Posts tagged architecture
Urbis Designday 2011 People’s Choice Award and Best HP Future Designer winners announced
Mar 23rd
Thirteen stunning installations produced by over 50 creative practitioners from worlds of fashion, art, architecture, multimedia and design captured the imagination and attention of a record number of Urbis Designday guests last Saturday as they voted in the 2011 Urbis Designday People’s Choice Award and their favourite HP Future Designer.
A model at the Kohler installation at Urbis Designday 2011
With the votes tallied, the dynamic partnership of Kohler and Salasai walked away with the public’s vote this year. Kohler, the worldwide leader in quality, cutting edge bathroom products combined with Salasai; one of New Zealand’s fastest emerging fashion brands known for its androgynous approach to fashion.
Editor of Urbis, Nicole Stock was delighted that in 2011 the public, not the industry voted for their favorites this Urbis Designday. “Urbis Designday allows the public to see and experience the amazing creativity of designers up close; it enables us to pull all the creativity from the magazine and put it in front of a discerning and design loving audience” she says.
“The standard of the 13 installations was so high this year, and the young designers work so innovative, that it’s really set the tone and expectation for an even better 2012 Urbis Designday!” More >
Urbis Designday On Breakfast with Alison Pugh
Mar 15th
A nice item on Breakfast this morning with Alison Pugh giving a plug for Urbis Designday and showing a bunch of great images from last year’s day.
Alison Pugh talks Urbis Designday on Breakfast
Urbis Designday powered by Mini Countryman is a real gem of an event, with 13 stops on a circuit of Auckland’s best design spaces. This year it has stepped up and is becoming a real festival of design, with evening events during the week as well as a huge day on Saturday.
For more information on Urbis Designday and how to get involved, see http://www.urbismagazine.com/designday
The home base this year is Mini Garage, in Ponsonby, Auckland, where you can register, but also see the HP Future Designer installation.
Urbis Designday runs for one single day on Saturday the 19th, from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
Final design completes lower west side
Nov 2nd
Vicki Holder from DesignDaily writes about the impressive Building 6 at Rhubarb Lane by Peddle Thorpe Architects.
The final building in Auckland’s six Rhubard Lane group is the aptly named No. 6 Rhubarb Lane, by Peddle Thorp Architects.
No. 6 Rhubarb Lane by Peddle Thorpe Architects actually straddles the laneway itself.
It contains 15 aPods sized between 170 – 506m2 and much of its framework is inspired by New York loft-style apartments in the celebrated Soho district. Modern interpretations of warehouse spaces use raw materials like polished metal surfaces and exposed concrete.
A feature particularly unique to this building is the innovative “Living Bridge” that will straddle the lane, connecting the two sides of the laneway and making for impressive views over the bustling activity below. One of Peddle Thorp’s directors, Richard Goldie says “with the adjacent 90 degree angles and large amount of glass used, privacy has been carefully managed while retaining excellent natural light flow.”
To see the full article, see: http://designdaily.co.nz/blog/2010/11/final-design-completes-lower-west-side
Pip Cheshire Talks about Rhubarb Lane
Oct 19th
Authoritative online design magazine DesignFolio Update has run a great interview with Kiwi design legend Pip Cheshire on his design influences, and his part in the creation of the fabulous Rhubarb Lane urban village planned for Auckland’s Victoria Quarter.
A link to the article is here: http://designfolio.co.nz/_blog/Design_Folio_NZ/post/Architect_Pip_Cheshire_Discusses_Rhubarb_Lane/
Pip Cheshire Discusses Rhubarb Lane with DesignFolio
No1. Rhubarb Lane 60% Sold On Release
May 5th
The first building of the Rhubarb Lane development, No.1 Rhubarb Lane, designed by New Zealand born Ian Moore Architects and presented by Multiplex Living is 60% sold following the exclusive launch held over the weekend.
In the first stage release, seven of the twelve freehold ‘aPod& loft-style live/work spaces, priced from $699,000 to $1.035m, have been purchased. In all there will be six unique buildings in Rhubarb Lane, each by a different, internationally renowned architect.
“The response we have received for the first release at Rhubarb Lane has been exceptional, and we anticipate demand for Building One to outstrip supply†said Tim Willing, Multiplex Living Director of Sales and Marketing.
The spaces still available in Building One are 86sqm to 131sqm and priced from $699,000 including car parking and GST, (commercial buyers can claim back the GST component). Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Ian Moore, the spaces are perfect for a range of business uses or residential homes or a combination of both.
