Posts tagged as 'Switzerland'
New Bike Share System in Copenhagen by RAFAA
The Zurich based architect and designer Rafael Schmidt submitted this new bike sharing system to a competition which was organised within last year’s International Climate Conference in Copenhagen. The system involves a comprehensive architectural intervention into the urban centre.
New Bike Share System in Copenhagen by RAFAA
“The Bike Share System must become more than just a transporting system. It deals not only with the problem of stocks and flows of people, but must add extra value to its user and to the city itself. We suggest that the Bike Share System becomes an integral part of the city. The bicycles should function as censors and inform the system about certain behaviours, so that the system can react according to the situation.To predict the performance of a system, the entities have to exchange information. An internet-based platform can analyse the different interests and could then manage possible conflicts. The bicycles are equipped with GPS und W-Lan, so they are connected to each order and can inform the system about their position and status. (Is a bike being used? Where is the bike and where is it moving to? Is there a reservation for the bike? etc.) Privacy protection is a matter that has to be taken into account in the process. To increase the number of commuters travelling by bicycle from 37% to 50% by 2015, approx. 25.000 bicycles have to be integrated into the urban fabric; these bikes will need at least 20.000 m2 of storage space. We see a high risk of overloading the squares, streets and stations of Copenhagen. Therefore, our focus is to reduce the „visual pollution“ wherever possible. At the same time, easy accessibility as well as the system’s visual presence has to be maintained (hide & show policy). The following proposal distinguishes between three different trajectory scales: S,M and L.”
New Bike Share System in Copenhagen by RAFAA
New Bike Share System in Copenhagen by RAFAA
New Bike Share System in Copenhagen by RAFAA
New Bike Share System in Copenhagen by RAFAA
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'Pepe Rollboy' by Lehni
The Swiss manufacturer Lehni is specialised in aluminium processing and produces amongst others the minimalist furniture by the renowned Swiss artist and designer Andreas Christen. These two pieces, a sideboard and the ‘Pepe Rollboy’ by Hanspeter Weidmann, are the newst launches.
'Pepe Rollboy' by Lehni
Sideboard by Lehni
Sideboard by Lehni
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GIARDINO Color, Peperoncino option
Tisca Tiara, who specialise in the production of textile flooring, have recently ventured into the Astroturf market with ‘Sportisca’. ‘GIARDINO Color’ is a polychromatic version of this playing surface, which has been conceived specifically for architectural applications. Two differently coloured piles, each with a different height, are woven together. ‘GIARDINO Color’ is available in several bright colors, such as magenta, signal red, turquoise, as well as in a number of more mute hues, like beige, light and dark grey.
GIARDINO Color, Gioiello option
'mischlichtRGB' by Fabien Nehne und Martin Meier
The German and Swiss productdesigners Fabian Nehne and Martin Meier recently finished this pendant light, a consequent translation of the additive colour mixing into an adequate luminaire.
'mischlichtRGB' by Fabian Nehne und Martin Meier
Martin Meier is currently working as a seniour designer lead at IDEO Munich, Fabian Nehne is senior designer at Deutsche Telekom.
'mischlichtRGB' by Fabian Nehne und Martin Meier
'mischlichtRGB' by Fabian Nehne und Martin Meier
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Rolex Learning Center by SANAA in Lausanne, Switzerland
The Rolex Learning Center, designed by leading Japanese architectural practice SANAA, has opened in Lausanne, Switzerland. Situated on the campus of the EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, the centre will function as a cultural hub for both students and the public, featuring a library with half a million volumes.
Rolex Learning Center by SANAA in Lausanne, Switzerland
What is particularly striking about this project is that the 20,000 square-metre interior is articulated as single, continuous fluid space, providing, as the institution’s press release puts it, ‘a seamless network of services, libraries, information gathering, social spaces, spaces to study, restaurants, cafés and beautiful outdoor spaces’.
Rolex Learning Center by SANAA in Lausanne, Switzerland
There is something of the outside inside with this building, when one thinks of its geopraphical context. The EPFL campus is situated on a site that overlooks Lake Geneva and the Alps. The changing topography of this landscape, it could be argued, is echoed in the undulating interior landscape of this remarkable project, which was financed by the Swiss government in partnership with major Swiss businesses.
Rolex Learning Center by SANAA in Lausanne, Switzerland
'wogg 49', designed in collaboration with Atelier Oï
Recently the Swiss manufacturer Wogg received the public’s choice award ‘Furniture of the Year’ for its wardrobe wogg 49. The prize is awarded by the Swiss magazine ‘Raum und Wohnen’.
