Industrial Expressive Design Showcasing Geometric Shapes and Volumes
Meet the work of Farm, an award-winning design studio that always looks to innovate and re-invent the familiar. The Brick Loft used to be “a dingy looking office unit”, in Joo Chiat, Singapore, but it has suffered drastic changes, becoming a chic loft, that preserves its industrial expressive design elements. From the very beginning, the designers put the focus on bringing more light into the apartment and create a comfortable and cozy home. The brickwork and the concrete details became the main décor elements, showcasing the loft’s industrial-like character. The illusion of space was created by replacing the doors with playful, geometric steel details, painted in white. The white furnishing completes the picture and enables people to feel good about the surprising design.
Probably the most impressive element around is the spiral staircase, all white and with interesting rectangular cut outs. There’s a serious contrast between the concrete floors and the bright clean-lined furniture, but after all, these elements, altogether, make the loft appealing and different. The bedroom and the living room are divided by a white rectangular block, which in fact, accommodates a small bathroom. The sea of white elements induces you the feeling of calmness. Ideal to escape from the city rush, The Brick Loft is a tidy retreat for those who are daring enough to experience the industrial-like environment.
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5 CommentsDahila Flower’s Geometric Symmetry Inspiring The Hypnotic Lamp
A beautiful concept has been chosen by the Polish design studio, AP DIZAJN in developing a peculiar object that embellishes every living space, spreading a sophisticated smooth light. The Hypnotic Lamp is a luminous panel that pleasantly redecorates a room by playing not only with the laws of physics, but also with the human perception. Inspired by a natural source of symmetry, the Dahila’s petals, the AP DIZAIN’s concept has been defined into an art exhibition object, a Hypnotic Lamp, targeting people who want to beautify their homes with some edgy exhibits. The symphony of hexagonal shapes, perfectly aligned arouse the curiosity and determine the viewer to fall into a deep relaxed state of mind.
The Hypnotic Lamp resembles a painting that sends inspiring warm light. The playful curvy shapes shrink to the center of the square. It embodies a spiritual energy by letting the eyesight immerse into a playful ring-shaped game, right in the middle of the square. The Hypnotic Lamp is composed of two concentric squares, each of them pointing some sort of undefined swirly shape. A truly stunning, yet peculiar object that injects a scent of mystic contemporary design. Could this be something you would choose for you home?
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Leave a commentGeometric XV House Overlooking The Polish Wawel Hill
There is an interesting architectural element that stands behind the XV House‘s name. The interior cantilever stairs are based on a reinforced concrete beam, that shapes a distinctive xv sign with the double pillar. Architects from the Polish firm RS + Robert Skitek created the stunning contemporary residence as a response to the carefully chosen site, surrounding views and modern style required. The reduced usage of colors in the facade led to the creation of a uniform design, accentuated by dark elements – the windows and shutters, subtle roof line and vertical set of windows. Easy to spot near Cracow, Poland, this collection of white volumes gathered in a residential construction were designed to make the 475 square meters of interior spaces compact and easy to live in without losing the freedom of living in a large, open and bright space.
Located on a residential district near Cracow, this modern residence located at the highest point of its street overlooks the Wawel Hill and the mountains, creating a fascinating series of views from the large glazed side. Starting from the basement, where the garage and technical room share space with the guest rooms, the floor plan changes into the largest possible opening of the space, divided into social and private spaces culminating with a multipurpose space with soothing views located on the top floor.
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Inlay Furniture Collection Displaying Intruiguing Geometric Patterns
For today we would like to present an original furniture collection that is aesthetically appealing, but in the same time visually deceiving. Created by Front for Porro, the Inlay collection consists of a dining room cupboard and a chest of drawers. Here is more from the official project description: “Squares, rectangles and trapezes carefully cut with sharp edges lead to a geometric pattern, an intricate sequence of volumes which apparently protrude from the surface of such two home units. Inlay is the result of an accurate processing, alternating four different natural oak colours separated by a dark profile: a sort of frame separating the different texture faces thus offering a unique unit, immediately reflecting the love for wood processing“. Did you notice that when closed, the cupboard units can easily be mistaken for decorative panels? All in all, the collection we found on Design Milk is daring and elegant, making it fit great in various modern interiors.
