In this paper, a feature has been the highest priority. To ensure consistent quality, PostPanic chooses deliberately produce, direct, design and conduct in-house to stay true to their original vision, when in production.This approach requires that the various departments of the Office each have their areas clearly defined and distributed. But at the same time, they need to retain as much openness and transparency that the place offered.The design also had to take into account that labor varies from 14 to 40, according to the different stages of production.

]]> http://www.designrumahku.com/office-design/postpanic-office-by-maurice-mentjens-design-in-amsterdam/feed/ 0 http://www.designrumahku.com/architectural-design/building-bridges-design-by-mason-currey/ http://www.designrumahku.com/architectural-design/building-bridges-design-by-mason-currey/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:30:21 +0000 admin http://designrumahku.com/?p=593 Everyone knows that Amsterdam is a city of bridges, but lately some other Scandinavian Northern European cities have been getting in on the action too. Here are three noteworthy bridges recently built (or announced) in the region:

Building Bridges By Mason Currey

The Paris- and Vienna-based firm recently won a competition to build two new bridges in the Danish capital; its Butterfly Bridge is the most eye-catching of the pair. A “tri-bridge,” it will span two docks and connect pedestrian and bicycle lanes in three directions. According to a press release, two of the three arms will be operable by “a discreetly hydraulic mechanism situated under the bridge,” allowing large boats to pass by.

The other month, I sat down with Hans Achterbosch to learn about what he claims is the world’s first wooden bridge designed to handle heavy traffic loads (of up to 60 tons). Completed earlier this year, the Sneek bridge is made of Accoya wood planks that have been double-bent and glued together to form the curving lattice structure. The bridge is not entirely wood, at least not quite—to satisfy the local government, the team ended up having to put steel plate under the road surface. But Achterbosch insists that the wood is carrying the entire load, and he already has two new, 100-percent-wood bridges planned for the region.

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OK, so this temporary installation has a slightly less rigorous program—its transports pedestrians from a garden to the street, traversing a medium-sized hedge—but, gee, it sure is cute; it looks like a cross between a Shigeru Ban and a lunar lander. Alas, the Bruggenhoofd has already decamped its launchpad outside Rotterdam’s Chabot Museum; the designers are currently seeking a new installation venue. If you know of a good hedge or hedge-sized obstacle in need of traversing, e-mail paulsegers@nieuwbrabantsfront.com.