Thursday, 9 January 2014

How to Know an Architecture Student


You know you’re an #architecture student when you have to draw in order to explain something in the middle of dinner or even on the floor. Bonus: you’re friend comes back from the restroom stating the restaurant is not up to code because the handicap stall door swings inward.

Monday, 6 January 2014

Minimal Analog Watch by Roderick

The inner circumference rotates via a chain mechanism attached to the gears in the bottom part of the steel casing.










Seaview House by Hackson Clements Burrows

Conceived to embrace the essence of their existing coastal lifestyle and to accommodate the later stages of their lives.




Bioclimatic H3 House surrounded by water in Athens




H3 House was designed by 314 Architecture Studio to give a sense of connection to the water element that surrounds it, inspired by the love of the owner for yachting, situated in Athens, Greece. The detached property covers a total area of 1,000 square meters, set in a plot of land 7,000 square meters. The relationship to water is in evidence with artificial pools around the exterior of the house, creating a sense of cool tranquility. The water for the smaller artificial pools and the main large swimming pool is supplied by a borehole, and the water supply for irrigating the garden areas comes from a rainwater drainage and collection system. The bio-climatic design of the house allows the sun to supply heat to the property in winter, and to mitigate its impact in summer when hot air is vented to the outside. The use of geothermal energy provides energy saving cooling and heating systems via fan coil systems. The solar spiral system installed in roof areas operates in combination with solar panels installed to the rear side of the plot, and are used to heat the pool water. Photovoltaic panels for electricity generation are installed at the same point.












The house uses eco-friendly materials, and the interior, including all the furniture, was designed to meet the owner’s specific requirements. The design aims to create a luxury ergonomic environment with clean lines and a minimalistic aesthetic. An abstract sculpture by Yiannis Aspra in the surrounding grounds of the house is a striking feature. The architecture, building materials, as well as the energy management and conservation technologies conform to the highly dynamic requirements of a modern residential home, but at the same time are environmentally friendly.















Interior of Frank Lloyd Wrights' Guggenheim Museum

Too much has been said about the error of having curved walls in a museum, which is detrimental to large the hanging of large paintings, apart from that, This museum is wow, and why not, it is Frank Lloyd Wright.









Parliament building, South Tarawa, Kiribati.