March 14th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
Building on the water is a different story….. water is not land – a different character – tradition – romanticism – invention – libertarian – system – space – pioneering – adventure – risk – leisure – views – movement – sky and water – [...]
March 9th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
The building is located in a landscape of unique beauty, the result of a natural and evident growth. The mountain, topped by a castle, is covered by a blanket housing through a system of aggregation by simple juxtaposition of pieces generated fragmented target tissue that adapts [...]
March 9th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
Prefabricated Cottages that are put on the terrain with the aim of transforming the land as less as possible. In it’s design special attention was given to sun light and cross ventilation to avoid the usage of mechanical systems to achieve thermal and luminance comfort.
February 12th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Diane Pascal and Thomas Richie escape from Chicago in a retreat with low-profile getaway in Hennepin, Illinois, a town where agriculture and ecology are still a part of the locals’ common knowledge. Richie, a freelance advertising creative director, and Pascal, the development officer for an [...]
January 27th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
This wonderful new home of Peter and Jennifer Drummond is located in the rural area about 60 miles north of Edinburgh and has provoked some strong reactions. People either love it or hate it. However it’s fair to say that visitors who are initially shocked [...]
October 13th, 2010 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
Environmentalists and designers John and Cynthia Hardy wanted to motivate communities to live sustainably. Part of that effort was to show people how to build with sustainable materials, namely bamboo. They established the Green School, and develop plantations of bamboo plants through presenting bamboo seedlings [...]
October 7th, 2010 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
A studio called Cloud9 designed a suburban house of the future—it also happens to be sustainable. The villa is situated a little over an hour outside of Barcelona in Llers ((hometown of everyone’s favorite mustachioed surrealist, Salvador Dali), in an alien cube set within a [...]
August 9th, 2010 | by Fifi | published in Travel
Compared with Europe, Norway is a country, which was late to urbanize. Norway is still in a process where people from the fishing areas in the north and west are searching for possibilities in the city. In Norway, there has been a tradition in which [...]
August 8th, 2010 | by Fifi | published in Interiors
Fitzroy High School is located in Melbourne, Australia. The school is a real curl strip and has a long history. The government school closed in 1992 but it re-opened in 2004, after an 11-year campaign by parents and residents. In 2009, its senior students gained [...]
July 11th, 2010 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
Pole dancing is a form of performing art, a combination of dancing and gymnastics. It involves dancing sensually with a vertical pole and is often used in strip clubs and gentlemen’s clubs. A similar pole is used in cabaret/circus and stage performance in a non-erotic [...]
