Archive for the ‘Public Spaces’ Category

04/03

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Besiktas Fish Market in Istanbul by GAD

Located in one of istanbul’s most populated and diverse neighborhoods, besiktas is an eclectic area with a village-like atmosphere that is in the process of urban renewal. The besiktas fish market is located on a triangular site. it is an iconic venue where many locals and visitors buy fresh fish daily. the construction of the old fish market was in very poor shape and needed to be replaced.

The design solution was to maintain its iconic neighborhood presence, while also  reaffirming its welcoming feeling. GAD (global architectural development) designed a triangular shaped concrete shell covering the entire site with large openings at street level. The concrete shell provides a column-free interior space, optimizing the project’s programmatic needs. the new design injects a contemporary and pragmatic solution, at once preserving the fish market’s history.

Via Designboom. All images courtesy GAD.

17/02

Louise

The Lucky 7 Canteen, Glasgow

Lucky 7, is a homespun Cantina, located in the heart of Glasgow. The bar and restaurant formerly had a townhouse interior and was then redesigned by Surface ID. The new design by Surface ID combines rustic elements, with distressed/renaissance.

Lucky 7 describes itself as a ‘canteen’, which refers to its understated “distressed’ ambiance.

The interior design that Surface ID did for Lucky 7 is very rustic with exposed wood and brickwork, mess hall benches, concrete columns, long wooden tables and distressed wallpaper that is stylishly peeling in pales, which has been mixed together to construct this unusual and fascinating interior.

The distressed wallpaper gives a worn and decayed appearance, producing a unique wall effect. Adding a little softness to the interior are the cushions even though the octagonal shape of the cushions are quite hard, the fabric makes it softer, these are found attached to the wooden benches..

Generally the colour theme throughout the ‘canteen’ is very neutral and earthy but there are a few splashes of bright colours, which draws your eye towards the object such as the stalls at the bar, the vibrant red on the seat of the stall.

The menus in Lucky 7 have been printed out on brown paper, creating a recycled and eco-friendly appearance that co-ordinates with the interior design.

Lamps that sit on the table have been made from cast concrete which adds to the rustic and urban form of the ‘canteen’.

In Lucky 7 there has been a vast amount of attention to the detail making the interior design to this canteen very exceptional to most due to its unique character.

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13/02

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Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will exhibit a glass window made of 500 crystal prisms at MUSEUM. beyond museum in Seoul this May. Called Rainbow Church, the eight metre-high installation will create rainbows within the space as the light is refracted.

I experienced a space filled with the light of Matisse: Being bathed in the sunlight of the Provence, the stained glass with Matisse’s vibrant colors suffused the room with full of colors. Since then, I had been dreaming of designing an architecture where people can feel the light with all senses.

13/01

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Rainbow Arch from Monobloc Chairs

A PR website for New Zealand vodka brand 42 Below features this lovely video of the making of a Mountain Rainbow from Monobloc Chairs. You know, all those cheap plastic chairs that cover the globe everywhere, no matter where you go. The campaign was produced by the agency The Glue Society and this rainbow arch is one of many installations that were created under the title of “Because we can”.

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07/01

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Snow Branding by Curb

With London covered in a layer of snow again, here is the fun concept of Snow Branding. Imagined by the UK agency Curb for the Extreme Sports Channel, over 2 000 logotypes were stamped across London. Great viability and buzz, zero environmental impact. And it shows that snow can also be fun and inspiring – not just an annoying cold layer that makes your toes numb and creates traffic chaos.

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Via Paul Vickers

04/01

Louise

The Bridge Cafe

The Bridge Cafe, located along Shoreditch High Street, in London, is similar to taking a step back in time due to the Victorian interior design.

This small cafe has a retro feel to it due to the golden espresso cup dispenser, the old cash register and the old gramophone, which are to be found behind the counter.

Most of the walls at the top are covered in Kitsch prints and paintings that have been framed and placed strategically amongst the interior.

The colour theme throughout the interior is dark, including reds, golds and browns, which adds to the antiqued theme that this café hosts. The main materials used are wood and brass with additional feature items, including a pair of boxing gloves, bagpipes and leather straps with horse brass mounts.

