a|k|a Architecture have sent us photos of the clubhouse they designed for the Tobiano golf course near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.

From the architects:

Tobiano is a new world-class luxury golf destination located just outside Kamloops, BC. The developer envisioned an exhilarating, spectacular golfing experience and sought architecture that would support this grand vision.  As one of the first public buildings to be constructed at the golf course, the 11,000 sq.ft. clubhouse was especially significant in establishing the architectural language, ambitions and identity of the entire resort.

The clubhouse is situated at the heart of the expansive golf course with breathtaking panoramic views of Kamloops Lake and surrounding mountains.  A heavy masonry wall integrates with the landscape, emerging from the earth itself while creating a counterpoint to the timber frame elements of the structure.  The butterfly roof design lifts dynamically upwards and outwards towards the vast scenic landscapes.  Large window openings provide clear views merging the transition at the threshold between interior and exterior.

Visit the website of a|k|a Architecture – here.

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Outline, a London based design practice, created the interior for the Bangalore Express Indian Restaurant located opposite Waterloo Station in South London.

From Outline:

The client wanted a modern and fresh environment to serve their unique version of fast, Indian food. After discussions it became clear that what was required was a re-invention of a very British institution, the Indian curry house.

Previously a Thai restaurant, Outline’s response was to strip the space back to its basic shell of three separate areas. Great care was taken to frame the views through and between these spaces, so that they made a cohesive whole, while maintaining a sense of intimacy. The restaurant’s wall cladding has a linear pattern cut into it. This was done on site using a circular saw to cut shallow grooves. The cladding was then painted one solid colour, after which some of the shapes, created by the grooves, were painted in a strict palette of three contrasting colours. This allowed a composition of shapes and colours, which moves the customer’s eyes around and through the spaces in a controlled way. The inspiration for this wall cladding came from looking at the waste board building contractors put under sheet materials when cutting through them. This process leaves the under board with a series of random, shallow grooves.

Most of the furniture is constructed from fastclamp, galvanised steel tube and fixings, normally used in scaffolding. This gives the restaurant a purposeful, harder edge than the rest of the materials and introduces an urban aspect to the interior.

A series of double height booths runs the entire length of one side of the restaurant. Diners access the higher booths by a scaffold tube step ladder. A mock up of this arrangement was constructed on site to work out how the waiters would serve to the higher levels and review the experience for the customer. The high booths have proved to be a popular feature for the restaurant, while also providing a valuable 24 extra covers.

Visit Outline’s website – here.  Visit the Bangalore Express website – here.

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Danish design studio FurnID has created the Propeller Table for manufacturer Jørgen Christensen.

From FurnID:

The table is designed to meet the many needs in private homes or small office spaces, where a combined table with many functions are required. It functions both as a dinning table and as working desk.

The Propeller table functions in principle in the same way as a folding table, with a main plate in the centre with free hanging plates on each side. The Propeller can expand without the assistance of supported reinforcements. When the free hanging plates are folded up, the frame follows with it, and the table takes a new long square form. The table is designed for 4 to 7 or even up to 10 persons.

Visit FurnID’s website – here.   Visit Jørgen Christensen’s website – here.

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Dutch architect Paul de Ruiter has sent us another completed project, this time it’s the Villa Röling,
a waterfront home in the town of Kudelstaart, Netherlands.

From Paul de Ruiter:

The clients of villa Röling are passionate art collectors. They love to be surrounded by works of art. Therefore their main wish regarding their new dwelling was that it would do greatest justice to their collection of paintings and sculptures. However, the location of their house, at the edge of the lake Westeinderplas, is so spendid that it was no option to make a closed volume which would have large wall surfaces for hanging on the paintings but would limit the view of the surroundings. The view of the lake and the garden should be maximal. Therefore we decided to design two contrasting volumes, a transparent glass volume overlooking the lake and the garden, and a floating´ wooden box on top of it for the works of art.

Visit Paul de Ruiter’s website – here.

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Architect Paul de Ruiter designed the Villa Berkel, located in Veenendaal, The Netherlands.

Visit the website of architect Paul de Ruiter – here.

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The New York Times has an article + photo slideshow about a couple who bought an apartment in Manhattan’s East Village and worked with Pulltab Design to turn it into a modern urban family home.

Read the article – here.   See the photo slideshow – here.

Visit Pulltab Design’s website – here.

The apartment is in the new Flowerbox Building, photos of the exterior are – here.

Lifeforms Studio have designed the Olive & Earth restaurant, which recently opened in London.

From the designers:

Taking elements from the developed meze & grill brand; Lifeforms have designed an 1800sq ft unit using an eclectic palette of modern materials and bright colours to demonstrate the traditional essences found within the Mediterranean region. The addition of focal features such as the Lifeforms bespoke designed tables, large playful wall graphics and garden balcony has resulted in a stylish and rich interior.

Visit the Lifeforms Studio website – here.

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The twin sisters Tineke and Marieke Willems, who form the Dutch design studio Tweelink, have designed the Bux chesterfield pouf for the new outdoor furniture company Dutch Summer.

