meet the germans new and surprising new specks of license culture in germany play us american keep news of take a look at germany this increasing use of their traditions from everyday lives and language to some of. young kids. playing the trick i approach g.w. dot com the germans. you. ever want to welcome to another special edition of your own max today we're looking at architecture and design which is in second place among our viewers favorite subjects here's a look at what's coming up. living balance what's behind them the lifestyle trying

to live all. designed central a visit to the home of the italian manager. would work timber is becoming ever more popular as a gilded immaterial. when you hear your own macs are always on the lookout for the latest trends not that long ago the danish concept of her or coziness was all the hype across europe well now it's all about law gone that's the swedish term for just the right amount not to a little not too much in balance and living more consciously all this can be applied to many aspects of your lifestyle including clothing and interior design so to learn more about it we traveled to sweden to see firsthand how law works.

there's nothing fussy or fancy about the interior design and nikki brought mark's home she prefers things to be lowkey minimalistic and simple but still cozy she's a strong believer in the less is more principle muted. colors. but . through texture and different materials it was important for me that we had a lot of natural materials in our home and lot of our pictures are of seascapes and botanicals. in sweden there's a name for nicky style. originally from britain she's lived for ten years and has a good grasp of what it means. i feel that with. the scandinavian home it's really sort of the essence of the way and the architect self is

all about ten the architecture is very purposeful and everything you put in it is functional but at the same time it has form as well it has a clean nice static. just enough moderation it's a quintessentially swedish concept one the whole nation is familiar with. it's a philosophy really. into for me it means not too little not too much finding the right balance that works for you. if you can use it in lots of different contexts if you're out drinking means not drinking so much that you can't work the next day . is ubiquitous and sweet and. blogs about interior design and doesn't have to look for inspiration. if you look around everything's muted. very simple whites grey but there's

a lot of text here as a lot of rats had. she started her blog six years ago and has since turned it into a book scandi style has always been popular and these days. the site geist more than ever. it's all over twitter and instagram in terms of fashion it translates into well made timeless and understated looks a trademark of the swedish label. head of the form design center and explains what makes it so appealing and so relevant right now. we're living in very turbulent

times. there's more and more talk of climate change and sustainability and production consumption and lifestyle that. we're interested in better distribution of resources so that we leave something for the next generation and that's what a lock on has a role to play in design. the sign. swedish furniture giant ikea is keen to prove its green credentials the company has launched a living project in britain and ireland giving customer support and advice on how to live a more sustainable and healthy life. it's all about striking a healthy balance with the world around us without making extreme changes or denying ourselves anything. such as the occasional indulgence. another swedish tradition is. the art of enjoying coffee and cake with friends family or even work colleagues taking breaks as log on to i think loved.

fascinating concept and it's very much about finding balance in your life for example work and life and if you said there were cool day your day going to get tired you couldn't get less productive busy i was doing but if you take very slow down. take coffee like this fee compounds the swedish enjoy you'll be much more productive off to its. mickey brunch marc is working on a new book that will be all about. and she practices what she preaches that means putting the laptop away now and then so that work doesn't get in the way of the good things in life. it's considered the academy award of architecture the pritzker prize now it's been handed out since one thousand nine hundred eighty nine to mostly the biggest names in architecture such as dede norman foster frank geary renzo piano just to mention a few so it comes as a surprise to many that the winners of the two thousand and seventeen pritzker

prize were not very well known however a trio from spain were awarded for their innovative designs using glass plastic recycled steel and incorporating natural landscapes into their work we met up with them in their office to hear more. ah the architects at our c.r. were beside themselves with joy when they found out they had won the pritzker prize . and the messages of congratulations have not stopped coming. in which they knew of it when we got a telegram from the spanish royal family one of our former lecturers sent us a gift and people on the street keep talking to us like the people who know us as we look like strangers to us how we not just to say congratulations really here is good but if your most perfect dream is come true or dream that we never even dreamt of dreaming most of them. are c.r.

