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Features
2015 AZ Awards
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architecture
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Melbourne School of Design,

Australia / Pani Community
Centre, Bangladesh / Haffenden
House, U.S. / Oiseau des les,
France / Epiphyte Chamber,
South Korea / June Callwood
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Kinesit task chair / Grip table/

Wireflow light / Art Museum
Ahrenshoop lighting installation
/ CRT Glass tiles
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Casa G, Italy / Galleria Luxury

Hall, South Korea
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Robotic Infiltrations
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Fogo Island Inn, Canada
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leadership award
Memory of the Arctic
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The 47 honourees
30 meet the jury

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Departments
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Tubs, taps, tiles
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45
Milan Furniture Fair Editor Catherine

Osborne selects 30 knockout products
from the worlds biggest design event
groundbreaker
Just in
34 Bent Wood A Milan fashion boutique gets

swathed in eye-popping high-tech garb
38 Q+A Ma Yansong of MAD Architects weighs
in on the skyscrapers of the future
33 Beauty in the Beast Renzo Pianos steely

Whitney art museum has a heart of gold
36 Where Are They Now? Four recent projects

and products by past AZ Award winners
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106 Contract Furniture Cool tables and colourful seats for a statement-making office
110 Windows and Doors The latest, most

ingenious options for bringing in the light
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welcomE to the fifth az aWards issue, our annual celebration of the very
best in design and architecture. Each year, we invite a group of experts to
Toronto to plow through a mountain of submissions, in the hope of surfacing with a short list of exceptional projects and products. Hundreds of
entries came in from near and far 720 in total, representing 43 countries.
Needless to say, its a big job that leaves the jurors feeling both exhausted
and exhilarated. As Brendan MacFarlane commented at the end of it all,
Its like a trawl through the sea of creativity.
First, a big thank you to the jury. All of the members brought their own
fields of knowledge to the table, from product design (Philippe Malouin)
and interior design (Anwar Mekhayech) to architecture (Winka Dubbeldam
and MacFarlane) and landscape architecture (Janet Rosenberg). Nineteen
major award winners have been chosen, along with 47 finalists. Two new
categories have also emerged: the Social Good Award and the Environmental Leadership Award, both of which recognize projects that have
spearheaded new frontiers for positive change.
Collectively, the awards encompass an uncompromising breadth of
talent and diversity. In the Architecture category alone, the winners include
a state-of-the-art design school in Melbourne, and a community centre
in Bangladesh made of bricks and bamboo. In the Design category, the
products range from a smartly engineered task chair with no visible levers
to a line of glass tiles handcrafted from crushed TV screens. What all of
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I think of that? Congratulations to this years AZAward winners and merit
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beauty in
the beast
PHOTOs by nic lehoux
In an age of signature
museum buildings that

resemble large-scale sculptures, the new Whitney
Museum of American Art is an anomaly. Designed
by Renzo Piano, it rises as a hulking mass at the
southern tip of the bustling High Line Park, where
Manhattans Meatpacking District meets the
Hudson River. From the outside, its no jewel. The
20,500-square-metre, nine-storey structure, which
cost US$422million, has been compared to a
hospital, a factory, a power plant and an oceangoing freighter.
But stepping inside feels like cracking open a
geode, as the tough exterior gives way to a welcoming environment of unexpected beauty. When
you approach from Gansevoort Street, as most
visitors will, the base of the building peels upward
to reveal an expansive glass-walled lobby. From
there, four elevators with interiors by artist
Richard Artschwager and an intimate winding
staircase lead to the column-free main galleries,
starting on the fifth floor. Levels 5 through 8 each
have outdoor sculpture terraces overlooking the
High Line, holdout meatpacking operations, and
skyscrapers to the northeast, bringing the museum
into close conversation with its surroundings.
Over the years, Piano has proven adept at buildings of all scales and styles: sculptural icons like the
California Academy of Sciences in SanFrancisco;
surgical expansions at sensitive architectural sites,
like LeCorbusiers Notre Dame de Haut chapel in
Ronchamp, France; and industrial-inspired structures like the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The Whitney,
with its imposing exterior of grey-blue metal panels,
glass and concrete, clearly channels the latter.
It also pays respect to the museums former
home on Manhattans Upper East Side a brutalist,
granite-clad behemoth designed in 1966 by Marcel
Breuer, which shocked many of its neighbours
at the time but has since been acknowledged as a
masterpiece. The Whitney moved to its new site
after 20 years of ill-fated expansion proposals (it is
now leased to the Metropolitan Museum of Art).
In many ways, the stout new structure recalls
the spirit of Breuers design, even reinterpreting
some of the details, such as gridded ceilings in the
galleries. I dont call it the New Whitney, says Piano,
suggesting that his plan represents a continuation
rather than a break from the past. That was a big
challenge, because the building made by Mr.Breuer
was fantastic. I loved that building; everybody loved
that building. It was not easy to come in and to
remain Whitney.
groundbreaker
The brutish exterior of Renzo Pianos
new Whitney Museum conceals
surprisingly gracious interiors
BY tim mckeough
Since it opened in
May, visitors have
been flocking to the
end of the High Line
to take in Pianos
new museum.
The museum contains over 15,000 square metres
of indoor gallery space. Sliding partitions create more

intimate exhibition rooms.
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In Milan, the Maison Margiela boutique

is swathed in a high-tech material with
its roots in wood
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The new boutique showcases a glamorous use of

Wood-Skin, an innovative
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folds like origami.
cutting-edge couture and technology come together at the Maison Margiela
boutique, in Milans ber-chic Montenapoleone district. Now headed by the

impossibly eccentric John Galliano, the fashion house is famous for being
experimental with its interiors. The predominantly white flagship store opened
in April during Milan Design Week, and the results are dramatic. Draped like
a curtain over the elevator and covering the floors and countertops, a faceted
finish wraps effortlessly from surface to surface. But what is it?
Imagine a material as delicate and flexible as fabric but as rigid as wood.
Imagine it used as cladding inside and out, or to craft objects and furniture
without a single screw. It sounds futuristic, but its not. Wood-Skin is the brainchild of four young multimedia designers and architects from local creative
studio Mammafotogramma. Introduced in 2013, the tessellated, ultra-malleable
medium employs a unique layering technique. A synthetic textile or fibre such
as nylon mesh is sandwiched between sheets of MDF or plywood with glue. The
boards are then milled to a computer-generated pattern of polygonal tiles
in varying sizes.
Every line becomes a digital hinge, explains Wood-Skin co-founder Giulio
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Masotti, which allows the sheets to bend into numerous geometric shapes.
Todays software makes it easy to design complex forms, he says. But when
it comes to producing large-scale objects, designers dont know how or they
make a base onto which thousands of laser-cut pieces must be attached by
hand, which is incredibly time consuming. Wood-Skin enables a 3D piece to be
created and then rendered flat for easy transport. Once on site, the sheets
can be manipulated like origami to recreate the original form. Masotti calls
this process unfolding.
Masotti and his team envision myriad applications for the process, even
beyond its lavish use at the Maison Margiela boutique. It can be applied to
aluminum, plasterboard, concrete or ceramic, he says. Meanwhile, they are
developing two other projects. The firstis a customizable series of tables,
lamps, bookshelves and chairsthat ships flat and can be put together without
tools. And, in collaboration with MIT, the team is working on a self-assembling
table that snaps into shape at the slightest push or pull. If the prototype is
anything to go by, it could certainly give Ikea a run for its money.
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We tracked down four past

AZAward winners to take a look
at their most recent projects
BY erin donnelly
el dorado
In 2013, this firm from Kansas City, Missouri,
earned a Best Residential Architecture win
for its Echo Ridge Duplexes. As well, it took
home awards of merit for a pedestrianfriendly bridge and the expansion of a
century-old brewery. Last year, ElDorado
paired with Habitat for Humanity to create
a hyper-sustainable prototype home. It
promotes energy conservation with inviting
outdoor living spaces that encourage
residents to spend less time indoors using
electricity. eldo.us
castor
Since winning Best Lighting Design last
year for the Coil Lamp, the Toronto team
has introduced a new line of black lighting, dressed a bridal shop, and launched
Cowboy Coffee; the enamel kettles,
designed for Umbra Shift, debuted at ICFF
in May. castordesign.ca
mcgregor coxall
Our first Best Landscape Design winner,
back in 2011, just completed the second
phase on the Glenorchy Art and Sculpture
Park in Tasmania. Adjacent to the towns
Museum of Old and New Art, the site curves
around Elwick Bay; it features reclaimed
seawall piers as seating, and vibrant
plantings reflected in a glassy pavilion.
mcgregorcoxall.com
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patkau architects
In 2012, the Vancouver firm took Best
Unbuilt Competition Scheme with its
Fallingwater Cottages, and the Peoples
Choice Award for its sculptural Winnipeg
Skating Shelter. The office has a handful
oflarge-scale projects on the boards,
including the Polygon Gallery, a photog
raphy museum set to break ground in
North Vancouver next year. p atkau.ca
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back to
nature
The founder of Beijings radical MAD

studio wants large-scale architecture
to embrace the landscape
BY john bentley mays
The massive Harbin Cultural Island,

soon to be completed in northern China,
emulates a mountainous landscape.
What kind of work do you hope to get now

that youre in North America?
Cultural and residential. Thats basically our
experience in China. We already have a mixeduse building in Beverly Hills, condos and retail
on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, and a new
museum underway in Chicago. Im interested in
cultural institutions, like the exhibition centre and
opera house weve done in Harbin, the northern
capital of China, or like the competition we just
won to design a concert hall in Beijing.
With the recent opening of a Los Angeles office,

Beijing architect Ma Yansong, 39, has at last
put down roots east of the Pacific. He does not,
however, arrive as a perfect stranger. Ma is
the quixotic, imaginative author of Absolute, the
foxily curvaceous residential towers that put
the Toronto suburb of Mississauga and him
on the architectural world map. Acurrent
rumour (which he wont discuss) suggests that
he will soon craft another high-rise in the area.
Be that as it may, Mas poetic meldings of
nature and modernism in his dramatic, landscape-scale Chinese projects make him an
artist worth watching especially now that he
has positioned himself to take on the North
American market from the inside.
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Your work frequently mimics nature the fluid

lines of the body, shapes in the landscape and
you have criticized contemporary skyscrapers
as barren, inhuman memorials to power and
capital. What ideas for tall buildings are you
bringing to North America?
The modern high-rise cannot satisfy contemporary needs. Its too much about privacy and not
enough about how people and nature can meet.
Right now, skyscrapers are containers. Its about
whats called maximum efficiency. In the future,
efficiency will be about how long people want to
stay in a building. We want green spaces courtyards, sky bridges, gardens where people can
meet. In one of our tall buildings, we created a
three-storey garden on every third floor. This is
very efficient, since the people use the gardens,
and so they become a community.
How do art and nature meet in your new

Harbin complex?
The idea was to build cultural buildings in a nature
park within a city. Our architecture comes from
this context. The opera house and museum look
like snowy hills, and they will indeed have snow on
them for half the year. They show how architecture
can blend into the land, and the landscape. We
designed a ramp on the buildings facade, so you
can reach the top, an open-air theatre, like climbing
a mountain. In good weather, the stage can be
opened to the outdoors, so that the beautiful park
and lake become the background of the shows.
Do you have a dream project you would like
to do on this side of the Pacific?
The one Im working on now in Chicago is my dream
project. Its filmmaker George Lucass Museum
of Narrative Art, storytelling art, on the lakeshore
campus with several other important museums.
We want to make the building very organic, and we
treat it as an environment. Chicago is a modern
city, its already there, so the design of the museum
has to bring that modern legacy forward. I am
curious about what future architecture should be.
Im about the cultural context. Thats what is
important to me. i-mad.com
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The Bouroullecs, Hella Jongerius, Doshi Levien, Neri & Hu,
Shigeru Ban and Jaime Hayn these are just a few of the top
designers who have worked with Spanish footwear giant Camper.
The company has invested heavily in design, for its retail outposts
as well as its products and packaging; in the past year alone, it
has launched a Milan shop by Kengo Kuma, another in Stockholm
by Nendo, and a new line of shoes and coordinating bags by the
Campana brothers. That handcrafted collection was inspired by
Pelotas one of the brands best-known lines in a release timed to
coincide with the Design Museums celebration of the companys
40th anniversary. The exhibition takes a tour through the decades,
starting in 1975 when Lorenzo Flux Rossell transformed a
100-year-old family business into the brand we know today. With
recreated retail spaces, graphic design and, of course, shoes on
display, the show presents an impressive roster of designers, and
steps into the future to contemplate how technology may one day
affect footwear and the experience ofwalking. designmuseum.org
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Arabesque Wall, an ornate, monolithic pillar of sandstone by
computational architects Benjamin Dillenburger of Canada and
Michael Hansmeyer of Germany, is the centrepiece of the
Design Exchanges first off-site show. With full-scale models and
live demonstrations, it unveils the latest in 3-D printing at the
scale of furniture and even architecture including Saltygloo, a
pavilion made of sea salt (left). dx.org
AFRICA
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This exhibition marks the conclusion of the Louisiana Museums

three-part examination of how culture and identity are represented in architecture, and vice versa. From residential to public
spaces, and beyond to psychological ones, all of the elements
that define the unique environment of sub-Saharan Africa are
explored through multimedia displays split into seven themed
sections. louisiana.dk
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hornu, belgium
Few industrial designers have enjoyed as much success as
Londoner Jasper Morrison. After 35 years of creating pieces for
such top brands as Alessi, Vitra, Herman Miller, and Cappellini
(which produced the Thinking Mans chair, left), as well as his own
Punkt, it seems incredible that the retrospective at the GrandHornu is the first comprehensive review of his work. Morrisons
oeuvre, which displays a balance of function and aesthetics, is
more than just the basis for a fascinating show; it also offers a
great learning experience. cid-grand-hornu.be
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tendence, frankfurt,
germany
A first look at home accessories,
furniture and decor for winter.
tendence.messefrankfurt.com
september 4 to 8
maison&objet, paris
Fine furniture, ceramics and more.
maisonobjet.com
september 19 to 27
london design festival
Annual event that includes the
100%Design trade show.
londondesignfestival.com
JUNE 26 TO OCTOBER 25
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upcoming fairs
september 24 to 27
ids west, vancouver
Interior design for Canadas
West Coast. idswest.com
september 28 to october 2
cersaie, bologna, italy
Miles of tiles and bath fittings.
cersaie.it
september 30 to october 3
Abitare Il Tempo, verona, italy
Luxury contemporary furniture
and lighting from across Italy.
abitareiltempo.com
October 17 to 22
high point market,
north carolina
Housewares and home furnishings.
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TI.VEDO lamps
Two energy-saving light

bulbs lend Matteo Ugolinis
matte ceramic owl lamp
its wide-eyed gaze.
Created for Italian lighting
manufacturer Karman,
Ti.Vedo stands 40centimetres tall and comes in table
and wall sconce models.
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Built by architect Martin

