Yellowstone Residence is a spacious modern home located in Montana’s Madison Range within the Rocky Mountains. Designed by Stuart Silk Architects, the home boasts an 8,100 foot elevation and sits on the side of a mountain. The home’s exterior is primarily made with steel and concrete, materials which are directly inspired by the harsh natural landscape of the plot.
“The site’s rocky alpine terrain provided the inspiration for this home and led us to choosing board-formed concrete and Cor-ten steel as the principal exterior materials,” explains architect Stuart Silk. “These elemental materials best captured this site’s essential characteristics. I saw the house like a barnacle clinging steadfastly to its precarious perch.”
To maintain privacy, the home’s front facade is almost completely closed off except for a narrow slot of glass in the concrete and a corner window that provides views from the master bathroom.
The entrance of the two-story home is at the upper level. Two 18-inch thick concrete walls act as an anchor for the space, informing the incredible mountain views seen through the windows. The upper level includes the living room, kitchen, dining room, and master bedroom.
Structural steel columns are left exposed in the living room, and floor-to-ceiling glass walls allow unobstructed views of the dramatic alpine landscape.
The lower floor holds the entertainment room, three guest suites, and a bunk room. Stuart Silk Architects translated Montana’s iconic landscape into a neutral color palette for the interior design of the space.
Outside, a fire pit area and a heated swimming pool are ideal places to sit back, relax, and enjoy the views.
It was back in early January at the Consumer Electronic Show when we got a first glimpse of Samsung’s plans to package their line of The Serif, The Frame, and The Sero televisions in specially designed eco-friendly corrugated cardboard boxes, each intended to be reassembled into a range of furnishings for the home instead of being discarded into the recycling bin.
Photos: Gregory Han
For this creative effort, Samsung was awarded a CES 2020 Innovation Awards for the eco-packaging concept. On the show floor the Korean tech giant displayed a preview of small end tables, magazine racks, and even an elongated house intended to give pets a new place to play and hide within alongside their new line of 2020 televisions.
Once the television set is removed, owners are offered the opportunity to follow an included manual illustrating how to convert their large cardboard box into a household item following dot matrix design printed onto each side of the corrugated cardboard boxes.
It seems doubtful the average The Serif, The Frame, or The Sero customer would furnish their living room with cardboard furniture considering the premium category of this design-forward sets, but it is completely reasonable to believe such creations would be a welcome addition for the owner’s cats and kids to use and amuse themselves with – two segments already renown for their fascination with cardboard boxes.
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Design Milk is excited to share the next episode of TheBuild.tv Firehouse project – guest suite and powder room. Watch as Anthony Carrino takes you through creating a comfortable guest suite, and how he maximizes the small space of his powder room. Learn how he made his design decisions, and how you can fix problems or mistakes in the finishing stages of a project (no matter how frustrating!). Tune in below:
Check out the 3D model here:
See more of the design details and photos at TheBuild.tv.
Guest bedroom images courtesy of Anthony Carrino. Powder room images courtesy of Kohler.
Cross Chair Tube is a minimalist chair designed by London-based studio PearsonLloyd for Takt, that shares a visual language and assembly method to its predecessor. While the original Cross Chair features a solid oak frame, the Cross Chair Tube incorporates a recycled tubular steel frame.
The steel is powder-coated black to serve as a contrast against the plywood backrest and seat as well as create a slender profile without sacrificing stability. Additionally, the metal frame allows multiple chairs to be stacked for convenient storage.
The chairs will be available in three ply finishes: natural, oak, smoked oak, and black. It is also possible to customize the seats with a variety of Kvadrat wool fabrics and aniline leathers.
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At bathroom and kitchen fixture brand AXOR, form follows perfection down to every detail: design, technology, and innovation. Their latest campaign – AXOR Places – focuses on places and memories, two things that arouse emotion while bringing about inspiration and encouragement during these strange times. A handful of popular designers and architects that AXOR has had the pleasure of working with over the years have shared their own Place of Memory with us, as well as why the location is such a sweet spot for them.
