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This week in Concept and Proposals, you’ll see a project made by Forrest Fulton. A building with mixed use, and a organic shape.

Probably you heard about the Forrest Fulton Architecture’s contest. Well, the Alabama-based firm designed a 900,000 sqf biomorphic spatial surface that connects the adjacent city and the landscape.  The architecture focuses on creating an urbanistic landscape that morphs the common urban element of Yerevan, the superblock, to the site, a truncated hill along the natural amphitheater of the Yerevan.  This new model of development supports a “holistic, ultra-green lifestyle” with overlapping natural and urban phenomenon.

Fincube | Studio Aisslinger

German Architecture Studio Aisslinger, comes with a new modular housing prototype, sustainable and transportable.  The low energy house, named ‘Fincube’,  is comprised of thin horizontal “ledges” of locally grown wood that wrap the slightly bulging form.

Fincube | Studio Aisslinger

You can only find this concept cool and interesting, although made out with simple lines and shapes.

What is actually an interesting touch is the  second facade layer, because it provides privacy for the inhabitants and fuses the man-made structure with its natural surroundings.   The home provides 47 sqm of living space with a minimal CO2 footprint,  and can also be easily dismantled and rebuilt on a different site.

The supporting structure is made of local larch and the interior is a combination of larch and stone-pine.  Organized in a helical structure, the entrance area blends into a generous open kitchen with an adjacent living space, and around the corner rests the bedroom.

watertower skyscrapper

Hugon Kowalski from H3AR proposal Watertower idea for the eVolo addresses the growing need for water in Darfur, not only as a means to sustain life, but also to end the raging wars in the region.  Many feel the problems of Darfur will end once a viable water source is found.  Some are hopeful that water may be found in the region, however, a vast underground lake that scientists hoped could end violence, was just ruled to have probably dried up thousands of years ago because the area received too little rain and had the wrong rock types for water storage.  Kowalski’s scheme takes the water crisis into account and has developed a tower to aid in the finding of underground water.

watertower skyscrapper

Today in the Concept & Proposals, a new comer here at Archtopia.

Just a brilliant modern chair design from Baita Design of Brazil that leaves some of us wondering if the concept chair really holds true to its form. The non-conventional design of the Magno Chair features a magnetic base that allows the seat to float with a little movement for comfort thanks to a flexible connector. For more information on the Magno floating chair visit baitadesign.com

floating chair magno baita design

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This is a guest post from Delicious Storm, one of the masterminds at Allied Operations, and I’m certain you will love their work, we at Archtopia surely do.

Allied Operations, a group of design professionals based in New York, is selected as one of the Bathing Beauties.

Their beach hut model “Magic is in the Air” will be featured in Bathing Beauties’ exhibition at the Scarborough Art Gallery in the UK, 13 March – 20 Sept 2010

For more information about exhibition, check out Scarborough Art Gallery

Allied Operations - "Magic is in the Air"

Organization: Allied Operations
Design team: Sangmok Kim, Si-Yeon Min
Location: Lincolnshire coast, UK
Program: Beach Hut
Site area: scale less sqm
Building area: 110sqm
Total floor area: 110 sqm

Project description and concept:

‘Magic Is In the Air’