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Añade Tus Contenedores de Arte/ Add Your Art Containers
Ya puedes añadir directamente tus contenedores de arte desde la página de envíos. Queremos ver tus contribuciones, tus propuestas para la lista final de los 112 contenedores de arte y cultura emergente de Gestaltwall. ¡Comparte e Inspira a la comunidad!
Now you can add your art containers from our submissions page. We want to see your contributions, your proposals for the Gestaltwall 112 emerging art and culture containers. Share and Inspire to the community!
KAWS
Brian Donnelly (born 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey), professionally known as KAWS, is a New York-based artist and designer of limited edition toys and clothing. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
KAWS was born Brian Donnelly in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1996. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds. He also contributed to the animated series 101 Dalmatians, Daria and Doug.
He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Later moving to New York City in the 1990s, KAWS started subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booth advertisements. These reworked advertisements were at first left alone, lasting for up to several months, but as KAWS’ popularity skyrocketed, the ads became increasingly sought after. In addition to New York, KAWS has done work in Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo.
In the late 90s, KAWS began to design and produce limited edition vinyl toys, “an instant hit with the global art toy-collecting community,” especially in Japan, where this genre is well respected and widespread. More toys and later clothing were made for Original Fake, a recent collaborative store with Medicom Toy, in the Aoyama district of Tokyo where an original limited edition product is released each week. KAWS has also participated in other commercial collaborations with Nigo for A Bathing Ape, Jun “Jonio” Takahashi for Undercover, Michael “Mic” Neumann for Kung Faux, snowboard projects with Burton, and sneakers withNike and Vans. His most recent collaboration was with Comme des Garçons.
KAWS’ acrylic paintings and sculpture have many repeating images, all meant to be universally understood, surpassing languages and cultures. One of KAWS’ early series, Package Paintings, was made in 2000. This series, entitled The Kimpsons, subverted the famous American cartoon, The Simpsons. KAWS explains that he “found it weird how infused a cartoon could become in people’s lives; the impact it could have, compared to regular politics.” In addition, KAWS has reworked other familiar icons such as Mickey Mouse, the Michelin Man and the Smurfs.
Through all of his projects, KAWS has successfully blurred the line between fine art and mass-produced merchandise. He uses his products to allow his imagery to infiltrate a larger audience than that of the fine art world. The artist is currently an active member in both the commercial and fine art communities. Recent solo exhibitions include OriginalFake at the Bape Gallery in Tokyo (2003) where his sculpture “Wonderful World” sold for $400,000. KAWS has been periodically showing both paintings and products at Colette in Paris since 1999. His work is included in the traveling exhibition Beautiful Losers, which started at the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center and will be traveling through 2009 throughout the US and Europe.
LOS JUGUETES DE KATHIE OLIVAS
Are children really as innocent and harmless as they might first appear? In the world of Kathie Olivas, the answer clearly is “No!”
Working in oils on wood or canvas, Tampa-based Olivas presents a surreal world of disarmingly “aware” little people and she has brought that world to Pittsburgh with her solo-show “Cadaverous Mob” on view at Blue Ruin Gallery.
Clearly children, but evoking a sense of adult knowledge and vices, her paintings of quirky little kids are designed to put you on edge and reflect an environment of isolation, fear and uncertainty in what she calls a “satirical look at how fear affects our sense of reality.”
ARTIST: KATHIE OLIVAS ⎮ COUNTRY: TAMPA/FLORIDA/US ⎮ WEB: www.miserychildren.com
MR JAGO
Interview with MrJago
What’s your background? Art school? Self learner? Art for Dummies?
I did go to university in Bristol to study illustration but the type of work i do now was frowned upon . I kept doodling on the down low though and have sort of taught myself to paint by exploring the medium .
How will you describe your art for somebody who doesn’t know your stuff?
Nowadays .. hmm . . abstract animation without a move
What are your favorite materials to work with?
At the moment im loving a mix of spray-paint and acrylics . Dots mixed with brush marks
How long does it take you to produce a piece? Do you start out with a sketchbook or do you freehand all the way?
