Modern Houses and Items: 12월 2013

2013년 12월 13일 금요일

Do not use a knife but your finger, Pushing the Envelope

Pushing the Envelope

by Andreakuo

When a letter arrived, do you cut the envelope with knife? Well, it's a good habit, but I recommend you to use your finger.

This envelope cutter looks like literally a finger. Hm.. perhaps your second finger. It also has a nail. It is made of dark wood which makes this item stylish and classy.

The design is very simple but it's a creative item that makes us smile.

http://andreakuo.com

Tiny House, Lund, Sweden

Tiny House

by AF Bostader, Sweden

Have you ever thought you can build a house in 12 square meters? In Lund, Sweden, a tiny house was built that its size is only 12 sqm. This house was built for the students in the town of Lund.

Surprisingly it has everything you need, bed, table, kitchen and a bathroom. The interior design is so clean and cozy with yellow lights, woods and white paint. You might think the small house would be narrow and stuffy, however it has small windows on the roof which you can have sunlight through.

Street is crowded but the garden is quiet and bright, Bordeaux, France

Ecole Normale House

by FABRE/deMARIEN Architects

This 210m^2 of house is located along a crowded street, Bordeaux, France.

The fortress-looking outer wall is made of bricks and through the small spaces of the wall allow the sunlight. The wall facing the garden is equipped with big windows so that the garden can be seen thoroughly.

This house has a long swimming pool from the separate building to the inner side of the house.

For the materials, concrete and windows are used mostly. Crossbeams, columns, floor, stairs, benches and shelves are made with concrete. And putting many big windows, the architects made the space feeling opened.

Architects : FABRE/deMARIEN Architects

Location : Ecole Normale, Bordeaux, France

Area : 210sqm

Year : 2012

Photographs : Stephane Chalmeau

http://fabredemarien.com/fr/

Stool Can Have Things In It, Hide Stool

Hide Stool

by Tove Greitz

A piece of furniture created by Swedish designer Tove Greitz, a rectangular solid shape with a simple structure erected on four legs that are different for size and type of timber.

An original solution characterized by an interesting mosaic made up of multiple geometric shapes. Not simply a stool with fixed, aesthetic and decorative elements, but moving parts that build up a puzzle able, with the right combination of frames, to show the opening that allows to lift the seat in order to reveal a new function.

http://cargocollective.com/tovegreitz/HIDE

A Bookshelf's Got Beautiful Back, Turning Boxes

Turning Boxes

by lab istanbul

An unique item, 'Turning Boxes' is designed by lab istanbul in Turkey. It is made with varnished MDF.

Each boxes can be turned and the back is patterned with world map. As you can hide objects by turning the boxes, this item is just perfect for those who want your room looks clean and tidy.

http://www.labistanbul.com

A Simple&Convenient Coffee Table, Table Vic

Table Vic

by Elemento Diseño

This coffee table is designed by a design company, Elemento Diseño in Chile. To make this simple and convenient coffee table, even the legs, only one sheet of plywood board. As the legs of the table are made with the edge of the plywood board, there's no loss of the material.

Two V-shape legs are easily constructed and then the legs are connected to a cross hole on the table board. Very simple and easy. So you don't need any chemical bond or drivers.

http://www.elementodiseno.cl

Size : Width 115cm Length 70cm Height 36cm

2013년 12월 12일 목요일

Feel the Bird's Comfort, Nestrest

Nestrest

by DEDON

'Nestrest' is made by DEGON which is a well-known outdoor furniture brand.

Two designers Daniel Pouzet and Fred Frety from Paris designed this furniture with new material 'DECON Fiber'. It's a sort of a rest place hanged from a tree or placed on the ground with its own stand. It has natural curve which is combined with the shape of bird's nest and waterdrop. This curve makes you feel comfortable and itself a good and stylish item.

The new material 'DEDON fiber' is created by Bobby dekeyser, the founder of DEDON, in the late of 1980's. DEDON Fiber is a synthetic fiber which has the texture of wisteria and durability. Worried of standing this outside? You don't have to worry about it. This fiber can stand UV, rainstorm, dust and the change of temperature. Moreover, its color is not changed and it is flexible which allows you using it for four seasons outside. You can just wipe up with wet fiber to clean the surface. You don't need a special cleaner. Since its material is not made of wood, few insects will be seen on this item. It can be easily moved since its light weight.

Size : diameter 200cm / height 260cm

Color : Natural, White

http://www.dedon.de/en/

http://blog.navr.com/imbc21c

2013년 12월 11일 수요일

Saving Space Furniture, Matroshka by Matroshka Furniture AB

Saving Space Furniture, Matroshka

by Matroshka Furniture AB

I'm sure you all have heard about Matroshka. It's a Russian traditional doll that has many smaller dolls in one doll.

If you are living in a small room, it's so hard to place furniture. This furniture occupies only 7m^2 but includes sofa, double bed, desk, table/coffee table, four stools, closet, etc.

In order to use this furniture, you need at least 7m^2 of floor size, to use comfortably, approximately 15^2m of floor size is needed. When you place this in living room, 12 people can seat surrounding the table.

Don't be frustrated if you're living in a small room. This Swedish furniture company 'Matroshka Furniture AB' has many space saving furniture for your comfort life.

http://matroshkafurniture.com

http://blog.naver.com/imbc21c

A House for One Person, Urban Shelter "100m^3", Madrid, Spain

A House for One Person, Urban Shelter "100m^3", Madrid, Spain

It's almost impossible to build our own house in a big famous city due to the unbelievable price of land. This house is only 20m^2 but feels like 100m^3. One person can live in this house with doing simple tasks.

5m height of space visibly connects, literally, every separated places in the house. In order to get to the other place, you can use stairs and a ladder placed on the wall. It's like moving to another platforms. The architect wanted to make the house simple but practical. So he designed the floor very simple to improve the accessibility.

You might think this house doesn't have enough sunlight because of the small size. To prevent the darkness, it can have enough sunlight through the ceiling.

The narrow stairs are rather a seat that allow you to sit and read a book. It's like a stand. The bright inner terrace, you can get to there by climbing the ladder. And the living room in the middle is connected with bedroom and bathroom with stairs.

Bathroom is designed cozy and luxury with Turkish bathtub. The interior of this house is filled with plain white. For the singles, it'll be a happy and snug practical house.

Architects : MYCC

Location : Madrid, Spain

Area : 21.0 sqm

Photographs : Elena Almagro

http://www.mycc.es/work100m3.html

White Cave House, Kanazawa, Japan

White Cave House, Kanazawa, Japan

Have you ever seen a white house, I mean.. a real white house? The theme of this unique house is 'the connection between voids'. The owner's request was 'roofed garage that allows several cars, the rooftop that meets with sky and a minimized white house that has a courtyard'.

However, generally a house with courtyard is not suitable for the area where has much snow. Because when it snows heavily, there will be covered with huge snow in courtyard. The architect considered about this problem for long time, and finally, found a perfect answer. He designed a huge cave tube to connect the outer spaces. And because of the limit of the space, he designed each place practically so that the places can be used to many other uses. Moreover, designing the cave turned to 90-degree makes this house private from the outside.

With this structure, not like the typical humid and dark cave, the courtyard, the rooftop and each room are private with full of sunlight. Sounds like nonsense that a cave has full of sunlight, right?

For the rooftop, the architect made the roof basin with waterproof white FRP. Because he thought that the white cave and the water are in inseparable relation. So he wanted the house glittering by adding 'the reflection of water' on the rooftop. When the rooftop has water, the rooftop reflex the sky.