stands for raphael or karma and ramon. the three have their office in a former foundry building in the small catalonian town of they work a lot in the region they designed this library in barcelona a modern steel and glass structure that merges well with the surroundings. and a sports facility and surrounded by trees. they fill the void in the town to the point creating a space for locals it's with projects like these that they've made a name for themselves. since. we're known for our smaller works because we're not architects who work on a huge scale or for a wide audience it's about people for us. since we always ask ourselves what a building wants to be is the future and how will people end up in the feeling in

the space. where the student is to assist. so it was quite a sensation to win the world's most prestigious architecture prize worth some ninety five thousand euros one that in the past has been a. ordered to star architects known for extremely famous buildings such as norman foster the british designer of the and or the swiss duo. who designed the olympic stadium in beijing and the helpful harm only in hamburg. or the late designer who was the first woman to be awarded the prize in two thousand and four. for their guest star in their studies and of course it's a great honor for us to join the list of these award winners. but the prize comes with a lot of responsibility. because we know that most of the jury is placed on a pedestal course through. and now we're getting a lot of attention who are no good if they can

a few million of. the attention is well deserved and not all their designs are local they designed the tsunami for museum in rio de in southern france one of the region's architectural highlights and their design from the michelin starred restaurant les calls in is as much of a magnet as the food and it is considered a pivotal piece of architecture they transformed a country house with the restaurant owners guests and personnel in mind. ok if you don't mind they're going see and they've changed the building completely they brought nature into it light the kitchen used to be a stall for animals it was dark we cooked there for ten years without natural light that is we must remember the as long as they will that without. the members of the jury were not only impressed by the design of the buildings they also honored the trio for their teamwork the three have worked democratically at the same desk for

over thirty years they don't intend to stop now. they meant them with a premium from the start we knew we just wanted to continue doing things the same way mr this is the way we won this valuable prize them in the mistake of yours he wasn't going to. you. know all and we won't change much. as he will just continue as we've been doing so far you see in the news to come you know what to say to start. there are several projects in the pipeline projects which pay attention to the local context but are bull with regard to form and materials architecture that excels from rule space. roaming on down to a household name in kitchen where alessi the family own company produces anything from kettles to cooking utensils now there are two thousand products to choose from

but the current c.e.o. alberto alessi isn't as passionate about housewares we visit him at home to see what else inspires him. family home life surrounded by even yachts in northern italy. office beautiful views of lake. i fulfilled a lifetime dream here by our becoming a gardener and getting involved in farming. to create something in my profession you. think is designed for pride. and joy sitting down. one hundred fifty year old farmhouse is surrounded by some thirty thousand square

metres of bin yards the facade couldn't be changed but inside gave the building a total make over converting many small rooms into one open space. lives here with his wife laura and. most days he comes home for lunch from the nearby factory. to join the family eats together with the. family home was designed by architects. have been friends for many years. i feel more at home here than i have anywhere else before. everything that's important to me. go. forward.

each chair around a large table comes from a different design but unless he is still looking for the perfect form of seating. why do super. comfortable perfect. products are in everyday use in the kitchen here. grandson of found has been head of the company since one nine hundred seventy three a special maker's by richard sapp and. our favorite utensils so is the juicy salif lemon squeezer designed by philip stark it remains an international bestseller to this day. doesn't really work that well. for some strange reason people like it. the most controversial of the twentieth century.

les he refers to his design workshop as a dream factory here objects come to life that surprise and are never mainstream like this music box a cracker from the circus collection by dutch design i must say. i virtually look over his extensive in yards from the houses around tara he's been growing organic wine for over ten years now it's one of his great passions the last grapes are harvested in early november for the vintage wines. a rich wine from grapes and a white one from shot and they are maturing in the wine cellar the first vintages can be bought online for between one hundred sixty and two hundred twenty euro has . to be a wine bottle is the only item our belts while. i've

discovered that there is little difference between producing high quality i want. to do. and making high quality designed objects you know. to achieve those goals if. you have to follow them. have to rely on human creativity. which is also natural. for the company to someone else.

for that. one going resources and a growing trend towards the same ability have led to a renaissance for what as a building material modern architecture has so far been characterized by steel concrete and glass but when it comes to a material which stands for progress and your ability architects are now looking once again at what. it's not just the shape of the elephant house that is there exude that's unusual but the building material too instead of the usual steel and concrete it's made largely from what despite its large eighty five meter diameter the interior needs no supports. even a few years ago it would never have been built from wood. architect phillip high demand was involved in the project it was initially met with skepticism.

