nature & architecture: the japanese story

5 Φεβ 2012

japanese architecture in vectors

i desgned vectors to make categorizing our notes easier...here are some of our favorites.

and as a new week's treat here is another awesome anime that you can watch online on youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAxbI5FoWbk

it is based on a manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima and it's a story about the adventures of a celectial wizard that leaves to join Fairy Tail, a famous guild. enjoy! i know that's what we'll be doing!

30 Ιαν 2012

ninkipen! architecture

japanese architecture studio with a very unique style in their solutions
ninkipen!
they are responsible for the omigachi global dispensing pharmacy, a "sandwitch" building in Osaka.
a building with light thin walls based on wooden columns and a thin, interior metallic structure.
the clear front facade creates a wonderful connection between the interior and exterior environment.

picture from our beloved dezeen

it is incredibly interesting how light and natural this building seems though integrated in a dense urban grid.

the design also consists of a subject we analyzed in our thesis quite a lot, the issue of privacy. the interior is visible from both front and back sides of the structure that seem to be a light cover for whatever activities will be involved. it invites the city wanderer to look and to enter. the warmth of the wooden surfaces also assist in that matter.

their website is also very interesting, there you can find a list of their projects.

the list is designed in a way that resembles paint cards you use to choose colors for your walls.

12 Αυγ 2011

m house- takeshi hirobe architects

m house is in japan, designed by takeshi hirobe architects.

the design here plays with the meaning of "privacy" while trying to
bring a new connection between the house's interior and the outside environment,
a game we see quite often in contemporary japanese architecture.
we believe it is acheived here rather poetically, with the intrusion of light
through the different skylights that dig holes into the building's body, as well as with
the choice of materials...wood and beton seem to make such a beautiful combination
with the soft colors and the interior plants...don't you think?

what grasps one's attention is undoubtedly the amazing stairs...
they remind you of a spider web..and the way light filters through them and their rather bright white
come to such a contrast with the interior of the house...
as if the sole part that connects the inside with the outside world, your connection to the city life is seperate yet entirely a part of the building!

more details here.
got the pictures from here too.

13 Ιουλ 2011

issey miyake

fashion designer
he emphasised on the geometry and nature of the human body.
his works communicated and flowed with the body as one.
very interesting part of his work was the use of colors and different textures.