The new city center designed by Dutch architects MVRDV for Gwanggyo, a city coming up 35 kms from Seoul in South Korea seems to be something taken out of the sci fi movies. Expected to be completed by 2011, the city is sufficient enough to hold 77000 inhabitants and has a design envisioned with two centers which is a mix of housing, culture, office, retail, and leisure and education spaces. Various atriums are created in the towers catering to various categories, with box hedges being planted on the roofs and terraces which in turn improves ventilation and reduces usage of energy and water.
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Canal+ is an integrated Set Top Box and complete UI experience which has been designed by Yves Behar. The designer always wanted to create something useful and innovative for people therefore he has come up with this new interactive experience. This system provides information, personal preferences and communication in a simple way. It also displays the temperature, weather, time or the alarm for your favorite TV show. Canal+ is designed in a box form which can be used vertically as well as horizontally because the gyroscopic sensor mechanically orientates the information displayed in suitable position. The design is sleek and simple to be used by anyone.
Designer : Yves Behar via Mocoloco
Get ready to change the interior of your car by choosing one of these new forms of car dashboards. These are 10 best dashboards of Paris Motor Show 2008. You can have a feel of ‘Need for Speed’ with these stylish and unique dashboards which are made up of new material and new forms to offer new ways for drivers and passengers to interact with the vehicle. Some of these designs include F1-style steering wheel, fancy propeller air vents, LED displays and Flat screen TV etc. You will be surely excited to go on a drive with any of these dashboards in your car.
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Now you can stay connected to your facebook or myspace friends while working in your kitchen. Adam Brodowski from USA has designed “Sook”, a wireless kitchen assistant concept that displays and shares different recipes and allows you to connect to your social networking websites with the help of internet access on this device. “Sook” uses a series of sensors to sense what food is kept nearby or on its cutting board. Apart from measuring weight and moisture, it also includes an electronic tongue that tastes and examines food so that all the ingredients can be mixed in a better way. This device is waterproof and be washed like your other utensils. Pretty futuristic concept, especially with “electronic tongue”, very cool. Just buy your favorite food from restaurant, put it near Sook, and voila … you will get the secret ingredients and you can share it with your friends automatically.
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You must be confusing this design with a ship standing in the middle of a forest. But in actual it is a Capital Hill Residence, a private house in Barvikha Forest which is nearby Moscow, Russia. This project was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and it is still under construction. It will be shown in the Russia Pavilion on 12th September to 23rd September as part of showcase of work by Russia. Sources say that this project will be completed by 2010. You can imagine if this structure is so beautiful from outside then how luxurious and amazing it would be from inside. This project will definitely be a dream house for anyone visiting and seeing it.
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