Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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Live Events in Washington DC and Florida

Flasso Milk Flask by Subinay Malhotra

Flasso is a milk flask designed for students who live alone and have to handle plastic milk pouches every morning. The designer has done some researches including analyzing various design on how this packaging can benefit its user by considering how user cutting milk pouch, pouring the milk in a utensil and then heating and storing the milk. Flasso project tries to revolutionize the way we drink milk. It’s lightweight, easy to use and highly possible for mass production. Using only one packaging, user can heat, shake, pour, and store the content of this unit


Designer : Subinay Malhotra


Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra


Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra



Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra


Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra


Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra


Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra


Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra


Flasso Milk Packaging by Subinay Malhotra


Tuvie has received “Flasso Milk Packaging” project from our ‘Submit A Design‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.


Flasso Milk Flask by Subinay Malhotra is originally posted on Tuvie


House Boz by Nico van der Meulen Architects

Nico van der Meulen Architects have designed House Boz located in Pretoria, South Africa.


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Description from the architects



House Boz situated on a hill within a secluded nature estate in Pretoria East was originally destined for a very different location on a hillside in Mafikeng.


The client requested a spacious and luxurious four bedroom house with an emphasis placed on the design of the living rooms. Ensuring that the magnificent views were optimized was of utmost importance and the design of this 770 m ² house responds well not only to the client’s requirements but also to the context of the site.


The concept of a bush lodge arose from the vastness of the site and the natural setting of the stand within the estate. Werner van der Meulen of Nico van der Meulen Architects was inspired to design a house that resembled a bush lodge in the way it responds to nature and its immediate surroundings. Translating this concept into a contemporary home was almost effortless thanks to the location, orientation and natural beauty of the site.


Every design decision communicates and reinforces the concept, as can be seen in the selection of materials used and the way the internal spaces relate to the outdoors. Limiting the choice of materials to predominately natural materials and earthy colours, it is evident that even the smallest of details make reference to the concept in a very unique way. Initially the site revealed itself as a mound of quartzite rock which was excavated and hand cut for the gabion walls and the stone cladding used throughout the house.


Approaching the stand via a long driveway, you are afforded the opportunity to appreciate the design from a distance before actually getting close enough to appreciate its spaces. The striking square and rectangular forms are strategically positioned to capture your attention while the rusted steel boxes and stone-cladded walls aid in camouflaging the house creating a sense of unity between building and site.


The stretched screen walls seem to want to reach beyond their borders while floating steel boxes are gracefully suspended in mid air. The prominent east-west and north-south axes link and connect all the spaces while this point of collision and interception of the axes becomes the centre of the home and it is here where we find the living room and covered patio. Thanks to the views being orientated towards North, the entire Northern façade has the ability to open up and live out onto the expansive views thus also naturally lighting and heating the house in winter, while carefully designed overhangs and brise-soleil keep the summer sum out.


The entrance hall positioned between the double garages is distinctively located alongside a partially covered atrium that gently introduces you to several views through the house as you’re welcomed in. The koi pond introduces water as you approach the front door while various podiums add depth and dimension to this space. An elevated sculpture podium and interlocking planters bring this atrium to life. At the same time it makes it possible to sleep with open doors as it is impossible to get into the atrium once the Mentis grating gate to the driveway is locked.


The double volume entrance hall is framed by a back-lit perforated skin of scaffolding boards bolted to a wall, creating the perfect backdrop for the sculptural looking concrete staircase with steel inlays and the sculpture under it by Regardt van der Meulen.


The kitchen overlooks the lanai and garden while the frameless folding doors create an invisible threshold between the inside and out. These doors, when completely open, allow for the kitchen and dining room to overflow onto the lanai and bar, making entertaining effortless and enabling adults to keep an eye on children in the pool, a mere meter away.


The lanai with a sunken jacuzzi is snugly positioned between the pool on one side and a stone-cladded wall on the west which screens the afternoon sun to ensure the lanai’s temperature remains moderate. It is these design decisions that truly set this house apart from the rest.


All four en suite bedrooms are situated on the first floor with all of the bedrooms having their own private balcony. The three children’s bedrooms are situated on the western wing of the house while the main bedroom is located on the eastern wing. A suspended walkway with steel sheeting as floor tiles, overlooking the atrium links the two wings and creates a sense of privacy for the main bedroom.


Phia van der meulen and the M Square Lifestyle Design team strategically linked spaces through their use of various natural materials in the interior spaces. The design exposes the truth of the materials by using them in their purest form such as incorporating in situ-concrete, quartzite cladding and rusted mild steel in the design.


The interiors feature linear and monolithic forms that complement the architect’s vision for this house. Many of the functional elements were designed to become beautiful features that visually connect the spaces and create links throughout the house rather than just remaining purely functional. An example of this would be the way the staircase relates to the aluminum ceiling which features in both the main living room as well as in the main bedroom.


Regardt van der Meulen’s original steel sculptures were chosen for the project, as they fitted perfectly with the steel theme of the project.


The selection of furniture pieces once again continued this theme where splashes of orange were used in the living room making reference to the orange seen in the rusted metal cladding. The overall charcoal color range used in this house complements the shades of grey found in the off shutter concrete walls.


Challenges arose during the construction process; however Nico van der Meulen Architects clearly pushed the boundaries on this design. This house prides itself in its design for luxury indoor/outdoor living in the heart of nature where internal spaces effortlessly expand beyond their often invisible borders to a world of beauty outside.


The variety and combination of textures used in this design create a synergy in this home which makes it truly unique.



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Design: Nico van der Meulen Architects


PILAR Active Physical Therapy to Relieve Back Pain

Our anatomy is designed for continuous motion, upright walk is part of essential movement yet our modern technology makes us spend of our day in sitting posture. An average office worker usually spends 12 hours a day in sitting posture, making the body missing its needed movement and back pain appears frequently.


PILAR helps to ease the back pain due to muscles tension, when this happens usually muscle movement is preferred over preserving the muscles. The patient is usually have to work with physical therapist and the success of the therapy depends on the patient himself to practice the exercises regularly into his daily routine but the lack of motivation usually results in slow progress. Existing products in the market don’t offer the possibility of active rehabilitation, they don’t motivate user nor give any feedback to encourage patient.


Designer : ENTWURFREICH


PILAR - Active Physical Therapy by ENTWURFREICH


PILAR - Active Physical Therapy by ENTWURFREICH



PILAR is an innovative training device that connects via Bluetooth to any tablet. This smart gadget is equipped with app-based interface to enable active rehabilitation of back pain for home users. There’s personal performance-program which can be activated/determined by the therapist or automatically generated for both beginner and advanced user. Patient will be able to practice different kind of exercises needed to treat the pain such as combination of mobilizing and strengthening exercises. It helps to treat existing pain while prevent new pain in different locations.


When doing home exercises, the training unit can provide you with feedback on how to best execute your exercises to get optimum result. There are different sensors that capture your motion performed with PILAR. When the exercise is not done correctly, the device vibrates to give you a corrective suggestion. There are different levels to challenge users, it’s a great way to compliment as well as encourage patient to keep on exercising. The visualization progress is a great motivation which leads to better result.


PILAR - Active Physical Therapy by ENTWURFREICH


PILAR - Active Physical Therapy by ENTWURFREICH


PILAR - Active Physical Therapy by ENTWURFREICH


PILAR - Active Physical Therapy by ENTWURFREICH


Tuvie has received “PILAR – Active Physical Therapy” project from our ‘Submit A Design‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.


PILAR Active Physical Therapy to Relieve Back Pain is originally posted on Tuvie