Stories On Design // Empty & Abandoned Buildings.I've always had a profound fascination with empty buildings and abandoned spaces. It's difficult to look at these sorts of images without a whole bunch of mixed feelings rising to the surface - a sense of wonder, confusion, awe,...
Majestic Simplicity of Grundtvig’s Church // Copenhagen, Denmark.Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (1853 - 1930) created something that's never been done before with Grundtvig's Church in Copenhagen completed in 1940. The unique architectural style of the building mixes Medieval traditions, Gothic columns,...
Ekouin Nenbutsudo: Tokyo Temple Veiled in Trees by Yutaka Kawahara.Forming a refuge of tranquility in the heart of Tokyo, local practice Yutaka Kawahara Design Studio has created the magical āEkouin Nenbutsudo Templeā veiled in trees. This intimate and reflective building enables congregation and...
“It’s All About Meal” Installation by Massimiliano Locatelli // MILANTRACE2015.Right-o. I will give you a moment to pick your jaw up off the floor... Are you good? Ok, good... Anyway, let's not beat around the bush now, dear friends, because these sort of experiences don't come around every day. Not even during Milan...
Kamppi Chapel of Silence by K2S Architects // Helsinki, Finland.Kamppi Chapel of Silence is a peaceful timber paradise sprouting from the south-side corner of Narinkka Square in Helsinki - one of Finlandās liveliest urban spaces. K2S Architects introduced the chapel into the otherwise icy context by...
The Jane Restaurant in Antwerp // Divine Fine Dining by Piet Boon.Tucked in the middle of the up-and-coming Groen Kwartier, The Jane Antwerp is the much anticipated establishment of star chef Sergio Herman and chef Nick Bril. Housed within the chapel of a former military hospital, the restaurantās...
Architecture | 2013 Archive.01 | Atelier Hermann Rosa // Munich, Germany. 02 | Daylight House by Takeshi Hosaka Architects // Yokohama, Tokyo. 03 | Crescent House by Andrew Burns // Sydney. 04 | Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP // Hiroshima, Japan. 05 |...
Animated Fly-By of the Completion of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia.Using animated computer renderings, this fly-by video shows how the construction of the Basilica Sagrada Familia will progress through to completion in...
The Providence Chapel in Wiltshire by Jonathan Tuckey Design.I bet I know exactly what this house smells like. I lived in the UK for five years and was a member of the National Trust so am au fait with the parsimonious timbery whiff of little country churches and barn conversions. Strap on your...