Architecture

Kimmo Metsaranta writes about their series, Notes On A Place:

The pictures in the series are reconstructed observations of my surroundings. I change the spatiality and the condition of the buildings, so that their function changes or disappears completely, and they are not tied to a specific time or place.

I don't know exactly what that means, but I love the pictures.

If you like these, you might also like my own series, Orange Grove Tool Sheds & Utility Boxes of Oliva, Spain.

More on Metsaranta's site. These are also available in book form.

The Royal Institute of British Architecture has awarded Six Columns their house of the year.

It is indeed a wonderful space, but I think I prefer Eavesdrop, one of shortlisted selections:

Modulus Matrix, a Community Housing project, took the International Prize.

More on the contest, including the other Shortlisted properties, on RIBA's website.

You ever see those images of future-spaces or -buildings that are "coming soon" and wonder who creates them?

One of the companies responsible is Design Distill and their work is great. Who wouldn't want to be in these places?

More at Design Distill.

Alex Hogrefe is one of the partners there and he's also responsible for the Visualizing Architecture site, which offers tutorials and has a blog, though it hasn't been updated in a few years. You can see some of this gorgeous work below.

London-based website, Modernist Estates, connects "owners of modernist homes directly with people who care about design and architecture." Long-term and short-term available.

Hannah Levesque makes very detailed custom paper architectural models.

Many more photos on Levesque's site, including close-ups and interior details. Wonderful stuff. There, you can order a custom job, or even purchase a DIY kit.

Folly offers off-grid sanctuaries for the discerning traveler. They've locations in the Mojave Desert (where these pics are from), as well as Joshua Tree and a farm in New York state.

See all their properties on the Folly Collection website.

"Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately ornamented? The answer is not the cost of labor."

Samuel Hughes' piece for Work In Progress explores this idea.

Breathtaking home in Jakarta, designed by StudioRK.

Everything is spot on, from the design, to the flooring and railings, door handles and fixtures. The tapestries and artwork, the plants... stunning space.

Here's the full tour:

If you saw Wim Wenders' most recent film, and are not someone who has visited Japan, I'm guessing you were impressed with the public bathrooms of Tokyo.

These photos were gathered by EastEast for their piece, In Praise of Shadows, Ruminations on the aesthetics of a Japanese toilet.

Wallpaper*'s put up a sort of FLW101:

Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed among the 20th century's greatest architects, has left a rich legacy that inspires to this day; here, we invite you to dive into his world.

Frank Lloyd Wright architecture: from Prairie House to Guggenheim New York

Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed among the 20th century’s greatest architects, has left a rich legacy that inspires to this day; here, we invite you to dive into his world

Wallpaper*Ellie Stathaki