b-twist - jumpthegap

[what]: "Jumpthegap is an International Design Contest promoted by Roca with the collaboration of BCD Barcelona Design Centre that is looking for new, innovative and sustainable concepts for the bathroom space."

[who]: HOOD architects:  raquel prendes, irene cañada

[when]: april 2015

Due to the limited space in contemporary houses and the variety of family models traditional devices are being replaced by efficient elements for multifunctional living spaces. B-twist is an adaptable multi-purpose device which combines three different sizes of wash basins and it is equipped with a grey water recycling system. 

kraanspoor - amsterdam

[what]: "a light-weight transparent office building of three floors built on top of a concrete craneway"

[where]: amsterdam, netherlands

[who]: OTH Architecten

[when]: 1997

[source]: archdaily

library - gando

[what]: public library, as an expansion of the primary school built before

[where]: gando, burkina faso

[who]: kerè architecture

[when]: 2013

"[...] pots were brought to the site and cut, so as to be open at both the top and bottom. the pots were then cast into the concrete ceiling to create holes for light and ventilation. [...] a rectangular corrugated iron roof sits above this ceiling and extends out beyond the library [...] as the metal roof heats up it draws the air from inside the library up and out through the holes in the roof, ensuring a comfortable rate of air circulation."

[source]: europaconcorsi

nave 8b - madrid

[what]: restoration of slaughterhouse

[where]: madrid, spain

[who]: arturo franco

[when]: 2009

"In a small nave of the old slaughterhouse of Madrid, the tiles of a roof in disrepair have been removed, piled, and brought inside to meet a need (...) It reinvents itself with what is available."

[source]: archdaily

takatsuka lodge - yakushima

[what]: cabin for hikers

[where]: yakushima island, japan

[who]: shigeru ban

[when]: 2013

"the paper tube wall allows light to pour inside, by filling transparent tubes in-between. Paper tubes can be easily replaced if damaged overtime within the harsh environment of the mountains"

[source]: shigeru ban + dezeen

carlson-reges house - california

[what]: private house

[where]: los angeles, california, usa 

[who]: roto architects

[when]: 1996

somehow I ended up taking a look at this project. I was fascinated by the swimming pool, made with two cylindrical tanks [formerly used for gasoline storage].

[source]: roto architects

house made of windows - west virginia

[what]: cabin in the woods

[where]: west virginia, usa

[who]: nick olson + lilah horwitz

[when]: 2012

"the two jokingly wondered what it would be like to live in a house where the entire facade was windows, so the sunset would never be contained within a small space"

[source]: www.thisiscolossal.com

brandbase pallet - amsterdam

[what]: furniture + office

[where]: amsterdam, netherlands

[who]: most architecture

[when]: 2010

an elegant way of making furniture out of pallets - and no the so-called tables and chairs!

[source]: designboom