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The coolest concepts, products
and materials for reimagining the bathroom
Tile Style p.45

Bath to the Future p.48
Bathing Beauties p.50
Rethink the Sink p.52
Hot Stuff p.54
Smart Bathroom p.56
by Diane Chan
Tile
Style
Durable ceramic and metal tiles

that lend chic to any space
2
3
1 rug home by ceragres

The latest line from Ceragres of Montreal
features linear, checkered and zigzag
patterns, in neutral shades, across 41by82-centimetre rectangular and 61centi
metre square floor tiles. ceragres.ca
2 TIERRAS BY MUTINA
Patricia Urquiolas earthy tiles are made
from various types of lava, terracotta
and clay, using a dry-processing system
with minimal water waste. Available in six
colours and eight sizes. mutina.it
3 unika by abk
Resistant to thermal shock, frost, chemi
cals and staining, Unika comes in several
formats and finishes, plus five neutral
shades that can be mixed and matched
with other styles in the ABK family. a bk.it
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This series offers the look of individual
tiles without the painstaking installation.
Available in 40by-120-centimetre ceramic
slabs for walls and 60-centimetre porcelain squares for floors. saloni.com
5 slimtech by lea ceramiche
At just three millimetres thick, eco-friendly
Slimtech is one of the thinnest tiles on the
market. Timeless Marble comes in four
neutral shades, interlaced with veins to
replicate the look of stone. ceramichelea.it
46 jul aug 2015
6 contemporary cement by bisazza

The patterns and palette of Jaime Hayons
whimsical tiles were inspired by such
things as citrus-scented Valencia and the
stars over the Mediterranean. They come
in five graphic styles. bisazza.com
7 pure paper color by oberflex

The French manufacturer invited Patrick
Norguet to create a line of metal laminate
panels. The result: 18 extra-matte colours,
in nine nature-inspired and geometric pat
terns. purepaperlaminates.com
8 double by imola ceramica

These double-fired tiles, in rectangles,
squares and triangles, can be combined
into endless patterns. The palette includes
black, pink, beige, brown, green, grey and
white. imolaceramica.com
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brilliant bathrooms
Bath to
the Future
What does the future of the
bathroom hold? Tile and
sanitary ware manufacturer
Cotto taps the imaginations
of young designers
Morning Dew by Studio WM

Wendy Legro and Maarten Collignon
of Rotterdam were inspired by the
soft lines of Cottos Glacier tiles for
this dressing table and stool. When
its not in use, a frosted lid covers
beauty products and makeup.
studiowm.com
for its third annual Another Perspective

project, Thai company Cotto called on 10
groups of emerging architects and designers
from across the Netherlands, Portugal, Japan,
Thailand, France and Germany. With Space
of Beauty as the theme, the teams were asked
to dream up beautifying, pampering bathroom
pieces that incorporate Cotto products. Here
are a few of the concepts that emerged, which
were exhibited during Milan Design Week.
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Dressing by Atelier2+
The Bangkok studio endeavoured
to strike a balance between a bath
room and a dressing room with
this wooden cabinet. Along with
a mirror and a ceramic sink, it
features hinged doors that lend
privacy. ateliertwoplus.com
48 jul aug 2015
Osiloi by Rui Pereira and

RyosukeFukusada
Named for the white powder used by
Japanese maiko (apprentice geisha)
to cover their faces and necks,
this collection incorporates natural
bamboo and a cushioned seat,
encouraging one to devote time to
the beauty ritual. ruipereira.com,
ryosukefukusada.com
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Embelli by THINKK Studio

Decha Archjananun and Ploypan
Theerachai of Bangkok created
an elegant series of decor pieces
by combining luxurious materials
with textured tiles from Cotto.
thinkk-studio.com
axor waterdream 2015: This year, instead of a star designer, Hansgrohe
called on a university for this annual collaboration. ECAL students were given
the challenge of using the German companys curvy UBase spout, featured
in Philippe Starcks latest tap, to create their own faucets. Below are four of
the illuminating results. hansgrohe.com
Stand-Up by Thomas Schnur

Germanys Schnur looked to
history, when the washing area
was part of the kitchen, for his side
tables that can be used anywhere
in the home, from shower to living
room. thomasschnur.com
Carafe by La Pereyre and Claire

Pondard The spout of this pitcher-shaped
faucet cleverly doubles as a handle.
Vanity Mirror by Thomas Elliott Burns

The relationship between water and
reflection is referenced in this faucet that
incorporates a mirror.
Lotus by Iris Andreadis Inspired by a

foliate form, Lotus brings nature into the
bathroom, evoking calm and serenity.
Bend by Stanislaw Czarnocki and

Katarzyna Kempa The spout of this
faucet is elegantly torn away from the body.
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Bathing
Beauties
Curvaceous and asymmetric standalone tubs are making a splash
cuna by agape
cape cod by duravit
Patricia Urquiolas latest

element for Agape is
compact and made from
thermo-formed acrylic
and tubular steel. Available
in various materials and
finishes. agape.it
The natural landscape of

the American east coast
inspired Philippe Starcks
organically shaped tub,
which can be equipped
with water jets and/or a
Bluetooth sound system.
duravit.com
ionian by
Victoria + albert
Ideal for bathrooms with
a small footprint, Ionian
is defined by its tapered
edges. Its made from
Victoria+ Alberts durable,
easy-to-clean volcanic
limestone composite.
vandabaths.com
emerso by Kaldewei
German manufacturer
Kaldewei called on Arik
Levy of Paris to design an
asymmetric collection
that consists of a bathtub
and washstand made of
durable, sustainable (and
hygienic) steel enamel.
kaldewei.com
suite by Antonio Lupi

The slipper-like form of
Roberto Lazzeronis tub, in
contrasting Cristalplant,
makes it a standout in any
bathroom. An elevated edge
on one side doubles as a
headrest. antoniolupi.it
Wave w2 by wetstyle
The raised lip of this tub
takes cues from the rolling
waves of the ocean. It
features a hidden overflow
channel to the drain, eliminating the need for external
plumbing while simplifying
installation. wetstyle.ca
Lyndon by DXV
This free-standing soaker
from American Standards
DXV, made of acrylic with
fibreglass reinforcement,
suits both classic and
contemporary bathrooms.
dxv.com
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Rethink
the Sink
Manufacturers and designers
experiment with new shapes
and materials
2
3
1
5
1 track by valdama
Prospero Rasulo of Milan designed this
geometric ceramic basin in contrasting
colours for Italian bathroom company
Valdama. Available in various sizes, shapes
and colours. valdama.it
2 diamond by moscato marmi
Inspired by a gemstone, Purapietras
faceted marble sink can sit flat or angled
on a countertop. It comes in several
colours, in diameters of 45 or 50centi
metres. m
oscatomarmi.it
52 jul aug 2015
3 saphirkeramik by laufen
Konstantin Grcic designed a series of
sinks, trays and bathtubs for Swiss
bathroom manufacturer Laufen, using
durable and hygienic SaphirKeramik,
which contains a strengthening compound found in sapphire. laufen.com
4 fuori strappo by antonio lupi
Domenico de Palo revisited his Strappo
sink from 2012 for an elegant new version
that gracefully extends from the wall.
Available in several colours. antoniolupi.it
5 fuse by not only white

Made from Cristalplant, this washbasin by
Not Only White of the Netherlands is defined
by its ergonomic shape, for which the
company has won awards from iF and the
German Design Council. notonlywhite.com
6 due c by boffi
This Corian and PaperStone system
combines the function of washing with a
storage compartment. It also comes in a
version with a single sink to the left or right
of the central unit. boffi.com
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Hot Stuff
Hues of red, orange and yellow inject

warmth into minimalist bathrooms
MOOOI
Developed with a top nose

in Paris, Mooois line of soap,
shampoo, shower gel and
hand lotion contain bergamot, cardamom, nutmeg,
tobacco and musk. They will
be available in select hotels.
moooi.com
essentials by uhuru
The Brooklyn studio

designed this pared-back
reclaimed oak and metal
stool with a fluorescent yellow metal base. Nine other
woods can be specified for
the seat. uhurudesign.com
KARTELL BY LAUFEN
Ludovica and Roberto
Palomba, who have worked
with Laufen on bathroom
products since 2005,
partnered with Kartell for
a collection that includes
these vibrant plastic racks.
kartellbylaufen.com
brilliant box by
NORMANN COPENHAGEN
These translucent glass
boxes, with lids in amber
and other jewel tones,
are ideal for storing small
items such as cotton balls.
normann-copenhagen.com
KARTELL fragrances
Kartells inaugural home
fragrances line features
eight scents in diffusers
made from the companys
trademark plastic lined
with glass.
kartellfragrances.com
yellow fever
by VIPP
In celebration of Vipps
75thanniversary, the
Copenhagen brand applied
bright yellow across its
bathroom range of pedal
bins, toilet brushes, soap
dispensers and containers.
vipp.com
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2015
AZ Awards
And the
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Our jury of five international experts had the Herculean task of selecting 19
winners and 47 finalists from a record-breaking 720 submissions, coming
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winner
best
architecture
> 1,000 square
metres
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what the jury said:
There are some delicate interventions

with this building. What could have been
a simple box is invaded with extraordinary
micro-interventions, like a pearl in the
middle of a shell-like metallic thing.
brendan macfarlane
Melbourne
School
of design
Location: melbourne, Australia
Firms:John Wardle Architects,
Melbourne, and NADAAA, Boston,
New York Team:Nader Tehrani
and John Wardle with Arthur
Chang, John Chow, Meaghan
Dwyer, Stephen Georgalas and
StefanMee
the melbourne school of design is a riot
of architectural gestures, aesthetic quirks and
unusual material applications, all rolled in to one
powerful structure, realized by John Wardle
Architects with NADAAA of Boston. The collaborative proposal won an international competition
in 2009 that drew 133 entrants, and the project
reached completion last December, with the rare
achievement of finishing ahead of schedule.
What guides the buildings form, and in particular its unusual interior volumes, is the idea
that the school itself should be an educational
tool for the 2,000 students who inhabit it. The
exposed internal workings and the construction
site rawness act as an instructional living organ,
to be seen as much as understood. The school
is large, housing various types of study areas that
encourage collaboration, along with lecture
theatres, a library, a caf and two exhibition
spaces. It also offers new links to the existing
campus property, via the central Studio Hall.
The four-storey atrium serves as the main
congregation place and the buildings most jaw-
dropping feature, dominated by a prismatic,
plywood-clad construction that appears to hang
from the coffered timber roof, not quite touching
the ground floor. Three intimate meeting rooms
are contained within, making this muscular
addition a rather large gesture for such limited
functionality. One of its roles, though, is to bring
awareness to the theatre of architecture, along
with the contrast of weight and strength versus
lightness and suspension. One local critic noted
that some people might feel slightly uneasy within these small rooms, where the floor has a slight
bounce. Its a detail that the architects likely
understood as a mind-over-matter challenge, a
way for the building to seem alive underfoot.
Equally unnerving are the informal meeting
spaces built in along the atriums perimeter,
with vertiginous balcony views due to the almost
invisible woven mesh balustrade. The net-like
barrier stretches from the first floor to the ceiling and, we are assured, it is all perfectly safe.
John Wardle Architects, of Melbourne, Australia, has

garnered numerous awards for highly experimental
projects, from beachside houses to office towers.
NADAAA was co-founded in Boston by Nader Tehrani in
2011. The mid-size firm is now overseeing the renovation and extension of the architecture faculty at the
University of Toronto. johnwardlearchitects.com,
nadaaa.com
2015-05-29 4:44 PM
pani
Community
centre
Location: Rajarhat, Bangladesh
Firm: SchilderScholte
Architects, Rotterdam Team:
Gerrit Schilder and Hill Scholte
with Dick van Gemerden
sustainability is not simply a factor in
how a project is built; it also determines how a
building serves the community and perpetuates
its own ideals. Dutch architects Gerrit Schilder
and Hill Scholte ensured that their design for
a community centre in northern Bangladesh
would meet these criteria when they decided on
the self-imposed restriction of sourcing all
materials and skilled trades for the project from
a radius of 25kilometres or less.
This meant using bamboo (an indigenous
resource considered an inferior construction
material in that part of the world) for the entire
roof, the support columns and the wall and
door cladding. It meant cheating slightly by
introducing to the locally crafted bricks a foreign
masonry pattern for stacking and arranging
called monk bond. In doing so, the firm managed
to reduce costs while maintaining a connection
to the regional trades. The 910square-metre
centre which houses a school, a bike shop, a
workshop, a meeting space and a bank of toilets
cost less than $60,000 to realize. Keeping the
project local meant using recycled steel and
corrugated panels, along with mango wood,
increasingly popular for its sustainable nature.
Instead of imposing their building on the
environment, the architects positioned it so
the surrounding vegetation and a nearby pond
would facilitate a cross-breeze to ventilate the
classrooms. They painted the interior walls
and window frames with naturally occurring
colours that the insect population avoids; blue,
for instance, is shunned by flies. And by sticking
close to home for the construction, they barely
left a carbon footprint.
In donating their services to the Pani Foun
dation, a charitable organization fighting poverty
in Bangladesh, Schilder and Scholte wanted the
process to stimulate further like-minded development; encourage more independent, locally
supported projects; and, eventually, render both
their contribution and the foundations work
redundant. Through this initiative, a self-sustaining community is emerging, one grounded
in the ideals of sustainability.
winner
best
architecture
< 1,000 square
metres
what the jury said:
We all loved this project. Not only

did the architects work pro bono;
they made an exquisitely designed,
super-light environment. This is
great architecture for people who
really deserve great architecture.
winka dubbELdam
SchilderScholte of Rotterdam is engaged in architecture,

