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A Tiny Hong Kong Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms

Terry Ng — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:58:51 +0000

In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the “Domestic Transformer.”

Giant Origami Tigers Celebrate Chinese New Year in Sydney

Terry Ng — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:05:10 +0000

Two giant digital origami tigers will playfully celebrate Chinese New Year on the forecourt of Customs House, Sydney from 11 February – 14 March 2010. Giant digital origami tigers fuse ancient lantern making methods with cutting edge design and fabrication technology, bringing tradition and innovation, east and west together.

Commissioned by Customs House to raise awareness about the endangered status of tigers in this the Year of the Tiger, the crouching tigers were designed by multinational architectural practice LAVA.
The crouching tigers are inspired by “zhezhi”, Chinese for paper folding (more popularly known by its Japanese name “origami”) and are the size of a truck at 2.5 metres high and 7 metres long, yet weigh only 200kgs. Made of fully recyclable materials, aluminium and barrisol, the big cats are brought to life with low energy LED lighting.

40 Amazing Architecture and Interior Design Blogs

Terry Ng — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:37:38 +0000

Most of us will never be lucky enough to have a place nice enough to land in the pages of Dwell magazine, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try. These architecture and interior design blogs offer amazing tips that will have your pad pimped out in no time.