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	<title>Anima, LLC // Architecture &#38; Furniture // Brooklyn, New York</title>
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		<title>Luxury Without Formality</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/11/05/luxury-without-formality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Derek Lam Store New York, SANAA
interieur magazine 04/20/09
The fashion world was still a party when Derek Lam selected Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the Tokyo based firm SANAA to design his store in the trendy neighborhood of SoHo&#8217;s lower Crosby Street. Lam, although not yet a household name, is considered one of the rising stars [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Derek Lam Store New York, SANAA</p>
<p><strong>interieur</strong> magazine 04/20/09</p>
<p>The fashion world was still a party when Derek Lam selected Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of the Tokyo based firm SANAA to design his store in the trendy neighborhood of SoHo&#8217;s lower Crosby Street. Lam, although not yet a household name, is considered one of the rising stars in high-end fashion. Sejima had been his friend for several years and also one his first customers when he started his label in 2003. Both firms share more than a passing similarity in their design sensibility. What Lam envisions as “luxury without formality”, a design that is “modern but never cold, fantastical but always rational”, would also be a fitting description of SANAA’s delicate minimalism.</p>
<p>Lam had given little directive for the concept of the store, other than the desire to separately highlight each collection, and SANAA translated this idea into a layout of incredible simplicity; literally an extruded bubble diagram. The design strips the enclosing loft space of the original warehouse to a white gallery-like box, occupied only by 4 organically shaped transparent rooms, housing the different collections and changing rooms. Add some sparsely distributed pieces of custom-built furniture, mannequins, potted plants, and woven gold lamé curtains, and the store is complete.</p>
<p>And yet the result is everything but plain. Walking through, or between the curved walls is an intensely physical and slightly disorienting experience. The space feels ambiguous, simultaneously limitless and constrained, and the difficulty to merge visual and physical perception compels the visitor to a somewhat measured, probing stance. One becomes keenly aware of objects and people in the room, their proximity and movement, and the fact that the space serves to exhibit clothes as well as and their buyers.</p>
<p>Although an endless amount of study models had been produced, project architect Toshihiro Oki explains that the actual effect of the acrylic walls was difficult to test in advance: “ We learned in the Toledo project, that it is not possible to completely simulate or even imagine the effect of a space made entirely from transparent walls”.</p>
<p>The construction of the acrylic wall posed it’s own difficulties. The architects had chosen the material over glass for it’s completely clear optical properties, and the comparable ease of manufacturing, as well as safety concerns, but to give the partitions their immaterial quality, they would ideally have to be seamless and structurally independent. The architects engaged a company in Las Vegas specialized in large scale aquariums to bond narrow sheets into 7 meter long section, and bend them into shape. The completed sections were inserted into the space after all other construction work was done. With only minimal remaining clearance between floor and ceiling, they were rolled into position on thin steel tubes, and finally joined together with small metal brackets.</p>
<p>What makes the design so compelling is that non of this logistical and physical weight lifting is visible. It all looks simple and effortless. The prevailing experience is a sense of refinement, not based on precious materials or elaborate details, but rather the very absence of materiality: A space enveloping the body, like a well-cut dress.</p>
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		<title>McGrath kitchen published in Dwell magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/10/11/mcgrath-kitchen-published-in-dwell-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our custom-designed convertible stainless steel kitchen of the McGrath mini-loft in Chelsea, New York was published in the January edition of Dwell Magazine under the title &#8220;Open Sesame&#8221;. http://www.dwell.com/articles/open-sesame.html
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our custom-designed convertible stainless steel kitchen of the McGrath mini-loft in Chelsea, New York was published in the January edition of Dwell Magazine under the title &#8220;Open Sesame&#8221;. <a title="Open Sesame" href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/open-sesame.html" target="_blank">http://www.dwell.com/articles/open-sesame.html</a></p>
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		<title>43W61 Apartment completed</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/09/29/43w61-apartment-completed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apartment renovation at 43 West 61st Street has recently been completed and is now being furnished. Photos of the project will follow soon on our website.
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<p>Apartment renovation at 43 West 61st Street has recently been completed and is now being furnished. Photos of the project will follow soon on our website.</p>
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		<title>447 East 57th Street Penthouse completed</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/09/28/447-east-57th-street-penthouse-completed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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Penthouse extension at 447 East 57th Street is nearing completion. The exterior copper cladding, still bright and golden, will turn black and green in the following months.