interior design and furniture design, with a focus on
publicly accessible buildings. One of the firms latest
projects is an office that features a 32-metre-long wall,
stacked floor to ceiling with Ikeas iconic Lack tables.
schilderscholte.com
62 jul aug 2015 az awards annual
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Haffenden
house
Location: Syracuse, New
YorK, U.S. Firm:PARA Project,
NewYork Team: Jon Lott with
Paul Knepley, Minh Lam, Hilary
Pinnington and Cristina Webb
Non-conformist is one way to describe
Haffenden House in Syracuse, New York a
beautiful misfit in a neighbourhood defined by
traditional clapboard and shingled houses.
Designed by PARA Project, it is a playful and
gutsy solution to a relatively conservative brief:
to design a self-contained writing studio and
library extension for two poets.
Rather than replicate the original barn-roofed
house, the New York firm, led by principal Jon
Lott, devised a three-storey cuboid structure to
sit alongside it, with a facade animated by rows
of tiny windows, each one slightly askew. The
105-square-metre addition both contrasts and
complements the main house while adding a
vivid new dimension to the streetscape. Though
the two sides connect via the second floor, the
extension is otherwise a separate building, with
a garage and a breezeway on the main level.
The exterior walls are swathed in a membrane
of translucent silicon-impregnated fabric, which
provides both privacy and light control. Inside,
the malleable textile is repurposed as a curtain
to cover a larger back window. This residential
application of a material more often used in
stadium roofing transforms the exterior by softening the buildings crisp lines.
As extensions go, Haffenden House is radical.
It delivers on the desired library and writing
studio, but it also embodies a profound sense
of freedom and luxury. The white floors in the
third-level reading room invite lounging anywhere, while a ceiling in gold leaf and a mirrored
finish on the bookshelves bounce light throughout the space. On the second storey, a sunken
tub at one end of the library takes reading in the
bath to a new level. The deep concrete soaker
doesnt interfere with the blank-canvas aesthetic
of the space, which is purposefully devoid of
furnishings and adornments. It gives the owners
the getaway they were after, a place to clear their
minds and think, right on their doorstep.
winner
Architecture
< 1,000 sqUare
metres
winner
best
residential
architecture
Jon Lott established PARA Project in New York in 2005

as an architectural studio where collaboration and
standing out from the norm are key. In a published
interview about his practice a few years ago, he said,
Unless you make it strange, its taken for granted.
para-project.org
what the jury said:
The discipline of Haffenden House

lies in its simplicity. The detailing is
critical, because theres nothing but the
detailing to create the space. I can
certainly imagine the luxury of reading
and soaking in that tub. janet rosenberg
2015-05-29 4:44 PM
Oiseau des
Iles Social
Housing
Location: Nantes, France
Firm:Antonini Darmon, Paris
Team: Laetitia Antonini
and Tom Darmon with Claire
Archimbaud and Daliana
Vasilache
Nantes, located on the Loire River,
takes quality of life very seriously: the affable city

enjoys one of the highest standards of living in
France. So why not extend that ethos to its social
housing? Laetitia Antonini and Tom Darmon of
the firm Antonini Darmon, lent this positive
mindset to the Oiseau des les residences, which
put well-being at the forefront with large outdoor
spaces, beautiful private surroundings and
integrated community elements that define the
mixed-use development.
The all-white main building rises 10 storeys
to form a 45degree angle, reminiscent of a boat
sail and clad in solar panels. Framed-in balconies
create a powerful geometric plan on the exterior,
a hallmark statement for the Paris firm. The grid
pattern is animated by a series of solid and open
blocks, and the building further comes to life as
residents open and close the full-height shutters
in perforated aluminum. From inside, chunky
supports and privacy walls frame views to
the outdoors. Internally, the complex is divided
into individual houses, duplexes and standard
flats, options designed to accommodate different
lifestyles, for both single dwellers and families
with children.
At street level, the residence appears to sit atop
an extended bank of garages and such public amenities as shops, open spaces and patios. Sculpturally
clad in natural timber, the ground-level structure
looks as though it is lifting the building right off
the street. Repetition of the vertical wood slats
and an undulating roofline help to soften the
presence of the angled white tower, which feels
simple, warm and approachable.
Antonini Darmons commitment to sustainability and the use of affordable yet beautiful
materials has set a new standard for social
housing, one that benefits the inhabitants and
the larger community.
Founded in Paris in 2006 by Laetitia Antonini and Tom
Darmon, Antonini Darmon strives to build better, faster,
cheaper. The firm focuses on creative, sustainable
projects that transcend established norms.
antoninidarmon.fr
what the jury said:
Not enough good architecture is dedicated

to housing projects. When someone
takes the time to pay proper attention and
care, that needs to be underlined and
celebrated.Philippe malouin
2015-05-29 4:46 PM
winner
best
multi-unit
architecture
2015-06-01 2:41 PM
what the jury said:
winner
best
temporary
architecture
Epiphyte Chamber has a transformative

character about it. Like a fairy tale, it
explores biological issues and environmental
issues, it talks about the future, it plays with
the pastit ties so many things together.
winka dubbeldam
2015-05-29 4:46 PM
Epiphyte
Chamber
Location: seoul, south korea
Firm:Philip Beesley Architect,
toronto Team: Philip Beesley,
Martin Correa, Jonathan Gotfryd
and Andrea Ling with Rachel
Armstrong, Sue Balint, Matthew
Chan, Brandon Dehart, Rob
Gorbet, Salvador Miranda,
Connor OGrady, Anne Paxton,
EvA Pianezzola, Sheida Shahi,
May Wu and Mingyi Zhou
Hylozoism, the belief that all things are

imbued with life, goes back to pre-Socratic
philosophers, who proposed metaphysical theories about the inherently animate nature of air,
water and magnets, among other things. Skip
forward a couple of millennia, and the material
world has been revivified, only this time through
technology. With the advent of smart devices
and the Internet of Things, the future has much
in common with those ancient beliefs; however,
everything we build for tomorrow will not only
be alive, but also intelligent. Toronto architect
Philip Beesley is a leading progenitor of responsive architecture, and his creation, Epiphyte
Chamber, on display last year at Seouls Museum
of Modern and Contemporary Art, provides a
glimpse into the shape of things to come.
Any description of his near-living environment starts with mechanics servos, sensors
and microprocessors before inevitably shifting
into the biological terminology of glands and
pores. The assemblage of thousands of individual
components reflects lifes complexity as it strives
to simulate, on a magnified scale, a basic level
of vitality. Beesleys masses of translucent cells
resemble clusters of microscopic phytoplankton
made gigantic. Touching the fibrous whiskers
that line the hanging tendrils elicits quasi-organic
reactions that echo through the automated
organism. It works through hundreds of simple
responses to generate an enveloping experience
of connectivity instigated by human presence.
Contemporary research into artificial intelligence is not simply in the pursuit of super-smart
computers: it looks to primitive models of lifelike
behaviour to replicate and interact with. The
Epiphyte Chamber mimics sentience while speculating on the potential of our built environment
to become living organism. In an uncanny way, it
uses advanced technology and digitally fabricated
parts to bring us back to nature and ourselves.
Staffed with artists, scientists, architects and engineers,

Philip Beesley Architect specializes in responsive and
intelligent sculptural environments. Beesley recently collaborated with Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen on a line of
computationally modelled dresses, launched in March during
Paris Fashion Week. philipbeesleyarchitect.com
2015-05-29 4:46 PM
winner
best
landscape
architecture
June
Callwood
park
Location: toronto, Canada
Firm:Gh3, Toronto Team:Diana
Gerrard and Pat Hanson with
Vivian Chin, Raymond Chow,
Louise Clavin, Joel DiGiacomo,
Beth Kapusta, Andrea Mantin,
Simon Routh, Liza Stiff and
Victoria Taylor
what the jury said:
Graphic design combined with landscape makes for the best kind of parks.
brendan macfarlane
I believe in kindness, remarked the late

June Callwood during her last televised interview, in 2007. Soon after, those words became
the sonic blueprint for a park in Torontos
central waterfront district, dedicated to her
legacy as one of Canadas leading journalists
and social activists.
Designed by Toronto firm gh3, the park sits on
a wedge-shaped 0.5-hectare parcel of land surrounded by a burgeoning neighbourhood of glass
condominiums, and a lakeside promenade that is
one of the citys biggest tourist draws.
A waveform sampled from Callwoods voice as
she spoke those famous last words was used to
map out the paths along the parks pink granite
planks, and to carve out openings throughout
a grove of urban forest. At one corner is the
vibrant pink Puzzle Garden, clad in a thermal
plastic vulcanized rubber, a permeable surface
material made from reconstituted granules of
recycled rubber. The bench sculpture, which
gh3 describes as a crawlable, modern answer
to the conversation pit, provides places to sit
and talk and risers for kids to clamber on. The
Maze is formed by snaking rows of beech hedges,

and at the centre is the Pink Field, an activity
area framed by red oaks and covered with more
springy pink TPV surfacing. In all, more than 300
trees have been planted, 89 of which are flowering crabapples (Callwood loved pink).
Raised pavers at the southernmost end form
an urbanized version of a classic wetland, with a
shallow pool in a continuous fill-and-drain cycle
during the summer months. At night, light posts
by Louis Poulsen, with branch-like lattice detailing, illuminate the park. Callwoods life and spirit
are further embodied in a permanent acoustic
installation by Steve Bates and Douglas Moffat
of Montreal: sensors aimed at the sky turn the
shifting cloud coverage into an orchestration of
sound across the park.
Founded in Toronto in 2005, gh3 has earned accolades
for both its urban landscape design and its minimalist
architectural aesthetic. The studios portfolio includes
such statement-making public buildings as the circular
washroom pavilion in Borden Park, in Edmonton, which is
clad entirely in mirrors. g h3.ca
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kinesit
studio: Lievore Altherr
Molina, barcelona Designers:
Jeannette Altherr, Alberto
Lievore and Manel Molina
manufacturer: arper,
monastier di treviso, italy
Now that the cubicle wall has fallen,
replaced by more loosely defined work environments where cafs double as boardrooms,
contract furniture has undergone a seismic shift
as well. Kinesit by Arper, launched last year at
Orgatec in Cologne, Germany, responds to the
new office terrain by turning the task chair into
what looks like an ordinary seat. Observing how
todays best technological innovations are integrated, intuitive and invisible, the design team,
Lievore Altherr Molina of Spain, decided to
invest in its own soft-tech thinking by sculpting
the mechanisms and command levers right into
the seats profile. What is most remarkable about
Kinesit cannot be seen, because its not there:
no complicated levers, spring-loaded appendages
or protruding knobs. The exoskeletal backrest
has also vanished.
The polished aluminum frame is embedded
with an automatic tension mechanism, meaning
that the seat and backrest respond in sync with
the users weight and pressure. Users experience
continuous reclining movement up to 18degrees,
and the seat breathes by up to 15millimetres to
improve stability and circulation. Meanwhile,
the backrest locks into three reclining positions,
every nine degrees, and the armrests are stripped
away, leaving a modest but supportive L.
Despite its outward simplicity, Kinesit meets
performance norms, and it even fulfills safety
regulations for workplace seating, including the
European requirement that all desk chairs have
an adjustable lumbar support. By tidying up the
task chair and giving it impressive versatility,
Kinesit is going places, as a valued contributor
and a better team player.
Winner
best
furniture
design
Headquartered in Monastier di Treviso, Italy, Arper

manufactures and distributes contemporary furniture
for residential, commercial and custom settings
worldwide. For years, it has collaborated with Barcelona
design studio Lievore Altherr Molina to produce new
furniture typologies and award-winning creative
direction in graphic design and branding. a rper.com,
lievorealtherrmolina.com
what the jury said:
Kinesit does all the work for you.

It takes into consideration your weight
and height when you sit on it,
yet its extremely clean and simple.
Philippe malouin
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grip
studio: Grumdesign, copenhagen
designer: Troels Grum-Schwensen
manufacturers: Randers + Radius
(Hadsten, Denmark), Nienkmper
(Toronto)
like a master yogi, Grip uses its centre of
gravity to sink into a grounded, statuesque pose.

The movement reveals a new kind of built-in
flexibility for the table, which strengthens and
stabilizes as more weight is put on it. Designed
by architect Troels Grum-Schwensen of
Copenhagen for Randers + Radius, the three
components assemble almost effortlessly into a
free-standing piece. Each set of cast aluminum
legs operates like a pair of pliers that pry open,
then tighten around a central extruded beam.
No tool needed.
This structure allows for the table to take on
various configurations. Users have the freedom
to space the legs anywhere along the beam
span, and to change their positioning on the spot.
While the various tops come in a fixed width
of 80centimetres, the table can extend to an
infinite length, only requiring a set of legs every
three metres.
Flexibility is an appealing feature for any
work environment prone to change, especially
start-ups that can mushroom overnight, and
that require space for hot desking rather than
enclosed offices. Given Grips universal nature,
its surprising that it wasnt invented sooner.
Had Grum-Schwensen come up with the design
sooner, perhaps children would draw tables
differently today.
Architect and designer Troels Grum-Schwensen is

the principal of Grumdesign in Copenhagen. He has
produced over 40 pieces of furniture since 1989.
Niels Kastrup and Lars Andersen established Randers
+ Radius in Hadsten, Denmark, in 1999. The studio
is renowned for its architect-designed furniture.
Nienkmper is a two-generation manufacturer of
furniture and a retailer based in Toronto. grumdesign.
com, randersradius.d k, nienkamper.com
Winner
best
furniture
system
what the jury said:
Visually speaking, Grip reminded us of

French industrialism of the 1940s, yet its
aesthetic and manner is designed for today.
Its a great product. PHILIPPE MALOUIN
2015-05-29 4:48 PM
what the jury said:
I love the idea that the

lines become a definer of
volume, but they also
provide energy for the light.
Its like a piece of clothing,
inthat its very likeable
in a low-tech kind of way.
Winner
best
lighting
fixture
Wireflow
studio: arik levy art & design
studio, Paris designer:arik levy
manufacturer: vibia, barcelona
Brendan macfarlane
BY reversing the usual roles assigned to
diffusers and other components, where the wiring

is primary and explicitly decorative, Wireflow
has cracked open a new topology, part drawing,
part sculpture and part lamp. This groundbreaking series of pendants and chandeliers, each
handcrafted in Barcelona by lamp maker Vibia,
raises several visual tensions between presence
and absence, transparency and luminosity.
According to designer Arik Levy, who debuted the
series in 2013, Wireflow manages to fill a room
with a special presence yet seem weightless and
unobtrusive.
Inspired by his own rudimentary drawings of
chandeliers, Levy decided to recreate them as
convincingly as possible as three-dimensional
objects. One of the biggest challenges was to
keep the electrical wiring as thin as a pencil line.
Three-watt LED units encased in pressed glass
diffusers proved to be the perfect solution, since
the LED capsules require only a very thin diameter of copper wire to conduct a current.
The volumetric shape can be custom or prt-porter, as each wire is strung onto as many
square and hexagonal metal frames as desired,
and the fixture is ridiculously easy to install.
The only variable with the off-the-shelf models
is the length of the cords.
Now based in Paris, Arik Levy has produced furniture and
lighting for some of the biggest international brands,
including E15, Desalto, Living Divani and Molteni&C.
Wireflow is one of a number of lighting fixtures he has
made for Vibia, an innovative manufacturer in Barcelona
that regularly collaborates with renowned designers.
Levys latest lights for the company were launched in
Milan this spring, at Euroluce. a riklevy.fr, vibia.com
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2015-05-29 4:48 PM
art museum
Ahrenshoop
Location: Ahrenshoop,
Germany f
irms:Licht Kunst
Licht, bonn and berlin, Germany,
AND Staab Architekten, Berlin
team: Maik Czarniak, Andreas

