"The brief required the construction of a single family house on a site within a saturated residential quarter in the outskirts of Reykjavik. The area is located on the Arnarnes peninsula of Gardabaer a town of 8,000 inhabitants some 10 km from the capital Reykjavik.
The composition is two basic boxes layed out as to create an area of quietness within the complex. The void assimilates adjacent spaces and is generated with bare walls and a flow of indirect daylight from a 6 meters long sky window facing north. The two boxes are clusters of containers and house the living wing to the street and thr sleeping wing set to the back of the site. The atmosphere throughout the house is primarily obtained by the emptyness between the two boxes and the movements from container to container through that space. The flow of spaces is further enhanced by the continuous surfaces attained by the layering of openings contra massive heavy barriers. Frameless openings encourage views from one space to another. The entrance is a two story high space linked directly to the void connecting the two volumens. Kitchen, dining and living is a one and a half story high space with a huge corner window as the focus point capturing the view to the sea. The private wing is two story high housing the bedrooms and sanitarie spaces on the upper floor and a service and house keeper quarter on the lover one.
An exterior terrace and solarium, sauna, hot tub and gym is facing the south and the street and thus sheltered with a 1.8 meter high concrete wall to prevent direct view from bypassers. This fortress plays further more the role of guiding the entrance path from the street to the main entrance.
Structural system is reinforced concrete walls and slabs. Main materials are plastered exterior walls with inlays of Icelandic Líparít stone stripes (Red Ryolite) and reflective glass in aluminum construction. Roof construction is flat concrete slabs insulated on the outside and covered with gravel. Roof light construction is cladded with zinc sheets. Interior walls are plastered. Flooring is sandstone tiles in public spaces and oak parquet in private areas. Suspended ceilings are gips carton cladding with sound absorbing quality and integrated lighting. Railings are toughed single green glass panels. Fixed interior furnitures oak lined with black interior are custom made from the design of the architect. Mechanical system is floor heating and cooling.
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LIFEwithBIRD + Three60
LIFEwithBIRD's latest collection no. 14 - 'Into The Night' takes inspiration from a girl wandering through the cobblestone streets of Paris. Known for their transitional day-to-night wares and high-casual aethetic, LIFEwithBird's character driven collections have attracted the interest of Chloe Sevigny, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie, Mary-Kate Olsen, Miranda Kerr and Lykke Li to name but a few.
To commemorate the collection, photographer Justin Cooper and beautiful model Mak actually took to the streets of Paris, capturing images that would later form seven posters. With the help of Three60 design the posters were then housed in seven accompanying tubes that lined up to spell the collection's name and form an image. Pretty elaborate but pretty damn spectacular if you ask us.
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Watch: Ikea Heights
Labels: modern design, moviesIkea Heights is a soap opera shot inside an Ikea store WITHOUT permission.
IKEA Heights from DaveAOK on Vimeo.
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Rare Footage Of Pablo Picasso Painting Live
Labels: art
Thanks Craig for the tweet.
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Spotlight: Milton Glaser
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Probably Glaser's most famous design:
Finn Juhl Resurrected
OneCollection reissues two masterpieces by Finn Juhl, the 1951 Baker Sofa and the 1950 Wall Sofa.
The Baker sofa is known as one of the most beautiful sofas by the hand of Finn Juhl, designed in 1951 for the company Baker Furniture in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The sofa is in two parts with an upholstered body on a light construction of wood – a typical example of how Finn Juhl divided the elements in order to create lightness visually as well as constructively. On the original drawing Finn Juhl wrote the following text:
“This sofa tries to solve different problems. Good support for the small of your back in normal position, relaxed position with your feet up in both corners, and even then rest for your elbows, as well as for your head – this effectuated by the dividing up of the back in two parts – good rest!”
The Wall sofa was originally designed in 1950 for the Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum in Trondheim – probably the most well-known room in the museum – which Finn Juhl was asked to furnish by the Norwegian art historian T. Krohn-Hansen.
The upholstered sofa is inspired by modern art, such as Henry Moore, Hans Arp, Erik Thommesen and Picasso, in which Finn Juhl was very interested. The sofa has lacquered steel legs and the upholstery is handmade. It is fastened to the wall and very few pieces have ever been made. Onecollection has re-launched this in connection with furnishing the AA Design Museum, Korea.
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