The new complex coming up for the new headquarters of Antwerp Port Authority in Antwerp, Belgium can be stated to be a masterpiece. Being designed by London based architects Zaha Hadid Architects, the new extension is expected to be completed in 2013 and will house about 500 staff members, with the existing building will be refurbished so that the public counters, meeting rooms and offices be in that place. The new building which shall be five stories high will consist of auditorium and restaurant and additional offices and meeting rooms. It will be a towering structure overlooking the city and will sure be a monument to look out for.
Read the rest of this entry »
Reading a book at night can really bother your sleeping partner, I bet they keep complaining about the light. MARK is trying to give you the solution of this dilemma, you can place it on the book’s page and MARK will provide you the light. You can also place it between pages as ordinary book mark. Mark is a thin and flexible sheet made out of embedded FOLEDs (flexible organic LEDs) which can glow to help you read each pages in the book in the dark. The light intensity can be controlled according to the user requirement. Pretty handy isn’t it ? No wonder this MARK concept has won the Red Dot award 2007, In illumination category.
Read the rest of this entry »
Casulo is really a magic box, you will find a desk, a bed, a mattress, an armoire, a height-adjustable stool, a six-shelf bookcase. Designed by Marcel Krings and Sebastion M?hlh?user, casulo is a ready furnitures package for an apartment, very smart modular setup design. With this perfect solution for frequent movers or small space dwellers, no wonder casulo won the “Abraham & David Roentgen Award” in November 2007.
Designer : Casulo via [TreeHugger]
