Dornob | Design Ideas Daily

A Light Dream: House Delightfully Transformed With LEDs

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Ultramodern & in the Architecture category ]

Transforming an old house into something new takes many forms, but this project in São Paulo uses a decidedly unique method. Rather than redoing the exterior of the home entirely, Brazilian studio 20.87 used LEDs and translucent plastic panels to turn the old building into a kind of larger-than-life lamp.

The house, which is now used as a design gallery, is not long for this world. Plans were under way to demolish it and build a new structure within a year after the installation was put into place. As such, the LED installation has the feel of a kind of last hurrah.

Overall, the project is quite simple. LEDs were attached to the exterior of the home along the edges, eaves and windows. Corrugated plastic panels were then screwed to a wooden frame around the building.

When it’s dark outside and the lights go on, the entire facade lights up with a kind of ethereal glow. The shape of the original house is still visible through the plastic panels, lending a sort of grounding reality to the otherwise-otherworldly sight.

Keep Going - Check out this Great Related Dornob Article:

Revisiting Rope Lights: String LEDs Can be Subtle & Stylish

Italian Lake House is a Sun Worshipper’s Dream Retreat

[ Filed under Ultramodern & in the Architecture category ]

[ Dornob | Archives | Categories | Privacy | TOS ]

Cat Tunnel Couch Has Hidden Tube for Feline Companions

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Furniture & in the Couches category ]

Forget pictures or videos – there may be no better way to pay tribute to your cats than by creating a piece of furniture in which they come first, like this crafty sofa for kittens that can also be occupied by humans.

Korean designers Yongjeh Park and Kangkyoung Lee collaborated on the design and creation of this prototype, and their process is as interesting as the product, as illustrated in the sketches and construction images above.

The tunnel is the driving force behind the design, starting on the floor with a mid-tube exit along the back (to peer over a person’s shoulder) and a terminal entry (where a drooping hand is most likely to be poised for petting a head).