Yellow Cloud Studio punctuates Glyn House extension with arched window

A half-arch window in this east London home extension by Yellow Cloud Studio offers glimpses of the older parts of the property.

Glyn House is situated in the neighbourhood of Clapton and is occupied by a young couple who are hoping to grow their family.

Previously, the poky proportions of the house – which dates back to the Victorian era – meant that there were no rooms where both adults and kids could comfortably spend time together or do activities.

Hackney-based Yellow Cloud Studio was tasked with creating a sizable kitchen and dining area at the rear of the home that didn't seem distanced from the existing living rooms towards the front of the plan.

This ended up proving difficult for the studio due to the position of Glyn House's garden, which sits markedly low – a flight of seven steps was required to link the new extension to the old portion of the home.

To enhance the visual connection between the back and front of the home, the studio has punctured the rear wall of the extension with a recessed, rounded window.

The timber-framed window is divided into a half-arch shape by a slim skylight that runs the length of the extension and down across its facade, forming a picture window for an oak-lined reading nook that the studio has created.

A combination of soft-beige plaster and black concrete has been applied to the exterior of the extension. Pale bricks have then been used to build a short patio.

These same materials have been applied throughout the inside of the extension, an attempt by the studio to make "the interior represent a more private version of the same architecture".

One peripheral wall is clad with bricks, and the remaining internal surfaces are washed with the same beige-hued plaster.

Oak has then been used to craft other elements like the dining table, the bench seat, and the cupboards in the kitchen, which has been finished with subtle brass handles.

Brass features again on the stems of three disc-shaped pendant lamps suspended from the ceiling.

Terracotta-coloured geometric tiles are also arranged to form a patterned splashback behind the sink area.

There are also a couple of striking black decor elements like the storage cabinet at the back of the room and the cone-shaped lamps above the dining table.

The kitchen's chunky terrazzo breakfast island, which is inlaid with oversize chunks of colourful aggregate, is also black.

"They provide the necessary contrast against the palette of natural materiality and therefore intensify the experience of raw, handmade surfaces," added the studio.

Yellow Cloud Studio was established by Eleni Soussoni and Romanos Tsomos in 2013.

This isn't the first residential extension completed by the studio – three years ago it added a triangle-shaped volume to a home in Hackney. Inside, half of the extension is lined with birch plywood, while the other half is clad with stock bricks.

Photography is courtesy of Yellow Cloud Studio.

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Project credits:

Architecture: Yellow Cloud Studio
Construction: H Quality Construction

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10 technology-driven design projects by Technische Universität Dresden students

A device called TracePen that teaches robots to perform human tasks features alongside wearable technology designed to train professional surfers in Technische Universität Dresden's VDF school show.

The digital exhibition comprises 10 technology-driven student projects developed as part of the Industrial Design Engineering course at the school, which is based in Dresden, Germany.

According to Technische Universität Dresden (Technical University Dresden), the course marries industrial design with mechanical engineering "in a way that is unique throughout Germany" to help prepare students for the demands and future of the industry.

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Technische Universität Dresden

University: Technische Universität Dresden
Course: Industrial Design Engineering

Course statement:

"The study of Industrial Design Engineering at Technical University Dresden combines industrial design with mechanical engineering in a way that is unique throughout Germany.

"In addition to comprehensive mechanical engineering fundamentals, courses comprise design basics such as sketching, 3D modelling and colour and trim. A practice-oriented approach and interdisciplinary cooperations consolidate the methodical and theoretical design knowledge and foster tangible project designs.

"With a well-coordinated study programme, the students are optimally prepared for future tasks in the industry and creative businesses. This show is kindly supported by technischesdesign.org."

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Cleaning Exo by Stefan Teubner

"Cleaning Exo is an exoskeleton vision supporting elderly homeowners in facade cleaning. The exoskeleton assists the musculoskeletal system of the user's arm by means of active, intelligent-controlled motors, since the process of facade cleaning can be quite exhausting.

"I analysed future trends, technologies and challenges with the aim to improve today's high-pressure cleaner. In collaboration with Kärcher, a leading producer of cleaning equipment, I identified the most promising solution.

"The resulting exoskeleton consists of a backpack acting as a hub with a pressure pump, a cleaning agent container and the water supply connection, as well as the one-sided arm exoskeleton."

