When you think the word “innovate,” you don’t often associate it with “recycle.” But what Stojanovic, Pavlovic, Milanovic have done here is both of those things, with a project called “Wellness Sky.” Together they transformed a 35 year old, lost and decrepit building into the once glorious landmark it was at its height, and they did it by turning it into a fitness center.
This story begins in the early 1970s with a building called the “Danube Flower” in Belgrade, Serbia. It was great and all, and it had it’s moments, hosting the communist president J.B.Tito for dinner, amongst lots of other folks. But it fell into disuse with the advent of civil war in the 1990s.
Long story short, it’s been revitalized. Fifteen feet above the river and the walk below. Concrete building top and bottom held apart in the middle making a sort of glass sandwich. A hand-sandwich, as the building is a giant triangle. The entire building is based on 7.3m equilateral triangles, while the ceiling consists of 390 backlit panels, the light emanating within and out of the building due to the reflective resin flooring spanning the floor.
A sight to behold. An inspiration for citizens: people in the city and people coming in to stay in shape. Light for the community! Trianglitudes!
Designers: Djordje Stojanovic, Vlada Pavlovic & Slavko Milanovic [ Via: Yatzer ]
90° Furniture Makes Your World Super Flat!
So you aren’t satisfied with your folding chairs, huh? You say that your sleeping bag isn’t cutting it anymore. You want true flatness. You want to be able to really fold your furniture up. Kaptein and Bolt will flatten it out for you. Here’s 90° Furniture for your paper-thin, flippy-floppy world.
90° Furniture described by its designers Louwrien Kaptein and Menno Bolt:
And in English!
I imagine these working best in places where they reach floor to ceiling. Yes? More room needed, and quite possibly more attention necessary payed unto unused space. This project also reminds one of a [similar project] made of cardboard. Possibly some recycled materials are in the 90° future?
Also if the translation has terrible mistakes, please notify! Noone hates bad Dutch translations more than me!
Designers: Louwrien Kaptein & Menno Bolt
Dragon Scale Tower
The SOHO Hailun Plaza in Shanghai is 33 stories of multicolored, multifaceted facade that moves and changes depending on the viewers position, giving it a breathing, dragon-scale like aesthetic. Located at the intersection of two metro lines, the tower and its series of smaller mixed-used pavilions direct the flow of commuters and organize outdoor space for a variety of different urban activities.
Designer: UNStudio