It varies , sometimes i have a more epic piece in mind in which case i will plan the composition and colours ect… these usually end up taking me quite a while to get to a point where i think is the end [ this could be a week or so ] .But a lot of the time i will start by free-styling and see where it takes me . It could take 3hrs it could take a day or two .
Where do you get your inspiration from?
A lot of my inspiration comes from things i see in nature mixed with a little bit of imagination .Clouds have been a major source of imagery lately . Music is a constant
Do you paint/work outside sometimes? Where can we see your stuff?
I have painted a few walls out and about although ive never been a stealth bomber . There are a few spots around Bristol where you can see stuff i have done usually with another artist or two . Mostly legal of course .I survived a summer or two ago by begging local businesses to let me paint their shops/salons/stairways whatever so there are quite a few interiors around Bristol that have had a lick of colour.
Who influence you the most, any favorite artist(s)?
My ultimate force inspirer as an artist is Futura 2000 . Lord fresh of future communication .
Living as an artist is sometimes difficult financially, any part time job?
This has been the 1st year in my ten year career where art has let me eat and pay bills like a normal person .In the past i have considered making painting/drawing my hobby and looking for something a little more “secure” but have then come to the realization that i am pretty much unqualified to fit any other career . It can still get quite sticky at times and you can never relax but i guess thats all part of the challenge .
Best Gallery in the world? and why?
0ooh i don’t know . I usually think fondly of a gallery when they are fun people to work with the Don in Milan is doing good work and has an art collection to die for . He is truly passionate about the ” outsider ” art scene and a dude to boot stick .
Best City to paint outside? and why?
Sidney in November . Hot . Friendly folks . Beers and flip flops
Beer and Fag or Tea and Biscuit?
Daytime : tea and fag —- night time : beer fag and biscuit . Tea is incredibly important of course each little bag of angel shavings that is sacrificed brings me closer to enlightenment . With two sugars
What are your plans in the near future? Any upcoming exhibitions?
There are things going into the diary for solo & group shows planned for 2009 and 2010 which is a nice feeling . I need goals and deadlines or i end up wondering around like an dazed outpatient . 2009 i have a show with the Don Gallery in Milan and am taking part of a group show with thinkspace in L.A. then in 2010 i have a solo show with Thinkspace . Hopefully there will be other bits n bobs in between those shows .
ARTIST: DUNCAN JAGO/MR JAGO ⎮ COUNTRY: UNITED OF KINGDOM ⎮ WEB
ORIGINALFAKE ⎮ AOYAMA ⎮ TOKYO
A collaborative concept design project by Katayama and the NY based contemporary artist KAWS, OriginalFake is a unique store featuring one-of-a-kind products produced by the artist. The signature “OriginalFake” derives from the provocative features of the giant figurine, currently placed as a dividing element in the middle of the store, which symbolizes their daring challenge on how much a single element can conjure itself into various expressions. Other elements, such as the color difference seen on the flooring finish, represent the concept of “original” versus “fake ” merged together in a single store. Giving a sense of history to an imaginary object, Katayama and KAWS made an attempt to bring 2-D into a 3-D world. The custom made tiles, seeming sophisticated from afar, bears a “tasteful joke” up close.
GRAPHIC DESIGN : KAWS ⎮ OBJECT PRODUCTION : GELCHOP ⎮ PHOTO : KOZO TAKAYAMA
ScaryGirl: Nathan Jurevicius
Australian born artist Nathan Jurevicius moves his Scarygirl franchise into the game world with a new Flash animated production developed by the Melbourne office of passion pictures. Jurevicius: “in the past fans have had a glimpse of the Scarygirl universe through designer toys and mini-comics but the online game will incorporate a new chapter to the brand. now old and new fans will have a chance to discover her journey on a deeper, more satisfying level.”
This introductory trailer for the game site was directed and animated by chris hauge at halo pictures from a script written by Simon racioppa and richard elliot of reptile Films. the trailer was produced using Flash and Maya, and composited in Shake. chris hauge also supervised all the production of key Scarygirl character animation cycles for the game.
