H77: The Diamond House
Sitting at the foot of the Hymettus mountain, the H77 house is a private four storey residential building in Voula, a southern suburb of Athens, Greece. Thanks to its ...
Foldfinding - Origami pavilion
Investigating the structural and aesthetic values of Origami has already inspired architects for a long time; Tal Friedman is one of them. His fully self-supported ...
Fragile Beasts by Students from Łódź University of Technology
“The Fragile Beasts ” is a curve-folded paper sculpture made by 17 undergraduate architecture students of Łódź University of ...
Speedy Evacuation Helmet by Toyo Safety is a foldable safety helmet. This feature of being able to fold makes the helmet easy to store and also to transport. A helmet such as this is useful, ...
When designing theatres a serious amount of time and effort has to be placed in understanding acoustics. The problem is different performances may require specific scenarios and designs to provide a ...
Located in the heart of Paris, The Alesia and Mistral Cinema façades transform themselves into huge billboards advertising the current performance. Long thin strips of folded panels, reminiscent of ...
Klein Bottle house designed by McBride Charles Ryan
This 2,777 square foot holiday home is located in the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The house has become ...
Motril Footbridge | Guallart Architects
This organic, yet recognizably geometric bridge is yet another example of structure in defiance of commonality. It is not contractors and steel manufacturers ...
The architect, Brandon Martella, states that
“Farming Services” is an exploration exercise aimed at taking full advantage of a transitional district. A new breed of building type and city dweller is ...
These things are pretty cool. I can't profess to know exactly how they are made, but that might be half the fun. I would surmise that there is probably a hidden 'washer' acting as a base for the ...