Springer's Blog – February 2012 Archive (7)

Museum of Performance and Design

The sweeping curves of this design proposal by architect Mark Dziewulski were created in collaboration with ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov, and were inspired by the movement and rhythm expressed in many of the performing arts. …

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Added by Springer on February 27, 2012 at 9:23am — 1 Comment

California Roll House

Reminiscent of a giant modernized tumbleweed, California Roll House is a prefabricated home designed for the context of the desert. The entire…

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Added by Springer on February 22, 2012 at 10:47am — 2 Comments

Georgica Pond

New York-based firm Bates Masi + Architects already designed 35 years ago the home that sat on this site. The new owners hired the architects to design a larger structure, but zoning restrictions required any new homes to have the exact same footprint…

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Added by Springer on February 13, 2012 at 10:31am — 2 Comments

Four Eyes House

Instead of planning the house around interior functionality, the Four Eyes House is designed to enhance its residents’ experience of the surrounding landscape. Located in Coachella Valley, California, Four Eyes House was created…

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Added by Springer on February 8, 2012 at 10:17am — No Comments

Drew House

The Drew House aims to create a kind of luxury campsite nestled in the gnarled Bloodwoods and ancient Palms south of Gladstone in Australia. The home was created by Simons Law Anthill…

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Added by Springer on February 3, 2012 at 8:53am — 1 Comment

(The Sword in) The Stone

This 36 meter high architectural design has been shortlisted in the “Camelot at Cockfosters” competition for a site on Camelot moat, Enfield Park, north of London. The site is said to be where the legendary Camelot Castle, home to King Arthur, was located. This concept, called “The…

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Added by Springer on February 2, 2012 at 10:49am — 1 Comment

Roll It

A concept home by the students of the Institute of Structural Design at the University of Karlsruhe, Roll It is another creative exploration of flexible, space saving housing. The draft was part of a design competition in collaboration…