would have an effect fine for example. insurance premiums higher and how does it any is it really as durable and steel and concrete. there's been a strong shift in the way people think they will start. japanese architect she going to ban is a veteran of wooden buildings in this zurich office block even the joists are made of wood star architects have. also used wood for their mountaintop restaurant. spanish architects and chanticleer is known for his glass steel and concrete designs but would steals the show inside zurich university's lot apartment ironically this timeless material seems to be enjoying a renaissance in modern architecture writer philip judio explores this in his illustrated book wood buildings there are many many different ways to use wood and it's used all over the world. from many different countries and many different

types of building public private residential business. in germany around twenty percent of single family homes are made from wood developers are using it more and more for larger buildings too like this school near losen switzerland the company local architecture who designed the school are doing their bit to push the trend. their design won first prize in the twenty fifteen. an award that honors innovative uses forward. the. renewable resource towards the sustainable world we aiming at a thing really good material to use and for us this is an exercise to design you know design wooden building in a contemporary way. it's sustainable contemporary under tracked it but what has even more to offer in switzerland what has always been used in rural areas as the

cheapest building material and using prefab wooden elements can really cut down building times like at this sports hall for example. new means of processing also make the wood more stable than it was before this opens up new realms of possibility for architects to who until now were restricted to using concrete. actually client or. confortable in wooden terms of atmosphere and they also have this feeling that the concrete is maybe two two more there are no too cold or there's the concrete as a bad image plans for wooden buildings are becoming ever more spectacular like the design for helsinki's guggenheim museum and berlin architect maya uses wood for futuristic masterpieces like the metropole forests in seville the. world has been

fully exploited yet. sentence within society is on the rise creating bigger and bigger more sophisticated buildings from want. to boyden hoyt's high rises are the next step in the norwegian city of baguette the world's tallest wooden housing block was completed in twenty fifteen and fifty one meters it's a world record that won't last long in. construction is underway for a building which is set to reach an impressive eighty four meters. you can find out a lot about a person by just taking a look at their living space and that is exactly the business of photographer dominic and knob across she takes pictures of the living rooms giving the viewer an intimate look into the private lives of both ordinary people as well as celebrities following her books about new york living rooms and paris living rooms now across as also looked into the homes of

a number of personalities from berlin. dominic is at work in a berlin apartment the photographer takes pictures of living rooms in the homes of artists intellectuals and celebrities including that a french actor. is not. so. gives us a glimpse into the private lives of the rich and famous. she's photographed at the homes of french political family the middle homes. french actress john mayer hall. and the vanderbilt's in new york.

her first book new york living rooms came out in one nine hundred ninety eight paris living rooms appeared four years later since twenty fourteen dominick now a book called has been working on a book of photos about berlin living rooms. today she's shooting at the home of an intellectual who has spent his life collecting art and antiques. whatever their location. pictures all have one thing in common they never show the people who live in these rooms only much more on the person that if you do a portrait of the person so i decided i'm not going to do the people in the room because it would distract the one we're looking at it so basically it to. tell you we somebody like we're with somebody that this actually tell you what the person is all about. the world has opened its doors to dominic noble cause.

she splits her time between paris and the u.s. for decades she's taken photos for magazines like the new yorker vogue vanity fair and the newspaper le monde. shortly before his death in two thousand and eight she photographed the apartment of iconic french fashion designer eve sam lovell. what do i see in the room of the fellow when i see so many thing i don't know what they see but then they will drop by that place because it reminded me of the museum in. the ceiling i was in there too it was a very strange feeling that you were i was all alone i'm sure the butler was in some corner watching me but i didn't see him but to over there and when i came back to the light i don't know i felt that. i was anxious in that place because there

was something. but i saw that. and now she's here in berlin taking photos in a flat where commuter trains rumble by every five minutes. and with that we're out of time but if you miss something you can always go to our website to see the reports again or don't forget you can always follow us on social media for me and the rest of the crew here at euro max is always thanks for joining us say again tomorrow. on the next episode of your imax special magical power we'll take a bicycle talk of amsterdam. turn it into an angle well discover a new post thank you so famous tourist sites. and spanish surgeon will pay a visit to the wine growing region. next time on your imax special.

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