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<p style="text-align: left;">Penthouse extension at 447 East 57th Street is nearing completion. The exterior copper cladding, still bright and golden, will turn black and green in the following months.</p>
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		<title>Joralemon Apartment in Minimalism &amp; Color</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/08/04/joralemon-apartment-in-minimalism-color/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minimalism &#38; Color Designsource, copyright 2009 Collins Design and Loft Publications.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Minimalism &amp; Color Designsource, copyright 2009 Collins Design and Loft Publications.</p>
<div id="attachment_193" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 349px"><img class="size-full wp-image-193" title="Mimimalism &amp; Color" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mimimalismcolor.jpg" alt="mimimalism&amp;color" width="339" height="400" /><p class="wp-caption-text">cover</p></div>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-180" title="minimalism&amp;color1" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/minimalismcolor1.jpg" alt="minimalism&amp;color1" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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		<title>Living Big in Small Apartments</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/08/02/living-big-in-small-apartments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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McGrath Apartment


Both the Mc Grath Apartment and Lehr Duplex have been published in the new hardcover book &#8220;Living big in Small Apartments&#8221;, edited by James Truelove. Published by Harper Design, 2005.
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><img class="size-full wp-image-194" title="Living Big in Small Apartments" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/livingbig1.jpg" alt="cover" width="400" height="396" /><p class="wp-caption-text">cover</p></div></p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-185" title="loft1" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/loft12.jpg" alt="loft1" width="500" height="246" /></dt>
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<div id="attachment_186" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-186 " title="loft2" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/loft22.jpg" alt="Bleecker Street Duplex" width="500" height="270" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lehr Duplex</p></div>
<p>Both the Mc Grath Apartment and Lehr Duplex have been published in the new hardcover book &#8220;Living big in Small Apartments&#8221;, edited by James Truelove. Published by Harper Design, 2005.</p>
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		<title>Lehr Apartment in American Bungalow Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/08/02/lehr-apartment-in-american-bungalow-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Bungalow magazine published our project Lehr Apartment in their summer issue (Issue 46, 2005).
The article is specially interesting because it shows how the owner&#8217;s antique collection shows in the finished apartments ( our website photos show the apartment unfurnished). The client has a very impressive collection of Art&#8217;s and craft furniture that was very carefully taken in to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>American Bungalow magazine published our project Lehr Apartment in their summer issue (Issue 46, 2005).</p>
<p>The article is specially interesting because it shows how the owner&#8217;s antique collection shows in the finished apartments ( our website photos show the apartment unfurnished). The client has a very impressive collection of Art&#8217;s and craft furniture that was very carefully taken in to account during the design process.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-179" title="americanbungalow1" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/americanbungalow11.jpg" alt="americanbungalow1" width="500" height="369" /></p>
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		<title>New Bathroom Design- Lehr Apartment</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/08/01/new-bathroom-design-lehr-apartment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The downstairs bathroom of the Lehr apartment project was published in the new book  New Bathroom Design, pages 24-27, 2004. Published by Daab GmbH, Stadtwaldgürtel 57, d-50935 Köln.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The downstairs bathroom of the Lehr apartment project was published in the new book  <em>New Bathroom Design,</em> pages 24-27, 2004. Published by Daab GmbH, Stadtwaldgürtel 57, d-50935 Köln.</p>
<div id="attachment_192" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-192" title="newbathroom1" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/newbathroom11.jpg" alt="cover" width="500" height="217" /><p class="wp-caption-text">cover</p></div>
<div id="attachment_191" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-191" title="newbathroom2" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/newbathroom21.jpg" alt="newbathroom2" width="500" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lehr Duplex master bath</p></div>
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		<title>&#8220;Solo Mission&#8221; The Observatorium in Surface Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/07/31/solo-mission-the-observatorium-in-surface-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Observatorium was published in Surface Magazine #24, 2000. page 68-69

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>The Observatorium</strong></em> was published in Surface Magazine #24, 2000. page 68-69</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-195" title="surfacemag" src="http://www.anima.cc/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/surfacemag.jpg" alt="surfacemag" width="500" height="332" /></p>
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		<title>La nueva Domesticidad</title>
		<link>http://www.anima.cc/2009/07/14/la-nueva-domesticidad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[por Florencia Kratsman
Consultora para projectos especiales, de EurodesignHomes.
