Author: Asli Say
Domkapa is proud to present a new showroom experience inspired by nature and its rich materials, shapes, and contours. Domkapa is bringing this unique vibe to a museum-like showroom that everyone can visit and enjoy from their homes. Yearly Showcases Yearly in January, Domkapa presents its showcases. They include Domkapa’s new collection, bestsellers, and new trends. The presentation process takes part in the Maison et Objet design show, in Paris. Due to the pandemic, Domkapa had to reinvent itself. Above all, Domkapa had to do it without losing anything in its essence. For this very reason we have created The…
Our world nowadays revolves around data. Softwares and codes are weaving intricate webs of computational connections in immersive dimensions. Design tools and graphic systems constantly upgraded every moment invites an influx of updates on how we interact with them. The learning curve for designers is spellbinding, and it delves into the depths of elaborate creations. The vision of designers can throttle and expand much more with the aid of these intuitive operational tools. Taking cues from the previous webinars, DesignMorphine Webinars 2 has stepped into the limelight once again delivering perceptive and engaging online lessons on enthralling creative programs. They…
Text description provided by the architects. A facade by KPA Design Studio that romances with light due to its prismatic form. Adding dimensions in architecture is like breathing, every inhalation is a new experience that will soon define you. A very humble and ambitious client step on our doorsteps expecting a project that could become the next landmark of the city and act as a milestone representing 10 years of their business. Since the developer had been with us since the inception of their projects, we were familiar with their taste and style. The client had 2 requirements: first, the…
Berlin-based practice, STERLING PRESSER Architects + Engineers have designed the WH-Arena project for Vienna to create a new sustainable landmark for the theme of ‘green architecture’ and at the same time to find a high-quality architectural solution that presents the arena with its ancillary buildings and the outdoor space in an overall ensemble. The basic idea of the WH Arena is to root nature in symbiosis with its surroundings. The WH Arena works on all levels, it is efficient and flexible in terms of event programmes, energy, sustainability and ensures a safe venue at a time when terror and pandemic issues…
“We like to apply to architecture the concept of Effective Beauty,” Fran Silvestre tells to PA House on The Cliff – Photo by Diego Opazo Fran Silvestre, founder of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos in a candid conversation with Asli Say of PA discussing his architectural experience, design methodologies, projects, and vision. Founded in 2005, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos develops international projects varying from residential and cultural to institutional and public projects for its clients in Europe, the USA, and Russia. The portfolio of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos includes a variety of projects in different sizes and budgets. It is, however, a part of the office philosophy that the…
Italian Studio Luca Poian Forms, Designed Camboo Pavilion for the Building Trust’s 2017 International Bamboo Festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Italian Studio Luca Poian Forms, designed Camboo Pavilion for the Building Trust’s 2017 International Bamboo Festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Text description provided by the architects. Conceived as the new centrepiece of the Building Trust’s International Bamboo Festival, our design for a landmark bamboo structure celebrates Cambodia’s richly layered history, tectonic tradition, and ethnographic context. Sited at the heart of Freedom Park in central Phnom Penh, our proposal utilizes mathematical concepts to express the tectonic qualities of bamboo grid-shell structures.…
Bamboo Pavilion Designed by ZUO STUDIO Expresses the Natural Beauty of Taiwan in the Industrial City of Taichung ZUO studio designed and constructed the ‘Bamboo Pavilion’ exhibition hall to express Taiwan’s natural beauty in the industrial city of Taichung. Text description provided by the architects. Taiwan’s second largest and most habitable city is called Taichung. The city grows and like other indursties, it keeps the construction industry alive in. Located in the fourth area of Fengyuan Huludun Park, the Bamboo Pavilion exhibition hall is sponsored by Taichung Real Estate Development Association. Since the association is mostly composed by the greatest building…
The Durotaxis Chair is a fully 3D printed multi-material dual position rocking chair designed by Synthesis Design + Architecture.
AMPHIBIO is a 3D printed amphibious garment which function as a gill. Designed for a future where humankind lives in very close proximity with water, it provides daily comfort to people who spend as much time in the water as on the land. By 2100, a temperature rise of 3.2? is predicted to happen, causing a sea level rise affecting between 0.5 – 3 billion people and submerging the megacities situated in the coastal areas. It was designed by designer and material scientist Jun Kamei at the Royal College of Art, in collaboration with the RCA-IIS Tokyo Design Lab, an…
Abu Dhabi’s New Architectural Landmark by Ateliers Jean Nouvel With a Giant Geometric-Patterned Dome Abu Dhabi’s new architectural landmark by Ateliers Jean Nouvel with a giant geometric-patterned completed in 2017. Text description provided by the architects. All climates like exceptions. Warmer when it is cold. Cooler in the tropics. People do not resist thermal shock well. Nor do works of art. Such elementary observations have influenced the Louvre Abu Dhabi. It wishes to create a welcoming world serenely combining light and shadow, reflection and calm. It wishes to belong to a country, to its history, to its geography without becoming…