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Fractal Architecture: 14 Intricate Ceilings of Historical Iran

18 Mar

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Sharing his findings via Instagram, an architectural photographer in Iran has begun documenting schools, mosques and cultural centers around the country, with a focus on their most mesmerizing feature: the ceilings.

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Mehrdad takes viewers on tours of significant cultural complexes, some of which have been standing for close to 1,000 years as part of one of the world’s oldest civilizations.

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Modestly-decorated and architecturally-muted facades often give way to incredible complex mural works, colorfully-patterned reliefs and mosaics that must be meticulously maintained.

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Buildings pictured here include the Hazrat-Masoumeh mosque in Qom, the Chaharbagh School in Isfahan and the Shah-e-Cheragh mosque in Shiraz.

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Home Mathematics: 12 Fractal Furniture & Architecture Designs

Repeating mathematical patterns show up in tables, LED lights, columns and large-scale architecture. Here are 12 examples of fractal-inspired design.
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Paper Architecture: Intricate 3D Sculptures by Ingrid Siliakus

Amsterdam-based artist Ingrid Siliakus cuts and folds sheets of paper into dazzlingly detailed three-dimensional buildings and cities.
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Intricate Ice Architecture: 17 Fantastic Frozen Buildings

While you put the finishing touches on a lopsided snowman in your front yard, ice and snow artists around the world build life-sized ice castles, hotel rooms …
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3D Cat Furniture Set: Modular Hangouts for Walls & Ceilings

17 Jan

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cat interior room design

Furnishings for felines are nothing new, but this one-stop shop provides modular bridges, beds, posts and platforms designed as a kit-of-parts solution to turn any room into a cat’s personalized paradise.

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Goldtatze boasts ground-up scratching posts but also wall-hanging walkways and ceiling-mounted spaces to allow cats full access both horizontally and vertically, while conveniently leaving room below and between for human companions (especially useful in small-space urban dwellings).

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Designer and craftsman Stefan Hofmann set about to solve a problem for his own domestic best friend (an indoor-only cat) and went on to create solutions that could be deployed beyond his own home.

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By breaking the system down into a series of individual pieces, the effect is much like that of visiting an IKEA store – the parts are made to be structurally and functionally autonomous, but also to mix and match in custom configurations.

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From scratching posts to snuggle bowls, the resulting furnishings and fixtures play on feline favorites like boxes and baskets, providing all kinds of places to explore or simply curl up and observe surroundings (from a safe, secure and self-selected distance, of course).

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Trapdoor Secrets: Furniture Hidden Inside Floors & Ceilings

This remarkable remodel is full of fun and functional surprises ranging from ceiling-suspended swing sets, hammocks, bookshelves, tables and benches to …
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ZIG: Modular Furniture Lets You Build to Suit Your Space

Assemble rectangular furniture components like building blocks to create the exact arrangement of seating, tables and storage to suit your space and lifestyle.
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Elastic Living: Sliding Shelves Hide Modular Rooms

Slide out the kitchen or bedroom when you need it and file it away when you’re done with this clever transforming modular interior series.
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Trapdoor Secrets: Furniture Hidden Inside Floors & Ceilings

22 Dec

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This remarkable remodel is full of fun and functional surprises ranging from ceiling-suspended swing sets, hammocks, bookshelves, tables and benches to flip-up, in-floor mirrors and trap-door storage spaces.

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Designed by Elii in Madrid, Spain, the compartment-centric project takes maximum advantage of high ceilings to add layers of usefulness above, below and ultimately between each of two levels.

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hidden bathroom mirror

Discrete handles along the walls allow the occupant to deploy each function in piecemeal fashion, calling down an on-demand hammock and fans, for instance, or dining room surface and seating as needed.

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Hidden pulleys make it easy to drive each object back up and out of the way when not in use – no laborious reaching, pushing or pulling required.

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Secrets Inside of Everyday Objects

Is that glass of orange juice hiding something from you? A student project demonstrates how even the most innocent objects can conceal plenty of secrets. Click Here to Read More »»


Walk on Water: Hydro-Floors Hide Secret Swimming Pools

Pools displace space. But what if you could have the best of both worlds: a usable space or surface replaced by a body of water when you want it? Click Here to Read More »»


LiftBed & BedUp: 2 Space-Saving Beds Stored on Ceilings

In a bid to one-up the traditional fold-up Murphy bed, two companies are switching a wall-based storage approach for a ceiling-centric alternative. For those … Click Here to Read More »»


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Trapdoor Secrets: Furniture Hidden Inside Floors & Ceilings

13 Dec

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hidden dining table

This remarkable remodel is full of fun and functional surprises ranging from ceiling-suspended swing sets, hammocks, bookshelves, tables and benches to flip-up, in-floor mirrors and trap-door storage spaces.

hidden ceiling hammock

hidden pulley system

hidden ceiling swing

Designed by Elii in Madrid, Spain, the compartment-centric project takes maximum advantage of high ceilings to add layers of usefulness above, below and ultimately between each of two levels.

hidden floor storage

hidden bathroom mirror

Discrete handles along the walls allow the occupant to deploy each function in piecemeal fashion, calling down an on-demand hammock and fans, for instance, or dining room surface and seating as needed.

hidden panels back forth

Hidden pulleys make it easy to drive each object back up and out of the way when not in use – no laborious reaching, pushing or pulling required.

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Trapdoor Secrets Furniture Hidden Inside Floors Ceilings

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Secrets Inside of Everyday Objects

Is that glass of orange juice hiding something from you? A student project demonstrates how even the most innocent objects can conceal plenty of secrets.
Click Here to Read More »»


Walk on Water: Hydro-Floors Hide Secret Swimming Pools

Pools displace space. But what if you could have the best of both worlds: a usable space or surface replaced by a body of water when you want it?
Click Here to Read More »»


LiftBed & BedUp: 2 Space-Saving Beds Stored on Ceilings

In a bid to one-up the traditional fold-up Murphy bed, two companies are switching a wall-based storage approach for a ceiling-centric alternative. For those …
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LiftBed & BedUp: 2 Space-Saving Beds Stored on Ceilings

07 Oct

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In a bid to one-up the traditional fold-up Murphy bed, two companies are switching a wall-based storage approach for a ceiling-centric alternative. For those with higher spaces above but less square footage below, this design direction takes advantage of headroom while keeping clutter off floors and walls.

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BedUp is a French creation that solves multiple problems with folding wall beds. First, as alluded to above, it shifts the burden to storage vertically rather than horizontally.

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Second, however, the BedUp also can come to rest at various heights, leaving room for storage or full-sized furniture underneath even when deployed downward for use.

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LiftBed is a German company offering an arguably sleeker-looking solution but it comes with a few catches. The cantilever that allows the bed to look like it is hovering, for instance, means more hidden mechanical and support elements are needed, in turn taking up more space.

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That said, the resulting LiftBed looks clean, minimal and incredibly well-integrated with its interior surroundings, so if aesthetics are your primary concern, this approach may be the best.

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