The Focus House by Bere Architects
You might have seen and read about the Focus House in north London before, it has been widely reported on because it’s so unique being squeezed in between a couple of Victorian terrace homes. From the street, the house looks impossibly thin, but it’s actually a wedge shaped house that gets wider the further in to the house you go. The entrance is 2.8 metres (9.2 feet) wide, expanding to 7 metres (23 feet) wide at the back. The house further contrasts with those around it by abandoning the typical brick and instead going with grey zinc cladding.
Designed by Bere Architects, the house has won a number of awards for both its architecture and the many environmentally friendly features that were used. You can read more about the house → here.
The house is for sale at £899,950 through The Modern House Estate Agents → here.
House in Seattle, Washington
Another contemporary home in Seattle for sale at $1.4 million.
From the listing agent:
Located in West Seattle’s Belvidere neighborhood, this fabulous new Modern home has drop-dead city views. Situated on a quiet street with easy access to West Seattle’s best amenities, it’s just ten minutes to downtown. Massive windows and skylights flood the home with light and attention to detail can be found throughout, with in-floor radiant heat on all three levels and views from every floor. The main floor consists of Bamboo floors, with heated concrete in the walk-out basement. The interior also boasts custom-poured concrete counters & VG Fir cabinetry, while the kitchen is a Cook’s paradise with Sub Zero, Viking package, two sinks and loads of counter space.
Check out the homes listing page → here.
The Bernard Chair by Jonas Lindvall
We love the work of Swedish designer Jonas Lindvall, and have featured his work before here, here, and here. Today we see that he’s come out with the Bernard chair.
From Jonas Lindvall:
Handmade by a small group of cabinet makers in Småland (Sweden), each piece requires 42 hours of intensive craftsmanship to perfect. Taking its name from the 12th century ecclesiastic, St Bernard of Clairvaux, the chair is Jonas Lindvall’s homage to traditional skills in an age when mass production techniques hold sway. It is a design without compromise.
Visit the Jonas Lindvall website → here.
Video of a Marmol Radziner prefab being built
The LA Times has a video of a Marmol Radziner prefab house being built in Venice, California. You can see the house being assembled as Ron Radziner and Leo Marmol talk about the benefits of prefab homes.
Watch the video → here.
Via jetsongreen
The Flow sofa from Indera
Flow is a new sofa designed by Xavier Lust for the Belgian furniture manufacturer Indera. The sofa uses high-end powder coated aluminum, shaped from a single sheet, to give it a sleek and chic look that can be used indoors and outdoors.
Visit the Indera website → here.
Office Interior Inspiration From Gispen
We’ve got some workplace interior inspiration today from the Dutch office furniture design and manufacturers Gispen. They’re all about helping companies to provide a better quality of life at work through enjoyable environments.
Visit the Gispen website → here, also check out this video about them → here.
The Kevin deFreitas Home Tour
If you’re interested in contemporary home designs that use sustainable technologies, strategies, and materials, you’ll definitely want to watch this video of architect Kevin deFreitas giving a tour of the home he’s built for his family in San Diego, California.
Watch the video → here.
Also, be sure to check out the rest of resourcemedia.tv for more great videos on sustainable building practices. All the videos are really professional and well done.
Handblown Glass by Kathryn Wightman
Kathryn Wightman creates some really interesting handblown-glass pieces using bold colours and captivating shapes. Here a few examples of her work…
Visit Kathryn Wightman’s website → here
Seeing is Believing
Nine-0 Chairs From Emeco
Emeco, the Aluminum Chair Company, has introduced “Nine-0”, a new collection of chairs and stools by the Italian designer, Ettore Sottsass. The new designs re-imagine the classic, all aluminum Emeco 1006 Navy chair, built for submarines in WWII, and manufactured by Emeco since 1944. These are the last chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass, who died on December 31, 2007 at the age of 90.
Visit the Emeco website → here.
Interior Inspiration From Voon Wong & Benson Saw
Today we’re getting inspired by some of the work from the London based design duo of Voon Wong and Benson Saw. Since they began working together back in 2001, they’ve completed over 60 design projects involving architecture, furniture, and interior design. Below is a selection of their work.
Visit the Voon Wong & Benson Saw website → here.
Modern Treehouses by Baumraum
Baumraum is a company in Germany that designs and builds some of the most amazing treehouses we’ve ever seen. Most of their projects are in Germany, but they’ve also completed treehouses in Austria, Hungary, Italy, Brazil and the United States. This would rank fairly high on our list of “Most Fun Jobs Ever,” maybe this is what architects do when they refuse to grow up?
Visit the Baumraum website → here.
New Seating Collections From Saba Italia
Here are three new seating collections from the Padova, Italy based furniture manufacturer Saba Italia, all of them are designed by Giuseppe Viganò.
Visit the Saba Italia website → here.
The Lacarmen Armchair:
brio54 Prefab Homes
brio54 is a new company based in Connecticut that is designing and producing modern prefab homes that will soon be available throughout the US and Canada. They have a few models which have been in the prototype stage for a while now, but it looks like their H1 model is going into production sometime in the next few months. The homes feature a number of environmentally friendly products and technologies, as well as stylish interiors by Valcucine.
Visit the brio54 website → here.
