Monday, April 14, 2014
Konstantin Kacev - Arte
Situla Model Apartment by GAO Architects
GAO Architects have recently completed the interior design for a model apartment, located in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Project description
Gao Architects designed the interior of the flat, based upon a story. Based upon a way of living an urban, dynamic and creative life in the core of the city. We associated the urban lyrics, colourfulness and liveliness of the passing trains with a sort of rough design of certain lofts which can imitate the modern way of living with it’s fusion of different decorative elements. They can reflect a very artistic way of living due to the choice of materials the architect makes.
We opened up the living area and divided it from the hallway with a slightly transparent curtain wall. The center of the kitchen, the kitchen counter made from oak tree wood, is most definitely the heart of the apartment. We used a construction pier as a base for the kitchen counter which is built around it and which serves as a multifunctional element, offering not only a surface for cooking and serving but also as a wonderful socializing area.
The space is therefore divided by the pier and so the living-dining room opens up to a beautiful atrium which was inspired by the Japanese gardens, but upgraded by incorporating some old wooden railway tracks as a sort of platform used for passing the garden and it’s fragile pebble decoration.
Even in the interior the colours seem to resemble the dark tones of the panels, which construct the facade of the atrium. This works as a linking element for the interior and exterior.
Further on the main hallway divides the more private area of the flat into three separate rooms, thus being the bedroom, the guest room and a smaller bedroom ideal for teens or children. The walls of the hallway are covered in wallpaper displaying birch trees. This elements makes for a soft transition from a public to a more private part of the flat.
Each one of the rooms is defined with it’s own detail, such as a swinging chair, a boxing bag or a painting covering the central wall – but all of this comes together functionally with two large bathrooms and two wardrobes across the hallway.
The whole artistic impression of the apartment is accomplished with photographs by Slovene photographers, very artistic pottery and diverse accessories.
The overall image of this flat with a view of the Ljubljana castle and the slowly moving trains covered in colourful graffiti, radiates a certain artistic, dynamic and contemporary way of living in the capital of Slovenia.
Interior Design: Gao Architects
Photography by Miran Kambic
Pets for Pets : Pet Feeder by Hakan Gursu
Hakan Gürsu has designed pet feeder made out of PET bottles, that’s why the name for this project is PETS for Pets. This pet feeder has been designed for dogs, cats, and birds with PET bottles integrated to the main plastic structure. The overall structure serves as a sustainable simple food reservoir and water tank, it is based on Torricelli’s law where you place waste bottles of 5 Lt and 1,5 Lt positioned upside down to complete the setup. In this way, you don’t have to worry when you leave your pets alone for some periods of time. You can easily combine and form up to 4 sets of each station, it’s a great modular formation when you also feed stray animals in the neighborhood.
Designer: Hakan Gürsu of Designnobis
Tuvie has received “Pets for Pets” project from our ‘Submit A Design‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.
Pets for Pets : Pet Feeder by Hakan Gursu is originally posted on Tuvie
Bench Stretcher for Fast Mountain Recue
Bench Stretcher should be placed in mountainous areas, this bench doubles as stretcher in the event of accident. Just in case a climbing accident occurs, the rescue/medical team can detach a stretch from this bench, using it to move wounded victim to nearest helicopter landing point or any safe location. The stretcher is also equipped with safety belt, to keep the victim stay in place while moving from one location to another. There’s also a storage compartment at the side of the bench, inside, you’ll find various first aid supplies. This is a great concept, even when no rescue/medical team in the location, local people can use it and help to move the victim to safer location and perform any necessary first aid.
Designer : Jeongguk Lee
Bench Stretcher for Fast Mountain Recue is originally posted on Tuvie