T A L I E S I N . M O D . F A B

The Taliesin Mod.FabTM is an example of simple, elegant, and sustainable living in the desert. The one-bedroom, 600-square-foot prototype residence relies on panelized construction to allow for speed and economy on site or in a factory. It can be connected to utilities or be "unplugged," relying on low-consumption fixtures, rainwater harvesting, greywater re-use, natural ventilation, solar orientation, and photovoltaics to reduce energy and water use. The structure is dimensioned and engineered to be transportable via roadway.

The Taliesin Mod.FabTM was designed and built by graduate and undergraduate students at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture with the faculty guidance of Michael P. Johnson and Jennifer Siegal, project manager Christian Butler, recent M.Arch graduate, and assistant project manager Nick Mancusi, current BAS student.

“HARADS” TREE HOTEL

Designed by Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkiteks from Sweeden. Mirrored to create a real tree illusion.

SEATTLE CENTRAL LIBRARY

The Seattle Central Library is designed to provide space for books and programming. Designed by OMA + LMN architects, the building is divided into specific spaces for specific duties. The attempt is to keep the flow of information moving and the structure vibrant. Arch Daily has a strong piece on the library, well worth checking.

JACQUES CARLU'S MARTIN MARGIELA DESIGNED MAISON

The Designer that never allows himself to be photoed has allowed his design of the Parisian apartment of Jacques Carlu (architect of the Palais de Chaillot, built in the thirties) home to embrace a few of them. You can definitely see the resemblance of his aesthetic.
Martin Margiela turned the space into an art installation. Commissioned by Elle Decoration, the designer's team transformed the apartment into a party pad (albeit with most of the furniture covered in the house's signature white muslin), complete with empty bottles and Champagne flutes, trompe l'oeil wallpaper, and confetti strewn all over the floor. The idea is to treat viewers to a scene that looks like the aftermath of an epic bash.

C1 HOUSE

This is the C1 House designed by architects Gwenael Nicolas & Tomoyuki Ustum located in Tokyo Japan.

OUTRIAL HOUSE: KSIAZANICE, POLAND

Designed by Architect Robert Konieczny, the Outrial House is a small home surrounded by a forest..it boasts a recording studio and a conservatory and also features a grass covered roof which is essentially the lawn.

MILLBARE CONTEMPORARY HOUSE: LONDON, UK

THE SCULPTURAL HOME: SOMOSAGUAS, SPAIN

Designed by: A-cero Architects, built on the water’s edge, it’s a stratified building with texturized dark concrete facades.

CHICKEN POINT CABIN

This is the Chicken Point Cabin by architect Tom Kundig. The idea for the cabin is that of a lakeside shelter in the woods—a little box with a big window that opens to the surrounding landscape. The cabin’s big window-wall (30 feet by 20 feet) opens the entire living space to the forest and lake. Materials are low maintenance—concrete block, steel, concrete floors and plywood—in keeping with the notion of a cabin, and left unfinished to naturally age and acquire a patina that fits in with the natural setting. The cabin sleeps ten.

GARDEN & SEA INSPIRED HOUSE

This is the weekend house by Japanese architect Takao Shiotsuka Atelier it was designed to have a pleasureable feel like a garden or being seaside.
from Shia ATL