Mound, hearth, enclosure, roof, and column. The way we see it, Gottfried Semper and scholars already figured out what makes honest tectonic form. We're looking for the element that satisfies our primitive urge to value architecture that's good.

January 25th 2012

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nothing office
by: alrik koudenburg/joost van bleiswijk
in: amsterdam, the netherlands

One of the most common (and therefore ignored) rules in architecture studio was always “DO NOT CUT ON THE TABLES”.  Hopefully that’s not a big concern for the folks who work at Nothing, or else that’s what their interior might be reduced to.  The work space is constructed from over 5,000 square feet of cardboard without the use of glue or fasteners in an effort to match the company’s key philosophy.  “Nothing is about the power of ideas, about how a single idea can transform nothing into something” explains creative director Michael Jansen.  We’d love to find out how everything is holding up (the original article is dated 03/11/09) and if working in such a space is really as fun as it looks.

Posted at 11:58am and tagged with: nothing, architecture, interiors, office, amsterdam, joost van bleiswijk, alrik koudenburg, cardboard, design, furniture, dezeen,.

nothing officeby: alrik koudenburg/joost van bleiswijkin: amsterdam, the netherlandsOne of the most common (and therefore ignored) rules in architecture studio was always “DO NOT CUT ON THE TABLES”.  Hopefully that’s not a big concern for the folks who work at Nothing, or else that’s what their interior might be reduced to.  The work space is constructed from over 5,000 square feet of cardboard without the use of glue or fasteners in an effort to match the company’s key philosophy.  “Nothing is about the power of ideas, about how a single idea can transform nothing into something” explains creative director Michael Jansen.  We’d love to find out how everything is holding up (the original article is dated 03/11/09) and if working in such a space is really as fun as it looks.

March 8th 2011

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sunset chapel
by: bunker arquitectura
in: acapulco, mexico


Posted at 12:29pm and tagged with: enclosure, concrete, mausoleum, chapel, bunker arquitectura, dezeen, mexico, architecture, design, death,.

sunset chapelby: bunker arquitecturain: acapulco, mexico