BTW: Scarygirl is the story of a little girl who was abandoned at birth and raised by a friendly giant octopus (blister), and guided by a mystic rabbit (bunniguru) on her quest to discover her origins.
Graphic Designer: Nathan Jurevicius ⎮ Director: Chris Hauge ⎮ Animation: Halo Pictures ⎮ Production: Passion Pictures Australia ⎮ Software: Flash, Anime Studio, Shake, Maya, After Effects, Body Paint, Photoshop
Exhibicion Design Real/ Konstantin Grcic en Serpentine Gallery
The design real exhibition curated by konstantin grcic at the serpentine gallery has started. 43 objects have been curated, all of which are ‘real’ mass produced items which have a
practical function in everyday life. the items have been categorized generically, with no additional contextual information, as to encourage a more unmediated encounter between the product and its audience.
Within the gallery’s large central room, grcic has designed a research space for visitors to further explore these objects. as a supplement to the show, an extensive design real website has been developed, acting as a primary database of the pieces – is was also a fundamental part of the show’s origins. this resource includes information on the designer, history and meaning of the product, ethics, production method and applications.
All of the objects curated were conceived within the last 10 years and are a compilation of various functions, from furniture and household items to technical and industrial innovations.
Corian Super Surfaces: ALA/DuPont
Corian® Super Surfaces es el nombre de la exhibición que DuPont™ Corian® y Amanda Levete Architects (ALA) presentaron para la pasada edición de Milan Design Week en abril del 2009.
En las imágenes se puede apreciar la redefinición del espacio de ámbito privado: una reinterpretación conceptual de las zonas de descanso como un espacio activo en transito entre lo estático y lo dinámico. Corian® Super Surfaces capturan ese estado que transita en la secuencia de transformaciones dinámicas que a materializado DuPont™ en una elástica y fluida colección que integran cocina, baño, paredes y suelos en una superficie continua e integral. El diseño esta concebido por ALA en colaboración con DuPont™ Corian®.
Fabricado con detalle y siendo fiel a la visión de ALA, esta interpretación escultórica de los espacios, nos muestra la increíble polivalencia del material creado por DuPont™ Corian® y enfatiza su inherente habilidad para modificar la percepción del espacio y forma. A través de la combinación de tecnologías digitales avanzadas de diseño, innovaciones técnicas en la fabricación, y fascinantes efectos de iluminación, ALA nos revela la verdadera naturaleza de las “Super Superficies” de DuPont™ Corian®.
Corian® Super Surfaces is the name of the exhibition that DuPont™ Corian® and Amanda Levete Architects (ALA) have created for the past Milan Design week in april 2009.
What we see is the lounge environment re-defined: a conceptual interpretation of the lounge as a dynamic space of transition between neutral and active states, Corian® Super-Surfaces is a frozen moment within a dynamic sequence of transformations which morph DuPont™ Corian® solid surfaces into a fluid and elastic collection of integrated kitchen, bathroom and flooring concepts highlighted by a feature wall conceived by ALA and materialised with DuPont™ Corian®.
Carefully crafted by the design vision of ALA, this sculptural interpretation of the lounge environment showcases the amazing material performance of DuPont™ Corian® and highlights its inherent ability to modify perceptions of space and form. Through a combination of advanced digital design technologies, innovative fabrication techniques, and fascinating lighting effects, ALA will reveal the ’super-surfaces’ nature of DuPont™ Corian®.
Diseñador: Amanda Levete Architects | Fabricación: Corian® Super Surfaces | Photografías: Leo Torri for DuPont™ Corian®, all rights reserved.
Cabaña Modular
2-B-2 architecture’s andrey bondarenko has designed the arctic mobile unit which accommodates life support for 3 people – who are researching in the north pole and arctic for a duration of 15 days, operating between -40 to +10C and withstanding winds of up to 85 km/h.it is comprised of module parts which make up a washroom, work / rest area, galley and power engine-generator. The arctic mobile unit is equipped with a solar battery, 5kW power generator
and snow melter and is built from a steel frame, carbon panels and polyethylene, thermo-insulating membranes. overall, it weights 1500 kg and measures 2000 x 1600 x 2300mm making it relatively easy to transport from location to location.
