Architects: Barkow Leibinger Architects- Frank Barkow & Regine Leibinger
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Design Phase Team: Jason Sandy, Johanna Doherty, Christina Eickmeier, Klaus Reintjes
Construction Phase Team: Lukas Weder (Project Architect), Philipp Heidemann, Caspar Hoesch, Christina Möller, Mathias Oliva, Dagmar Pelger, Jason Sandy
Project Year: 2006-2008
Constructed Area: 5,400 sqm
Client: TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
Structural Engineer: Werner Sobek Ingenieure
Electrical Engineer: IBB Ingenieure
Landscaping: Büro Kiefer
Photographer: Christian Richters
Architect Homepage: www.barkowleibinger.com

Neither a factory nor an office building this freestanding pavilion introduces a new typology to the factory campus. Urbanistically, the new restaurant helps to complete the entrance courtyard spatially. …

The warm and cozy aura of natural tones is the basis for a harmonious and peaceful space effect. The kitchen planning based on this concept: not loudly or flash disturbs the overall picture, how everything fits together naturally. The functional side of the kitchen is only at second glance clear. The living room oriented back to the island - created as edible - works by broken cabinet arrangement as a sideboard.
The pale wood decor “tennessee walnut” is new in “Orlando” program, and emphasizes in this planning the transition to …

The sales space for Kenzo Parfums, the French perfume and cosmetics brand located in the department store Printemps in Paris, France was designed by Nendo. The design also implemented in 250 shops in 80 countries worldwide. As a brand that is French but has its roots in Japan, and is known for its particularly refined yet warm style, Kenzo’s image is one of dualities.

The choice to use different materials -steel coated with glossy white paint on the outside, and dark wood on the inside- emphasizes the concept by creating a …

Italian kitchen manufacturer Snaidero presented the new Kube kitchen model designed by Giovanni Offredi in elm wood at the 2008 Eurocucina show. Snaidero has now announced a new version with a gloss ice-white lacquer finish.

From Snaidero:
The distinguishing features of Kube are its horizontal and vertical lines, with striking contrasting shapes, materials and colours, which convey a sensation of sturdiness and duration, as well as a simple and immediately identifiable style. With its essential design, this kitchen provides simple, yet up-to-date and dynamic shapes, offering a harmonious blend of elementary prisms …

This project is a contemporary minimalistic houses designed by Arthur Casas located in Iparonga, Brazil. With warm Cumaru wood paneling exterior, House in Iporanga is an architect’s residence in the middle of the forest. “I always wanted a house in the middle of the forest, in a place where I could relax and recharge my energy”, says Arthur, from Arthur Casas.

The house is in the form of two large simple, symmetrical cubes embracing an open space. As describes, ‘the absence of partitions amplifies the house’s integration with its surroundings and …