Según Terence Riley, el comfort que comunmente asociamos con el hogar y el orden que lo mantiene, son una representacion de el hecho de que durante más de dos siglos las capacidades físicas y psicológicas de la mujer habian sido canalizadas a la casi exclusiva responsabilidad de atender [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>por Florencia Kratsman</p>
<p>Consultora para projectos especiales, de EurodesignHomes.</p>
<p>Según Terence Riley, el comfort que comunmente asociamos con el hogar y el orden que lo mantiene, son una representacion de el hecho de que durante más de dos siglos las capacidades físicas y psicológicas de la mujer habian sido canalizadas a la casi exclusiva responsabilidad de atender de su hogar y su familia.</p>
<p>El mundo de lo doméstico, era el mundo de la mujer. En el solitario universo de la casa, las actividades diarias y el orden de los objetos, se transformaron en rituales. Bajo el cuidado de la mujer, lo doméstico se transformó de un simple espacio de refugio, a un ambiente dedicado al comfort físico y psicológico que asociamos con el hogar.</p>
<p>Al Final de la segunda guerra mundial se abrieron posibilidades para la mujer de trabajar afuera de el hogar. Según el Departamento de Estadísticas Laborales, desde entonces, el número de mujeres que trabajaban fuera de sus casas a alcanzado el 60% y no muestra señales de disminuir. Sin embargo, el diseño espacial de la vivienda no se ha redefinido en base a este importante cambio.</p>
<p>El significado y función de el hogar cambió en el momento que la mujer sale a trabajar fuera de la casa. Porque si bien el cuidado de el hogar, era lo que representaba a la mujer en sociedad, en el momento en que la mujer se representa a si misma por medio de su trabajo , la casa deja de ser el  único escenario donde representar quien  es. El hogar pasa de ser una representación de la mujer a un espacio de representación familiar. Los espacios formales  se vuelven prescindibles, y el hogar se transforma en un espacio de disfrute y relajación para todos. La casa sigue siendo un ambiente dedicado al comfort físico y psicológico, pero el comfort  ya no esta bajo el cuidado de la mujer, y no se basa en el trabajo doméstico de la misma.</p>
<p>Entonces, ¿En que que se basa la nueva domesticidad?</p>
<p>La búsqueda de comfort a través de objetos que dan placer dan definición al nuevo espacio domestico: quizás no tengamos a nadie que nos dé un masaje al llegar a casa, pero el jacuzzi se encargará de que nuestra espalda se encuentre relajada; quizás no hay nadie con la cena lista cuando regresamos al hogar, pero la cocina último modelo tendrá la cena lista en una fracción de el tiempo de el que le tomaba a nuestras madres y abuelas; quizás no tenemos a alguien esperandonos con quien conversar, pero los medios de comunicación nos harán sentir acompañados.</p>
<p>La nueva domesticidad también se define a traves de nueva relaciones funcionales. Espacialmente,  las zonas de servicicio se funden con las zonas de relajamiento creando un espacio libre de jerarquías donde el servidor esta igualmente comodo que el servido. Por ejemplo, la cocina, ya no es mas un espacio de servicio, sino un espacio integrado, ideal para la preparación de comidas en grupo, que facilita el contacto con los demás miembros familiares o visitas  durante el proceso de cocina.  El baño ya no es un espartano espacio de higiene, con el tamaño justo para acomodar el inodoro, el lavamano y la bañera. Hoy, el baño es un <em>Spa, </em>un espacio donde relajarse al principio o al final de el día laboral. El uso de ceramica, tipicamente blanca ha sido suplantada por superficies con diferentes proposiciones estéticas como la madera, la piedra, el cristal y el acero inoxidable.</p>
<p>La  solución para el establecimiento de una nueva domesticidad está en basar el planeamiento de el hogar en las necesidades domésticas personales y  familiares en vez de en  nociones de domesticidad históricas, pluralistas y caducas. El hecho de que no haya una persona dando servicio domestico las veinticuatro horas no debe sacrificar nuestra noción de lo que es un hogar, sino adaptarlo. Por esta razón, a la hora de comprar o hacerle mejoras al hogar lo mejor es cuestionarse como la casa y su interior pueden proveernos de una sensación de comfort fisico y espiritual, aunque mamá sea la última en llegar a casa por la noche o ya no viva con nosotros.</p>
<p><em>La autora trabaja y vive en Nueva York . Es  fundadora de Anima LLC, Architecture + Furniture. Ésta columna es parte de una serie de artículos que intentan señalar transformaciones en el concepto tradicional de el hogar a la luz de influencias contemporaneas en diferentes ámbitos. Para mas informacion puede accesar la pagina de Internet www.eurodesignhomes.com ó escribir al correo electronico florencia@anima.cc</em></p>
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