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the image above is a schematic render of the husk house - plans and sections are to be updated on the projects page in the coming week.
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15.12.09

great percy street
great percy street - london
we have recently completed this 4th floor refurbishment on percy street in islington, london.  the small yet bright interior utilises the use of its southerly aspect through a new roof terrace and large custom skylights. check back soon for more interior projects.
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01.12.09

veiled house
urban future - laser cut surry hills
the veiled house in surry hills is in the final weeks of construction certificate. the project proposes an entire redevelopment of a two storey terrace, adding an additional level + ground floor rear extension. an 8 metre high x 3 metre wide black anodised laser cut screen is proposed to veil the entire infill section (entry) of the house. we have been developing a number of parametric VB scripts in grasshopper that: 1. pack shapes, 2.blooms lace (using recursion) and 3. varies material thickness to gradate opacity of the screen. construction of the project is expected to commence early january.
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30.11.09

under construction
urban future - palm beach queensland
the slide house has started with demolition and excavation on site. the large new build dwelling features a laser cut screen of varying apertures and a floor to ceiling internal edge truss. click the shot above for further images.
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25.11.09

extreme environments
urban future - mt. etna
recent work from a competition winning research proposal to initiate developments for large scale landscape mitigation strategies in extreme environments, in this case mount etna, sicily.
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31.10.09

interior landscapes

interior landscapes
we have completed a design scheme for an interior landscape project for a four floor, 8000sq.m. fitout on chapel street, prahran. click through for further images.
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19.10.09
fluid dynamics
field investigations
our r&d team have been busy the last week investigating field theory + curvilinear surfaces (using grasshopper and t-splines) to develop a contoured topological interior for a commercial fitout in melbourne.
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01.09.09
slide
environmental design
design development for the queensland project is nearing final stages. projects page to be updated soon.
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31.08.09
associative tiling
arametric tiling
ufo(au) are currently researching associative tiling techniques based on a growth pattern of cellular automata. the tesselated tiled wall system is being developed for a sydney CBD commercial interior.
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04.08.09
pecha kucha sydney #12
urban future pecha kucha sydney 12
we will be presenting our work at pecha kucha sydney at everleigh carriageworks on thursday the 6th august. The presentation will summize urban future's design approach & network organization and how this informs the international and local projects.
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07.07.09
fold penthouse
folded penthouse apartment double bay
the fold penthouse in double bay is moving ahead to construction certificate stage with the development application approved this month.

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