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Leave a commentGeometric Car Sharing
Established in 1997 in Vancouver as The Car Co-op & The Company Car, this not-for-profit, car sharing co-operative counts with 7,000 members and over 200 locations to pick up from a selection of 230 vehicles in bubbly, colorful variations from hatchbacks to hybrids to minivans. This past March, the coop changed its name to Modo and introduced a new identity designed by Vancouver-based Cause+Affect.
The new brand has a simple, memorable name: Modo. We crafted an image for Modo that borrowed from European signage. It was cool, yet timeless with bold colours and basic shapes to make Modo recognizable and memorable. We avoided obvious “green” imagery because Modo is more than just sustainable; it is also economical, convenient and fun.
— Cause+Affect Case Study
Why Modo? What does it mean? It’s a reference to modality, multi-modal, modern. Because Modo represents us, it will come to mean a lot of things: freedom, sustainability, community, and convenience. Our look and feel are changing, but we remain the same. Now we’ll be better able to share the benefits of carsharing with more people.
— Modo News
A few more car/logo color combinations here.
The previous logo had all the bad connotations of a hippie, coop brand: too green, too playful, too naive (I mean, seriously, “o”s as wheels?) while trying to look overly professional. In its defense, the typography was quite decent, except that someone should have told them that when you have a three-word name with 22 characters, an extended typeface isn’t the best idea. So, yes, it had to go at some point. The new logo is certainly more professional and contemporary and goes very well with the name, even if the name is a little pretentious in that trying-to-sound-European kind of way and I don’t get, at all, why there is a period with the name on the logo, followed by lowercase. Trendy and an affront to basic laws of writing gooder sentences. The annoyances of the logo diminish when applied and the pretty colors and simple typography do a very good job of communicating that this is a friendly service to Vancouverites and their lovely environment. The supporting basic geometric shapes that pop up all over the place are okay, a little annoying too because they don’t really stand for anything conceptually but they look pretty. Overall, a decent evolution of the brand despite some conceptual shortcomings.
A round logo will always make for a great cookie.
Thanks to Jeff Werner for the tip.
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Expressive Vacation House Composed of Surprising Geometric Volumes
The surprising Ribbon Vacation House is located in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Designed by Argentinean architects G2 Estudio, the residence is the vacation destination for two Tahitian families who wanted to be able to spend their free time together in a wonderful setting. The house is a large, relaxing common space that makes the inhabitants feel at home every time they visit. Built on an area of 4,300 square feet, and having a usable surface of 396sqm, the Ribbon Vacation House accomplishes every need of the families, from ample relaxation spaces to extremely beautiful panoramas enjoyed by each member. The juxtaposition of volumes that compose the structure of the house allows the space to be divided into different spaces with different functions. Avoiding damage from earthquakes, the architects decided to reinforce the building with a concrete support system. The rustic stone and steel-frame of the outer volumes create a sensational look. The architects consider that: “With Ribbon House G2 Estudio close a small cycle of evolution in the search for housing types, and launches into new spaces for these architectural exploration, arguing that every expression of architecture should be unique and unrepeatable as the users are.”
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3 CommentsGorgeous Sculptural Geometric Family Home in Singapore
Another family with three children can enjoy their dream house thanks to Ong & Ong Architects. This next geometric home consists of elements that are perfectly combined to form a superb home. The “45 Faber Park” residence was designed to allow the private and entertaining spaces to interconnect while protecting the privacy of the inhabitants. The private floor, where we can find the bedroom, family room and study was covered with titanium-zinc alloy cladding. A modern spiral staircase connects the bedroom block to the lower level that connects to the outside. A barbeque and a timber deck ensure the relaxation of the grownups, while the kids play in the garden. The first floor is reserved for the social and service area, guest bedroom and garage. In the basement, an entertaining area was built, containing the hi-fi room and bar. The residence was completed with the addition of a lap pool, so that the family can stay fit and close to every natural element.
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