From Tweelink:

The BUX is an inimitable Chesterfield pouf inspired by the box tree. It looks like a BUX and it feels like sitting on a throne. The top is made from skai leather and the bucket is made from plastic. We created the boxwood shape because it’s meant for outdoor use. But feel free to plant one indoors also.

Visit Dutch Summer’s website – here.  Visit Tweelink’s website – here.

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Designer Jouko Järvisalo has created the KOLO Armchair for Finish manufacturer Mobel.

From Mobel:

KOLO is an armchair moulded out of a single wooden sheet. Its armrests form a planar surface, from which the seat and chair back are pressed out to create a hollow in which the user can sit. Kolo floats on air, supported by a minimalist tubular steel frame.

The Finnish word KOLO refers to a small hollow, nook, hole or niche; metaphorically, it also refers to a living space.

Visit Mobel’s website – here.

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The London, England based ceramicist Jo Davies and photographer Matthew Booth have shared with us their Tangle Lamp.

From Jo and Matthew:

Matt and I met at the Royal College of Art.  He’s a photographer and I’m a ceramicist.  The Tangle Lamp is the collecting together of some of our aesthetic interests.  I think you can see strongly Matt’s influence as a photographer on the design through the use of directional light and mine in the form of delicate porcelain flutes that create a swaith of many openings. The Tangle Lamp is the result of hours of discussion and argument over every detail. The result is bold but I think also results in quite a calm object as we made sure every detail was resolved.

We were also both keen to get this sense of tension in the knot and the weight of the object through its suspension. Matt is a keen rock climber as well as photographer which is where the driving force for this aspect of the design comes from.  In my practice I design lights and so am often thinking about new interpretations of old formats – in this case we were looking at the desk lamp.  In it’s original form the Tangle Lamp was literally desk lamps strung together with their own cords and hung from the ceiling.  These were in the days before we thought about Health and Safety and only knew we had a cool idea.  I have to say, although I’m loath to do it because it’s like a magician giving away his tricks, the electrical cord in the final Tangle Lamp is not electrified.  But perhaps you already guessed that?

We see the Lamp as a bespoke item which has some special installation considerations.  Each context is obviously different and a balance of design with practicality must be considered.  It may, for instance, not always be practical to have 12 flutes.  A client may want fewer, or even more, so we would have to adjust the design. The Tangle Lamp pictured is priced at £1350.

Visit Jo Davies website – here.  Visit Matthew Booth’s website – here.

Fuksas Studio have shared with us their latest project, the Armani store on 5th Avenue in New York.

Visit the website of Fuksas Architects – here.

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Piero Lissoni designed the Oscar glass table for the manufacturer GLAS Italia.

From GLAS Italia:

Table in transparent extralight glass characterised by extreme lightness and formal cleanness. The very slender base, despite of an apparent fragility and fineness, is solid and resistant thanks to a special tempering treatment of the glass.

Visit Piero Lissoni’s website – here.  Visit GLAS Italia’s website – here.

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Architect Nic Bochsler designed this house in the Brighton neighborhood of Melbourne, Australia.

The 4 bedroom, 5 bathroom home has recently been listed for sale by the agents at Kay & Burton.

From Kay & Burton:

The house has made the most of this impressive, private allotment with views to the bay and city, and clever design to maximize light, and to take advantage of the north west orientation.

From the time you enter, the design of Bochsler is obvious, from the trade-mark use of voids and changing volumes to the expansive use of glass and water features. Every detail and aspect has been carefully designed to maximize the utility of the space and to capture the beauty of its design and surrounds. This home is as much a work of art as it is a modern functional family home.

Visit Nic Bochsler’s website – here.   Visit Kay & Burton’s website – here.

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Anya Sebton has designed the Area modular seating series for Swedish manufacturer Lammhults.

From Lammhults:

Area consists of five modular units – right, left, center and corner units plus a foot stool. Use them separately or in groups to create exiting spaces.  Two-, three- or even more seater sofas are easily created. The asymmetrical shaped foot stool can be linked together to form smart benches or be used as a table for the other modules. The center unit is also an excellent independent easy chair.

The design is timeless and the diagonal lines, found in both the shape and the stitching of the upholstery create a unique impression. The extended stand forms a nice pattern when the units are linked together. The high back offers a feeling of seclusion in open areas and enables building rooms within a room.

Visit Lammhults website – here.  Visit Anya Sebton’s website – here.

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Recently seen at the 2009 Stockholm Furniture Fair, were the Concrete Things outdoor furniture designed by Poul Christiansen and Boris Berlin of Komplot Design for Swedish manufacturer NOLA.

From NOLA:

The moulded concrete shape of this striking chair may appear to be massive, but its sculptural form was actually inspired by the weightless lines of the Grid chair. Like different sides of the same coin, the two chairs are literally the skin and bones of a single design.

Visit Komplot’s website – here.  Visit NOLA’s website – here.

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