Schulz and Volker Staab
The five conjoined buildings that together
make up the Art Museum Ahrenshoop are a
contemporary translation of the thatch-roofed
houses found in the tiny northern German town.
Designed by Staab Architekten of Berlin, the
steeply pitched rooftops and exterior walls are
also dramatically clad in irregularly bevelled
bronze panels, which from a distance bear a
striking resemblance to hatching. Internally,
however, the backdrop for the artworks housed
within is crisp white, illuminated day and night
by diffuse light that emanates from skylights
at the peak of the gallerys ceiling.
Principal Volker Staab, working with Berlin
lighting studio Licht Kunst Licht, prioritized
shadow-free lighting in the design. To achieve
a constant level of light, which bathes the
collection of some 500 works by local artists,
the collaborating teams employed two modes
of lighting. During the day, natural light filters
through a series of prisms integrated into a
skylight that runs from end to end in each
gallery space. Sunlight bounces off the sloping
ceilings to evenly distribute illumination. In
the evening, LED fixtures mounted around the
perimeter of each skylight cast bright light onto
the prisms, which once again deflect it evenly
into the galleries.
The artificial light can be controlled by activating one or two lamps per luminaire, or simply
by dimming. In addition, the design incorporates
a three-phase track, mounted just below the
luminaires, to accommodate LED projectors for
accent lighting. The central lounge/porch and
store are lit with warm atmospheric downlights;
while the entrance is brightened by low-voltage
halogen lamps. The result is a subtle yet masterful
strategy that complements the architecture and
brings the artworks to life.
Winner
best
lighting
installation
Licht Kunst Licht has worked on over 600 projects in

Germany, from shopping malls to private residences. In
2013, the firm won an AZ Award for the Stdel Museum
in Frankfurt. Founded in Berlin in 1991 by Volker Staab,
Staab Architekten is renowned for its works in the
educational and cultural sectors, including the current
expansion of the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt am Main.
lichtkunstlicht.com, staabarchitekten.com
what the jury said:
Here, the architecture challenged the lighting

design, and the lighting designers reinforced
what the architect was trying to do. You hope for
that kind of collaboration, but it doesnt always
happen. With this project, its most subtle features
are its strongest. winka dubbeldam
2015-05-29 4:48 PM
crt glass
tiles
designer:Paul Burns
manufacturer: fireclay tile,
San francisco
Crowd sourcing has launched some ingenious products over the years. One example is
CRT Glass tiles, made from old television sets
and computer monitors, when cathode ray tube
technology reigned. With advances in liquid
crystal displays over the past decade, CRTs have
drifted into oblivion except that the harmful
waste they leave behind is difficult to dispose
of. For the most part, the material is exported,
dumped into landfills, or stored in warehouses,
where it sits waiting for recycling methods to
develop. Paul Burns, a lifelong ceramicist who
runs Fireclay Tile in San Francisco, set out to
turn the grey glass into something useful. He
spent years working out a process in which the
top layer of the screen is shaved off, demagnet
ized, crushed into particles tiny enough to be
melted, then handcrafted into brilliant, luminescent tiles with soft, pillowed edges.
In 2013, he embarked on a Kickstarter
campaign and raised over US$16,000, enough
to launch the tiles on the market and recycle
an average of 13 devices into every 4.6square
metres of product surface. While that may be a
drop in the bucket compared with the available
raw material (there is some 390,000 cubic tons
of CRT glass in the U.S. alone), Burns is proving
that end users exist for even products derived
from toxic man-made materials.
Available in three sizes including 1.25inch rounds, ideal for corners and curves the
tiles are stain- and frostproof, so they can be
used indoors and out, or as flooring in a matte
finish. For now, CRT Glass tiles are sold in their
natural light grey, but Burns is experimenting
with other hues.
Winner
best
interior
product
Ceramicist Paul Burns studied life sciences at the

University of California, Berkeley, before founding
Fireclay Tile in 1986. While the companys focus is on
design and aesthetics, Burns constantly experiments
with incorporating recycled materials into his handmade products. fireclaytile.com
what the jury said:
This is a great example of how

recycling can create a decorative yet
minimal product. philippe malouin
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best
residential
interior
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casa G
Location: Cefal, Sicily, Italy
Firm: Francesco Librizzi
Studio, Milan Team: Francesco
Librizzi with Dilara Guneri,
Piergiorgio Italiano
AND Marianna Piscitello
at the heart of this modestly sized two-
storey residence in northern Sicily, a staircase

appears to float on a breath of air, similar to the
ones that regularly pass through seaside cities
like Cefal. Framed by an artful grid of scaffolding
made of 14millimetre-thick blackened iron rods
with oak treads, the stairway winds its way up
to a rooftop terrace overlooking the Tyrrhenian
Sea. The architect, Francesco Librizzi of Milan,
added solid wooden boxes that act as platforms,
to encourage those ascending to pause en route
and enjoy their journey to the top.
Casa G is the third house to be transformed by
one of Librizzis sculptural staircases. Each tread
is firmly fixed within the metal framework, and
as a whole it connects with but never overwhelms
the simplicity of the four-bedroom house, once
owned by a fisherman. The new owner, who
commissioned the renovation in 2014, is a journalist for the Italian newspaper LaRepubblica.
To support the vertical load, the stairs are
affixed to the floor by a base shaped like one of
the hexagonal tiles that surround it. Made by
local master ceramicists, they unify the first floor
by alternating colour and pattern as they flow
through the arched doorways of each room. A
palette of coral, golden yellow, slate and cerulean
reflects the shades of light that flood the interior
throughout the day.
Librizzi is well aware of the poetic indulgences
he has taken within this jewel-like space. When
designing in such a scenically arresting locale, he
says, you shouldnt resist being inspired by the
stereotypes of the area, or by the clichs of great
seas and white sands. There is only one possible
strategy when offered such great luxury, he
observes. Totally abandon resistance. We are
glad he did.
Based in Milan, Francesco Librizzi founded his studio
in 2005, developing projects in architecture, interiors,
exhibition design and product design. For the 2010
Venice Biennale of Architecture, he collaborated with
Salottobuono as an exhibition designer for the Italian
pavilion. francescolibrizzi.com
what the jury said:
Casa G is a small but thoughtful

house centred on a dramatic staircase.
Its welcoming and very well engineered.
anwar Mekhayech
2015-05-29 4:49 PM
the Galleria
Luxury
Hall West
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Firm:Burdifilek, Toronto
Team: Diego Burdi, Paul Filek
and Tom Yip with Daniela Cerchie,
Sally Choi, Anna Jurkiewicz,
Jacky Kwong, Daisuke Matsuura,
Daniel Mei, Jeremy Mendonca,
Edwin Reyes, John Seo and
Anthony Tey
for a retail brand, a phenomenal interior
can be a game changer. That is certainly the case

at Galleria Luxury Hall West in Seoul, where
a bold facelift by Burdifilek proved to be the
secret weapon that crushed the competition.
In most South Korean malls, the shop-in-shop
experience, where each brand occupies its own
sovereign turf, still prevails. Beyond an LEDilluminated facade by Ben van Berkel, Galleria
Luxury Hall West has instead collapsed all
barriers to tailor an open plan environment akin
to a department store, where customers browse
various labels all at once. Fashion houses, you
might think, would balk at this arrangement.
But with sales up by over 33percent, business is
booming all because of the bright new interior.
With a sharp eye on the details, Burdifilek
curated a singular brand identity that unifies
9,926square metres and four levels, including
mens and womens departments and a lifestyle
shop. Elemental racks in blackened steel showcase frocks by Gareth Pugh and Kenzo, while
glass-topped wooden tables display a single Issey
Miyake purse, say, or a pair of Stuart Weitzman
pumps. Sculptural feats of micro-architecture,
such as the black egg halves that house the
womens change rooms behindmirrored doors,
create focal points and break up the sprawling
layout. More faceted forms appear on the mens
level, where the shoes are displayed on illuminated shelves carved from two boulder-like
blocks. On every surprise-filled floor, minimalist
lighting keeps the focus on the carefully selected
clothing, accessories and homewares. Retailers,
take note: this is how interior design can cloak
your brand in major prestige.
Burdifilek, an award-winning interior design firm, was
founded in Toronto in 1993 by Diego Burdi and Paul Filek.
It is best known for its polished retail and hospitality
projects, for such brands as Holt Renfrew, Pink
Tartan, and the Joe Fresh flagship store in NewYork.
burdifilek.com
2015-06-01 2:42 PM
winner
best
commercial
interior
what the jury said:
Its rare to find a retail

environment that makes such
bold moves without outshining
the merchandise. Burdifilek
has achieved that balance with
perfect elegance.
Anwar Mekhayech
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Winner
best
unbuilt
competition
entry
what the jury said:
Everyone on the jury was enraptured by what one could

experience swimming in this complex. The light conditions
alone are absolutely stunning. BRENDAN MacFARLANE
LiepAja
Thermal
Bath
Location: Liepja, Latvia
Firm: Steven Christensen
Architecture, santa Monica,
california, U.S. Team: Steven
Christensen with Cori
Gunderson, Ingrid Lao and
Devon Montminy
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inspired by the domes that cap the majestic

Roman baths, this masterful vision for a thermal
spa bridges past and future an aim that goes
hand in hand with the projects site. Liepja,
perched between the Baltic Sea and a lake in western Latvia, is known as the city where the wind
is born. When excavations uncovered thermal
springs with high levels of wellness-inducing
minerals and salts, the bustling city hosted a
competition for a pool park that would revive
its nature-worshipping past.
American architect Steven Christensen
accepted the challenge of taking the dome form
to unprecedented heights. Once a jewel of
Renaissance architecture, domes developed
fascist overtones in the 20th century, and no
amount of postmodern lightheartedness
could rehabilitate them back into fashion. In
Christensens vision for the public baths, a
proliferation of domes democratizes the architectural element and diffuses its symbolic
power, transforming it into a whimsical motif.
Recalling a block of Swiss cheese, the horizontal

volume is carved into a series of spheres. At the
buildings core, there are no vertical or horizontal
lines; all of the curving surfaces merge to form
a modern twist on the grotto. On four floors,
Christensen has imagined hotel rooms hugging
the periphery, while spa amenities take precedence. The first level alone features three types of
Roman baths (a frigidarium, a tepidarium and a
caldarium), as well as a childrens pool. The pice
de rsistance is the third-floor outdoor pool, suspended in a hemisphere with a glassed-in view of
the surroundings. This antechamber embodies
the entire plans visionary audacity.
Steven Christensen worked with architect Preston Scott
Cohen and at CORE in Washington, D.C., before starting
his own firm in Santa Monica, California. With an
interest in how design can be experienced on multiple
intellectual and perceptual levels, he has designed
paradigm-shifting projects, including the multi-planar
Heptagon House on the Oregon coast. ssca.com
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Robotic
Infiltrations
Location: Institute of
Architecture at the University
of Applied Arts Vienna, austria
team:Andrei Gheorghe, Georg

Grasser, Thibault Schwartz
and Kadri Tamre with Matea
Ban, Lu Jiaxing, Rhina Portillo,
Matthias Urschler, Maria
Valente and Yi Lin Vincent
A TIDY SQUARE BOX is relatively easy to execute,
architecturally speaking; its the seemingly

random that tests ones mettle. While software
is making the design side easier, fabrication
of different components with unusual angles
continues to pose difficulties. Architecture
Challenge, an annual workshop conducted by
the University of Applied Arts Vienna, brought
together students and experts to explore new
frontiers in digital fabrication, culminating in
a full-scale structure. The medium of choice:
expanding polyurethane foam, combined with
gypsum, water and a hardener to produce a
material similar to pizza dough, which then stiffens into a rigid substance akin to Styrofoam.
Using three ABB industrial robots, the team
stretched the gooey concoction into unusual Y
forms and waited for them to set. Because the
system allows for any shape to be made, it can
produce unique joints without wasting materials.
This is accomplished by simply positioning the
robots in various formations and letting the
material find its Gaudesque shape organically.
While each joint is distinct, they are hardly
random. Before fabrication began, the team
workshopped a digital design using Grasshopper
plug-ins such as HAL (for robotic programming)
and Karamba (3D printing) and the genetic
algorithm Galapagos to determine each connectors load-bearing capacity. To demonstrate the
joinery, the students linked the finished forms
with PVC tubes to create a branching lattice that
they installed in the universitys atrium.
Practical applications remain far off, but a
lightweight, infinitely adaptable system has many
advantages, since it can produce joinery tospec
on site. Made-to-order structural components
would be ideal for use in deep caves, or even in
space anywhere that materials and specialized
equipment are difficult or costly to transport in.
The Institute of Architecture at the University of

Applied Arts Vienna is a leader in material exploration
and parametric design. Each year, assistant professor
Andrei Gheorghe leads the 10-day Architecture
Challenge in which students propose solutions to
an architectural problem and work as a team to
realize one of them. ioa.at
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what the jury said:
Winner
best
concept
We were absolutely seduced by the

idea of using contemporary technology
to deal with a primary question in
architecture now: what are we going
to produce next that can hold up
buildings? brendan macfarlane
2015-05-29 4:50 PM
what the jury said:
This student is thinking

about future design in a surreal,
super-professional way. He is
sticking his neck out, and thats
why were giving him an
A+Award. Winka dubbeldam
winner
a+
student
award
M&N
Designers: Danny Jens Karas
with Luke Blonski, Rebekah
Bukhbinder, Andrew Cheu,
Andrew Petrakos and AJRosales
School: Southern California

