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G+D house is located in the area of Huentelauquen in Canela, Chile. A coastal desert area that is notable for its arid geography, powerful solar radiation, and predominant winds. The project seeks to transform these conditions into its main design element to provide a passive solution to these problems. In order to achieve this, a wooden skin is cr...
Architecture firm
Guimpert Atelier Architecture
Location
Huentelauquen, Canela, Chile
Photography
Aryeh Kornfeld
Principal architect
Eduardo Guimpert
Design team
Eduardo Guimpert, Katia Ivanovic-Zuvic
Structural engineer
Cubo Ingenieria, Timber
Supervision
Eduardo Guimpert
Visualization
Guimpert Atelier Architecture
Tools used
Mechanized wood
Construction
AMAS Arquitectura
Client
Andres Guimpert & Macarena Dippel
Typology
Residential › House
Moiré ascent by Sophia Michopoulou, is a staircase inspired from the harmonic streams and ethereal movements for ethical office functionality.
Product name
Moiré ascent
Manufacturer
Wood specialist: Doulis wood applications | Metal construction: Veta sa
Product type
Office staircase
Contact
michopoulou.s@gmail.com
Designer
Sophia Michopoulou
Use
Bridging the main working space level with the board room
Applications
Digital fabrication
Characteristics
Twenty-eight CNC cut plywood slices
Format
Multiple unique elements
Adam Court, sole designer for luxury artisanal brand OKHA immediately fell in love with the “Verde Magnifico” marble when he saw it. The stone’s visible layers of history speak to OKHA’s South African locality of cosmopolitan, polyglot and multi- cultural charm. Court conceived of Magnifico side and Magnifico coffee table together.
Product name
Magnifico Coffee Table and Magnifico Side Table
Product type
Coffee table and side table collection
Applications
Residential or commercial interior
Characteristics
Magnifico Side Table: Solid wire-brushed and Carbon-stained Larch timber legs paired with a Verde Magnifico tabletop. Magnifico Coffee Table: Solid wire-brushed and Carbon-stained Larch timber legs paired with a Flame Travertine stone tabletop
Format
Magnifico Side Table: Triangular tabletop with column shaped legs. Magnifico Coffee Table: square tabletop with cut-off corners and column shaped legs • Material: Timber and Marble
Material
Timber and Marble
Size
Coffee Table - 1100W x 1100D x 300H mm / Side Table - 500W x 500D x 500H mm
Color
Coffee Table: Flame red, / Side Table: Olive and Emerald green
Shape
Magnifico Side Table: Triangular tabletop with column shaped legs. Magnifico Coffee Table: square tabletop with cut-off corners and column shaped legs
Price
Magnifico Side Table: $2 620. Magnifico Coffee Table: from $3 920
Shown in solid Walnut, the FREQUENCY bench has sculpted ripples carved on either side of a smooth seat plateau which can also be tailored with a simply fitted padded seat.
Product name
Frequency Bench
Use
Living room, Kitchen, Patio, Entrance hall
Applications
Residential or commercial interior
Characteristics
Shown in a Solid Walnut Timber, Frequency Bench can be made from Ash, Oak or Walnut in a selected range of finishes
Format
Timber with sculpted ripples carved on either side of a smooth seat plateau which can also be tailored with a simply fitted padded seat
Size
1793W x 380D x 410H mm
Color
Timber coloured. Padded seat can be upholstered from a broad palette of leather or fabric
Shape
Sculpted seat with two legs either side