'wogg 49'
‘wogg 49′, designed in collaboration with Atelier Oï, is composed of a variable corpus and an elegant skin made fromnotched aluminium panels, milled from a single 2 mm sheet. The sliding mechansim is based on a compact roller element which is individually bonded to the inside of the skin. This patented system enables a big flexibility of dimensions.
'wogg 49'
'wogg 49'
Sliding mechanism
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'Villa Santos', photo by François Bertin, USPP
The Swiss practice U15 Novello Eligio Architecte realised this single family residence in an rural area in the north of Lausanne.
'Villa Santos', photo by François Bertin, USPP
“The triangular lot is the last relict of a now urbanised former agricultural farmland.
Banalised by will-less constructions the area is bordered in the east by a busy rural road.
In midst the condensed mediocrity it is only towards the south east that the spectator obtains an interesting view. Framed by a farm and a beautiful old lime-tree one looks over the farmland nearby and the fertile hills of the Jura in the background.
Our building is the metaphor of the stone on the lawn – rooted in the ground despite of the trivial makeup of the suburban fabric, bound to erase all remnants of its sensible and respectable former nature.”
'Villa Santos', photo by François Bertin, USPP
“The small construction, responding conspicuously to the abuse of the countryside is our reaction to a faceless housing estate without recognizable architectural intentions.
Due to the limited budget the concrete was poured into formwork made of OSB panels. The concrete roof, is sealed with liner sheets, according to the joints of the concrete sheathing.
With heavy rains, the water from the roof falls to the ground in front of the big main opening as a transparent artificial cascade. So what…?!”
'Villa Santos', photo by François Bertin, USPP
'Villa Santos', photo by François Bertin, USPP
'Villa Santos', photo by François Bertin, USPP
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'RH 304' cantilever chair by Robert Haussmann, reissued by de Sede
Cantilever chairs have always occupied a privileged position in modern design history. It is their visual lightness, their relative lack of materiality (look Ma, no legs!), which made them such a fascination for Bauhaus greats Marcel Breuer, Mart Stam and Mies van der Rohe. Swiss manufacturer de Sede has recently reissued two iconic cantilevers from the late 1950s, the originals of which have long been sought after by collectors.
'RH 304' cantilever chair by Robert Haussmann, reissued by de Sede
Designed by Robert Haussmann, ‘RH 304′ (which was used as conference seating at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters) and ‘RH 305′ have been modified slightly for re-edition, their upholstery now slimmer than before. The seat height on ‘RH 305′ has also been adjusted. Otherwise, their silhouettes remain the same.
'RH 305' cantilever chair by Robert Haussmann; reissued by de Sede
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Festival Hall in Amriswil, photo by Thomas Enz
The Zurich based practice Müller Sigrist Architekten realised this festival hall, a crystalline, copper cladded volume, in Amriswil, close to Lake Constance.
Festival Hall in Amriswil, photo by Thomas Enz
“With its loosened-up shape, the large volume fits into a rurally determined city. Seemingly introvert, a – from roof top to base level – integrated front conceals its inner workings. Only the main entrance is accentuated by breaking up the uniform façade. The complex shape arises from the combination of the present parameters: the specific interpretation of the programme, the locations of the small town and the desired identification effect from the festival.”
Festival Hall in Amriswil, photo by Thomas Enz
“The primary demand to provide a suitable framework for the celebration in the interior is met by the erection of a five-cornered central festival hall. A free polygonal outer shape allows an onion-shaped arrangement of the serving rooms around its core. Spatial tension is created by the concentric order around the main room. A central space highlights the importance of the celebration with people at the centre of attention. Leaving a strong mark on the external perception, the roof also unfolds its effect in the interior reaching its zenith high above the heads of the visitors. The roof bend itself centres the room and the house in a non-concentric location.”
Festival Hall in Amriswil, photo by Thomas Enz
Festival Hall in Amriswil, photo by Thomas Enz
Festival Hall in Amriswil, photo by Thomas Enz
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The Swiss manufacturer Ruckstuhl received this year’s German Design Award in Gold for its ‘Stripes’ collection.
Flatwool-Jaipur
‘Flatwool-Jaipur’ is a modular carpet, two different qualities, sisal and wool, can be combined with a zip.
Feltro-Legno
‘Feltro-Legno’ is a combination of oak wood and felt made from pure virgin wool: a new form of the area carpet.
Feltro-Legno
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