Institute of Architecture
(SCI-ARC), LosAngeles
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A recent graduate of the masters of architecture program at SCI-Arc, Danny Jens Karas
has a vision for how the buildings of the future
could look, and how they might be built. Its the
stuff of science fiction. He is a masterful artist,
rendering prototypes with his team that are fully
interpreted 3D models, and videos that show
Mad Max-ian structural components assembled
and disassembled in mid-air. Our jury was struck
silent watching the video of M&N, a wildly imagin
ative proposal for a fire station in San Francisco
in which floors, walls and ramps majestically
swim in a sea of black before locking into place,
not unlike a Transformer.
As otherworldly as Karass renderings seem,
his concepts are based on a plausible theory of
how they might be realized someday. M&N stems
from the idea of duplication without repetition.
In other words, by taking a simple element and
treating it as though it has its own genealogy,
that form can evolve from one generation to the
next, changing shape with each iteration yet

maintaining a connection, a kind of visual lineage
that harmonizes one element, M, to its nearest
cousin, N. This allows structures to grow like
beanstalks, twisting and warping as they cultivate.
Karas further proposes that his fire station
would have three outer layers, with perforated
metal and white polycarbonate panels sandwiching a skeletal beam system strong enough to
support a multi-level interior without the need
for columns. A concrete base would reach to the
ocean bedrock for support, creating the illusion
that this massive hulk, which houses a dozen or
so fire trucks and a rooftop helipad, is buoyant
enough to float, like a mighty battleship tethered
to the edge of a pier.
Danny Jens Karas presented M&N as his final masters

of architecture project with thesis adviser Hernan Diaz
Alonso. dannykaras.com
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toigetation
Location: BAo LAc, Vietnam
Firm:H&P Architects, Hanoi,
Vietnam Team: Don Thanh H
and Tran Ngoc Phuong with
Chu Kim Thinh, Chu Van Dong,
Patricia Erimescu, Hoang Huu
Nam, Luc Van Tu, Nguyen Hai
Hue, Nguyen Thi Xuyen, Nguyen
Tri Thanh, Nguyen Van Manh
and Vo Quynh Thu
we may take plumbing for granted, but
15percent of the global population still lives
without toilets. In Vietnam, up to 88percent of
rural schools have no sewage facilities. Thats

what makes Toigetation such a life-changing
accomplishment. Sited on a hillside in northern
Vietnam, the washroom which contains
showers, toilets, urinals and washbasins was
constructed to serve 485 children from the
nearby Son Lap School in Cao Bang province.
H&P Architects, a firm based in Hanoi and
run by principals Don Thanh H and Tran
Ngoc Phuong, began work on Toigetation with
three objectives in mind: quick construction,
cost effectiveness, and a design that could easily
be reproduced at other schools. Remarkably,
Toigetation was built in three weeks for just
US$3,000. The simple brick structure is shaded
on all sides by bamboo trellises that reach from
the ground to the roof. Vegetation climbs up the
struts to provide shade and privacy, and also
to look good, as an unobtrusive addition to the
treed setting.
Urinals and washbasins have been made out
of repurposed sewer pipes, and waste water and
rainwater are filtered and reused to maintain
the garden. With solar panels on the corrugated
sheet metal roof, the facility is lit up at night.
Whats also remarkable about Toigetation is
how it was built. H&P had the students, teachers
and neighbours pitch in with construction as a
way to pass on the skills needed to build more
units, and to introduce children to the guiding
principles of good design.
Winner
social good
award
Established in Hanoi in 2009, H&P Architects is an

award-winning full-service studio, with projects that
range from master plans to viable building solutions for
developing communities. In 2014, the firm won a WAN
House of the Year award for a bamboo structure that
can be built quickly and at a low cost. h pa.vn
what the jury said:
Toigetation is a wonderfully sensitive

project, entirely appropriate for its
context. Low-maintenance plantings,
natural ventilation and creative strategies
for water reuse are elegant, natural
solutions to address the need for toilets
in remote areas. Janet rosenberg
az awards annual
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Winner
social good
award
what the jury said:
Rarely is architecture able to

demonstrate its purpose with
such force, and that is the real
beauty of the Fogo Island Inn.
Its inspirational in every way.
anwar Mekhayech
fogo island
INN
Location: fogo island,
newfoundland, canada
d
eveloper:the Shorefast
foundation, Joe Batts Arm,
Newfoundland
architect: todd saunders,

Bergen, norway, and Lat49
Architecture, St. Johns,
Newfoundland
with its brilliant white cladding and

stilt-like legs, the Fogo Island Inn has an air of
confidence, rising as it does at the windswept
edge of the Atlantic Ocean. It represents the sort
of confidence the small island hasnt known for
a long time, not since the collapse of the cod fishery decades ago. Now, owing to the work of the
Shorefast Foundation and its president,
Zita Cobb (who grew up on the island), the community of fewer than 3,000 is experiencing a
cultural and economic renaissance.
Shorefast has spearheaded various initiatives aimed at revitalizing the island, including
a residency program where artists from around
the globe experience the islands dramatic
natural conditions, living in one of four bunkies
designed by Norwegian architect Todd Saunders.
But the Fogo Island Inn, also designed by
Saunders, is the foundations greatest achievement thus far, attracting tourists from everywhere to its 29 rooms. Built using local labour
and Newfoundland timber, the inn is staffed by

islanders, most of the furniture was crafted there
and its profits are funnelled into the community.
As bold a statement as the inn makes, it doesnt
look out of place. The architecture references the
local vernacular by situating the main entrance
at the rear, a common detail of traditional
Newfoundland homes; and those slightly skewed
stilts recall a typical Fogo way of building to
withstand the rising tides. Eco-friendly features
have been sensitively worked in, with rainwater
collected for toilets and sinks, a wood-burning
boiler for heat, and solar panels on the rooftop.
But the conservation efforts run deeper for
Fogo Islanders, who can now envision a brighter
future for their far-flung corner of the earth.
Zita Cobb established the Shorefast Foundation in 2003
with her brothers, Anthony and Alan. Architect Todd
Saunders is based in Norway and, like Cobb, he grew up in
Newfoundland. shorefast.org, saunders.no, lat49.ca
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winner
environmental
Leadership
award
memory of
the arctic
Location: Longyearbyen,
Spitzbergen, Norway
team:Sofia Ceylan, Katharina

Laekamp and Leonie Otten
what the jury said:
What I love about this project is

that its extremely seductive, yet it
uses a toned-down, simple language
a marvellous piece of architecture
that reflects its purpose and function.
brendan macfarlane
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IN AN AGE WHEN MELTING ICE caps have

become inevitable, it is both tragic and necessary
that efforts are underway, at least in theory, to
preserve climatic records of the past hundreds
of millennia. Sofia Ceylan, Katharina Laekamp
and Leonie Otten, architecture students at the
Technical University of Berlin, decided to site
their concept for preserving ice cores in the
North, intuitively grasping the irony of building
an archive in the very place where the substance
they hoped to preserve is quickly disappearing.
For thousands of years, annual snowfalls in
parts of the world where there is no such thing
as runoff have been compressed like fossils.
Snowflakes are packed down until they turn to
ice. Afterward, like digging into the recesses of
a frost-clogged freezer, drilling through the
strata becomes a journey through time. The
resulting ice cores can tell stories of epochal
changes in temperature and atmospheric gases.
Memory of the Arctic, then, is an archive of
that history, built to maintain the permanence
of permafrost; to do so, it would have to be a
massive refrigerator. Instead of keeping out the
cold, the archive draws it in with a coolant piped
through rods that perforate the cylinder at the

heart of the structure, located many metres
underground. Thus, what the designers refer to
as a frozen soil corpse guarantees the security
of the encased ice cores.
Advent Fjord, located on the island of Spitz
bergen in the north of Norway, is the proposed
site for this frigid library. While a circular
structure sits above ground to mark the location,
standing as an emblem for the project, the ice
core library is contained within a shaft excavated
through the underlying sandstone via drilling
and explosives. Another irony to this project: the
out of sight, out of mind blindness that led
to global warming in the first place will be
perpetuated in the depths of this isolated haven,
where the fragile remnants of the storms that
came before us will remain.
Sofia Ceylan, Katharina Laekamp and Leonie Otten
collaborated on Memory of the Arctic while studying
for their masters degrees at the Technical University
of Berlin. The project was also named a finalist for
the A+ Award for best student work.
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Awards
of
Merit
1
Our jury was tasked

with narrowing
down a mountain of
worthy entries to
47 finalists one in
11 made the cut. Here
are the outstanding
recipients of the 2015
AZ Awards of Merit.
Residential
Architecture
1 tower House
On a wooded site in the Catskills stands

a remarkable mirrored house shaped like
atree, the three bedrooms forming a sturdy
trunk. Nine metres above the forest floor,
a cantilevered volume contains a kitchen
and living space that overlook the treetops.
Its the kind of gesture you might expect
from an architect designing for himself and
his family in this case, PeterL. Gluck of
Gluck+. The yellow stairway servicing the
bedrooms and baths doubles as a stack vent
to optimize passive cooling. In winter, energy
usage can be cut in half by sealing off the
core functions from the rest of the house.
Location: NewYork, U.S. Firm: Gluck+, U.S.
Team: PeterL. Gluck, Thomas Gluck, David
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Hecht, Marisa Kolodny and A.B.MoburgDavis gluckplus.com
Multi-Unit Architecture
2 flynn Mews house
3 River City Phase 1
A neoclassical manor in Dublin abuts the

ultra-modern in this daring juxtaposition
of old and new. Entered via a courtyard off
a laneway, the mews house consists of two
volumes connected by a glazed bridge.
LosAngeles firm Lorcan OHerlihy employed
a thoughtful palette of materials to highlight
the contrasting spaces: glazed walkways
connect arched doorways, and full-height
windows look out onto rugged stone walls.
The combination is a masterful composition,
full of intricate and surprising interplays.
Location: Dublin, Ireland Firm: Lorcan
OHerlihy Architects, U.S. Team: Lorcan
OHerlihy with Alex Morassut and Donnie
Schmidt loharchitects.com
Torontos construction boom has sparked

a wave of innovative typologies in the
condo market, and River City stands out
as a sophisticated example of urban chic
living. Montreal firm Saucier+ Perrotte
Architectes dressed the first of three
proposed towers in tuxedo-black cladding,
while subtle tilts in the vertical planes of the
16-storey tower give it a cool nonchalance.
The best moves happen at street level: the
development is one of the first to rise in a
new district in the citys east end, adding
green routes that connect zones across the
former industrial landscape. Location:
Toronto, Canada Firms: Saucier+ Perrotte
Architectes/ZASArchitects, Canada Team:
Andr Perrotte, Gilles Saucier and Paul
Stevens with Guy DAlesio, Peter DuckworthPilkington, Dominique Dumais, Olivier Krieger,
Yutaro Minagawa, David Moreaux, Marie Eve
Primeau and LiaRuccolo
saucierperrotte.com, zasa.com
4 Vertical Itaim Building
While the 10 wide-open apartments (one

per floor) in this dynamic 13-storey tower
encourage residents to get creative, the
facades present a unified face to the city of
So Paulo. Between the jutting floor planes,
full-height windows are screened by perforated wooden panels that open and close at
the tenants whim, animating the exterior as
the light changes over the course of a day.
The floors and structural columns are smooth
concrete, and the two exterior walls are made
of rough board-formed concrete to reference
a vernacular brutalism, generating expressive
frisson and pleasing coherence. Location:
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6
7
4
5
So Paulo, Brazil Firm: Studio MK27, Brazil

Team: Carolina Castroviejo and Marcio Kogan
with Carlos Costa, Laura Guedes, Fernanda
Palmieri, Oswaldo Pessano, Mariana Simas,
Fabiana Stucchi and Pedro Vannucchi
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Designed by Lorcan OHerlihy, Formosa1140 is

a mid-rise residential building located at the
edge of West Hollywood. The community-
focused project is full of bold moves, which
include providing every apartment with a
view of a public park that takes up one-third
of the property and adds much-needed
greenery to the neighbourhood. Each unit is
accessed via an exterior corridor sheltered
by a vivid red patchwork of perforated metal
sheathing and fenestration. This makes
another positive impact, brightening the surroundings and stirring ideas of rejuvenation
in an area blighted by crime. Location:

West Hollywood, U.S. Firm: Lorcan OHerlihy
Architects, U.S. Team: Lorcan OHerlihy with
Evan Brinkman, Kevin Tsai and Kathy Williams
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Museum
Steel panel cladding may seem at odds with

the function of this building in the northern
city of Harbin, designed to house the China
Wood Sculpture Museum. Beijing studio MAD
conceived a low-slung silhouette, torqued
into metallic ribbons around its midsection
to create a dramatic focal point at the entry.
Its a striking addition to the austere surroundings, a polemic amid the mundane. The
undulating walls are predominantly solid,

which insulates against the frigid climate,
while skylights filter natural light into the
13,000-square-metre interiors three
galleries. Location: Harbin, China Firm:
MAD Architects, China Team: Dang Qun and
MaYansong with Gus Chan, Daniel Gillen,
Alejandro Gonzalez, Jordan Kanter, YuKui,
Tang Liu, Maria Alejandra Obregon, Shin Park,
Mao Peihong, Diego Perez, Julian Sattler,
Nickolas Urano, Bas van Wylick, Huang Wei
and Liu Weiwei i-mad.com
7 Fogo Island Inn
Entrepreneur Zita Cobb has described her

fellow Newfoundlanders as predisposed to
profound hospitality. So it made sense to
develop an inn with a contemporary design
on one of Canadas most remote eastern
outposts. Building the inn seemed like the
obvious and right thing to do, Cobb says,
because it was a way to involve the maximum

number of people. Norway-based architect
Todd Saunders (also a Newfie) referenced the
vernacular of the former fishing community,
perching the inn on a forest of stilts. The
statement building has attracted visitors
from around the world, encouraging locals to
invest in their gift for hospitality. Location:
Newfoundland, Canada Firms: Saunders
Architecture, Norway/Lat49 Architecture,
Canada Team: Todd Saunders with Attila
Bres, Kingman Brewster, Jim Case, Dwayne
Gill, Nick Herder, Ryan Jrgensen, Joseph
Kellner and Roger Laing saunders.no, lat49.ca
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Hotel Ramboda
Set on a bluff in the cloud forests of central

Sri Lanka, the Oak-Ray Tea Bush Hotel
Ramboda is all about the views. Most of
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driving by: only two storeys sit above road
level, and these common areas are transparent, to preserve the scenery. The 27 cleanlined suites below step down the hillside
and open onto a dazzling display of nature.
Adark palette blends in with the foliage, and
no trees were cut on the site, in keeping with
local regulations. Location: Ramboda,
Sri Lanka Firm: Palinda Kannangara, Sri Lanka
Team: Palinda Kannangara with Vayomi
Jayawardene palindakannangara.com
era. The sloped rooftop forms a grassy

hillside, ideal for summer picnics and winter
sledding. The earth-hugging building is
inherently enviro-friendly: by using the landscape as insulation, the scheme reduces the
amount of exposed facade while letting in
maximum natural light. Location: Hjbjerg,
Denmark Firm: Henning Larsen Architects,
Denmark Team: Elizabeth Balsborg, Louis
Becker, Niels Edeltoft and Troels Troelsen
with Kristine Jensens Tegnestue
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Like a massive wedge cutting into the countryside of Aarhus, Denmark, the Moesgaard
Museum champions exploration in every way.
Exhibition spaces devoted to local Viking
settlements, terraced along the inclined
setting, are layered like archaeological digs,
taking visitors back in time to the neolithic
North Americas first museum devoted to

