Monday, May 11, 2009

The house behind the wall / Peter Gabrijelcic




The new longitudinal house is conceived as a wall – a fence forming a secure atrium in the midst of the existing built environment. The house is turned outside in. It enables its residents intimacy, and at the same time it offers a compromise with the co-existence of the widely divergent structures in the same area. It resembles a nest, well- accommodated, protected and concealed, but at the same time benevolent to nature, openness and broadness of mind. The longitudinal wall, 40 metres long, has two functions. It marks the parcel boundary of the new house, sets its exterior margin - keeping out of sight the disorderly, inhabited side of the parcel - and at the same time, on the inside, accommodates a storage space running along its entire length. Between the cabinet/wall and the rest of the house there runs a corridor illuminated by natural light from a long skylight. Alongside the building, there is a range of functions, such as the entrance, kitchen, living room, bedrooms and workrooms. As if the architect had epitomized the perspective of the landscape and transferred it to an architectural drawing and idea.

4Life Pure Bathtub blends form with functionality



Displayed at ISH 2009 (world’s leading trade fair for bathrooms) held in Frankfurt, the “4Life Pure” by Kopie von Adolfr is a simple but at the same time stylish bathtub that will give a fresh look to your bathroom. Boasting a crystal white tub enclosed with sleek lines, the 4Life Pure bathtub comes with a wooden cover that apparently rolls (to one side) to become the headrest while sprawling in the tub. Apart from enhancing the décor of your space, with its innovative yet sleek design, the bathtub, when not in use, works as a storage space where you may place various bathroom accessories, blending form with functionality.

INSANE!!! Al Hakawati emblem of the Arabic world




Located in Zaabeel Park, Dubai, the Al Hakawati (the storyteller in Arabic) by Visiondivision is an iconic tall emblem structure designed for a competition named “Thyssenkrupp Elevator Award” that will recite historic anecdotes of the Arabic city and its people with animated body language. Featuring a number of spaces for performance and reading within, the statue also houses a children’s library at the base that includes a vast collection of books, telling the folklore of the Arabic world to the kids. Moreover, the Zaabeel Park will include small speakers in every corner of the park, which will let the visitors listen and enjoy the stories (or folktales) recited by the statue.

Coca-Cola's new Summer Series



Fun, new limited-edition designs for Coca-Cola this summer. Google isn't turning up who designed them, so if you know, give us a shout!

Crazy rockclimbing College Campus




Two student housing buildings present Arons en Gelauff Architecten in the University of Twente. A 3 stories building with a great contrast between its exterior and interior and the other one, with an amazing climbing wall on the north-west elevation.

ILLEST SKATE SHOP PERIOD!!!!!!!






The Clients

Founded in Milan in 1994 by four skateboarders, Comvert S.r.l. conceives, produces and distributes clothing for skateboarders and snowboarders under the brand bastard and distributes the brand Electric in Italy.

Few years ago Comvert decided that it was about time for finding a new location to set up its new headquarter and gave studiometrico the opportunity to search for the right building and then, possibly, to refurbish it.

The ideal place had to be spacious enough to be able to host the administrative department, the design department, a flagship store, a storage facility, a wide access for the goods and a skate-bowl for bastard employees, friends and team riders.

Xlarge biting Stephen Sprouse MUCH?!?!?!?!




its almost like they took someone who couldn't design
showed them some work from Stephen Sprouse
and this is what they came up with
if your gonna try to fuck with something on Sprouses level
please do it with class and style
this is just another reason why
you will never see me in XLarge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I DONT USUALLY HATE ON HYPEBEAST
BUT THIS POST GETS TWO THUMBS WAY THE FUCK DOWN!!!!!!!!

My new Drink of choice



enjoying this shit on the reg!!!!!!


Seattle-based DRY Soda Co. offers today’s consumer a modern alternative in refreshment — a line of all-natural, lightly sweet sodas, flavored with fruit, flower or herb extracts, and sweetened with a small amount of pure cane sugar. Combining the subtle essence of nature and the kitchen in two new flavors - Vanilla Bean and Juniper Berry, and four original flavors - Lavender, Lemongrass, Kumquat and Rhubarb, DRY’s unique design and clean finish make it the ideal soda to pair with a great meal or a refreshing beverage on its own. DRY Soda also makes a distinct and sophisticated mixer.