Five Cuties to Kick-start your week with…

1. the klein bottle house’ by rob mcbride

the klein bottle house is located in rye, australia and designed by rob mcbride. the unusual home design
was inspired by its namesake: the klein bottle. this 19th century invention is used to describe a form
which has no distinguishable inside or outside. the architects also wanted to move away from the paradigm
of designing buildings based on orthogonal methods and instead imbrace the complexity inhernt with
computer aided design (cad). while the desigm imbraced mathematics and digital design it also references
the vernacular australian cement sheet beach house. the house recently won the harold desbrowe-annear
award in architecture. it is made from concrete sheets and black metal, which are both folded and twisted
to create the multitude of angles.

http://www.mcbridecharlesryan.com.au

via archdaily

more images: here

2. china’s first zero-carbon university building

nottingham university recently opened the CSET building on their campus in ningbo, china. the building
is designed by the italian firm mario cucinella architects and is china’s first zero-carbon university building.
the building’s façade features a dramitic folded pattern which was inspired by paper lanterns. the exterior is
made from a double skin of glass which has been printed with a subtle historical pattern. the building
achieves its zero-carbon status through its large roof opening that shines natural light inside and creates
a natural ventilation system.

http://www.mcarchitectsgate.it

photos by daniele domenicali

review via; designboom

3. 63.02° house by Schemata Architecture Office

Here’s another project from Schemata Architecture Office, this time a house built at 63.02° to the road.

The house in Nakana, Tokyo, was completed in December and has a floor space of 71.4 m²

Photographs are by Takumi Oota. See our earlier story on Sayama Flats by Schemata Architecture Office.

Here’s some text from Schemata Architecture Office:

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63.02°is built on a built up area in Tokyo. This small building is used as SOHO and an apartment for rent.

This building is cut on the axis line inclined to a front road by 63.02°. The window in this building concentrates there. You can see the intersection by seeing the outside through the windows.

In front a splendid cherry blossoms tree stands. It is only fine sight in this building that is acquired in the center.

Posted by Rose Etherington

review via: dezeen

4. cabin Vardehaugen by Fantastic Norway

Norwegian architecture studio Fantastic Norway have completed a holiday cabin at Fosen in Norway.

The timber dwelling is located on a hilltop in a remote coastal area.

The following information is from Fantastic Norway:

Cabin Vardehaugen
Fantastic Norway

Short Project information:
Name: Coastal Cabin (by “Fantastic Norway)
Category: Residential/recreational

The cabin is situated on the top of a rocky hill at the outermost coast of Fosen (Norway).

The building is carefully placed and designed in relation to the local terrain, the panoramic view and the specific climactic conditions in the area.

In addition to this, the design aims to address the traditional, plain and pragmatic building culture in the area.

The cabin is 77m² and was erected in 2008 by Åbygg AS.

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Posted by Matylda Krzykowski

review via: dezeen

5. Madrid Social Housing

Morphosis

Madrid, Spain

In a suburban Madrid neighborhood of conventional, anonymous housing blocks, Morphosis devised a typology of porosity to suit the social ideals of this project type.

Photo: Roland Halbe

As an alternative to towering blocks of faceless units, this project explores a radically different social model that integrates landscape and village topologies.
By grafting properties commonly found in detached villas onto this low-income housing project the architects achieved a multi-family living complex with amenities such as loggias, green spaces, and domestically scaled massing that are not normally found in public housing in Spain.
The basic parti is an extruded “J”: a low-rise “village” building, flanked by a tall, slender bar to the North and a lower multi-level bar building to the South.

Photo: Roland Halbe

Photo: Roland Halbe

Photo: Roland Halbe

A layer of landscape overlaid upon a facade composed of a series of open spaces and idiosyncratic punctures combine to break down the institutional nature of the public housing project.

Photo: Roland Halbe

Open spaces occur on three different scales: small, domestic patios inside the individual residential units, mid-sized public courtyards that punctuate the low residential structure, and the large, communal, landscaped space, the paseo.

Photo: Nic Lehoux

Photo: Nic Lehoux

Photo: Nic Lehoux

Photo: Nic Lehoux

The landscaped lattice folds up vertically; like a carpet, plant growth covers the flat village and climbs up the taller buildings creating an idyllic refuge from the urban surroundings.
The paseo, shaded by trees and a vegetation-covered trellis, takes the place of a conventional interior lobby.

Photo: Roland Halbe

review via: arcspace.com