at OCT-LOFT’s 2026 ‘super new year’, a kinetic installation turns public space into a shared game of motion.
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public art (749)
Mar 16, 2026'I believe in fantasy and fun and imagination': the artist on activating public spaces, participation and gathering as an act of optimism.
sound art (113)
Mar 19, 2026the London-based artist's work reimagines how communities can form in the present, not as fixed ideals but as lived, audible encounters.
Mar 11, 2026the device triggers sounds using small magnetic pieces called beats that users place physically onto a wooden grid.
speaker design (220)
Mar 16, 2026'I believe in fantasy and fun and imagination': the artist on activating public spaces, participation and gathering as an act of optimism.
Mar 06, 2026the transparent housing highlights the speaker’s internal structure.
vinyl (36)
Jan 27, 2026wow atelier draws conceptual references from kubrick’s architectural language and controlled compositions.
connections: 71
Sep 09, 2025each pocket-sized record holds up to four minutes of music per side, which is ideal for singles or special releases.
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personal technology (208)
Mar 19, 2026named the clock, the pocket watch-shaped device features no hands, but a system called the light hour.
Mar 17, 2026partly designed from nostalgia, the device comes with studs that double as a media control knob and a wireless charger for an apple watch or airpods.
connections: +1530
nintendo (19)
Aug 12, 2025the design allows all internal components to be seen from the outside, especially the glistening transparent circuit board.
connections: +230
Jul 27, 2025GamiFries is a 3D printed accessory that allows users to mount a mcdonald’s fries box directly onto the console.
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renovation and restoration architecture and design (1169)
Mar 20, 2026the intervention reorganizes the building into a flexible exhibition space where restored elements by carlo scarpa meet new spatial strategies.
Mar 18, 2026the artist's rebuild foundation advances a vision of urban utopia by reworking disused buildings into artistic community spaces.
public toilets (48)
Aug 12, 2025a transformation of a public toilet facility that adapts to seasonal changes in the landscape.
Jul 31, 2025lifted by pillars, 'the cloud on trees' appears to hover just above the forest floor, while 'the window in valley' is sunk and carved between two sloping hillsides.
architecture in korea (479)
Feb 20, 2026varying pipe diameters generate a layered and inhabitable spatial composition.
Feb 14, 2026the aged condition of the house is treated as a material archive.
daniel valle architects (8)
Aug 12, 2025a transformation of a public toilet facility that adapts to seasonal changes in the landscape.
Jun 16, 2022The complex volumetry of the building is the result of the strict application of the shadow-related code.
residential architecture and interiors (4781)
Mar 18, 2026conceived as a cave dwelling, the building is divided into three subterranean units.
connections: +5120
Mar 18, 2026linear geometry defines the primary volume, while curved elements guide circulation within the house.
architecture in the US (1659)
Mar 19, 2026the new museum in NYC doubles its gallery space with OMA’s expansion, debuting 'new humans', curated by massimiliano gioni.
Mar 16, 2026wrapped in a semi-transparent scrim, the facade produces a shifting effect that changes with weather and the movement of pedestrians.
brick architecture (421)
Mar 08, 2026mineral pigments and recycled materials generate a color palette derived from urban village architecture.
Mar 06, 2026salvaged oak and sun-baked brick define the material palette of the interiors.
rooftop architecture and design (220)
Mar 20, 2026the pavilion’s stepped platforms descend the slope in parallel with the tea terraces.
Mar 15, 2026the existing structures are reused as the base for the new residential complex.
architecture in mexico (714)
Mar 19, 2026axolotl conservation center operates as a closed-loop environmental system.
connections: +2120
Mar 17, 2026the volumes maintain a direct relationship with the ground.
estudio atemporal (5)
Aug 12, 2025the large roof tops the residence and provides shelter from sun and rain while allowing natural ventilation.
Aug 15, 2024a pure geometric volume by estudio atemporal contains the entire program of the house in two levels and a double height space.
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