http://architecture.gapuak.net Interior design style, modern architecture, design style guide, prefab home and more Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:47:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://architecture.gapuak.net/molo-debuts-expandable-honeycomb-urchin-lamp/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/molo-debuts-expandable-honeycomb-urchin-lamp/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:47:13 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1523 We are excited to announce that one of our favorite contemporary furniture design teams, Molo, just launched a brand new fold-up paper lantern called ‘Urchin’. Molo’s Urchin Softlights are a series of gorgeous expandable lamps composed of flexible-yet-durable honeycomb craft paper. Urchin embodies Molo’s versatile design philosophy and is as adaptable as their paper [...]]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/molo-debuts-expandable-honeycomb-urchin-lamp/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/ygne-summer-house-by-sandell-sandberg/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/ygne-summer-house-by-sandell-sandberg/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:15:21 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1521 Sandell Sandberg projected the Ygne summer house situated on the island of Gotland, one of Sweden most popular summer holiday spots. The house was build to recess into the natural environment. Floor to ceiling windows wrap the house from the entry facade into the inner courtyard, allowing the wooded exterior to become part of the interior [...]]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/ygne-summer-house-by-sandell-sandberg/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/gosho-restaurant-by-anc-arquitectos/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/gosho-restaurant-by-anc-arquitectos/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:01:10 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1519 The Gosho Restaurant, designed by aNC Arquitectos, is located in a 5 star hotel in Porto, Portugal. The project contains several specific areas for the several types of japanese food that the restaurant serves, with a total capacity of 101 seats. The atmosphere of the restaurant cherishes being in public, through different themes. Besides evoking traditional japanese [...]]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/gosho-restaurant-by-anc-arquitectos/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/pocket-house-by-jacobo-garcia-german/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/pocket-house-by-jacobo-garcia-german/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:43:13 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1516 Jacobo García-Germán redesigned an old apartment of the XIX century located in Madrid, Spain. After demolish almost every interior wall of the apartment, they got an lineal space limited by two diaphanous rooms with multiple uses connected through a large corridor around two patios. Inside this rooms everything happens, like in daily life were objects, things, plants [...]]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/pocket-house-by-jacobo-garcia-german/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/super-sense-spa-by-kuu/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/super-sense-spa-by-kuu/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:38:53 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1514 The Super Sense Spa, designed by architecture and design studio KUU, is three level spa located in Shanghai. An additional floor in steel was added and the staircase leading up lands at several platforms which are for the spa’s complementary purposes such as consultation, beauty treatment, manicure or pedicure. Photos by Jeremy San ]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/super-sense-spa-by-kuu/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/ecclesiastical-architecture/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/ecclesiastical-architecture/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:37:20 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1511 Mosque design in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne, by Paul Böhm In Europe, mostly in Germany, new projected mosques have sparked an ideological debate (article in Der Spiegel, Go-Ahead for Germany’s Biggest Mosque). What is the Muslim’s place in the European society and what do mosques communicate to the general public? Basically, cultural diversity [...]]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/ecclesiastical-architecture/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/the-nazari-bench-by-applegate-tran/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/the-nazari-bench-by-applegate-tran/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:17:06 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1509 The San Francisco based interior designers Vernon Applegate and Gioi Tran are now also designing furniture, and one of their first pieces is the Nazari Bench which reflects Applegate’s interest in modern architecture. ]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/the-nazari-bench-by-applegate-tran/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/interior-inspiration-1-morton-square/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/interior-inspiration-1-morton-square/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:15:40 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1507 A little inspiration today coming from this 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment for sale in the West Village of Manhattan, New York. The apartment is currently listed at $2.395 million through John Tenore ]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/interior-inspiration-1-morton-square/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/contemporary-furniture-by-roche-bobois-inside-traditional-walls/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/contemporary-furniture-by-roche-bobois-inside-traditional-walls/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:04:28 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1505 Rich, romantic, elaborate and….. modern? This design is a perfect example of the blending of two separate decorative styles – in this case, two styles from separate centuries. The striking walls are reminiscent of eighteen century France with its high ceilings, plastered walls and ornate carvings. The furniture is undoubtedly very modern, and includes pieces [...]]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/contemporary-furniture-by-roche-bobois-inside-traditional-walls/feed/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/modern-bathroom-interiors-by-jaclo/ http://architecture.gapuak.net/modern-bathroom-interiors-by-jaclo/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:02:43 +0000 admin http://architecture.gapuak.net/?p=1503 A bathroom that is so sleek and modern, no one would want to hide it. This open-bathroom layout has a walk-in shower that is so practical and unpretentious in design, but completely stunning in result. It makes the showering experience easy and stress-free, as it should be. The clear glass panes of the shower allow [...]]]> http://architecture.gapuak.net/modern-bathroom-interiors-by-jaclo/feed/