Name: Stefan Teubner
Project: Cleaning Exo
Contact address: mail@stefanteubner.de
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stefan-teubner-351b65122

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Wave by Jessica Janik

"Imagine a device that could help you learn basically any skill you wanted – such as surfing. Specifically developed as a training aid for professional surfers, Wave combines a sensor-equipped board with a vibratory-feedback wristband.

"While the board-embedded technology assesses the surfer's every movement, the wearable provides real-time haptic feedback on the detected errors. In an integrated app, the athlete receives additional visual cues and extensive motion analysis to guide them towards a perfected motion-sequence.

"This holistic system allows for an enhanced adaption to training stimulus and, consequently, a much quicker learning progress."

Name: Jessica Janik
Project: Wave
Contact address: jessica.janik94@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jessica-janik-089357183

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Feldschwarm Grassland Module by Felix Schmitt

"Agricultural vehicles keep increasing in size to reach the highest possible efficiency, which causes severe compression of soil. Feldschwarm Grassland Module aims to solve this issue by making smaller individual machines that drive autonomously whilst working together as a swarm.

"The modular setup of each machine enables an adaption to different scenarios in an agricultural environment. This requires specific design of the tool-carrying frame for the scenario of grassland-farming. As part of the Feldschwarm concept, a single tool frame module can be used for all process-steps of mowing, swathing, turning and transporting the grass."

Name: Felix Schmitt
Project: Feldschwarm Grassland Module
Contact address: felixschmitt.91@icloud.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/felix-schmitt-3b1385119

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Trace by Lenard Opeskin

"Urbanisation and the densification of inner cities are likely to result in more and more financially disadvantaged people being forced into urban peripheral areas or rural regions. In these structurally weak areas, there is a high dependency on motorised individual transport. Combined with physical limitations in old age, resulting in a loss of driving ability, this often strongly limits personal mobility.

"Fully automated vehicles will allow for cost-effective and flexible mobility concepts in these regions in particular. Therefore, an age-appropriate ride-sharing interior, accommodating up to four people regardless of their physical limitations, was designed."

Name: Lenard Opeskin
Project: Trace
Contact address: lenard.opeskin@tu-dresden.de
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lenard-opeskin-b0b0b71a9

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AidBoards Table by Michael Zinn

"The AidBoards Table is a medical operating table that addresses the special circumstances of disaster response. The demand for rapid availability in the sense of short-term production at low cost, alternative transport routes and an uncomplicated assembly at the place of use result in a minimalist design based on heavy-duty corrugated board.

"The AidBoards Table is reduced to the essential functions of surgical tables and is quickly ready for use thanks to a simple plug-in mechanism. After use, the product can be submitted to the wastepaper cycle or, if necessary, composted or burned."

Name: Michael Zinn
Project: AidBoards Table
Contact address: miczin.id@gmail.com
Instagram: instagram.com/miczin.id

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Haptikos by Yichen Fan

"While computer and robotic support have been introduced into operating rooms over the last decade, the outcome of laparoscopic surgery remains largely dependent on the individual expertise of the surgeon.

"Haptikos explores the possibility to improve laparoscopic surgical training processes, their clinical surgery performance and ultimately raise patient benefit using novel actuation technologies. The prototype utilises a pneumatic driven inflatable silicone ring to generate tactile feedback at the fingertips.

"This way it is possible to simulate haptic senses such as the pulsation of invisible blood vessels, organ hardness and tissue texture and thus improve the usability of laparoscopic grasper instruments."

Name: Yichen Fan
Project: Haptikos
Contact address: rex.fan@icloud.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yichen-fan-96066a94

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Modular Commuter Seats by Clemens Beyerlein

"This project comprises a modular seating concept for public transportation in commuter railway services. The intention was to develop a seating concept in the context of future multimodal transportation and individual mobility.

"Therefore, the user is guided through a digital HMI-setup, which combines the user's preferences and abilities with an optimal transportation route optimised seat. This user-centred approach covers different travelling scenarios and combines them with seating zones like quick travelling, lounges or working zones. The models were developed in a special parametric framework to align and justify any following dimensioning of the interior."

Name: Clemens Beyerlein
Project: Modular Commuter Seats
Contact address: clensHQ@gmail.com
Instagram: @wayf.nder

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Trace Pen by Paul Judt

"Flexibility and speed are playing an increasingly important role in global production. Especially industrial robots will have to be able to switch easily and cost-effectively from one application to the next. The simplicity of programming is becoming a decisive factor for modern production.

