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Cheap Modern DeskFour-Room Cottage by Owen and Vokes
There is just something about an all black and white house, what is it? Is it the perfect canvas for every other element in and around it? Brisbane based Owen and Vokes has done a fantastic job on the Four-Room cottage, it feels like a formal glam beach house. I really love all of the surrounding vegetation that is part of this modern homes landscaping.
Interiors by ESTUDIO GUTO REQUENA
Totally enthralled with the work of ESTUDIO GUTO REQUENA. They are dead on with the style that I love. Give me some killer mid century pieces and mix them with some brightly colored pop art with a little dash of contemporary and BLAM!, or maybe POW…..LOVE IT! Does anyone know where the chair in the first pick came from and who the designer is?
“We believe in interactive, hiper-sensory, poetics, contemporary, humorous and honest spaces.”
D-Hotel wins international price - Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects
I have posted about the amazing architectural work of Govaert & Vanhoutte in the past but most recently they sent me an email announcing that their D-Hotel won international price. If you read plastolux at all you know that I am a big fan of juxtaposition and the D-Hotel is just that. Not only are the new additions striking but the interiors are all diverse in a modern flavor.
A formation of three concrete volumes gather around a U-shaped farm building and a protected renovated windmill. The old and new entities have no direct contact above the surface, though underground there is a tunnel underneath the old farm, forming the base of the concept. Starting from the hotel reception, the tunnel disappears under the inner square through a contemporary glass volume.
Børje Müller Photography
Børje Müller is obviously a great photographer but what I really envy is the amazing structures and architecture that he gets to experience. He has a great eye for spacial relationships. Giving the viewer a suggested scale of a singular element while capturing the whole the sum of the project is quite a talent. Make sure to check out the rest of his work.
Fifth Ave Apartment by Thomas Phifer and Partners
Thomas Phifer and Partners have some pretty amazing and original projects in their body of work but there was one that stood out to me. This apartment at first glance seems like a minimalist place with some very nice iconic furniture. The unique details are what make this place for me. The mirrored faceted inset windows are pretty unique. The grouping of framed texts together make more of a textural statement than “look at me I am art”. We also get a nice hint of some frosted glass, I think dividing some living spaces.
Los Robles by ÁBATON
OK! Favorite new house, let’s see how long that lasts. It’s not to often that I find a house where the interiors and exteriors/architecture make me completely envious. ÁBATON has some amazing homes in their body of work but the Los Robles project is stunning on so many levels, literally levels.
The land for these homes at the time was part of the large garden of a house whose owner kept the existing species and added criteria other tree species. It also had impressive granite boulders, some more than 5m in height. This dramatically conditioned how to implement the three houses that the ordinance allowed. The titration of the three houses was raised so that none of them stood in the views of the other. Similarly, the living areas on the outside were placed far apart for maximum privacy in each.