Islamic art is a luminous design comprising
two galleries, a performance hall and public
spaces. The structure, pinched in at the waist
to break up the monumental form, is clad
in radiant Brazilian white granite. Throughout
its 10,500 square metres, mashrabiya patterns
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backdrop for a collection acquired, like the
museums name, from His Highness the Aga
Khan. Location: Toronto, Canada Firms:
Maki and Associates, Japan/Moriyama&
Teshima Architects, Canada Team: Gary
Kamemoto, Po Ma, Fumihiko Maki and
Diarmuid Nash with Andrew Bernaus, John
Blakey, Janice Chan, Chris Ertsenian, Shawn
Geddes, Yoichi Honjo, Isao Ikeda, Joni Inouye,
Norman Jennings, Kota Kawasaki, Yukiko
Kuwahara, Masayuki Midorikawa, Masaru
Sasaki, Tomoya Sugiura and Jun Takahashi
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In 300 years, local firm Chrofis two out-
buildings for a dairy farm in NewSouth Wales

will be beautiful. By then, the rainforest
landscape, to be harvested sustainably in
generations to come, will finally be mature.
Even today, the storage and workshop
spaces seem like part of the landscape.
Concrete beams display a modern linearity,
while rugged walls evince a solidity that
evokes ancient ruins. In time, the sheds will
meld into the terrain to become one with
the forest, fulfilling a far-sighted vision.
Location: New South Wales, Australia Firm:
Chrofi, Australia Team: John Choi with
Toby Breakspear, Jerome Cateaux, Steven
Fighera, LindaLam, Felix Rasch, Tai Ropiha
and Clinton Weaver c hrofi.com
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Designed by Russian architectural collective

SPEECH Tchoban& Kuznetsov, this simple
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yet compelling tower of sand-coloured

blocks is topped by a matching glass box
that houses a conference room. The skewed
column of five floors, two of which contain
by-appointment-only galleries, immediately
brings to mind a stack of books. Inscribed
on the concrete exterior walls, intricate line
drawings of archways and coffered ceilings
reference the museums rich archive of
architectural drawings and blueprints from
the 20th and 21st centuries. Location:
Berlin, Germany Firm: SPEECH Tchoban&
Kuznetsov, Russia Team: Sergey Kuznetsov
and Sergei Tchoban speech.su
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context with an urban park installation called
Hedge. Six backlit vinyl panels, stretched
on steel frames and lined up in rows, appear
to passers-by like solid forms of dense
shrubbery. Once visitors walk between the
frames, the greenery visually resolves into
a labyrinth, tricking the eye into seeing
more park than is actually there. A series of
openings, large enough to sit in, adds yet
another layer of illusion and invites contemplation. Location: Montreal, Canada
Firm: Architecturama, Canada Team: Sylvain
Bilodeau and Nicolas Mathieu-Tremblay with
Jean-Franois Proulx architecturama.ca
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Installed outside a Los Angeles gallery,

this five-metre-high sculpture draws
inspiration from cages, yurts and wire
furniture. Advanced Rhino scripts and
conventional pipe bending converged to

sculpt 1,953metres of steel pipe into nine
profiles, which were joined to form a spatially
dynamic structure strong enough to climb
on. It has load-bearing properties similar
to that of a building, but with an ethereal
nature that falls somewhere between solid
and translucent. Location: LosAngeles,
U.S. Firm: Warren Techentin Architecture, U.S.
Team: Rob Michel, Brent Nishimoto, Farnoosh
Rafaie and Warren Techentin with Molly Bell,
Jess Castillo, Kevin Crooks, Jenna Didier,
Adam Dubyna, Matt Gehm, Soha Haji Momeni,
Christina Hwang, Stephen Linsley, Andrew
Porter, Esmi Rennick, Anna Schulze and Ian
Witarsa wtarch.com
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3LHD celebrates the terrain of a Croatian
beach with interventions at once sophisticated, modern and highly practical. Sea
levels fluctuate by 80centimetres each day,
so the area was planned in two zones: a
hardscape that bears the brunt of the waves,
with seats and niches built in to a concrete
promenade, and a calmer pebble beach with
lush plantings and teak furniture. As well, the
scheme integrates such facilities as locker
rooms, showers and a beachfront bar.
Location: Rovinj, Croatia Firm: 3LHD, Croatia
Team: Saa Begovi, Marko Dabrovi, Tatjana
Grozdani Begovi and Silvije Novak with Ivan
urkovi, Vibor Grani, Sanja Jasika, Tin Kavuri,
Nevena Kuzmani andDraganaimi 3lhd.com
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waves flooded the backyards of oceanside homes, threatening foundations with

further erosion. In conjunction with oceanic
engineers and city officials, Paul Sangha
developed Metamorphous, a 61metrelong Corten steel wall spanning several
properties. The angular shape, created
with an automated water jet cutter, mimics
boulders, providing a dynamic backdrop that
also acts as a breakwater. This dissipates
wave energy while accumulating sand and
sediment, which in turn foster plant and
animal life. Location: Vancouver, Canada
Firm: Paul Sangha Landscape Architecture,
Canada Team: Paul Sangha and Vikas Tanwar
with Jazmn Cedeo Orozco, Lara Davis and
TinaLu paulsangha.com
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y ard by Montreals Claude Cormier brings a

Victorian formality to downtown Toronto.
Atop an underground parking slab, ringed by
honey locust trees, a pattern of coloured
granite cobblestones forms an elaborate
carpet spanning nearly 1,000square metres;
meanwhile, a crimson cast aluminum fountain towers 10metres tall, an exaggerated
version of an ornate traditional feature.
Cormiers sense of humour is on display in
the final component, the Rose Garden
a bloom-shaped swirl of shrubs and trees
ironically devoid of roses. Location:
Toronto, Canada Firm: Claude Cormier+
Associs, Canada Team: Claude Cormier
with Linda Covit, Marc Hall and Sibylle von
Knobloch claudecormier.com
Beauty came from adversity when king tides

hit the Vancouver coastline in 2012. High
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make up the first of several plazas along
Calgarys 9.5kilometre-long Memorial Drive

Landscape of Memory which honours
wartime sacrifice are an artful composition of weathering steel and wood. The
8,000square-metre plaza offers access to
the river, separates pedestrians and cyclists,
and adds an outdoor cultural venue along
the Bow River. A boardwalk of half-metrewide wooden planks that runs alongside a
concrete retaining wall is built to withstand
emergency vehicles and large crowds
during events, while the steel that supports
the flood bank acts as a railing system,
with backlit stories cut into the steel.
Location: Calgary, Canada Firms: The Marc
Boutin Architectural Collaborative/Stantec,
Canada Team: Marc Boutin, Mike DeBoer,
Sean Knight and Tony Leong with Ryan
Mortson, Mark Preuter and Dave Spencer
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In a former 1950s iron workshop in the

Mile-Ex neighbourhood of Montreal, a
furniture designer, his two sons and their
terrier make the most of just 149square
metres. Amid a few industrial details, such
as exposed ductwork and brick walls, the
pristine space features a sleek palette
of painted concrete, ipe wood, porcelain,
stainless steel and glass, with modern
additions like skylights, soy-based spray
insulation, radiant slab heating and low-flow
fixtures. A common area up front leads to
the bedrooms at the back, connected by
a northsouth corridor and a stringer
staircase that rises to a green roof terrace.
Location: Montreal, Canada Firm: Atelier
Moderno, Canada Team: JeanGuy Chabauty
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The Roof
Heres a studio virtually overflowing with

inspiration: at the top of a historic tower in
Amsterdam, this 16-square-metre artistin-residence space playfully toys with scale,
pushing all of the sleeping and living requirements into one vertical volume and leaving
the rest as a blank canvas for creating art.
The fort-like pinewood installation encompasses storage, a desk and a daybed
stacked on top of each other and connected
via ladders; an adjacent spiral staircase
leads to a cupola above. Previous AZAward
winner i29 Interior Architects left the
remaining stark white space as a flexible
studio for visiting photographers, musicians
and filmmakers. Location: Amsterdam,
the Netherlands Firm: i29 Interior Architects,
the Netherlands Team: Jeroen Dellensen,

Jaspar Jansen, Mikls Kroeze and Begoa
Masia Albelda i29.nl
Firm: Architetto Pierluigi Piu, Italy Team:
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This white-walled vacation home in Sardinia,

Italy, is skilfully linked to its surroundings,
and not just by the sprawling two-storey
terrace. Architect Pierluigi Pius contemporary approach to the Mediterranean
vernacular and his references to traditional
arts and crafts add unique details. On the
164-square-metre lower floor, a textured
limestone wall in the living room pays homage
to a weaving style native to the island.
Meanwhile, in a bedroom on the 112squaremetre upper floor, a carved ceramic wall
installation is influenced by local jewellery
and embroidery, and the bathroom tiles
feature a relief pattern drawn from traditional carpets. Location: Cagliari, Italy
Pierluigi Piu with Pedro Gaiolas Pinto and

Ferrucio Sabiuccio pierluigipiu.it
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T2s new Melbourne premises look rather
nondescript from the outside; the brick-clad

industrial warehouse blends in seamlessly
with the streetscape. But on the other side
of an oversized steel pivot door and a set
of concrete steps, the tea retailers offices
feel ambient and inviting. Along with the
original brick, Landini Associates brought the
timber beams and columns, the skylights
and flooring back to life, juxtaposing them
against moody lighting and dark-hued shelves
of teas on display. The upper area, which
houses the staff entrance, the CEOs office
and a tasting workshop, is a contrasting

stark white. The result: dramatic but not
flashy. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Firm: Landini Associates, Australia Team:
Mark Landini landiniassociates.com
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Atop a 24-storey tower in Torontos financial

district, Superkl set out to energize the
showroom of furniture manufacturer
Steelcase. The 936square-metre penthouse, with its soaring seven-metre-high
ceilings and ample glazing, had sat empty
since the building opened 30 years ago. To
maximize the narrow dimensions, the office
was outfitted with fibreboard pods that show
off various types of workspaces: classroom,
teleconferencing area, lounge. These carve
out gallery-like niches within an otherwise
open plan where team members actually sit
at the workstations theyre selling to clients.
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Canada Team: Andre DElia and Meg Graham
with Anya Moryoussef, Sonia Ramundi and
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University
To create architectural studios, faculty

offices and teaching spaces that broadcast
a collaborative, connected approach and
bring a historic building up to LEED Silver
standard NewYork firm Levenbetts opted
for a nuanced dance between original features
and innovative insertions. Two skylights were
added, 41 aging windows replaced, the roof
reinforced, the bathrooms renovated and an
upgraded HVAC system installed. This was all
accomplished via a palette of colours and
materials (including reclaimed Douglas fir,
frosted glass and steel plating) that blurs the
line between new and old. Location:
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Team: Stella Betts and David Leven with
Andrew Feuerstein, Olivia Heung, Jason
Hudspeth, Eamonn Kelly and Sam Weston
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Design studio EOOS and manufacturer

Keilhauer boast many groundbreaking collaborations, from the Sguig task chair to the
Talk privacy loungers. Aesync, an elegant and
understated conference chair, adds to that
repertoire. An outward simplicity belies the
technological innovation within: though the
backrest and seat seem to flow into each
other, the chair integrates a patent-pending
mechanism to smoothly sync them when
the sitter reclines. The precise placement of
pivots allows movements to be controlled via

small springs, with no adjustments required
just sit back and relax. Studio: EOOS,
Austria Designers: Martin Bergmann, Gernot
Bohmann and Harald Grndl Manufacturer:
Keilhauer, Canada eoos.com, keilhauer.com
26 Zinta
Talk about a customizable sofa. Designed by

Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper, Zinta takes
the basic elements of structure and padding,
and deconstructs them so the client can
specify any configuration desired. The lithe
shell comes in wood veneer or laminate, in
a range of finishes, lined with thin pads or
thick cushions in a spectrum of vibrant and
sophisticated shades. The steel base and
aluminum trestle legs are painted in dark
grey; plywood armrests can be added as
well. Studio: Lievore Altherr Molina, Spain
Designers: Jeannette Altherr, Alberto Lievore
and Manel Molina Manufacturer: Arper, Italy

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Everyone needs a chair like this, especially

after a tough day. Lee Eun Kyoungs spongy
sofa has shaggy arms that extend to wrap
cozily around the sitter, evoking the childhood comfort of a mothers hug or a stuffed
animal. Whimsy is only part of its charm:
the elongated pillows are also hard working,
functioning as props for laptops and food
trays or to support breast feeding. And they
stretch out, gorilla-like, on the floor for
casual lounging. Designer: Lee Eun
Kyoung, South Korea leeeunkyoung.com
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Farm to table takes on new meaning in this

series inspired by the classic harvest table.
BuzziPicNic communal workstation, in ash
or oak with metal supports, is complemented
by a series of matching WorkBenches. Integrated panels throughout the table hide
cables and outlets, and a groove down the
centre holds acoustic dividers made in the
companys trademark recycled felt, for
when quiet is required. The system, meant
to promote camaraderie, recalls a jubilant
lunch table. Studio: BuzziSpace Studio,
Belgium Designer: Alain Gilles Manufacturer:
BuzziSpace, Belgium buzzi.space
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Whether youre lounging poolside late into

the evening or reading on the sofa, you can
take this lamp along. A pull of the string

switches on LEDs embedded in the wooden
base (where the batteries are concealed),
reflecting light onto the wide-brimmed
copper top, which casts it down again. The
piece was designed by Ana Tevi of Croatia,
who elegantly rethinks household items
at Love, Ana, her product design label,
which feels like an ode to domestic bliss.
Studio: Love, Ana Design Studio, Croatia
Designer: AnaTevi Manufacturer: Publika,
Croatia anatevsic.com
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German precision meets Italian poetry

in Konstantin Grcics reinterpretation of
Parentesi, a lamp designed by Achille
Castiglioni for Flos in 1971. The incandescent
bulb on the original slid up and down a cable
secured to the ceiling and the floor, and
Grcic updates the fixture for the here and
now: his OKlamp is animated by an ultra-flat

LED diffuser that looks like a magnifying glass.
Connected to a box housing the electrical
components, OK features a soft-touch switch,
and the disc rotates 360 degrees for optimal
lighting. From one master to another, the
circle is complete. Designer: Konstantin
Grcic, Germany Manufacturer: Flos, Italy
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Can an LED fixture do double duty as an

acoustic control? That functionality was the
impetus behind this collection as visually
stunning as it is practical. By increasing
the surface area of the panels, Vancouvers
Andlight maximized the expanse of wool felt
that sheathes them. The four sizes of acrylic
pendants, up to 2.1metres long, and a wall
sconce are all a mere 15millimetres thick.
Suspended from thin cables, they seem to
float in midair appearing as thin lines from

the side diffusing illumination along the
frosted edges. Studio: Andlight, Canada
Designers: Lukas Peet with Matt Davis and
Caine Heintzman Manufacturer: Andlight
andlight.ca
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and Culture
When a modern, wedge-shaped building was

added to the LWL Museum of Art and Culture
in Mnster, Germany, Licht Kunst Licht was
brought in to bridge old and new with a
sophisticated lighting scheme. In 35exhibition spots, a deft combination of projectors
and track lighting keeps the focus on the art.
Although the team included a few look-at-me
gestures (asleek track system runs through
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mostly sought to conceal the source and
exalt the light, whether artificial or natural.
On the upper floor, a micro-prismatic layer
in the skylights softens the suns rays to
protect the artwork. Location: Mnster,
Germany Firms: Licht Kunst Licht/Staab
Architekten, Germany Team:Andreas Schulz
and Martina Weiss with Thomas Mritz
and Laura Sudbrock lichtkunstlicht.com,
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Interior Products
33 Oli
Shaped like a shiny black olive, this delightful

little bowl solves the one problem of eating
the old world fruit: where to stash the pits?
Moulded in porcelain using a process that
combines two casting techniques, one in
plaster and the other in silicone, the