Lampara SPORE: Massimo Iosa Ghini
Spore donates a touch of originality and lightness to the surrounding atmosphere.
Its irregular amorphous figure and is delineated from a glass veil that encloses and protect the light inside. The satinate or transparent platelets have been planned in order to uniform diffuse the punctual bundle of the LED, that they represent between the more fascinating sources than light of the future.
The joined illuminotecnica technology to the lightness of a rich and eternal material like the glass, creates an intimate and refined atmosphere.
Designer: Massimo Iosa Ghini | Country: Italy
Tiendas Ayres – Ayres Stores
The architect Dieguez Fridman has designed a retail store for Ayres Store, located in El Solar de la Abada Mall, Buenos Aires.
The unfolded idea wraps around the store draws the attention from the visitors, that creating a sense of welcoming to the store. The geometry itself expresses the sensuality and amutating infatuation with each perspective changes.
Through a faceted form that unfolds in the store, the project explores the ambiguity between object and container. The form defines itself through its’ contrast of textures, colors and geometry with the container. By approaching it and blending with it at the certain points, and separating from it at others, the space for clothes display and fitting rooms is generated.
Architect: Dieguez Fridman arquitectos & asociados | Project: Ayres Stores | Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Steven Holl: Centro Knut Hamsun
Steven Holl Architects has designed the Knut Hamsun Center located in Hamarøy, Norway. This is an historical museum for writer Knut Hamsun including exhibition areas, library, reading room, cafe and 230 seat auditorium.
The concept for the museum, “Building as a Body: Battleground of Invisible Forces,” is realized from inside and out. Here the wood exterior is punctuated by hidden impulses piercing through the surface: An “empty violin case” balcony has phenomenal sound properties, while a viewing balcony is like the “girl with sleeves rolled up polishing yellow panes.”
Steven Holl Architects
Knut Hamsun, Norway’s most inventive twentieth-century writer, fabricated new forms of expression in his first novel Hunger. He went on to found a truly modern school of fiction with his works Pan, Mysteries, and Growth of the Soil. This center dedicated to Hamsun is located above the Arctic Circle near the village of Presteid of Hamarøy near the farm where the writer grew up. The 2700-square-meter center includes exhibition areas, a library and reading room, a café, and an auditorium equipped with the latest film projection equipment. (Hamsun’s writings have been particularly inspiring to filmmakers, which is evident in the more than 17 films based on his work).
The building is conceived as an archetypal and intensified compression of spirit in space and light, concretizing a Hamsun character in architectonic terms. The concept for the museum, “Building as a Body: Battleground of Invisible Forces,” is realized from inside and out. Here the wood exterior is punctuated by hidden impulses piercing through the surface: An “empty violin case” balcony has phenomenal sound properties, while a viewing balcony is like the “girl with sleeves rolled up polishing yellow panes.”
Many other aspects of the building use the vernacular style as inspiration for reinterpretation. The stained black wood exterior skin is characteristic of the great wooden stave Norse churches. On the roof garden, long grass refers to traditional Norwegian sod roofs in a modern way. The rough white-painted concrete interiors are characterized by diagonal rays of light calculated to ricochet through the section on certain days of the year.
These strange, surprising, and phenomenal experiences in space, perspective, and light provide an inspiring frame for exhibitions.
