28 April 2013
Time Lapse
Ever wondered how it all comes together? This time lapse video shows our latest project in NSW being installed in a day.
(nature takes a little longer so the landscaping and surrounds took an extra few days as you’ll see…)
With such a short time frame, The Hornsby Hospital Medical Practice was up and running with no waiting periods.
27 April 2013
The chance to live in a Modscape home is now available. We are making way for our new display and you have the opportunity to purchase our current one bedroom display module, the Alexandra with all the upgrades included. Complete with pacific teak cladding, corian benchtops, gas fireplace, timber reveals and Italian Oak flooring you can enjoy living in luxury without the pricetag.
Please contact our office on 9314 7769 for further details.
27 April 2013
Imagine a building that uses the raw materials that surround it, only to return those materials back to their original source at the end of the building’s natural cycle. The ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjarvi, Swedish Lapland is in such a privileged position, with the now iconic art-project-come-hotel borrowing several hundred tonnes of ice from the banks of the Torne River each year to use as the only structural material in the building. Most of the ice is returned to the river’s ecocycle when spring arrives and the hotel melts back into the river again. Each season allows the various builders, architects, designers, and artists working on the project to get inspired by the river and draw from it its natural resources that produce the pristine, glacier-clear ice that is the hotel’s signature. Staying at ICEHOTEL is like stepping into a winter wonderland. Everything from the walls, to the roofs and the furniture is lovingly and painstakingly chipped, sculpted and smoothed to create the whimsical themes and breathtaking designs it is famous for. Innovation and development based on snow and ice constitute their operations. In 2008, ICEHOTEL set the goal to not only become climate neutral by the end of 2015, but also to deliver an energy surplus, a goal which they are coming close to achieving ahead of schedule. Typical of clever and sustainable Scandinavian design, the ICEHOTEL is a creative enterprise that will continue to evolve and grow over the years, with ICEBAR’s already popping up around the globe to offer consumers a taste of Lapland. For more information on the ICEHOTEL check out their website.
26 April 2013
Whether you’re a design junkie who prefers to be in on the action or a closet wannabe who’d rather trawl design blogs in the privacy of your home, you’re sure to find inspiration from these local and international design expos which are showcasing during the month of May.
AGIdeas International Design Week (AUS): 29 April- 3 May Find 40 of the world’s current leading thinkers in design. Design success is fuelled by a multi-disciplinary approach, AGIdeas is the most diverse design program in the world. You’ll be surrounded by hundreds of designers from Australia and Overseas. They are all coming to AGIdeas for the same reason you will: to learn, be inspired and to connect with the rest of the design community.
NYCxDesign (New York): 10-21 May Hosted in the world’s design capital, the 12-day event will bring together culture, education, commerce and entertainment with a full, varied program, including exhibitions, installations, trade shows, talks, launches and open studios. Spanning all disciplines of design, from graphic and product design to architecture and fashion, digital and urban design to furniture and design thinking.
Design Ex (Aus): 30 May-1 June Rediscover DesignEX, Australia’s longest-running design and architecture event in Melbourne. With industry-leading brands in furniture, textiles, lighting, architecture, bathrooms, surfaces & finishes, as well as seminars and workshops, independently curated features and a host of new brand alliances.
The May Design Series At Excel (London): 19-21 May Taking place at ExCeL in London’s creative east, the May Design Series brings together kbb LDN, The ARC Show, INTERIORS LDN and DX to serve the broad sourcing needs of the London-based interior design, property, architectural and retail communities.
Ecoweek Nordic Educational Intuition (Copenhagen): 13-19 May approx. 300 young architects, building constructors, engineers, landscape architects, industrial designers, energy technologists from around the world, will come to Copenhagen to work with some of the big climate, energy and environmental challenges that cities like Copenhagen are facing.
19 April 2013
Image courtesy of Bhumi & Melissa Steer ©
Recently we collaborated with amazing lifestyle brand Bhumi Organic to facilitate the photoshoot of their new season arrivals. The shoot took place in the Modscape display suite last month and as you can see by the photos the fruits of their labour produced beautiful results.
Image courtesy of Bhumi & Melissa Steer ©
Bhumi, which means ‘Mother Earth’ in Sanskrit, design and create bed, bath and home products made from one hundred per cent organic cotton using fairtrade practices.
Image courtesy of Bhumi & Melissa Steer ©
We love their philosophy of aiming to inspire a balance between luxury, comfort and nature.Why not spoil your mum this Mother’s Day with a Bhumi gift from the earth. For more information on Bhumi visit their website.
