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Danish architectural firm COBE Architects is turning an old silo in Copenhagen into modern housing. The silo is located in Nordhavnen, an old harbor district in Copenhagen. In recent years, Nordhavnen has undergone redevelopment, with the district’s texture going from old industrial buildings to housing, cafés and public plazas. One of the philosophies guiding the urban development plan, involves the preservation of some of those old industrial buildings. The Silo is a 67 yard-long, 17-story-tall corn silo that will eventually house 40 high-rise apartments. Because of the floor-to-floor spatial variations that were necessary to handle grain in the past, all the apartments will be very different. In addition to the apartments, The Silo will also host public functions on the top and bottom floors. The top floor will feature a restaurant, sky bar and conference area, while a public exhibition space is located on the bottom floor. Shop Modern Furniture>

The Vipp story begins in 1939, when Holger Nielsen designed and manufactured a foot-pedal garbage bin for his wife’s hair salon. Nielsen’s keen sense of aesthetics and quality were quickly recognized and requests for his useful Trash Bins began pouring in. Today, the company is run by his daughter, but little else has changed. Vipp still manufactures its pedal bins in Denmark and the materials are the same: stainless steel and rubber. “Good design never goes out of fashion,” said Nielsen and his Vipp Bins are no exception. Vipp Shelter In 2014 the designers at Vipp started the “Vipp Shelter” project. On June 22, 2015 we could have visited the Vipp factory in Copenhagen, heard from the designers, and taken a short trip into Sweden to see the actual Vipp Shelter.  For as little as $500,000 you can have your own weekend escape (with everything included).  This prefabricated, 592 square feet structure is designed to be placed in the natural setting of yo...

Hired to design a weekend summer house in northern Sjælland, Denmark, Powerhouse Company crafted a five-fingered floor plan to keep the cabin’s footprint small while at the same time being sustainable. Village House appears to be a bunch of miniature cabins with its cluster of five wings that fan out like fingers spreading out on your hand. This provides a variety of views, outdoor spaces, and various lighting patterns for each of the “cabins”. The positioning of the spaces and window placement helps to provide optimum light to fill the home all throughout the day. Typically summer houses are meant to be family spaces but as the children grow up, more space and independence is desired, hence the spread out design. The “cabins” fan out from a central family area, giving each family member the option for privacy. The home is made up of a simple, black wooden structure with a pitched roof, almost like the dark shadows in the surrounding woods. The interior is the opposite being all ...