Project: Knut Hamsun Center | Program: Historical museum for writer Knut Hamsun including exhibition areas, library, reading room, cafe and 230 seat auditorium | Location: Hamarøy , Norway Building area (square): 24445sf / 2271sm Year: 1994 – 2009 | Client: Nordland Fylkeskommune (County)
Architect: Steven Holl Architects Steven Holl (design architect) Noah Yaffe (associate in charge – construction documents) Francesco Bartolozzi, Ebbie Wisecarver (project team – construction documents) Erik Fenstad Langdalen (project architect – design development) Gabriela Barman-Kraemer, Yoh Hanaoka, Justin Korhammer, Anna Müller, Audra Tuskes (project team – design development) Associate architects (construction documents): LY Arkitekter AS Structural engineer (design development): Guy Nordenson and Associates Structural engineer (construction documents): Rambøll Norge Mechanical engineer (design development): Ove Arup Mechanical engineer (construction documents): Rambøll Norge Lighting consultant (design development): L’Observatoire International Lighting consultant (construction documents): Vesa Honkonen Architects Landscape architect (construction documents): Landskapsfabikken
Mons: Un Lavabo Monstruoso
Este lavabo con forma de monstruo fomenta la diversión y el ahorro en los mas pequeños; tiene sensores de movimiento para activar el flujo de agua, formas redondeadas para evitar golpes con esquinas sospechosas y una altura adecuada para niños. También ahorra jabón gracias al dispensador con forma de único diente y han diseñado una versión muy ilustrativa en la que puedes plantar hierba en la cabeza del monstruo dando una lección basica y vital sobre la necesidad y virtudes del agua para todo ser vivo. El diseño se adapta a diferentes versiones ampliadas, para escuelas y espacios públicos.
Mons Lavabo es un diseño de los Españoles Teng Chuan Tey y Romualdo Faura Bernabe.
It’s tough being a little person in a grown-up world. To make life less of an obstacle course for the vertically challenged, Teng Chuan Tey and Romualdo Faura Bernabe from Spain have designed a wash basin that not only takes a child’s diminutive stature into account, but it also makes observing basic hygiene less of a chore. Their Mons Lavabo, a short-listed entry in Designboom’s Green Life contest, is shaped like a friendly monster that easily accommodates younger children with its sized-down proportions. Read on to see how Mons Lavabo helps kids conserve water while washing their hands!
Made from Duralmond, a mixture of crushed almond husks that is completely biodegradable and recyclable, Mons prevents a broad, molded surface that avoids the bumping hazard that the bottoms of traditional sinks pose. To sidestep the problem of children who cannot reach the faucet — and to prevent water wastage from forgetful or lingering tots — Tey and Barnabe propose motion-detecting water controls.
Besides a wraparound design that cleverly keeps splashing to a minimum, Mons features another fun touch: its lone tooth is actually a built-in soap dispenser. Other designs include an expanded Mons that accommodates several kids at a time, as well as a model you can grow plants on top of.
Designers: Teng Chuan Tey and Romualdo Faura Bernabe | Country: Spain
David Lanham: Dibujos y Figuras de Vinilo
Strangekiss en colaboración con David Lanham ya sacaron una edición limitada de la figura de “Bill The Yeti” y tienen previsto producir los caracteres de “Fetch – Peet and Barnaby” y “Maxswell – The Bubble Monster”. Mientras tanto seguiremos disfrutando de sus dibujos, bocetos y demás material gráfico.
Diseñador: David Lanham | País: Estados Unidos | Web
Libeskind Villa
A crystal growing from rock
Like a crystal growing from rock, a structure emerges from the ground: The Villa, designed by Daniel Libeskind, is a work of art. Built from premium materials, this German-made, sculptural living space meets the highest standards in design, craftsmanship and sustainability.
Libeskind’s Villa awakens the senses: light floods through glass expanses, clean lines invite calm, elegant halls and stair- cases offer seamless transitions. Symbolically and physically, the Villa’s connection with nature is uninterrupted, offering ample natural light and open spaces.
A trio of interlocking architectural bands envelop the Villa in striking angles, creating an asymmetrical interior of spiraling, two-story peaks and smooth transitions to secluded terraces. The entrance hall leads to a Grand Room which highlights the geome- tric space. Design details reveal style and functionality: A balcony adjacent to the master bedroom is adorned with elaborate metalwork; light wells direct daylight into a sauna; and recessed wardrobes streamline dressing spaces.