Every detail of the interior has had considerate thought, the wood has a vast amount of carving to it with brass attached to complete the look. There are a few antique lamps located around the interior that bring an extra splash of colour.

The lighting at the back of Bridge Café is low hanging round lights, very similar to those that are on the wall in the main café, along with the antique Victorian styled hanging lights and fans that are in the centre.

As the interior of the Bridge Café is very small, it can seat up to 15 people, creating an intimate and romantic atmosphere for the customers.

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16/12

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Mirror, Mirror by Jason Bruges Studio

Mirror, Mirror is a light installation by Jason Bruges Studio as part of Decode: Digital Design Sensations at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The piece is on display in the John Madejski Garden from 8 December until 11 April 2010 and was commissioned by the V&A in partnership with SAP for the Decode exhibition.

Mirror, Mirror explores the concept of narcissism and the individual’s relationship with space and others. The playful nature of the work encourages you to explore the interactivity and consider the interconnected relationships.

The white dot matrix digital panels seem to float on the pond, awakening as visitors come into view.  Cameras mounted within the LED dot matrices capture activity in the garden and simultaneously reflect this back to the viewer; the animated images are then mirrored once again in the surface of the water, creating multiple reflections.

07/12

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Winners of The Great Indoors Awards 2009

The Great Indoors Awards 2009 honours interior projects in Sweden, Korea, USA and The Netherlands. On Saturday November 28 the international jury of The Great Indoors awarded five interior design projects during a festive ceremony in Maastricht (NL). The Great Indoors is an international, biennial award rewarding the best public interior designs in various categories every two years. By awarding prizes and hosting lectures and workshops, The Great Indoors hopes to promote a discussion on the growing importance of the interior throughout the world.

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Beijing Noodle No.9 (above) in Las Vegas by Japanese studio Design Spirits is one of five winners of The Great Indoors Awards this year.

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The awards were presented to the winners in five categories on Saturday 28 November. Design Spirits (top image) were winners in the category Relax and Consume.

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Swedish design studio Guise were awarded Design Firm of the Year, while Prada Transformer by OMA (above two images) was awarded in the Show & Sell category.

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Recycled Office for Gummo by Dutch interior architects i29 (above) won the Concentrate & Collaborate award.

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The Serve and Facilitate category winners were Amsterdam designers Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers for their project University Library of the University of Amsterdam.

Via Dezeen

27/11

Louise

Santa-Caterina Market, Barcelona

Santa-Caterina Market, originally dating back to 1848, is based in the heart of Barcelona, which has recently been renovated taking seven years to develop. The new roof for the market was designed by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT Arquitectes.

As Barcelona is the city of Gaudi, the architecture of Santa-Caterina Market has been produced to duplicate the surrounding urban culture of surrealism, bringing the city together with its range of colours.

The multicoloured waved roof contains around 325,000 different geometrically ingenious glazed stone tiles by Ceramica Cumella. These tiles were created with high temperatures being fired at them, from Seville, giving off a glaze that reflects its neighbouring buildings.

The interior of the Santa-Caterina Food Market houses around 100 stalls with three floors, selling all types of food. Like the roof, the interior has a glow of various colours from the fruit and vegetables that brightens the market up inside.

Architects were given this site, Santa-Caterina Market and had many options of what they could change it into but decided to keep it a market but make it more ambitious and eye-catching. When generating the structure and form of the roof, each laminated panel had been cut by hand, as the computers didn’t have the ability to create the curves that were required.

The design of Santa-Caterina Market’s roof is simple but very effective, keeping in touch with Barcelona’s style of architecture and culture.

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09/11

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Ice Wall by Awst & Walther’s in front of German Embassy, London

The German embassy in London has commissioned an installation of the artist duo Awst & Walther’s, commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. The temporary piece is located outside the German Embassy on Belgrave Square. It was constructed in the early hours this morning (since today is the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall) and will be dismantled throughout the day. The piece is entitled ‘Work in Progress’ and according to the artists ‘offers a moment of hesitation and reflection upon what is the continuing process of German reunification’.


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