This sculptural artwork is a product of cable ties and irrigation pipes woven together by self-learned weaving techniques which were improvised from Irvine’s own experiments. Her keen interest in nature and landscapes is evidently displayed in the organic form and fluid motion of this workpiece […] […]
Sound is an extensive subject. For Marco Fusinato, whose works revolve around the experimentation of disorganized sound as music, this installation is another extension to interrogate the role and effect that noise has on viewers in a conventional setting of a gallery. The noise created is neither a constant nor a build-up leading to a peak of a rhythmic sequence. It comes unexpectedly, similar to that of a sudden assault […] […]
Cycling has been an integral part of the European culture as well as cities across the world. While design industries pay a substantial amount of effort in designing bicycles, this Swedish -based studio, Fredrik Gertten, has undertaken the challenge to create the invisible bicycle helmet that liberates cyclers from bulky, sometimes distracting and often burdensome, conventional helmet […] […]
DEMOCRACY IS LIVING. It is not static; it is a fluid, free and changing system. Nothing is permanent and everything adapts and morphs itself in time according to its circumstances. The same is true in the growing nature of landscape, people’s changing values & behaviours and the infinite possible interaction between the two. Our roles are less to predict, pre-program or represent the building’s performances but to facilitate and enable changes to take place . In the light of democracy, the idea of control is dispelled . Circulation, activities and spaces are defined by users within the built landscape inside and outside. Landscape design emerges as the mediator between the need for public’s accessibility and residence’s security by creating intentional […]
Space is a living embodiment. It hosts our body and the environment, constantly changing, always dynamic and never static. The assumption that space is a permanent entity and that our presence do little to affect space needs to be re-evaluated. Space has to be perceived as more than an image. Space needs to be a mediator that enables us to relate to our environment through new lens of perception and engages our body with the world in a tangible manner. Such phenomena requires a process of renewing and cleansing of the mind, body and perception. It is like that of bathing. The space that facilitates bathing therefore becomes a space of transition and of change and has the potential for […]
Dementia and allied disorders is a topic constantly in the news. It is the third leading cause of death (after heart disease and cancer) and is forecast to be the leading cause of death by 2050). Every 7 seconds, somewhere around the world, someone finds out that they have dementia. That equates to 4.6 million new diagnoses a year. In total an estimated 30 million people around the world live with dementia and the world-wide cost to governments is one per cent of GDP. The project is divided into 3 main zones for different types of dementia residents. The severity of their cognitive impairment determines the zone in which they will be living; varying in proximity from the main […]
The Sunshine Youth Hub provides a creative community meeting place for young people in Sunshine, in the western suburb of Melbourne. Located just south of the railway station, well serviced by bus routes and with good pedestrian and cycling access, the hub incorporates a gallery, studio and classroom spaces, library, council and community facilities. The site is equipped with solar panels to provide most of the energy required, and water recycling and treatment is made visible through the prominence of urban wetlands. A project in three phases, the Sunshine Youth Hub responds to an immediate issue before expanding to incorporate a focus on food culture and addressing a need for diverse housing options. Sunshine is turning into an aging community. […]
The site is situated on the North East of Penang Island, in the National Park which lies desolate yet rich in biodiversity. Envisioned as a popular tourist attraction in the near future, the design brief requires an eco-friendly and sustainable entity to generate public’s interest ;by introducing a program that conveys the importance of appreciating nature while remaining relevant to the economy’s demand in the vicinity of Teluk Bahang. Hence, preservation initiatives are of utmost importance in the design proposal. Visitors could either approach the site by land or by sea. The design intends to be as transparent as possible to avoid disrupting visitor’s view of the island from afar. This is to ensure that the built environment does not […]