Façade
The Villa’s exterior is enveloped by a standing-seam zinc façade, which enables the use of 21st Century technologies such as a solar thermal system and a rain water harvesting system. The zinc cladding is available in two hues that resemble naturally aged zinc: pre-weathered blue-gray and graphite-gray, both made by leading German zinc manufacturer Rheinzink.
Large floor-to-ceiling windows create displays of sunlight and transparency inside the house. The aluminum façade, adorned with slim mullions and concealed fittings, offers high thermal insulation, noise reduction and weather resistance. Homeowners may choose from double or triple low-E glazing, as well as diffe- rent surface colors and finishes.
Among the interior ́s amenities is a kitchen ensemble, situa- ted in the Grand Room, with a custom-made island designed by Daniel Libeskind – an attractive focal point for cooking, dining and entertaining.
Rising four meters above ground, a monolithic rain shower in the Master Suite Bathroom on the first floor provides a mix of water, mist, light and fragrance to soothe the senses and quiet the mind. Wellness is also at the heart of the lower level, where a fitness oasis features a sauna, among other state-of-the-art amenities.
The interior of the Villa comes in two styles composed by Daniel Libeskind: The warm, natural “Casual Style”, and the cool, sculptural “Libeskind Style”.
Casual Style
Smoked parquet flooring, slim stainless steel staircases, and soft, bright manufactured stones in the bathrooms distinguish the Casual Style, which evokes a sense of warmth and comfort. Intimate lighting and warm colors, best suited to the Casual Style, create a striking contrast with the exterior architecture of the Villa.
Libeskind Style
Marked by stark white, polished flooring, sculptural bath– room decor, and clear, sharp forms, the Libeskind Style brings the exterior look and feel of the Villa indoors, lending an airy, open feel to the sun-drenched living spaces.
The Villa was conceived and designed to meet today ́s tight sustainability standards and demonstrates that excep- tional architecture can promote the efficient use of natural resources.
Design and Materials
Sustainable materials are at the heart of Libeskind’s design. While not apparent from the exterior, the Villa is largely cons- tructed of wood, a renewable resource that is making a strong comeback as a key building material for the 21st Century due to its carbon-storing capabilities.
The wooden core offers high thermal insulation. With more than 360 mm of recyclable wooden fibers and a heat transition coefficient of 0.11 W/m2K, the insulation of the Villa’s exterior walls matches that of passive houses.
Onsite Renewables
The Villa employs onsite renewable energy sources for heating, electricity and water. Its standard configuration includes a solar thermal system which is invisibly integrated into the zinc façade, as well as a geothermal heat pump system.
In addition, electric power may be generated by photovoltaic modules, while rain water can be harvested from the rooftop for use in the garden’s irrigation system.
Energy Saving Standards
As a result of its high thermal insulation capabilities and renewable energy sources, the Villa is classified as a low-energy structure. It complies with some of the world’s toughest energy- saving standards, such as Germany’s KfW40 code, which indica- tes a thermal energy consumption of less than 40 kWh/m2a.
The Villa is meant to provide homeowners with comfort and a high living standard in a sustainable, eco-friendly manner.
Heating, Cooling, Ventilation
The Villa is equipped with a multifunctional heating, ventilation and cooling system. The underfloor heating provides gentle radiant heat across all floor levels, and can also transport refreshing cool water to living quarters on hot summer days.
The ventilation system provides fresh, pollen- and draught- free air at adjustable temperatures, and recycles air to pre-heat the incoming air at a heat recovery rate of 90%. The system is exclusively powered by solar and geothermal energy.
Electrical and Security
All building technologies are monitored and controlled via an electrical home control system which allows homeowners to pro- gram custom lighting scenes, operate sun shades, regulate room temperatures, ventilation and household devices, and monitor the security system.
Various communication media can be accessed throughout the house, such as internet, telephone, radio and television. TV screens, for example, have been installed behind bathroom
mirrors to connect busy homeowners with the world’s affairs with the touch of a button.
