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Metromorph Futuristic Concept Car with Balcony Mode Option

TheFuture — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:49:37 +0000

To address the ever-growing metropolitan city problems associated with real estate and parking place, many innovative ideas are constantly coming up from various designers and Metromorph is one of the most functional concept cars in this regard. It has been designed with the ability to ride up just like an elevator and turn into a balcony, eliminating the harassment of parking and paying for additional space in the apartment. This vehicle is powered with two in-wheel motors placed in the back of the car along with two battery cases.

Rotating arms have been used in order to keep the seats level for both vertical and horizontal drive. When the vehicle is in balcony mode, the seats are positioned on a rolling base which allows them to become lounge chair for lying down and relax. The exterior design of this car never seems like a car that is mounted vertically with a building but still it looks like a vehicle on the road. The wheels are hidden towards inside and doors are designed to rotate closely around the car, instead of the usual pulling out or sliding up doors, allowing the entrance to freely open in narrow area like a garage.

Designer : Roman Mistiuk

Cake Table and Stools

TheFuture — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:05:27 +0000

What do you think it is some kind of dish or cake? Well, it is a collection of a table and 5 stools designed by Thailand based Moban. This unique furniture piece has a central stainless steel and tempered glass table which is designed to have room for five low seated stools. Once assembled, these stools form a circular design along with the table in the center. Like you cut pieces of a cake, these stools can be separated and positioned wherever you want. This design is environment friendly as it is made up of recycled plastic and waterproof and UV resistant polyamide-jersey base cloth in the stool. You can easily carry and assemble this furniture for a small gathering in your lawn or balcony.

Designer : Doonyapol Srichan via HomeTone

Caravan Mobile Home with Balcony

TheFuture — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:53:25 +0000

Veranda caravan mobile home is a revolutionary new motor home designed by country coach comes with a motorized balcony. The motorized balcony can be deployed in 20 seconds flat! And that’s not all; it also has optional Barbeque and a 37 inch TV. The good thing about the motor home is the ease with which one can travel in the same and for the ones with adventure on their mind; one can fully follow their heart without leaving the comforts of their motor home. The manufacturers claim that one can fish or play catch and keep enjoying the cozy confines of your motor home. So just go ahead and have a great holiday in your caravan !

Designer : Country Couch via Gizmodo

Dubai Opera House and Cultural Centre by Zaha Hadid

TheFuture — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:24:47 +0000

A dune shaped new opera house (with a seating capacity of 2500) and cultural center coming up in island off Dubai Creek, the designs for the same has been developed by Zaha Hadid Architects. All of the facilities are available within a single striking structure. Images of mountains or sand dunes are evoked from the gentle winding form. From the ground the form arises as both are a part of the landscape but with a distinct element in the skyline.

The design calls for an exciting new cultural centre in the new Seven Pearls district of Dubai. This landmark development will accommodate an opera house, playhouse, arts gallery, performing arts school and themed hotel on an island in Dubai Creek just off the mainland part of the district. All of these facilities will be state of the art to host world class performances and exhibitions. The opera house will have a seating capacity of 2,500 while the playhouse will have a seating capacity of 800.

The arts gallery with 5000m2 of exhibition space is indeed a full size exhibition facility comparable to the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The hotel will accommodate guests in a 6 star setting. Sited on an island in Dubai Creek, the development will be connected to Greater Dubai by a road connection to the mainland.

The proposal houses all of the facilities within a single striking structure. The gentle winding form evokes images of mountains or sand dunes. Rising out of the ground, this form is both a part of the landscape yet very much a distinct element in the skyline. The surrounding landscape forms build up to the main building. These constitute open park spaces as well as ancillary functions such as the parking facilities and the monorail station, which are either tucked under or integrated into the andscape forms.

The two peaks correspond to the opera house and the playhouse. The tall requirements of the fly towers are nested under these peaks. From these peaks, the form gradually swoops down to touch the earth. The form is scalloped away where the three major entrances are to be found. The main entrances for audiences visiting either of the two performing arts auditoria are on the north side of the building. At the ground level will be the VIP entrance with car drop off right at the entrance and a separate foyer from the main foyer. This foyer serves both the opera house and the playhouse. The main foyer is a gentle multi-tiered landscape at one floor above the ground floor. It also serves the opera house and the playhouse as well as having an interior connection to the arts gallery.

Floating above this foyer are further foyer spaces serving the balcony levels. The foyer levels from the main foyer level up are visually connected to each other through a series of voids. This allows for direct views between the main foyer at the first floor all the way up to the highest balcony foyer. Surprising views are abundant in this space.

The auditoria are contained in flowing shapes that seem to emerge from the underside of the main shell. This inner shell however, does not quite touch the main shell. Instead, the two surfaces disappear into a light gap between them. Supporting functions found off the foyer are defined by walls that merge into the underside of the main shell.

Designer : Zaha Hadid Architects via Dezeen

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Combination of Drier and Cleaner (Hand Cleaner in The Future)

TheFuture — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:46:20 +0000

This combination of drier and cleaner can be a great help if we can have it, thanks to Qian Jiang & Feijun Chen that came up with this concept. The form of the work derives from the towel in our daily life. It appears ordinary, but it can unintentionally take care of our health. It can be recharged by the solar energy. And when we don’t use it, we can place it in the balcony to absorb the sunshine. It is our habit to use ultraviolet as disinfector in our daily life, when drying the towel, clothes and others. We hope that users continue to form the habit through the use of Drier and Cleaner. After washing hands, if we only use the hand drier, many bacteria will still remain on our hands. However, Drier and Cleaner will solve this problem in a healthier and greener way. This product is mainly suitable in the future family.

Designer: Qian Jiang & Feijun Chen