For me, the truly fantastic spaces are those we build in our dreams.
—Andreas Diefenbach
Andreas Diefenbach, product designer and Managing Partner at Phoenix Design Stuttgart, Munich and Shanghai, created his Place of Memory in his imagination. After spending the first 13 years growing up in northern Kazakhstan, he set off to chart his own path in the wilderness of central Asia and the civilizations of Europe. Andreas had an uncle who lived near Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, and when he would visit he would be regaled with stories of ice fishing, hunting, and foraging for mushrooms in the taiga. These memories became a freezing cold canvas for his fantasies and adventures. Today Andreas still harbors a love of frost, snow, and ice, with snow symbolizing warmth and familiarity, while frost and ice express something clear and calm within his mind. Even today, Andreas says, he has his own personal memories of this place, even though he has never visited the taiga. Read more of the interview with Andreas here.
For me, the most important place is the family.
—Antonio Citterio
Architect and designer Antonio Citterio opened his first office in Milan in 1972, but the most important place for him to be is with his own family. A residence in St. Moritz, located in Switzerland’s Engadine Valley, is his favorite spot for them all to retreat to. It’s a place where they can experience the magic of the mountains, enjoy a beautiful winter landscape, celebrate Christmas, or simply spend time together as a family. His children were even born in this very place, surrounded by lakes, bright larch forests, and 3,000-meter majestic peaks. Antonio’s Place of Memory is a world away from the hustle and bustle of Milan, where the focus can be on family, culture, and natural landscapes, as well as the warm cocoon of a well-loved home full of memories. Read more of Antonio’s interview here.
Photo by Alisa Connan
We value moments of quiet, preferably near the sea where we can think clearly.
—Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby’s most cherished Place of Memory is located far away from their London design and architecture studio, it’s a cottage in Trearddur Bay on the west coast of Holy Island in Wales. This small Victorian stone dwelling that looks out over a stormy Irish Sea is a place they would retreat to while studying at the Royal College of Art. There they would work together to develop and illustrate idea after idea, lost to their thoughts and processes for hours. Edward and Jay both find the continuously changing weather and tides of the location fascinating yet calm, suddenly changing from rain to the most breathtaking sunlight without a moment’s notice. Read more of their interview here.
Photo by Alex Dwyer
Creating is an idealization of feelings and memories.
—Jean-Marie Massaud
The Land of the Rising Sun, Japan, holds Jean-Marie Massaud’s Place of Memory. Fifteen years ago, shortly after founding his Paris studio in 2000, he was in the middle of the woods about 30 kilometers from Kyoto on a rainy afternoon. In a meditative wooden temple with white paper lanterns along the footpaths, Jean-Marie proposed to his partner – only two hours before they were to be married in a surprise ceremony. She said yes, and they were wed shortly thereafter in front of a group of their closest friends in this magical place full of lovely smells and the sound of water. Now and for always Japan’s rural Resonance Chambers stands strong in his memory for its harmony of nature, culture, and time on that very special day. Read more of Jean-Marie’s interview here.
If we don’t want the earth to become only a memory, fight to save water.
—Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck is a big thinker, and he chose the entire planet Earth as his Place of Memory, not just how much it needs to be protected so that others can enjoy its gifts forever. Fascinated by evolution, from amoebas to humans, Philippe dedicates his life to creativity. He has no hobbies, takes no vacations, and prefers to work alone in the middle of nowhere, so long as he is surrounded by nature. Forests, dunes, mud – they’re all powerful sources of inspiration to him and his work. The natural light, the power of the elements to form waves and other phenomena, the importance of water and more all play like music to Philippe’s ears. Read more of the interview with him here.
It can be difficult to focus on bright moments when so much is happening in the world around us. AXOR invites you to take a moment to think about your own special Place of Memory, and look to it for comfort and solace when needed most.
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