Design

Although the design [Abin Design Studio] of the institute is very modern a conscious effort has been made to fuse into the concept some of the local influences. The curved facade of the library block in the academic black will have sculptures, replicated from Khandagiri caves, in stone embedded into the facade. As one views the academic block, one sees a modern design reinforced with the traditional art of the culturally rich state of Orissa. The beauty of the sculptures leaves the viewer speechless as one is reminded of the rich culture and history of the state — via ArchDaily

This one is owned by Australian Colin Cox, who bought it on eBay in 2007. It’s a 1961 Norton Featherbed frame with a 1967 Triumph T120R motor; up front are Norton Roadholder front forks with Manx springs, and Suzuki GT750 brakes. It was restored in 1990 but Colin, however, had no end of problems — via Bike EXIF

American designer Mark Tracy of Chemical Spaces has completed the Hurtado Residence in Las Vegas, Nevada — via CONTEMPORIST

In architecture, the first step can be the hardest – leading some designers to start with a simple concept, making the complex task of creating a working home more manageable. Whether it works, well, this residence is radical, but its abstract angular form livable as well?

As it turned out with the K House, the end may indeed justify the means – a dynamic form rises up and projects out toward the sand and surf beyond the site, creating wonderful viewing opportunities, useful daylighting and interesting interior spaces — via Dornob

Nicola Martini is Italy’s foremost custom Triumph specialist, and he’s not afraid to throw a curve ball into the mix now and then. T-Type is based on a Triumph Thruxton, and has a characteristically experimental look — via Bike EXIF

This was a small commission to design a pavilion for a construction fair in Medellín and to make the project more interest for us [Plan B Arquitectos], we proposed to the client and promoters, a series of conditions:

The project must be built with donated materials from the different participant companies of the fair and put together as a mix of a same size panels distributed all over the façades, which must be able to move according to the sun orientation or the bioclimatic strategies — via ArchDaily

The main idea of the project [Damian Cyryl Kotwicki] was to design an optimal land use compatible with the investor’s programme and the conditions of land building scheme — via ArchDaily

The project [CVDB arquitectos] is located between in an urban area with a residential neighbourhood mainly with social housing for low income families uphill and an area with various public buildings at the lower part of the valley. The elderly day centre is in between these rather different social, programmatic and physical realities, thus celebrating both its private and public character. The building presents itself as a counterpoint to the architectural character of the existing housing neighbourhood and therefore it tries to establish s strong sense of architectural identity for the existing communities, through its particular coloured and textured materials. The 60 dwellings are set out in two rows facing east-west on four interconnected floor — via ArchDaily

The project was born out of this difficult terrain which, rather than proving problematic, helped guide the architect’s [Teo Hidalgo Nácher] work. Following the edges of the plot’s perimeter, the two houses are joined together as one.

The layout aims to make the most of the available space and complies with building regulations dictating minimum space distances from the edges of the plot – three metres from the eastern edge and five from the western — via ArchDaily

British designers Ian Spencer and Cairn Young have created the Corsica chair — via CONTEMPORIST

Daniel Marshall Architects have designed the Korora house on Waiheke Island in New Zealand — via CONTEMPORIST

Most of the new works [Lahznimmo Architects] are concentrated at the rear of the house, where a dark glazed brick clad living cube creates a grand room with a high timber veneer ceiling and generous opening to the garden. The cube creates a secondary, contemporary form that is clearly distinct from, yet connected to, the front of the house and is subservient to the main pyramidal roof of the original house. The parapets of the cube formally terminate the extended eaves line of the original house — via ArchDaily

The KH+DH Houses designed by Vladimir Kalinowski aim to accomodate two elderly couples. Conceptualized around the idea of a centrally located courtyard, the homes are connected both visual and programmatically by the garden. The relationship between inside and outside also became a crucial aspect of the quality of space — via ArchDaily

Breitling freshens it up a bit with two new special editions of its Avenger Seawolf Chrono Blacksteel, dubbed Code Yellow and Code Orange. Other than the colors, these watches are unchanged from original Breitling Avenger Seawolf Chrono (2010) — 45mm case, 1,000 meter water resistance, and a Breitling patented magnetic pushpiece system which enables the chronograph functions to be fully functional even at 3,300 feet deep (most chronographs can not be used at meaningful depths because it can compromise the watertight-ness of the watch — via Perpetuelle

Onix Architects have designed the Chimney House in Bosschenhoofd, The Netherlands — via CONTEMPORIST

This is a house [Burr & McCallum Architects] built around an art collection. The need to maximize wall space while still having large windows led to our design solution: A rectangular box with windows to the view contains the major living spaces. This is broken in several places with cubes containing studies, the front entry, and the screened porch. These cubes push into the interior, providing walls for paintings, small “accidental” gallery spaces, as well as the separation necessary between private and public spaces — via ArchDaily