Design Ambient

Gamsei

When Gamsei opened in 2013, hyper-localism was introduced to a field of practice which had till then been mainly confined to the food scene. At Gamsei, ingredients for cocktails are either wildly foraged or grown by local artesian farmers. The bar interior, is a clear continuation of this philosophy. Just like the cocktails, Buero Wagner procured all materials locally, and worked in close collaboration with local manufacturers to produce custom-made solutions. Gamsei is a wholly integrated concept that turns the event of drinking a cocktail into a novel experience.

Architecture Factory

The Architecture Factory is a third level architectural education, learning and research space situated in a disused split-level warehouse in Cork, Ireland. The interior architectural intervention adapts used shipping containers into lecturer offices dividing the ground floor space into 7 open plan studios. These are divided from a new mezzanine structure by a wide boulevard which functions as a live lab, exhibition and making space. The mezzanine cantilevers over this space creating online learning facilities above seminar rooms, storage, photo labs and studios bookending the enclosures.

yoshi bar 2nd

systematically pieced together using six panels of reeds, the ‘yoshi bar’ by japanese designer naoya matsumoto resembles a traditional gabled roof stall. situated at the seian university of arts and design in otsu, shiga, japan, the small shelter is held in place by the natural fibers, which are grown in biwako, shiga. the different panels are unable to stand alone, but when placed next to each other they are supported to form the intimate enclosure. offering snatched glimpses through to its interior, the sculptural piece has an enchanting quality to it.

WHITE HOUSE

Kale brand's Whitehouse bathroom furniture system is created with a concept that is based on the ability of creating suitable products that can fit a variety of different sized and shaped bathroom locales, with a light and minimalist approach.The family has been designed with a flexible approach. Aesthetical modularity of the range is sustained with a colour strike throughout the modules, while distinctive functional properties such as leveraged floor module unit that allows easy use. Both aestetic and functional factors are presented in order to enhance the user’s comfort

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CATINO

CATINO is born from the desire to give shape to a thought. This collection evokes the poetry of everyday life through simple elements, which reinterpret existing archetypes of our imagination in a contemporary way. It suggests a return to an environment of warmth and solidity, through the use of natural woods, machined from solid and assembled to remain eternal.

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