Monday 2 August 2010

small wonders

This beautiful piece of design in Madrid is called Unlimited Space: the Ceramic House and is the work of architect Héctor Ruiz-Velázquez. What I love about it is how space is used in such a wise way. There is clever layering of rooms minimising the need to have a large footprint. This is a topic I feel very strongly about as our cities continue to sprawl and suck up the natural environment on their peripheries. I am passionate supporter of designing and building smaller and smarter.

More pics here at the ever inspiring Daily Icon.

2 comments:

  1. completely with you on this kylie. smaller and smarter is the only way forward with housing. i would love to live in a well-designed box that really uses space effectively. this design is just wonderful. those floating layers are genius.

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  2. Wow...I'm from Madrid but I now am from Houston and I wonder where this place is located. There may be jewels like this hiding behind old buildings, I'm sure.

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