Tag: Wood in Architecture

Anarchitect

The Akin Barber & Shop designed by ANARCHITECT is the creation of a handpicked collective of Dubai based, home-grown entrepreneurs chosen to bring passion and commitment to the project with a unified desire to realise something individual and inspiring. The name Akin came from the idea of a brotherhood (of the same Kin) of like minded people who appreciate craftsmanship, fine details and beautiful aesthetics.

# Commercial - Retail (489) # United Arab Emirates (51) # Anarchitect

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Timber High Rise

Why do architects want to build high? Especially in timber? Like testosterone-fuelled explorers driven to go further, the challenge is simultaneously unessessary and irresistible. The biggest erection wins the global reputation, the research stakes, the media interest, the TED talk and most of all the short-lived title, the World’s Tallest Timber Tower…

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Room on a Hill

Asif Khan has designed an elevated playground for Chisenhale Primary School in Bow, East London, which has just completed construction. The timber longhouse is made using thermally modified American tulipwood and ash.

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Hunters’ Roots Café and Juice Bar

Kei Kitayama

The commitment to seasonality and sustainability of Hunters’ Roots Café and Juice Bar in Melbourne’s Katherine Place is evident in its honest and fresh design. Kitayama K Architects were called on to create an environment which aligned with the food philosophy of owners Jeffrey and Kerry Chew.

# Restaurant (249) # Kei Kitayama

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Tulou Screen for 'FIVE' by OKAY Studio

The Tulou dividing screen is a playful dialogue between the two dimensionality of a flat surface screen and the three dimensional individual triangles made from curved and cupped tulipwood that sit within the screen. Each tulipwood triangle sits perched on a tensile wire and is held in place with a red oak counter balance. The wall of triangles sways and bobs gently in the breeze. The installation is the first time that the designers Andrew Haythornthwaite and Peter Marigold have worked together.

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What sustainable material is

Sustainability is a term which has been mis-used and mis-represented across every sector, including our own. So much so, we, AHEC, even considered abandoning the phrase altogether. Instead we have spent time reconsidering what ‘sustainability’ means for American hardwoods and how we can leverage that, through our programmes.

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Table turned for 'The Wish List'

In a collaboration between AHEC and Benchmark for London Design Festival, Alex de Rijke commissions Barnby & Day to create 'Table Turned'; a dining table made out of cross-laminated American tulipwood.

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Mit Mat Mama Store

Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge

Architect Román Izquierdo Bouldstridge was commissioned to design a store front for maternity brand “Mit Mat Mama” in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain. The main concept was to create an atmosphere where products and architecture came together in a harmonious nature filled with plants and natural light.

# Spain (214) # Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge

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Runcible for 'FIVE' by OKAY Studio

Focusing on kitchen products and their origins, Mathias Hahn chose to concentrate on essential and versatile utensils for preparing and serving food. Each piece in the collection represents a familiar archetype and stands for a type of application but is not limited to one specific task. In this sense their attributes depend on interpretation. The Runcible kitchen utensils are made from solid hard maple, a material traditionally used for this kind of high quality kitchenware because of its smooth grain and hardwearing properties.

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Contemporary Art Museum Gösta Serlachius

MX_SI

The new Contemporary Art Museum Gösta Serlachius in Mänttä, Finland, was designed by MX_SI, winners of the international open competition in 2011, organized by the Foundation Serlachius with the support of the association of Finnish architects SAFA.

# Cultural center (476) # Finland (31) # MX_SI

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The Hole Chair by Lola Lely with Allen Jones, The Wish List, LDF 2014

In a collaboration between AHEC and Benchmark for London Design Festival, Allen Jones commissions Lola Lely to create 'The Hole Chair'; a chaise longue made out of American walnut and maple veneer.

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