebastian Erras discovered the beauty of the place, specifically Venice, somewhere else. Instead of looking around him and at the sky, he looked at the floor and the series of photos "Venetian floor" was created, which reveals why Venice is the city with the most beautiful floors in the world.

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