09 April 2013
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the passing of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and what better way to celebrate his career than to own one of his iconic creations. One of Wright’s best known works, the Millard House, also affectionately known as La Miniatura, has just been listed for sale. Built in 1923, La Miniatura was the first in a series of four textile block Usonian houses designed during the 1920s, a concept which was the result of Wright’s desire to broaden his architectural vision and break away from the typecast Prairie House he was renowned for creating. At the heart of Wright’s design philosophy was organic architecture, a term he coined to describe the promotion of harmony between humanity and the environment through homogenic design principles. Aside from its innovation and holistic ingenuity, Wright’s unique textile block building system was an experiment of modular housing using textured precast concrete blocks. In the case of the Millard House, they were made from sand, gravel and minerals found on the property, melding natural materials with the landscape in his trademark fashion. One thing’s for sure, anyone who is lucky enough to acquire the Millard House will be owning a rare and sustainable piece of architectural history.
28 March 2013
We have put together three innovative DIY design products that will transform your walls from lacklustre to inspiring, including two gems that will be used in the Oxygen Youth Facility project for Moreland City Council.
These modern and eco-friendly 3D wall panels by Wall Art instantly transform a boring wall into a sustainable work of art. Made from 100% recycled and biodegradable sugarcane fibre residue, the panels come in 21 unique designs that are glued, filled and sanded to create a seamless three dimensional wall that when installed, can be left natural or painted to suit the interior of your home or office. We were particularly taken by this Tetris design which will be used as a natural feature wall in the Oxygen Youth Facility project.
Patterned paint rollers have been used in Europe for over 100 years as an alternative to wallpaper, but it took a damp home and a trip to Romania for The Painted House co-founder Claire Bosanquet to realize their undiscovered potential. Adapted slightly from the originals, The Painted House patterned paint rollers come in a range of designs to help you get inspired. The rollers can be used to rejuvenate and reinvent tired walls as an alternative to wallpaper, as well as print fabrics, perk up old wooden furniture and make reams of wrapping paper simply by changing the roller applicator.
Pinboards are not just for playing. Cube by Autex is a high-density, semi-rigid panel made from 100% polyester (65% of which is made from post-consumer materials). Cube has a range of applications such as partition panels, room dividers and acoustic walls, but mostly it’s just a fabulous way to spruce up your walls with minimal maintenance or fuss. The material comes in a variety of colours and doubles as a pinboard surface once installed. We’re using the colour Slate as a wall finish for the Oxygen Youth Facility project.
28 March 2013
Image via Elenberg Fraser
To say we’re excited about Elenberg Fraser’s newest residential project is an understatement and it’s not just because of the phenomenal architecture, unexpected luxuries of space or the city views. This project has particular importance because Modscape constructed a sales suite to facilitate the sale of the 33M apartments two years ago. The sales suite was moved at the end of its tenure and converted into Modscape’s office – a prime example of the ability to recycle a building!
Image via Elenberg Fraser
Known for creating experiential architecture that responds to its specific site, location and purpose, Elenberg Fraser has designed a vertical village that is a truly inhabitable environment for its residents. 33M is like moving through an ancient narrative that takes its cues from the myths of Metatron and Pandora’s Box, both of which are evident as the viewer transcends from the black, mirrored depths of the lobby, to the apartments where total ascendance is experienced. Here, darkness shifts to a duo chromatic palette of white and bronze light inside the apartments, the buildings themselves wrapped in a façade of Metatron’s loose feathers. For more information or images of the project check out Elenberg Fraser’s website.
28 March 2013
Nestled between two quaint weatherboards in a street filled with mixed period architecture, this modern interpretation of the family home was designed to reflect the shifting paradigms of family life and architecture in an urban setting. Click to read more…
20 March 2013
image via cafe vue
If the thought of feasting on sustainably grown produce inspired by art and prepared by the same culinary blood as the award winning restaurant Vue de Monde sounds like an experience worth enjoying, then you might want to reserve a booking at Café Vue at Heide for the Fiona Hall Dinner this Friday (March 22nd). The chefs at Café Vue have created a gastronomic experience inspired by contemporary artist Fiona Hall’s forthcoming exhibition Big Hunting Game at the Heide Museum of Modern Art. Hall is best known for her extraordinary works that ‘transform mundane man-made materials into vital organic forms with both contemporary and historical resonances’. With titles such as ‘The Rebirth of Consumables’ and ‘The Dark Side of Sweet’, the menu aims to ‘interpret and reflect the same themes of fragility in nature seen in Hall’s work, with an emphasis on making sustainable food choices’. Click here to the view the menu or make a booking.
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