Transformer Desk Bed

For those long, long nights comes a clever bed/desk combo that might be problematic if you fall through the bottom of the bed and onto your desk.

After the Casulo, this is another economy of space for those ones living in a little space..
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( Imagine if Bernini sees this...you will see all the Phytagores residence with just this)

Botanic Architecture

I know that is the second Architecture Post, but it seems to me that continues to be a disruptive idea.

This week i saw some nice articles about how Urbanites might never stop craving nature in the concrete jungle. They've found a nice compromise, and here it goes some examples:

Singapore

School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University. Designed by CPG
This remarkable piece of architecture has been described as ‘a vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses’.
The curving green roof distinguishes the building from other structures on campus but the line between landscape and building is blurred. The roofs serve as informal gathering spaces challenging linear ideas and stirring perception. The roofs create open space, insulate the building, cool the surrounding air and harvest rainwater for landscaping irrigation. Planted grasses mix with native greenery to colonize the building and bond it to the setting.

Seoul
Ann Demeulemeester’s new boutique

In Europe I guess Patrcik Blanc is a reference.

http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/

I saw some examples in Paris:

His website has a lot of examples in Paris, MAdrid, San Paulo, Osaka, Hong Kong....

Take a look at it...

Other references:

Minscape Garden Furniture - This Japonese Company:

http://www.mindscape.jp/

http://www.thingsofrandomcoolness.com/2008/01/28/mindscape-garden-furniture/

or:

H2pia

The world's first hydrogen powered community in Denmark.

http://www.h2pia.com/com/h2pia/

The suburb dubbed H2pia is geared towards balancing energy needs with the cost to the environment and our climate. Residents of this hydrogen community will collect their own energy via solar and wind sources, which will charge hydrogen fuel cells that power both the home and automobiles. The various structures within the neighborhood have been designed sothat their curves and orientation can maximize returns on energy collection. With construction scheduled to begin in 2007, the completion of this project could provide essential feedback towards making hydrogen a viable option in the energy game.

Extreme Home Theater

Cool Hunter just found a candidate for the winner in the Coolest Home Theater category. Just short of being a drive-in, this outdoor home theatre surpasses the stinky basement family “media room” by close to a light year.

Impossible not to show you....

Glass walls, clean lines, uninterrupted space, uncluttered rooms, expensive detailing — the hallmarks of a modern, upscale classic are all present in this stylish residence. Why anyone in possession of such an amazing home with such breathtaking views, would want to watch movies at home, is beyond us, but let’s just say that we wouldn’t mind being invited to a screening or two. The terraces, patios and the 65-foot infinity pool and spa will keep cinematically uninterested guests entertained as well. And we’ll all stay at the separate guest house, of course.

But we must admit we are still lacking an invite to the 5,800-square-foot Skyline residence overlooking Hollywood and downtown LA. The visit is up to the owner of the home, architect Hagy Belzberg, a Harvard graduate (1991) who interned in Frank Gehry’s office.

The opulent home was designed by the entire team of his Santa Monica-based, 13-member Belzberg Architects that the now 43-year-old Hagy Belzberg founded in 1997