Architectural inspiration from flickr

Inspiration #1

Saint Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, California by Pietro Belluschi and Pier Luigi Nervi.

The cathedral’s striking design flows from the geometric principle of the hyperbolic paraboloid, in which the structure curves upward in graceful lines from the four comers meeting in a cross.

The inner surface of the cupola is made up of 1680 pre-cast triangular coffers of 128 different sizes, designed to distribute the weight of the cupola. At each comer of the cathedral, vast windows look out upon spectacular views of San Francisco, the City of Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Inspiration #2

Some works of the 1986 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate: the german architect Gottfried Böhm.

Below: Bensberg town hall, Bensberg, Germany 1962-1967.

Below: Pilgrimage Church,  Neviges, Germany 1963-1972.

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Inspiration #3

Jose Antonio Martinez Lapena & Elias Torres: Escaleras de La Granja

In Toledo, the first great steps taken to solve the difficulties of accessibility to the historical center has been the construction of a large parking garage and a contiguous mechanical escalator that transfer the pedestrians to the high part of the city.

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Inspiration #4

Morten stool by Morten Engel: winnig project at the international  stool design competition for the new exhibition building in Krabbesholm Højskole by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow.

Each Stool is completely unique due to variations in wood color, grain, pattern and texture.
The design embraces these imperfections and tells the story of the wood as a living material with individual characteristics.

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Inspiration #5

A special attention is brought to this one: A few scans from “The Timeless Way of Building” (Christopher Alexander)- one of our favourite books

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