"The TracePen is designed for Wandelbots and can be a solution for this challenge. It is a 3D Tracking Device that captures human motion, which can be transferred to the robot. With this demonstration-based approach, it is possible for anyone to teach a robot to perform a task within minutes – without needing any programming knowledge."

Name: Paul Judt
Project: Trace Pen
Contact address: paul.judt@wandelbots.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paul-judt-342b23194

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Laro by Simon Schmitt

"Laro is an outdoor surface cleaning concept with the aim to run the cleaning process in a more sustainable way. Cleaning units – ensembled in an adaptive swarm system – autonomously clean pre-defined areas with laser technology instead of water.

"In collaboration with Kärcher, a leading producer of cleaning equipment, I developed an autonomous robot, which is able to climb vertical walls by a gecko principle inspired tire material. Through an app, the customer can first scan the surfaces and then configure the system. Afterwards, an autonomous transporter conveys the swarm – with the right amount of LARO robots – automatically to the desired location and the swarm starts cleaning."

Name: Simon Schmitt
Project: Laro
Contact address: simon.schmitt@mailbox.tu-dresden.de

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Lightweight Elevator Car by Tobias Zerger

"Due to the global trend of urbanisation, elevators as technical systems for people's mobility inside buildings are becoming more significant and in demand. This concept of an elevator car distinguishes itself due to its modular and lightweight design. The use of fibre-reinforced composites reduces the weight of the car and the involved energy consumption of the system.

"The interior design has a big impact on the user experience since a considerable number of people still feel unsafe in elevators. In this project, the use of UX methods helped to develop an interior design that displays a safe and simultaneously open-space atmosphere."

Name: Tobias Zerger
Project: Lightweight Elevator Car
Contact address: tobias.zerger@tu-dresden.de
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tobias-zerger-1820b01a4

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SHoP Architects and BVN design world's tallest hybrid timber tower for Atlassian in Sydney

Architecture studios SHoP Architects and BVN have unveiled designs for the Sydney headquarters of technology company Atlassian, which they claim will be the "world's tallest hybrid timber building" when completed.

The Atlassian headquarters will be built next to Sydney Central Station in New South Wales, Australia. Due to reach 40 stories high, the office building will have an internal timber structure surrounded by an envelope of steel and glass.

At 180 metres, SHoP Architects predicts Atlassian's headquarters will be the tallest hybrid timber tower ever built when it completes in 2025. The New-York based practice is already working on the world's skinniest skyscraper.

In recent years several studios have made proposals for buildings that, if completed, would become the world's tallest hybrid timber tower. These include Perkins + Wills design for a 120-metre-high tower in Vancouver and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban's scheme for a  71-metre-high tower in the same city.

A steel exoskeleton will support "mega floors" that will divide the tower vertically into what SHoP Architects describes as neighbourhoods, which will incorporate a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces.

Elevated parks will be located at various points in the tower, which the New York architecture practice said are designed to be comfortable to enjoy all year round.

It will be clad with an electricity-generating glass facade which will be able to "self shade" the offices inside.

Combining the steel frame with mass timber interiors will create 50 per cent less embodied carbon in the construction process compared to a traditional tower, estimates SHoP Architects.

"The current design incorporates an electricity-generating facade system with self-shade capabilities to reduce direct heat gain internally," SHoP Architects told Dezeen.

"Combined with the use of mass timber, the innovative facade enables the project to leverage Sydney's temperate climate to help reduce carbon emissions and generate on-site energy."

Atlassian's headquarters will be built over an existing historic building called The Parcels Shed.

Built in 1906, the structure was a part of Sydney Central Station and was used for taking deliveries of parcels until the early 1980s. Today it is the 480-bed Railway Square youth hostel.

SHoP Architects and BVN plan to incorporate the youth hostel building into the lower floors of the project.

New York-based SHoP Architects was founded in 1996. The practice recently worked with Ken Smith Workshop to convert Pier 35 in Manhatten into an eco-park, and collaborated with Gensler to design sky ports for Uber.

BVN is an Australian architecture firm that dates back to 1997 and has offices in Sydney, Brisbane, London and New York.

Images courtesy of SHoP Architects and BVN.

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