Tori Tori and Rojkind Architectos Design

      On December 19, 2011 I found the Tori Tori restaurant in México City and fell in love with the outside facade and unique interior design; I posted computer renderings of what the restaurant would  look like after it was built, today I have been looking for interesting doors for a project for my materials and methods class and found Tori Tori again and found pictures of the built structure that I found in this webpage: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/17762/rojkind-arquitectos-tori-tori-restaurant-now-complete.html
I love the design and it just makes me want to go to Mexico and work there, but for now I will continue focusing on my education in the USA.

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

image by paúl rivera, © rojkind arquitectos

Project information:

Program: restaurant
Construction area: 629 m2
Status: completed
Design date: 2009
Completion date: 2011
Location: Polanco, Mexico City

Architectural project: Rojkind Arquitectos + Eseawe Studios
Rojkind Arquitectos: Michel Rojkind [founding partner], Gerardo Salinas [partner]
project team: Tere Levy, Agustín Pereyra, Raul Araiza, Carlos Alberto Ríos, IsaacSmeke J., Enrique F. de la Barrera, Daniela Bustamante, Daniel Hernández.

Esrawe Studios: Héctor Esrawe [principal in charge]
project team: Ricardo Casas, Basia Pineda, Ian Castillo, Karianne Rygh, Alejandra Castelao, Jorge Bracho, Alejandro Zárate, Marcela Muños, Edgar Sanchéz, Rodrigo L. Franco.

Design computational consultants: Kokkugioa [Roland Snooks, Robert Stuart- Smith]
Construction: ZDA desarrollo + arquitectura[Yuri Zagorin]
Structural Engineering: Ing. Juan Felipe Heredia
Facade engineering: Grupo Mas [ing. Eduardo Flores]
M.E.P.: Quantum Diseño
Lighting Design: Luz en Arquitectura [arq. Kai Diederichsen]
Audio & Video design: NTX New Technology Experience
Landscape Design: Entorno taller de paisaje
Furniture: Esrawe Studio
Kitchen: San-Son
Visualization: © glessner group [www.glessnergroup.com]
Interior Visualization Esrawe Studios
Photographer: Paúl Rivera


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All these names reminded me that the career I am perusing will become a job that will require team work abilities for all types of projects, there are so many creative people and making a good team creates great designs.

The Tangga House

The Tangga House is another Singapore’s dream home designed
by Guz Architects.
Completed in 2009, the 7,663 square foot residence is located in Holland Village, an elite district of Singapore that is famous amongst the expatriate community.
It is luxury single-family home.

I had already posted about this house on my last entry, but I looked at the link I have on the last post, and I was shocked how beautiful the house was. I fell in love again. So I thought it would be a great idea to put some of the pictures from the link in my blog to share with you.
The house has  a great design and beautifull bambu and unique wooden finishes which are very classy and in harmony with nature.

LOOK AT THAT CEILING!

wonderfull lighting !

awsome pool desing, very jello-looking !

great lighting and water ambient!

YOU HAVE TO LOVE THIS HOUSE <3

Urban 'Pop-Up' Bench

 The innovative and practical design developed by ducth designers Carmela Bogman and Rogier Martens,  'pops-up' from the pavement only when needed. Its design allows the space where it is to be multipurpose, as it adapts to the pedestrian's usage.   

The First pop-up installation can be found in the Quarter Lombok in the city of Utrec, Netherlands.

The design, to me, is something worth remembering when designing anything, because everything that man makes should be intended for the benefit of society and should be useful to the users. I think that architecture should also have in mind the adaptability of humans and the user friendly aspect of the structure.

Good news for me

     By the way following the journal-type blog I write, I will say that I am now the President of the Broward chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). I am very excited and I will try and make the best out of this experience to benefit my comminity :) I am very happy to say that we had the first official meeting yesterday and we are going to start a design contest for a gazebo and benches so we can chose a design and build the design in the park :) I cant wait to start the events oficially in the fall.

Arquitectura Orgánica, de Javier Senosiain

Mexican Architect Javier Senosiain

                While watching HGTV, in the Travel channel, I was introduced to a Mexican architect whose work I actually have seen and posted on this blog... but I have to admit I never really researched more projects he has done, HGTV showed a house he designed called "The Whale House" or "Casa la Ballena" in Mexico City, the house is an organic structure in the shape of a whale that seems to swim in the grassy surroundings of its garden. The architect is Javier Senosiain, he is a professor in the National Autonomous University of Mexico(UNAM), his work is extremely whimsical and it reminds me of the indeginous artisan work typical of Mexico. 


The buildings are colorful and covered with distinct textures of colorful tiles and concrete; one of the Mexican artisan work that this buildings remind me of are the colorful folk art sculptures of Alebrijes (pictures on the left and below this text).