12centimetre-tall vessel consists of two
halves. The olives are served in the bottom,
and the stones slip through a hole in the
top, which is compartmentalized by a seal
thats removed for cleaning. With a simple
yet ingenious dish, the designers have also
created a fun conversation piece. Studio:
MPFXDesign, Portugal Designer: Miguel Pinto
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Acoustic wall treatments often emphasize

function over form. However, the sound-
dampening Submaterial, manufactured by
the company of the same name, exudes
beauty and texture, too. These wave and
cross motifs (Figure No.1 and Figure No.2)
are built up from 30by-60centimetre wool
felt tiles in two thicknesses (two and five
millimetres); acork backing affixes them
to the wall with low-VOC adhesives. They

come in 42hues, as well as custom colour
block modules, which enable you to tailor a
3D-textured wall that people will want to run
their hands over. Studio: Submaterial, U.S.
Designers: David Hamlin with Joseph Bosque
and Matt Chism Manufacturer: Submaterial
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Human Nature represents the latest green

evolution of Interface. The maker of ultra-
sustainable carpet tiles has designed an
endlessly customizable line of narrow planks
measuring 25centimetres by one metre.
Five patterns pay homage to elements found
in the natural environment, from tumbled
pebbles to freshly mowed grass. Modules
that mimic wood and polished stone effect
a visual transition from the woven tiles
to solid flooring. The collection is produced
with recycled nylon yarn at the companys

eco-conscious manufacturing facilities
in LaGrange, Georgia. Designers: David
Oakey with Chip Degrace, U.S. Manufacturer:
Interface, U.S. interface.com
Concepts
36 The Bit Light
A dazzling light feature becomes a snap

to create in this concept by Choi+Shine
Architects of Boston, London and Seoul.
Connected to a single power source on the
ceiling or wall, the systems tubular polycarbonate lamps conjure an infinite array of
striking linear compositions. The designers have envisioned modules of different
shapes, materials and hues to arrange into
colourful arrays of lanterns. A small magnetic conductor in a nickel casing connects
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convey its electricity and illumination along
the way. Now thats wireless technology.
Firm: Choi+Shine Architects, U.S. Team:
JinChoi and Thomas Shine choishine.com
37 11 Sheets of Plywood
Merging ingenious branding and smart

sustainability, Vancouvers RUFproject has
invented a system of retail modules constructed from 11 sheets of recyclable hardboard. Tables, hanging fixtures and shelving
are integrated as cut-outs that pop out and
fit together. The wall-mounted shelves take
on a variety of energetic configurations,
as do the bright rubber-dipped table legs
which makes an update a matter of rearranging the parts and eliminates the need
for renovations. The designers have tested
the concept at NikeLab in NewYork, and they
continue to experiment with even greener
materials, including cardboard, OSB and

pressed paper panel. Firm: RUFproject,
Canada Team: Sean Pearson with Edward
Kim and Nicolas Robitaille rufproject.com
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Transit Station Prototype
Chicago stands on the cusp of building an

ambitious rapid transit system. This brightred concept for eight shelters along the
route proposes a bold architectural identity
for the downtown business district known
as the Loop. Spanning 27metres each, the
tubular canopies are designed to be prefabricated and assembled from steel rings
enclosed by glass panels. Topped with photovoltaic tiles, they would house two wind
turbines. After supplying the electricity for
their own LEDs, information and ad displays
and heated seats even melting the snow
around them during the citys notorious
winters they would feed surplus power

back to the neighbourhood. Location:
Chicago, U.S. Firm: AECOM, U.S. Team: Ross
Wimer and Peter Zellner with Tyler McMartin,
Zachariah Michielli and Jordan Squires
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are stored at a constant temperature,

and labs serve scientists working to unlock
the ices secrets. Location: Spitzbergen,
Norway School: Technical University of
Berlin, Germany Team: Sofia Ceylan, Katharina
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As the polar ice melts at an increasing rate,

thoughts turn to preserving this natural
archive of climatic information, accumulated
over hundreds of millennia. This concept,
winner of the first AZAward for Environmental
Leadership, locates an ice core archive on
the shore of Advent Fjord in Norway. Three
storeys above ground serve as a facility
to educate visitors about Arctic preservation; in the 10 storeys underground, ice cores
This adaptable structure, erected on a

remote Norwegian beach for a salt-themed
arts festival, is created from a series of
modules that can be assembled in various
ways to form a shelter around an open fire.
The boxes are made of standard two-by-four
lumber, secured by screws and straps. With
two sizes, users can build imaginatively to
suit their needs. Windows and slotted ventilation are incorporated, completing a portable
hostel for those who seek to escape the
trappings of urban life. Location: Inndyr,
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Canada Team: Simon Bengtsson, Josep
Garriga Tarrs, Benny Kwok, Mihai Mardare
and Piotr Paczkowski with Alberto Alts,
Hvard Arnhoff, Roger Mullin, Joar Nango
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The requirements of a meeting space, a concession kitchen and washrooms for a Little
League baseball field have been elevated
to a new level by a team from Virginia Tech. At
the centre is the shade pavilion, which contains benches and tables beneath a wooden
roof that rests on slender steel supports, with
the kitchen and washrooms to either side.
Screened by white laminated glazing, this
design hits it out of the park. Location:
Clifton Forge, Virginia, U.S. School: Design/
buildLAB, Virginia Tech, U.S. Team: Professors
Keith Zawistowski and Marie Zawistowski
with Mitchell August, Forrest Bibeau, Ellie

Burns, Chanel Carter-Harris, Barbara Dior,
Mykayla Fernandes, XiaoFu, John Iaconis,
Kellen McGinley, Ryan Myers, Tom Powers,
Nancy Redenius, Julia Vasquez, Molly
Vaughan and Landon Williams
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Un-Natural Fictions
Transposing fiction on top of fact to create

original and credible trains of thought is
the premise behind this striking concept.
Referencing Londons Natural History
Museum as its vault of facts, it imagines
a parasitic structure elevated above and
descending into the museum. Apertures
encourage a pataphysical approach to
natural history, reaching beyond the conventional metaphysical model. Fanned vaults
in a sweeping, ornamental configuration
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resonate with the museums Gothic arches,

which results in an exciting, unnatural
addition. Location: London, U.K. School:
Architectural Association School of
Architecture, U.K. Designer: Anthony Shung
Yiu Ko aaschool.ac.uk
Superior Technical School of Architecture of

Madrid, Spain Designer: Marta Lpez Rubio
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Music and Dance Space
This concept for a museum of underwater

antiquities would connect people with Greek
shipping, ancient and modern, in two ways.
As a museum, laboratory and archive, it tells
of the ancient shipwrecks around Greece
via stunning displays and in-depth study.
Speaking to the more recent history of local
shipping, in decline since the 1990s, the site
occupies a disused silo in Piraeuss port of
Kantharos. This ideal location introduces visitors to the waterfront and its seafaring past.
Location: Piraeus, Greece School: ETSAM,
Social Good
Situated at a distance from the closest

road, to exploit the natural acoustics of the
surrounding hills, this 452square-metre
performance venue in the Bakgatla tribal
region of Botswana features a minimal
thrust-stage layout under a tensile shade
inspired by traditional Bakgatla drums. Its all
in service of an HIV-AIDS resource centre in
nearby Mochudi, which offers health counselling for patients and families, along with
life skills training for orphans. The project
also employs local artists and caterers, with
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a large thatched pavilion for selling refreshments and local crafts. Location: Rasesa,
Botswana Firm: Richard Kroeker Design,
Canada Team: Richard Kroeker with Mma
Diswai, Sedikwa Diswai, Unity Dow, Tom Gray,
Kagiso Jobe, Mooketsi Maruping and Seipopo
Raphoto richardkroekerdesign.com
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Center Campus for the
MaeTao Clinic
In Mae Sot, Thailand, near the Thai-Burmese

border, a humanitarian organization provides
free medical care, shelter and food to over
3,000 children. Just beyond, anew training
facility expands the program to education,
teaching Burmese migrants about health
care, sanitation and disease control. Made of
easily sourced adobe bricks and reclaimed
timber, with bamboo, thatch, and eucalyptus
trunks, the campus buildings include a
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and five dormitories to house 24 students
each. Location: Mae Sot, Thailand Firm:
A.gor.a Architects, Thailand Team: Albert
Company Olmo, Jan Glasmeier and Lucia
Rocchelli with Aung Eh, Paa Gee, Eh Htoo,
Yoo Htung, Nei, Paul, Krah Phao and Ban Yah
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melted down and cast in moulds. The tiles,

which claimed this year's AZ Award for Best
Interior Product, come in 10- and 20-centimetre-long rectangles and three-centimetre
circles, and one hue: a slightly iridescent
grey that recalls their former purpose.
Designer: Paul Burns, U.S. Manufacturer:
Fireclay Tile, U.S. fireclaytile.com
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Experiential Learning
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Cathode ray tubes turned into glass wall

tiles: who wouldnt crowd-fund that? Bringing
new life to the hard-to-recycle material
salvaged from old TV and computer screens
that now litter landfills Fireclay Tile developed a system to demagnetize and crush the
glass into microscopic fragments, which are
radiant floor and ceiling systems supplemented by a ground-coupled heat exchanger.

Location: Calgary, Canada Firms: DIALOG,
Canada/Perkins + Will, U.S. Team: Rob
Adamson, Peter Busby and Jim Goodwin with
Peter Atkinson, Robert Jim, Ken Johnson,
Rick Piccolo, Madeleine Schmidts and Brian
Wakelin dialogdesign.ca, perkinswill.com
At the northern edge of the University of

Calgary campus, the EEEL building is anything
but hidden. The teaching and research
facility focuses on energy and the environment with labs for everything from
biochemistry to mechanical engineering
acting as a gateway and an indicator of
eco-consciousness. Daylighting, low-flow
fixtures, stormwater harvesting and solar
shading are integrated into the space, with
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attention grabbers
the 54th Salone del mobile this past spring was a grand mash-up of style and drama, from
photorealistic carpeting to the return of sophisticated colours by catherine osborne
each year, we hear rumblings that Milan Design Week has grown too big, its
focus too market driven, that there is more hype than good design. Some of
that is true. Besides the fair itself, which attracted over 2,000 exhibitors and
some 310,000 visitors this year, hundreds of off-site displays fill spaces in
various city districts. Its a foot-blistering event, but I subscribe to the Marcel
Wanders school of thought: that Milan is one giant celebration, intended to
wear you down while getting your creative juices flowing. Wanders, creative
director of Moooi, is one of the biggest names connected to Milan Design
Week. Off site, his brand filled a warehouse with stunning furniture vignettes,
this year highlighting the launch of Moooi Carpets, a line of jaw-droppingly
beautiful rugs that employ state-of-the-art printing technology.
At the Rho fairgrounds, many booths were equally theatrical. Kartell, for
instance, lined its walls with emerald and white marbleized laminate, meant
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to emulate the retro decor of a bourgeois home, circa 1960s. Tacchinis booth
was drenched in tangerines, reds and mossy greens. The most consistent
colour in upholstery, one that popped up everywhere, was dusty rose, a
hue that also ruled last year. At the Cappellini booth, chief designer Giulio
Cappellini used multi-tiered cakes in similar pastel tones as visual props.
The Italian brand, however, showcased more of a pop aesthetic overall, especially with Paola Navones Panda collection of cartoonish furniture pieces
(including a giant panda) in poppy red, white, black, and die-cast aluminum.
One of the strongest collections was at the Glas Italia booth, where such
stars as Philippe Starck, the Bouroullec brothers and Patricia Urquiola crafted
exquisite all-glass furnishings, many of them in the same range of pinks,
yellows and oranges. There may have been too many products angling for
attention in Milan, but great design still finds a way to shine through.
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Moooi has launched into the carpet
business by offering customizable highdefinition printing on tufted wool, with
near-photographic perfection. Marcel
Wanders Crystal Teddy (shown) is part of
the new Signature line. moooi.com
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Two air-filled cushions wedged into a
tubular frame with oak armrests make up
the Airchair, by Malafor of Poland. The allpurpose seat is durable enough for public
use and packs flat for easy transport.
malafor.co
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Georges, a new family of chairs designed
by David Lopez Quincoces for Living
Divani, is light, feminine and refined. The
thin legs appear to stand as if on tiptoe.
Available in wicker, waxed rope, grooved
walnut and iroko wood. livingdivani.it
6 le corb lives on
To mark Le Corbusiers death half a century
ago, Cassina teamed up with Jaime Hayon
to design a series of solid ash wood tables
and trays inspired by the modern master.
Hayon calls the all-black collection Raction
Potique. c assina.com
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Once again, Moooi awed and inspired with
a multi-vignette display highlighting its
entire collection, backdropped with artful
portraits by Rahi Rezvani. Shown: Shift
chairs by Jonas Forsman, and Bertjan Pots
Heracleum Endless pendant. moooi.com
7 big it up
Poliform and Dutch designer Marcel
Wanders first launched the Mad chair in
2013. The form has now stretched into a
chaise lounge, shown here in royal blue
velvet upholstery. poliform.it
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Glas Italia presented a stunning collection
of glass storage furniture, called Boxinbox,
by Philippe Starck. Various crate-shaped
containers made of thermo-welded coloured
glass nest inside one another andsit on a
reflective stainless steel base. Aknockout.
glasitalia.com
8 living large en plein air

Patricia Urquiolas latest fully upholstered
outdoor furniture line, Butterfly for
B&BItalia, gets its name from its wing-like
corners. The ottoman is the base piece,
which can be integrated with backrests
and sausage-shaped armrests.
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Konstantin Grcics Sam Son outdoor chair,
for Magis, looks adorably inviting, with a
wraparound armrest shaped like a macaroni
noodle. The seat uses rigid plastic for the
base and a more elasticpolymer for a softer
cushion. magisdesign.com
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Italian designer Matteo Cibic has collaborated with luxury brand Scarlet
Splendour of India to create an elegant
series of statement furnishings that
translates traditional bone and horn inlay
into modern polymers and pigments.
scarletsplendour.com
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Rutger de Regt and Marlies van Putten of
Handmade Industrials are addicted to
novel ways of making things. To craft their
one-off bronze vases, they encase bronze
pellets in balloons and massage them into
organ-like forms before the metal hardens.
handmadeindustrials.com
12 Two is better than one
Designer Matteo Cibic continues to enrich
his Pom Pom series of frosted bulb lighting
for Calligaris, this time as a twin set mounted
on a handlebar post with a cement base.
calligaris.it
13 small table, big moves
Jean-Marie Massauds curvy Ilary side
table, for Poltrona Frau, is shown here in
semigloss Grigio Roma marble. A built-in
handle groove makes the piece easy to
move around. poltronafrau.com
14 spinal twist
The 12 ribs of Pedro Paulo Francos playful
Skeleton chair follow the contours of
wooden coat hangers. Made of injected
liquid wood, it is part of an inventive series
by ALot of Brazil. alotofbrasil.com
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15 behind closed doors

