Like many others who have been educated as designers, I have a fascination with design as a general overarching discipline. I don't claim any kind of expertise in any of the other design sub-disciplines, (other than my own) but I love experiencing good design: products, interiors, clothing, gastronomics, transportation, and the foundation (pardon the pun) of good design--architecture.
While reading the regular array of magazines (print as well as online), I absolutely became enchanted with two architectural designs. They each embody what I identify with as the discipline of design.
in Seattle (Miller/Hull) takes advantage of otherwise unused space to create an economical and efficient living space with amazing advantages (and in the case of Sky Ranch, stunning views). With literally millions of unused square feet of space above warehouse and production facilities, the elegant solution looks to the natural symbiosis. A simple rethinking of the traditional setting for a home: retain the desireable traits, while using the item in surplus (unused space) as the staring point for solving the problem. See more about the Sky Ranch here.
The ROLLING HUTS (Olson Kundig) are equally as clever. A solutionequally as beautiful and elegant as the Sky Ranch, yet with its genesis more evolved from commercial pragmatism, the huts were created to make rentable vacation cabins in the Methow Valley of Washington. The 200 plus square feet glassed cabins (nicknamed the herd) feel incredibly more spacious with the open planned layout. The wheels on the huts and small footprint, while being incredibly smart, were actually a solution to land zoned only for trailers. Check out more about the HUTS at this link.
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