This compact family home in Kungshöjds is nestled in a cluster of brick buildings that appear somewhat stately yet seemingly sterile from the exterior. But wander inside and you will find a brightly lit apartment washed in white, drenched in beautiful architecture, and laden with outdoor space. Continue reading
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Kungshojds Residence
Rare Photos That Captured Incredible Moments from History
Dorothy Counts – the first Black girl to attend an all White school in the United States – being teased and taunted by her White male peers at Charlotte’s Harry Harding High School, 1957. Continue reading
The Time Myth: You Have Nowhere to Be but Here
“Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. Continue reading
Amazing Sculptural Spiral Staircase
Located within the Atrium office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel, is this amazing sculptural staircase made from Poplar wood. Created by Tomer Gelfand, the staircase is composed of two sculptural elements, the spiraling stairs and the tornado, which acts as a viewing balcony to the hall below. Continue reading
A Photographer’s Home
Architecture practice Pasel Künzel Architects created a minimal home featuring a timber-clad facade located in the city of Leiden in the Netherlands.
Home to a photographer’s family, the light streams in through the large floor-to-ceiling glass windows from the front of the house, flooding the building with direct sunlight. Continue reading
Gran Mediterraneo Tower, Tel Aviv
Designed by belgian architect David Tajchman, the ‘gran mediterraneo’ is a conceptual highrise building conceived for the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The scheme brings together a range of innovative functions, including an automated car-park and induction charging stations for electric driverless vehicles. The multistorey tower boasts a topological geometry that contrasts the contemporary orthodox approach of stacked horizontal slabs wrapped with mirrored glass. Continue reading
Vintage Vespa Parts Recontextualized as Sleek Modern Office Furniture
The sleek build of Vespa scooters have been redesigned to remain stationary, dissected and rebuilt as office furniture. Fit for an Italian motorist, the Scooter Chair, is handmade by Spanish studio Bel & Bel in a numbered series with a large variety of color combinations to choose for your office or home. Although it may appear like a normal swivel chair from the front, when turned around you can see how the curves of the vintage Vespa parts match that of the faux leather chair to create a sleek and ergonomic design. Continue reading