Robert Klanten

Sven Ehmann

Sofia Borges

From weekend homes to get-away cabins, this architecture embodies our longing for relaxing in nature.

The Architecture of Cabins, Cocoons and Hide-outs

Rock the Shack

It is not a paradox that today-in the era of digitalization and e-commerce-the creation of tangible spaces is gaining in importance. A personal encounter triggers profound thoughts, strong feelings, and memories that last. In other words, the foundation of a meaningful relationship between artist and audience, museum and visitor, shop and customer, or brands and their communities is based upon an unforgettable experience. Yet all these groups are more discerning than ever before: They want a personalized moment, want to be informed and entertained, pampered, surprised, and inspired. Liquid Spaces shows the many different ways in which this desired effect can be achieved. Galleries, museums, temporary events, pop-up shops, and flagship stores provide the settings for a wide spectrum of unconventional architecture and interior design, where playfully experimental installations or complex productions can be presented. Surprising materials, colors, shapes, and surfaces provide the props, which alongside innovative smells, sounds, and lighting concepts come together in expansive, stage-like gestures with sculptural details. High-end cars are presented like works of art. Art is displayed in laboratories. Workshops become sacred sites of authenticity. The line between art and commerce is fluid; the quality of the experience is all that matters.

Scenography, Installations and Spatial Experiences

Liquid Spaces

Sven Ehmann (edt)

Original solutions and unusual locations for contemporary single-family homes in urban areas.

New Urban Homes and Architecture

Our House in the City

Sofia Borges : The Swamp

Today's glamorous chambers of curiosity are to apartment design what the dandy is to fashion. The most fascinating apartments have always been those that reflect the essence of their interesting occupants. Over 256 pages, The Chamber of Curiosity takes th

Apartment Design and the New Elegance

The Chamber of Curiosity

A practical and inspirational guide for anyone who sees sustainability not as limiting, but rather as a creative opportunity. An essential reference for everyone who wants to build a better home.

Sustainable Architecture for Family Homes

Building Better

This book presents spectacularly-formed buildings, facades and interiors all made possible by recent innovations in building materials, design technologies and construction tools. There are temporary projects and urban interventions by young and established architects and designers.

Applying Radical Architecture

The Sky's the Limit

Anger Confetti is an all ages stress reduction activity book. Filled with vibrant gradients of color, Anger Confetti prompts the user to rip the book to shreds. Users are encouraged to tear the pages apart as they shout and identify all the things that make them angry. By the time the book has disintegrated into piles of color, users have transformed their space into rainbows and are encouraged to play and enjoy the emotional release and visually dazzling aftermath. There is so much to be angry about. So get angry. Take it out on this book instead of yourself or the people you love. The world always looks brighter covered in Anger Confetti.

An All Ages Stress Reduction Activity Book

Anger Confetti

The retro-futuristic epoch is one of the most visually spectacular in architecture's history. The utopian buildings of the 1960s and 1970s never go out of style. This book compiles radical ideas and visionary structures. The notion of utopia proves as diverse as it does universal. From exuberant master plans to singular architectural expressions, the rise of the utopian architectural movement in the 1960s and 1970s represents a critical shift in ideology away from mid-century traditionalism. This period shakes off the conformity and conventions of the 1950s in favor of a more experimental post-war agenda. Marked by groundbreaking reinterpretations of both the single family house as well as more large scale developments, the embrace of utopian and generally progressive thinking mirrored the cultural revolution of the times. These daring, charming, futuristic, and hopeful designs were not isolated to a particular part of the world. Visionary voices longing for a fresh approach to architecture began appearing across France, Japan, the United States, and beyond. The Tale of Tomorrow documents this prolific era in architecture--a time when anything felt possible as architects began to think further and further outside the box. The Tale of Tomorrow focuses exclusively on built manifestations of utopian ideas. Rather than mixing together abstract theorists with practitioners, this book focuses on the tangible embodiments of such forward thinking. Highlighting well-known projects as well as the more obscure and offbeat, the collection of utopian approaches compiled here maintain their visual power and infectious optimism nearly half a century later. These experimental structures, both large and small, appear in everyday places in stark contrast to their far-from-utopian contexts. In addition to featuring a range of whimsical architectural gestures, The Tale of Tomorrow also explores more brutalist styles of utopian thinking. This bold and iconic class of projects not only inspires a sense of awe and reverence towards one's surroundings but also demonstrates the broad spectrum of deeply personal solutions at play as each architect began to craft their ideal world. Whether an organically shaped residence or a towering sculptural complex, the projects in this book stand as poignant suggestions of what might have been and, perhaps what could still be.

Utopian Architecture in the Modernist Realm

The Tale of Tomorrow

Our longing for simplicity, clarity, and retreat often leads us into nature. Hide and Seek showcases a range of charming and elegant hideouts that satisfy this yearning.

The Architecture of Cabins and Hide-outs

Hide and Seek

Small stores are experiencing a rebirth. Driven by the personalities behind them and featuring select products, atmospheric interiors, and impeccable service, these spaces offer promising alternatives to webshops and chains.

Sofia Borges

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