The Beautiful work of the Hiochol art of beading is used in one of Senosiain's recidential buildings as texture of the exterior facade.






 Beautiful work that combines with nature, reminding the human of its natural origins and honoring Mexican traditions and art work makes Senosiains architectural designs amazing and original. 

here is the link to the architects webpage, I am not sure if it is his real website or some fan that created it... its not the coolest of webdesign but Senosiain's work is worth seeing:
http://www.arquitecturaorganica.com/inicio_i.html



Javier Senosiain

Facade of the building "Nido de Quetzacoatl"

TED video: Rogier Van Der Heide (Why light needs darkness)

This video is a must see for everyone that enjoys beauty; light is such an influential element in our lives, it allows us to differentiate colors, tones and textures as it plays with the darkness... Light changes moods and awareness of our surroundings. 

Click on the link and enjoy the video.

Rogier van der Heide: Why light needs darkness
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/rogier_van_der_heide_why_light_needs_darkness.html

"Light creates ambience and feel of place, as well as the expression of a structure" - Le Corbusier
Light in medicine , the human reacts more to the yellow light, but the tones of blue light is the one that

Examples of playful light in architecture.

Santiago Calatrava
Renzo Piano
Richard Kelly - first pe focal globe, ambient illuminescence, play of brillianc

Chapel of Notre Dame of Haul (

Tadao Ando's church of light

http://blog.ted.com/2011/03/17/why-light-needs-darkness-rogier-van-der-heide-on-ted-com/

Quote from TED

http://www.ted.com/search?q=architecture

"TED has a love affair with buildings. Big or small, we cherish the inspired visions behind them.

But Joshua Prince-Ramus, architect of the Seattle Public Library, would argue: It isn't a stroke of genius that creates a great building; rather, it's a rational, collaborative, bottom-up approach. Frank Gehry, consummate "starchitect," on the other hand, sees each building as the product of a strong individual vision."

  "Other pioneers are pushing architecture in radically new directions. Cameron Sinclair champions design for humanitarian causes, and his new Open Architecture Network could revolutionize the pro bono project. Sustainability guru William McDonough is bringing green design to the Rust Belt and to brand-new megacities in China. And then there's the delightful and uncategorizable Ron Eglash, who found math in the design of African villages."

Zaha Hadid at Design District Miami

Today in class my friend from design 1, Francys, told me about a very influential woman architect called Zaha Hadid. When I got home I googled her name and got her website, turns out she is designer of a myriad of elements including shoes, furniture, bags, sculpture, and architecture. While looking through Zaha Hadids Architect’s designs, I found out that I seen and experienced one of her creations! It was in a fashion show called Function, hosted in the design district in  A BUILDILDING BUILT IN 1921 IN Miami in a axial building 3 stories high, with a central atrium and Corinthian columns… and in the center BUM! A crazy design that crosses from one part of the interior spaces to the other side, crossing the 3 floors. To me it looks like the interior of a muscle or like a stretched bubble gum after being stepped on… Pretty cool.

Here is a picture:

http://www.zaha-hadid.com/design/elastika/

...and a picture picture provided by COCOSHOOTS (my sister) http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.326501547398759.69686.185892174793031&type=3

Crazy Interior Design

http://freegums.net/?paged=2

     Looking for examples of spatial tension for my first ARC Design drawings I found this blog called Freegums, which looks to be a group of young interior designers or very artsy people bringing life and exictement to the interior spaces :)
The print they used is very simple and a bit indie looking, the room is a mystical portal of swirls and black and white... I liked how they added irregular shapes of the same pattern as frames on the wall which chamoflage with the rest of the room.
Freegums look like they enjoy what they do and have fun with friends while beautifying their enviroment.
Two thumbs up for them, very cool lifestyle.
FOR MORE PICS CLICK LINK ABOVE

AND HERE IS SOME INFO I FOUND ABOUT THEM

Narwhal Art Projects is pleased to present IN-BETWEEN, the first Canadian solo exhibition with Miami-based creator Alvaro Ilizarbe (aka FREEGUMS).
IN-BETWEEN is an exploration of space, patterns, and the energy that lies in-between. Not limited to the edges of the canvas, the Narwhal exhibition space will be an immersive op-art experience – a series of hallucinogenic black and white patterns on amorphous wooden pieces disguised on identically patterned wallpaper. The wood paintings’ swirling lines blend seamlessly into the background, becoming one. Contrasting line work creates a visual vibration and a tension within the environment, playing with the viewers’ conscious interpretation. Through this installation and body of paintings, Alvaro is revealing the awareness of spatial energy that lies between oneself and the object.
OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, May 13th
7-10 pm
Artist will be in attendance
Narwhal Art Projects
680 Queen St West
Toronto, ON, Canada