Diseño Earle have added a new string to our bow with our new luxury villa project called Blueprint.

The concept is simple: Blueprint brings together the finest plots on the Costa del Sol, Spain and combines them with a unique villa design and all the required building licenses and timely construction into one neat package, saving the buyer both time and money and giving them something totally unique.

So far we have five villas available, including our Eco House. All of these villas feature a stunning modern design and set in locations with some of the most stunning views and scenary on the coast.

Blueprint offers only a select number of modern villa projects, based on the availability of suitable plots which meet stringent desirability criteria including views, immediate surroundings and accessibility. Each architectural plan is unique and designed specifically according to the characteristics of the plot. Each property Blueprint markets will stand as a true masterpiece at the forefront of the resurging modernist movement.

You can find out more information on this exciting villa project by visiting the Blueprint Modern & Contemporary Villas website.

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Some people grab a coffee. Some people go for a run.  I usually start my day with a TED talk.  TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is an annual conference of creative superstars giving talks on the cool stuff they’re up to. Today’s featured speaker is architect Liz Diller, principal of Diller Scofidio & Renfro, one of my favorite firms ever.

It gets a little deep with the big words, but what can you do? – she’s pretty smart.

See link below.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/liz_diller_plays_with_architecture.html

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Cantelevers are very much an in-thing right now, presumably because of the interesting forms they allow. This is one of the finest and most creative examples I’ve seen so far. The Walter Towers, to be constructed in Prague, Czech Republic, were the result of a very challenging brief: to build a modern tower that fits within the historical framework and architectural tradition of Prague and at the same time creates an iconic image that can be instantly recognisable.

As you can see, the result is stunning. The towers are essentially one tower cleaved and twisted into the spectacular ‘W’ shape you see. This clustering of the towers responds directly to the more traditional architecture Prague, and the sculptural form makes for a truly modern and iconic profile.

As the architects Bjarke Ingels Group explain:

By uniting the tradition of building towers in clusters, which is seen in the old Prague, with the rational way of organizing tall buildings as we know it from the American skyscraper, it is possible to make a new kind of contemporary tower that unites history, functionality and the need for a new Walter site landmark.

What will appear as 4 different towers is actually one continuous building that is sliced up and pulled apart to maximize the amount of surface and facade area to create attractive apartments. A series of manipulations of the slab is turning an ordinary apartment slab into a series of towers. By twisting the building, it is “opened up” towards its surroundings - letting in people and light.

A superb display of architectural ingenuity. Article found on the Contemporist.

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LOOPHOLE is a design-in-progress for a pedestrian bridge in Poland.   A collaboration of R&Sie + THEVERYMANY, the project uses a sophisticated computer-generated script to develop a woven, structural truss.  Honestly?  I have no idea what this is made of or how its constructed - but its pretty great looking.  See link below.

Loophole bridge

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This is an interesting concept designed to make a business introduction a more personal and memorable experience. Taking a different view on what’s important, this design inspires people to remember the moment of meeting, rather than just the business card itself by making the handing over of the card more of an event. A small fanfare of sorts.

Basically, the cards are printed in a book with a perforated binding inside. When being introduced, the card is carefully torn from the book, creating a more memorable event and leaving a physical reminder of the memory in the perforated edge that remains on the card.

Neat idea. Thanks to designer Alice Rosignoli from Alicerosignoli Design for sending this one in.

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Have you ever wanted to have an apartment with a pool… in the ceiling? Well now you can – thanks to Rem Koolhaas, who is developing a new residential tower in New York City.  With a characteristic gesture of willful contrarianism, his design inverts the typical Manhattan tower, stepping outward - not inward - as it rises to create an alarming attention grabbing profile.  Ostensibly, these cantilevers are intended to provide views to a nearby park. 

In reality, I think Rem is just showing off. But the pool is awesome.

Click here for the Office of Metropolitan Architecture.

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Our planets dwindling oil supply is front-page news.  Less discussed is our lack of fresh water in the face of global warming and permanent drought.  

To this end, Grimshaw Partners has planned a new seawater greenhouse for the Canary Islands.  Using solar panels to power a series of evaporators and condensers, the structure produces fresh water from moisture in the air.  A piece of public infrastructure, it doubles as a waterfront attraction, serving as a sweeping open-air theatre.

See video below:

Article found on Inhabitat

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Lila Jang Sofa, exhibited in Paris this summer.

Cool couch, but don’t know how comfortable I’d be nursing my Saturday hangover.

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Diseño Earle’s Eco House, being built on the Costa del Sol, Spain and to be completed 2009 caused quite a stir when it was launched. Now, several months down the line, the Eco House has been shortlisted for an award at World Architecture Community. WA is an organisation that promotes dialog and discourse in the architecture community and encourages debates on all facets of architecture. Membership consists of architects around the globe as well as a honorary members list of veritable starchitects.

The Eco House features a combination of innovative environmentally-friendly technologies and boasts a beautiful, modern design. We’re all hoping to see the Eco House win, but against such stiff compeition, we’re happy to have been shortlisted. A big congratulations to the design team at Diseño Earle.

You can see the Eco House and the other projects shortlisted here.

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Here’s an interesting experiment into the usability of GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) specifically for the web. Originally intended as a simple experiment to see just how much we are attached to mouse-clicks,  the project has spiralled and now data is being collected on how people can use an interface environment without clicking the mouse, and if that is a useful way for people to interact with technology.

The website itself, built in Flash, is navigated solely by rolling over sections to release their content. The site is very fast and smoothly animated making the experience very visually impressive. Whilst exploring the site you’ll come across lots of click-related information as well a button lab which suggests alternatives to the mouse click, such as different mouse-strokes to activate buttons.

A very interesting project & study. You can visit the site dontclick.it here and try it out for yourself.

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