Digitally Fabricated Bookshelf, image courtesy of dbd Studio
Washington-based dbd Studio recently has completed an organic bookshelf specifically designed and built for a condo in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington DC, it stretched from floor to ceiling and overhead, and terminated at the existing bulkhead.
+ Project description courtesy of dbd Studio
dbd Studio has recently completed a custom bookshelf specifically designed and built for a condo in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington DC. The owner had a severe lack of storage for household items, as well as no display options for objects collected from his worldwide travels.
Digitally Fabricated Bookshelf, image courtesy of dbd Studio
The large bookshelf serves as both an art piece in itself and a functional storage/display system. An organic curving surface was created in Rhino that stretched from floor to ceiling and overhead, terminating at the existing bulkhead. 17 sheets of 3/4″ birch plywood were then CNC milled to notch together and form the undulating, gridded mass.
Digitally Fabricated Bookshelf, image courtesy of dbd Studio
Special attention was paid to avoid interfering with the recessed lights, sprinkler heads, air vents and fire alarms along the hallway ceiling.
Digitally Fabricated Bookshelf, image courtesy of dbd Studio
The vertical plywood components were spaced to avoid them or notched to allow them to function. dbd Studio(Design/Build/Develop) is located in the Washington, DC area specializing in restaurant/retail and custom furniture.
Digitally Fabricated Bookshelf, drawing courtesy of dbd Studio
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Söhne & Partner Architekten’s lightsails project was designed as guiding symbols for the exhibition around the Millstaetter lake, Austria.
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guiding symbol
Lightsails as guiding symbols for the exhibition around the Millstaetter lake, Austria. The lighthouse is used as a metaphor to guide the visitors around the different exhibitions. Nowadays the lighthouse is used as a symbol of holidays, sea, adventure and water.
Söhne & Partner Architekten, image courtesy of Söhne & Partner Architekten
Söhne & Partner Architekten, image courtesy of Söhne & Partner Architekten
The objects are abstract sails, as a “light-space-installation”. The objects are orientated to the lake. The lake Millstättersee is getting a tribune out of water, because the energy of the lake is trapped, converted and reflected as light. So the sails are working as a transmitter and receiver at the same time.
Söhne & Partner Architekten, diagram courtesy of Söhne & Partner Architekten
The illumination is reacting to the surrounding – the more people approaching the sails the more vibrate light. The illumination is also reacting to the temperature – they are constantly changing the colour. The colder the temperature the warmer the colour if light is getting.
In association with Karl Sodek.
+ Project credits / data
Project: Lightsails
Location: Carinthia, Austria – Millstätter Lake
Start of planning: January 2008
Completition: May 2008
Client: MTG- Millstatt
Design: Söhne & Partner Architekten
Team: Tobias Klaubert, Sigrid Rückl
Photos: Gisela Erlacher
Companies: Steel structure – Fa. Zeilinger
Glass - Fa. Zeilinger
Electrical: Fa. Ottacher
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