Freya's Golden Cabin

This project somehow manages to be quite lovely, while still bordering on kitsch. The simple materials and form keep you from being overwhelmed by the story and cut-out tree imagery. I have to admit... the more I look at the project, the more it grows on me. Freya's cabin, designed by Studio Weave takes advantage of new technologies to giving new form to a fairy-tale typology. Wouldn't it be great to see this cabin in a new updated version of the Brothers Grimm?

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A Great Place to Learn

Well, it has been a long week and I'm tired, so pardon me if I'm not totally coherent!

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First off... let me say that I just love this Granada elementary school by Alejandro Munoz Miranda. I have featured a few schools on this site, and they are all actually quite similar. I'm not sure if this shows a common trend or (more likely) a common thread in my tastes.

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I am a big fan of minimal design... Unfortunately, I live in a region that seems to have a physical reaction to the idea of minimal (regionalism and craft are all the rage here). So many architects, designers, and especially clients seem to think that minimal automatically means cold. But, as you can see here... it doesn't have to at all. A minimal structure can still be warm, inviting, an colorful!

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Although I wish the photos included the students actually using the space (why are architects outside of Dwell so reluctant to show people using their buildings?), I can imagine how much fun kids and teachers would have in this building.
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All in all, I really like this project and would love to see it first hand (preferably during the days when students are running around!). Does anyone want to send me to Spain? My bags can be packed immediately! ;)

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Via Spotlight on Design

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The Interior Made it for me

I had previously seen images of this project, but they had all been exterior shots. While, I like the exterior, it is the images of the interior that really attract me.

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By Mass Studies via Inhabitat

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Goooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!

I really like the design of this World Cup Stadium in Durbin, South Africa. But, one of the things I like most is that I've never heard of the designers before.... It is always great to see work by new (to me) designers and architects!

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The team includes Theunissen Jankowitz urban, Amrbo-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects and Planners, NSM Designs, Mthulisi Msimang, and gmp International.

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Via Inhabitat
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A House in the Trees

I quite like this house in the trees by Martin Fernandez de Lema and Nicolas F Moreno Deutsch. Not being allowed to take down trees, the architects came up with a clever solution to work around them - incorporating the trees into the building itself.

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As much as their solution for the trees.. I really like their material selection. There is a lot of texture and warmth in the home, without the overuse of too many materials.

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Via ISO50 and ArchDaily

Color Color Color

All by Sauerbruch Hutton

North Hale

I love seeing what my friends from school are up to now that we're so far away from graduation...

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One of my former studio mates recently sent me a link to his firm and their recently completed project converting a 3 flat into an open office structure. In order to obtain the open plan, the architects (RS2) had to develop a steel structure which could span the entire width of the building, while supporting the roof loads. Our Miesian education is evident (but not too literal) in the design.

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Nice work Chuck!

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Although I would prefer to see pictures of this house filled with furniture, books, etc.... I quite like this project. A simple exterior form with minimal detailing and fenestration, and yet the interior is filled with light. I also like the bridge through the main space... it helps break up the otherwise very tall room.

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St House by Taro Kono and Hiroshi Muranishi via Arch Now
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