The Aylon family of storage units, by
Rodolfo Dordoni for Minotti, is artisanship at its finest. This vertical dining
hutch, which sits on metal blades, sports
custom hinges and oak doors with handles
built into a metal frame. minotti.com
16 one mans garbage
Yes, Ron Arads latest sofa for Moroso
looks like a discarded mattress. Thats
because it is, almost. Arad snapped a
picture of one, sent it to Patrizia Moroso,
and voila, the Matrizia became a thing
(and quite comfortable, too). moroso.it
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Italys Antonio Cittero is the king of
the sofa object. His latest high-back,
for Flexform, is aptly called Zeus. The
dramatically winged form is intended to
dress up VIP lounges and hotel lobbies.
flexform.it
19 tight squeeze
Is the overstuffed sofa making a come
back? Tacchini is betting on it with the
relaunch of designer Gianfranco Frattinis
Sesann seating system, first produced in
the 70s. The tubular steel frame is enveloped by a soft foam core. tacchini.it
18 routered, not moulded

The Alpha chair, by Brodie Neill of Madein
Ratio, may look like a typical wooden chair,
but its form derives from the CNC routering
technology that sculpts the piece, giving
it a seamless profile. madeinratio.com
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Whats intriguing about Paola Navones
Panda collection for Cappellini is its
animated qualities. The chunky die-cast
aluminum legs and vibrantly coloured
laminated surface bring back memories of
Saturday morning cartoons. cappellini.it
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The Strapped chair, by Diesel Living with
Moroso, was inspired by military camping.
Upholstery in distressed linen isstrapped
on with military tape and large buckles.
Available in navy blue, army green, coal
black and desert raw.
moroso.it/dieselcollection
22 plastic rose
This year, Kartells booth used a theatrical
palette of emerald green, gold and rosy hues,
as seen here with Patricia Urquiolas Dewey
bookshelf. The feminine tone is matched
with softly rounded corners. kartell.com
23 circles of life
The hourglass shape never fails to catch
the eye. Here, Michele De Lucchi played up
the rings of a tree by carving out stepped
concentric circles. Its part of a series of
stools produced for Riva1920 by an array
of designers. riva1920.it
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Twenty-five-year-old Ranjan Bordoloi of
India debuted his Pitoloi armchair for
Cappellini Next. The rattan and brass chair
with a shell seat is hand beaten into shape
using ancient methods. cappellini.it
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The versatile, crate-like Units storage
system by Varaschin, for indoors or out,
is made of thin aluminum. It can be used
as a stand-alone piece, but its strong
enough to stack up across entire walls.
varaschin.it
28 new stone age

Shown is one of Canadian designer Philippe
Malouins 20 planters, handcrafted at the
Caesarstone factory. The series features
such statement-making geometrics as
pyramids, towers, triangles and wedges.
caesarstone.com
26 a view from all sides

To give Dante Bonuccellis glass cabinet
crafted by Molteni & C its lightness, it had
to be invisibly strong. The rugged frame
work with 20 aluminum sections enables
the interior shelves to be rearranged with
ease. molteni.it
29 time flies by in the pool

Romero Vallejos popular Docks outdoor
furniture series, for Gandiablasco,
continues to grow with the addition ofan
anthracite colourway. The modular, archi
tectural system includes sofas, side tables
and an ottoman. g andiablasco.com
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Fayland brings the simplicity of a picnic
table to the dining room. The solid oak table
is the creative union of architect David
Chipperfield, known for his minimalist forms,
and e15, which has produced elegant wood
furnishings for over 20 years. e 15.com
30 fifty shades of grey

Rimadesio continues to roll out refined
home office pieces. At their booth, a grey
palette defined variations onits most
popular products, including the Zenit
library. The Long Island extendable table is
new this year. r imadesio.com
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Lee Broom
Mindcraft
off site
Viabizzuno
circus acts
During Milan design week, the entire city embraces the event. its hard to
escape the dreaded fear of missing out by elizabeth pagliacolo
warning: milans off-site program may induce an acute case of FOMO. Did you
catch Tom Dixons band performing at Designjunction? Did you get your turn
on Caesarstones swing set in a palazzo once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte?
Even if you couldnt conquer every event, with almost 400 design happenings
around the city, everyone came away with a magical experience or 10.
One inspired installation, staged in the courtyard of Viabizzuno, invited
guests to walk through seven internally connected weathered steel silos. Within,
one fantastic lighting scenario after another played out, including Cubo Doccio
shower heads raining down illuminated water. Viabizzuno also showcased a
chic assortment of interchangeable fittings for the N55 light, by such architectdesigners as Kengo Kuma and Peter Zumthor. The eco-innovative unit comes
with an electrical housing that can be shipped back to the company at the end of
its useful life, to be refurbished and replaced.
In the San Gregorio district, British designer Lee Broom transformed a row
of disused shops into a solo exhibit, called the Department Store, complete
with Instagrammable window displays worthy of a Mad Men set. Inside, Broom
presented a retro-mod range of furniture and lighting, from his Acid Marble
tables to the stylish Hoop chairs, each set against grey backdrops.
One of the most magnificent installations contrasted strikingly modern design
within a 16th-century cloister. Mindcraft, a group exhibit devoted to Danish
artisanship, paved the inner courtyard in a mirrored floor and filled it with giant
bird cages. The exotica captured inside, including Jakob Wagners Point of
View, a bench in 29 acrylic slices that morph from blue to red, was reflected to
wondrous effect, together with the hundreds of observers passing through.
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contract furniture
stylish
solutions
Organic forms and hits of colour

spice up minimalist office spaces
by diane chan
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1 Beat by Andreu World

Beat can be used as an ottoman or a
sidechair, lending warmth and coziness
to otherwise sterile offices. Available in
three sizes, upholstered in numerous
fabrics and leathers. andreuworld.com
2 Pilot by Knoll
Barber & Osgerbys Pilot chair is defined
by its slim silhouette, which features a
seemingly cantilevered seat. It can be
covered in fabric or leather and comes in
high- and low-back models. knoll.com
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3 Eiffel by Skitsch by Hub Design

Pagani Perversis extruded aluminum
table, offered in six sizes, is available with
fixed or foldable legs in a bevy of colours.
hubdesign.eu. skitsch.com
4 Variable by Teknion
This height-adjustable plastic swivel
chair with an integrated tilt back is ideal
for touch-down zones, training and lecture
rooms or casual workstations, where
the full functionality of a task chair may
not be needed. t eknion.com
5 Desk 3.0 by MDF Italia

Bruno Fattorinis workstation, in black or
white, is made of aluminum with a highpressure laminate tabletop. Accessories
include a cable management door, a PC
stand, soundproofing and partition screens,
pen and object holders, anda chest of
drawers. mdfitalia.it
6 Oculus by Coalesse
Created by Danish designer HansJ. Wegner,
the CH468 Oculus features a roomy back
with sloping armrests, to encourage reading
or relaxation. It comes in leather or fabric
with stainless steel legs. coalesse.com
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Rodolfo Dordonis conference table
consists of three elements: a supporting
frame in brushed, lead-coloured steel
with a Tcross-section; a large surface
(up to eight metres long) with finishes in
wood or leather; and a wooden column
that conceals cables. The top is made from
rectangular leather tiles with a central
cable-tidying panel. p oltronafrau.com
8 Moment by Nienkmper
This ottoman, stool or table (with optional
integrated connectivity) can be used as
a single element or linked in a chain. Ideal
for reception areas, breakout rooms and
hospitality spaces. n ienkamper.com
9 Duet by Global
This gangable, stackable chair by Zooey
Chu is made from polypropylene with a
chromed steel rod frame. It also comes in
an armless version that can be stacked
40 high on a dolly and 10 high on the floor.
globaltotaloffice.com
10 Stand-Up by Wilkhahn
Thorsten Francks playful Stand-Up is ideal
for spontaneous meet-ups and comes with
health-boosting benefits. When perched
on diagonally, it enables the users hips to
move freely, working joints and muscles.
When released, the stool swings back
upright. wilkhahn.com
12 Renew Sit-to-Stand Table by

Herman Miller
This height-adjustable table makes moving
from sitting to standing an active part of the
workday, with a soft, paddle-shaped switch
that effortlessly raises and lowers the top.
It features integrated cord management
and it sips electricity, using less power than
a cellphone charger. hermanmiller.com
11 Chips by Keilhauer
This stackable chair by Arik Levy suits a
variety of contract environments. In 10
shades of plastic and two wood finishes,
with four leg choices and optional upholstery, it also comes with arms. keilhauer.com
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Modular seating options to suit an assortment

of public and private environments
1 Steeve by Arper
With its slim profile, Jean-Marie Massauds
modular Steeve system suits both commercial and residential applications. Customizable in an array of fabrics, leathers
and finishes, the versatile components
bench, armchair and sofa can be arranged
in multiple groupings. arper.com
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2 Alfi by Emeco
Jasper Morrisons pared-down threeseater bench with a high back is made
from reclaimed and sustainable materials,
engineered for comfort and strength.
The collection consists of the bench, a lowback style and stand-alone chairs and
stools, in an earthy palette of sand, dark
brown, dark grey, green and red.
emeco.net
3 Regard by Steelcase
This system suits waiting areas in health
care environments, libraries, cafs, educational institutions and offices. Integrated
power and privacy options such as
dividers, screens and planters are also
available. steelcase.com
5 Colours by Bernhardt Design

Stones in water inspired No DuchaufourLawrances new line for Bernhardt. The 12
upholstered pieces can stand alone, or be
combined into endless configurations for
lobbies, atriums, hallways and corridors.
bernhardtdesign.com
4 Downtown by Artopex
Canadian manufacturer Artopex designed
this system of seating and tables with
integrated electrical outlets and USB ports.
Add-ons include privacy screens, storage
and cushions. artopex.com
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Material World
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house
Windows and doors that connect interior

spaces to the outdoors and each other
BY philam nguyen
Project:
RENOVA Store and Theatre,
almonda, portugal
AUTOMATED FUNcTIONALITY
From locking mechanisms controlled by apps to screens
equipped with sensors, these built-in features optimize
the operation of standard doors and windows.
Pella Designed to monitor and control a homes entry points
and fenestrations, the Insynctive suite of smart products
is built in to Pella products, or can be used with other
brands in new or retrofit installations. When used with the
manufacturers Designer Series windows, the system can
be programmed to close the integrated motorized shades
at specific times of day. insynctive.pella.com
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Phantom Screens Now a standard feature for motorized

window screens, Smart Stop technology uses a built-in
sensor to detect obstacles and automatically stop the
motion before items are knocked over or damage the
screen. This newest function is just one of Phantoms
automated options, which include smart home integration,
and programmable controls that respond to sun, wind
and other environmental factors. phantomscreens.com
Dormas 9000 Series heavy-duty push bar doors are now
available with motorized latch retraction functionality that
allows the door to open and close quietly and with ease.
Controlled via key switches, card readers or other remote
access devices, the latch can hold in retracted mode
Implicit in every work of
architecture are the

married concepts of time and space. It is difficult,
though, to make such abstract qualities visible
in a manner that is not kitschy or over the top. The
challenge to articulate these ephemeral concepts
was central to Phyd Arquitecturas retrofit of an
industrial building into a bold new space, envisioned
by the architects as a time-capturing machine.
The Renova factory complex in Almonda,
Portugal, is the site of this shop and showcase for
the products manufactured by the European
company (best known for inventing coloured toilet
paper). Phyd split an existing structure into two,
leaving a courtyard void to separate the showroom
from a small informal theatre.
Full-height windows and a glass door flank either
end of the storefront, while a large circular aperture adorns the back wall of the theatre. Several
interventions play up the time machine metaphor.
Unfinished steel cladding, a shooting line of interior
tube lighting, and the astral pattern of portholes in
the asymmetric gabled roof all evoke the sense
that the building is hurtling through time and space.
A opening on the south elevation that resembles
a cargo door features shutters in the same steel as
the exterior cladding.
The industrial materials, heightened by the
bright orange of the interior, emphasize the contrast between light and shadow and exaggerate
reflections of the sunlight that streams through
the skylights. The architects use of time as a
conceptual point of departure, manifested through
the manipulation of light via a series of simple
design decisions, has indeed rendered the Renova
Store and Theatre a machine one that not only
captures the essence of time, but is also a vessel
that enables new temporal conditions to be
experienced. phydarquitectura.com
for push-pull entry. For high-traffic spaces with varying

security levels, such as hospitals, the wide or narrow touch
bar has an antimicrobial finish. d orma.com
Andersen Windows Patented VeriLock technology is
built in to the E-Series/Eagle windows and doors lock
hardware and operates with a compatible mobile app.
This home security system provides notification when
windows or patio doors are unlocked or opened. The
sensors also track air loss to increase energy efficiency.
andersenwindows.com
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SOLID DOORS
Versatile entry points for interior or exterior use, each
with its own unique design and construction features.
Lualdi Conceived for small spaces where sliding or
full swing doors wont fit, the Half + Half opens in and
out simultaneously. Devised by HOK Product Design, it
employs a pivot hinge at the top and bottom centre to
swing around before gliding sideways on a track installed in
the jamb. The three styles are inspired by tailored suiting.
lualdiporte.com
Plastpro The Modern collection of fibreglass exterior

doors includes the Lavorato wood grain version, in dark
woods such as teak with horizontal grooves. Reinforced
veneers, composite stiles and rails and the companys
HydroShield technology provide durability and moisture
protection on all six sides. A CFC-free insulation core
makes this a thermally efficient option. plastproinc.com
Amberwood Doors uses four veneer matching methods to

create the unique wood grain patterns on its Flush interior
line. The looks vary, based on fabrication technique and
wood type, from traditional maple and elm to exotic ebony
and olive woods. a mberwooddoors.com
Masonites new Heritage Series references the symmetry

and minimalism of traditional Shaker design in an engin
eered moulded wood composite. Available in three simple
styles, with one to three flat recessed panels, the series
is made with recycled, low-VOC and FSC-certified materials,
as well as acoustic insulation. masonite.com
K.N. Crowder Crowdertrack sliding doors now incorpor

ate the proprietary CatchNClose mechanism. Concealed
within a top-mounted track in the door frame, it slows
closing to eliminate the risk of injury and minimize noise.
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