Health and Wellness
All bathrooms are fitted with Dornbracht’s latest bath- room series, which mimics stylistic elements of the Villa’s architecture. Adjacent to the Master Suite, homeowners will find a large handcrafted Jacuzzi tub and a grand rain shower, which sits four meters above ground to provide a mix of water, mist, light and fragrance. On the lower level, a sauna is among the amenities of a wellness and fitness oasis.
ZINC FAÇADE • Zinc cladding with standing seams • Available in pre-weathered blue-gray or graphite-gray, resembles naturally aged zinc • Invisibly integrated solar thermal system and rain water harvesting system
XZTERIOR WALLS • Wood frame construction with high thermal insulation and noise reduction • More than 360mm (14“) of recyclable wooden fibers (heat transition coefficient 0.11 W/m2K) • Fine mineral plaster in infill areas
WINDOW FAÇADE • Large floor-to-ceiling windows with narrow twin aluminum mullions and concealed fittings • Low-E triple glazing (heat transition coefficient 0.7 W/m2K) or double-glazing • Available in different surface finishes
INTERIOR • Parquet flooring (Casual Style) or white epoxy flooring (Libeskind Style)
• Natural stones in bathrooms • Stainless steel staircase to first floor; separated from foyer by glass wall • Built-in push-to-open cabinets
• Sound-absorbing doors • Door handles designed by Daniel Libeskind • Built-in fireplace
BALCONY • Aluminum frame construction with zinc cladding • Rising 10.5m (35’) above ground level • Bankirai wood flooring
HEATING, COOLING & VENTILATION • Multifunctional, integrated system for heating, cooling and ventilation • Underfloor heating across all levels • Underfloor heating controllable room by room, switchable to transport cool water • Ventilation provides fresh, draught- and pollen-free air and
recovers 90% of heat during air exchange • Heating and cooling system powered by solar and geothermal energy
HEALTH AND WELLNESS • Fixtures and accessories by Dornbracht (Supernova series) • Large handcrafted Jacuzzi tub • Rain shower installed 4m above ground • Heated towel racks • Sauna and wellness oasis, including cold water basin
ELECTRICAL AND SECURITY • Home control system to program custom lighting scenes, operate sun shades, regulate room temperatures, ventilation and household devices • Alarm and security system • All media accessible throughout the house: internet, telephone, TV, radio • tV screens installed behind bathroom mirrors (invisible when off) • Light channels and spot lighting across the house
RENEWABLE ENERGIES • Solar thermal system invisibly integrated into zinc façade, switchable to dissipate heat energy during night • Geothermal heat pump with COP 3.2 • Rain water collection for supply of garden irrigation • Optional photovoltaic system to provide electric power • Low energy house, consuming less than 40kWh/m2 p.a. (compliant with Germany ́s KfW40 standard)
KITCHEN (OPTIONAL) • Kitchen ensemble designed by Daniel Libeskind • Made of either stainless steel or manufactured stone
AROUND THE HOUSE • terraces with Bankirai wood flooring • Subterranean staircase leading from basement and sauna area to garden • More features such as a pool or garages available upon request • Support in landscaping and fitting the Villa onto the plot
FLOOR PLANS • two story structure with a full basement • 515 sqm of total net floor space • 200 sqm basement, featuring a sauna and wellness oasis, pantry, laundry, wine cellar and a flexible, multipurpose space • 200 sqm ground floor, comprising a grand room with 95 sqm, a fireplace room, guest room, foyer and an office • 115 sqm first floor, with three bedrooms, including the master suite bedroom situated behind the balcony
9h Hoteles Capsula
9h es un concepto de hoteles cápsula que se exhibió en la galería AXIS de Tokyo, teniendo en cuenta a los hoteles de este tipo ya existentes en la ciudad de Tokyo, pero esta es una nueva interpretación de los mismos.
Projecto: 9h – nueve horas | Diseñador Gráfico: Masaaki Hiromura | Diseño Interior: Takaaki Nakamura | Localización: Tokyo, Japón | Web
