MRQT Menswear Boutique by ROK // Stuttgart, Germany.Swiss architecture firm Rippmann Oesterle Knauss (ROK) recently completed the MRQT Stuttgart boutique. The stand-out feature of this streetwear store is a textured wall made up of 22,000 individual timber dowels. The minimal interior...
Design, Art & Craft Objects by David Taylor.Stockholm-based Scotsman David "Superdave" Taylor is a true contemporary artisan who incorporates elements of design, art and metal craft in his work. Taylor cleverly combines post-industrial waste with precious metal, DIY components and...
Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito // Tokyo, Japan.Toyo Ito's library at Tama Art University is comprised of a series of concrete arches. The arches, which are of varying span lengths, are arranged in an irregular patterns driven by the slope of the surrounding landscape. The arches...
House in GerĂȘs by Graça Correia & Roberto Ragazzi // Portugal.I first saw this house published quite a while ago but itâs one of those projects that got under my skin, and is probably worth dusting off and looking at afresh. Itâs a house in northern Portugal, by Graça Correia & Roberto Ragazzi....
Summerhouse Lagnö by Tham & VidegĂ„rd Arkitekter // Sweden.It seems that lovely little extruded houses abound these days. Of late weâve seen a pared-back postmodern fruitiness combined with lean and linear plans. Familiar vernacular forms sieved through a tight net of disciplined design. Today...
Haus am Moor by Bernardo Bader Architects // Vorarlberg, Austria.Today to rural Austria, where outside the town of Krumbach, Bernardo Bader Architects have put together the arresting timbered âHaus Am Moorâ. I bet this place smells just delicious - timber walls, timber ceilings, timber everything. A...
Selected Projects by Tokyo-based Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects.Jo Nagasaka is a Osaka-born Tokyo-based architect who established Schemata Architects in 1998. In 2007, he started a collaborative office called HAPPA which combines a gallery and a shop with other facilities. Among his works are a series...
Avigdor 22 Event Space by Pitsou Kedem Architects // Tel Aviv, Israel.Avigdor 22 is contemporary event space, designed by Pitsou Kedem in collaboration with Dan Troim Architecture. Unlike the unfortunate images conjured up in my mind at the thought of event venues, at Avigdor 22 there are no hints of...
Atelier Hermann Rosa // Munich, Germany.There are days when I look at a picture and wish I could pour myself into it. And I think that todayâs images are so heavenly you may wish to dive in and join me. Weâre off to Munich, to the Atelier Rosa, studio space of the late...
