Christopher Jobson is the creator and editor of Colossal, a blog that explores art, design, photography, and other forms of visual expression. Three years after launching, Jobson recently left his job as a web designer to blog full-time and open an online shop. Jobson also brings art to the pages of Wired Magazine, Mental_Floss Magazine, and Slate. He currently lives in Chicago with his wife and son but spent the other half of his life in central Texas. Let’s see what inspires h
Bike sharing has become a staple for urban commuting in city’s all over the world. Since its reintroduction into urban culture in the 1990s, it has taken on many forms. Today it is being optimized to serve dense cities to help alleviate traffic congestion, provide people with more transportation options, and to encourage a healthy way of commuting. An article by the Earth Policy Institute by Janet Larsen marks the exponential progress of bike-sharing programs, noting innovative soluti
Architects: aat + makoto yokomizo architects Location: Minamiashigara, Kanagawa, Japan Site Area: 568 sqm Area: 128.96 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Courtesy of aat + makoto yokomizo architects The site is located in the steep range of hills of the western part in Kanagawa Prefecture. A residential section including this site was developed and sold in lots in the 1970s. Such a flat site is rare in this residential section. As a result of piling up the daily life image of the client consi
The refurbished, industrial Kempart Loft gets a drastic makeover by Dethier Architectures, complete with a modular aluminum pod that not only breaks the space up, it becomes the focal point and central hub of the loft. Daniel Dethier, the architect, found willing clients who let him push the boundaries in this abandoned bakery in Liège, Belgium to give them the function and layout they needed, while at the same time bringing in one unique design. They first opened the space up to gi
Architects: Ábalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos Location: Sociópolis, Valencia, Spain Project Directors: Iñaki Ábalos, Renata Sentkiewicz Project Team: Alfonso Miguel (coordination), Laura Torres, Jorge Álvarez-Builla, Víctor Garzón, Pablo de la Hoz, Ismael Martín, Luis Matanzo, Jens Richter, David Sobrino, José Rodríguez Area: 10,080 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: José Hevia Structural Engineering: Antoni Ortí, José Ramón Solé (BOMA Levante) M/E Engineering: Paco Mora, Jose María Barreda (ARTIN P
Architects: hanrahanMeyers architects Location: Easton, PA, USA Area: 1,200 sqft Photographs: Courtesy of hanrahanMeyers architects Bridge-Studio is a new artist studio building in Easton, Pennsylvania, designed for a couple who are both artists and gallery owners in New York City. Bridge-Studio houses a painting studio for the husband on the east side, and a writing studio on the west side. An open air breezeway runs through the center of Bridge-Studio, connecting back to the site wit
Architects: Concheiro de Montard Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Architect In Charge: Isabel Concheiro, Raphaël de Montard Area: 89 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Luis Díaz Díaz Collaborators: Maria Pierres Contractor: Rehabilitacions Trabecón S.L. Structural Engineer: E³ arquitectos LIGHTING UP SPACES Our first aim was to be able to comprehend the existing house, a space fragmented in small rooms with little light, to then visualize it as one single premise full of light. With th
Architects: Roswag Architekten Location: Berlin, Germany Architect In Charge: Eike Roswag Project Leader: Jan Schreiber Planning: Maria Scheicher, Oriol Domínguez Martínez Area: 1,978 sqm Year: 2010 Photographs: Courtesy of Roswag Architekten Structural Engineering: Ziegert Structural Planning: Uwe Seiler Situated in a mixed-use urban area next to the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, the 2012 completed workshop and office complex sets new standards in sustainable and energy efficien
Architects: Del Campo – Labbe Location: Lago Huillinco, Chiloe, Chile Architects In Charge: Carolina del Campo Ruiz-Clavijo, Nicole Labbé Gundelach Project Area: 78 sqm Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Cortesia de Del Campo – Labbe Collaborator: Fernanda Barreto Structural Engineering: Mark Bannister Contractor: Constructora Corcobado, Mark Bannister The assignment was based on interpreting a way of family life at leisure time, with a strong contemporary spirit and keeping t
Architects: Arki[vis] Location: Chiswick, NSW Australia Area: 1,315 sqm Year: 2013 Photographs: Karl Beath This contemporary dual residence is set in a scenic Sydney suburb with panoramic views along the Parramatta River, just minutes from the city centre. The original concept evolved through its topographical relationships. The site had been excavated by a previous landowner before the new owners took possession of the site. This presented an opportunity to create a building which nestl
Part of Marin Living: Home Tours, House on the Bay, designed by Italian architect Andrea Ponsi with Jensen Architects as architect on record, sits on the prime shore of Tiburon Bay in California. Given its waterfront location, the house descends towards the beach with subtle changes in the elevation. The roof is covered in a standing seam copper that will weather naturally over time, as will the Ipe rainscreen facade. Horizontal lines play a large part in the design of the home with
MVRDV and Space Group are one of three teams who have been asked to submit a masterplan proposal for the Norwegian town of Madla-Revheim, the main development area outside of Stavanger. The aim of this commission is to develop a model of sustainable growth that treats development principles, transportation systems and built structures as parts of a whole. In this proposal, MVRDV and Space Group propose to concentrate 4,000 housing units on the edge of the 780 acre site, preserving the heart o
