happy birthday. returning ten days here and you can. see these backpacks if you want to know what's. decent on with whom. to turn the least favorite holding hands into. oh maybe a little bit that you do so. good luck. i ever want to welcome to another special edition of your own max today we are 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 visitor to the home of the italian man of your. legacy. would work timber is becoming ever more popular as a building material. when you hear your own macs are always on the lookout for the latest trends not that long ago the danish concept of her go or coziness was all the hype across europe well now it's all about lag on that's the swedish term for just the right amount not too little not too much imbalance 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 simple clean colors. but . through texture and different materials it was important to 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 nikki 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 forms 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 it's all. applied to a static. is ubiquitous and sweet and. blogs about interior design and doesn't have to look for inspiration. if you look

around everything's muted. and very simple carla is why it's crazy but there's a lot of text share as a lot of rats had been in cotton. she started her blog six years ago and has since turned it into a book scandi style has always been popular and these days suits the site's 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 of a cock. head of the form design center and mosque near explains what makes them so appealing and so relevant right now. is that 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 log on has a role to play in design. sign. swedish furniture giant's ikea is keen to prove its green credentials the company has launched the living law project in britain and ireland giving customers 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 is long gone too i think love comes

a fascinating concept and it's very much about finding balance in your life for example work and life if you sit there were cool day your day you going to get tired you can get less productive as the hours go on but if you take very slow down leave your desk take coffee like this feat compounds the swedish enjoy you'll be much more productive off to its. mark 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 a deed norman foster frank gehry 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 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 that 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 people who know us but it's not strangers to us have not just to say congratulations that he had his birth your most perfect dream is come true a dream that we never even dreamt of dreaming most of them. are c.r.

stands for rafael karma and ramon delta. the three have their office in a former foundry building in the small catalonian town of whom 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 lot surrounded by trees. they filled a 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. center. stage or 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 that if you and i will people end up healing in this

space. when the state in this process buff you. so it was quite a sensation to win the world's most prestigious architecture prize worth some ninety five thousand to europe's 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 or the swiss dual. who designed the olympic stadium in beijing and the helpful harmonix in hamburg. or the late designer who was the first woman to be awarded the prize in two thousand and four. in his thirty's 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 one of the most that in the jury is placed us on a pedestal course. and now we're getting a lot of attention going on gave

a very grand fimian. the attention is well deserved and not all their designs are local they designed the tsunami museum in rio de in southern france one of the region's architectural highlights and their design for the michelin starred restaurant last calls in a lot is as much of a magnet as the food and it is considered a pivotal piece of architecture they transformed a country house with a restaurant owners guests and personnel in mind. there and see and they've changed the building completely they brought nature into its 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 of honesty will that without. the members of the prize 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 then with a premium from the start we knew we just wanted to continue doing things the same way this is the way we won this valuable prize in the mint and if they come you know he wasn't going to go. on the whole you have bit of good know all we won't change much. as he and others will just continue as we've been doing so far in that you see in the understood come you know what was he 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 room spain. roaming on down to a household name in kitchen where alessi the family owned 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 bar becoming a gardener and getting involved. create something in my profession. but those. are proud holds. your sitting down. one hundred fifty year old farmhouse is surrounded by some thirty thousand square

metres of in yards the facade couldn't be changed but i gave the building a make over converting many small rooms into one open space. lives here with his wife and. most days he comes home for lunch from a nearby factory. enjoying the great harvest 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. super. comfortable perfect. products are in everyday use in the kitchen here and the grandson of founder giovani has been head of the company since one nine hundred seventy three a special makers by richard sapper and. a 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. for some strange reason people like it. the most controversial of the twentieth century.

alessi refers to his design work shop as a dream factory here objects come to life that surprise and are never mainstream like this music box nutcracker from the circus collection by dutch designer. look over his extensive in yards from the house his own ta 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 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 year it has. to be a wine bottle is the only item out better one. i've

discovered that there is little difference between producing high quality i want. to do it with and making high quality designed objects you know. to achieve. in the end you have to follow nature's own rhythm. 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 reserve exuded 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 dome needs no supports. even a few years ago it would never have been built from what. architect philip 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 as it really is durable and steel and concrete there's no doubt there's been a strong shift in the way people think they will start the 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 chattering class is known for his glass steel and concrete designs but wood steals the show inside circuit 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 the 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 sustainable war we aiming at a thing that's really good material to use and for us this is an exists to design you know design wooden building in a contemporary way. it's sustainable contemporary and attractive 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 too too modern know 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 is guggenheim museum and berlin architect maya uses wood for futuristic masterpieces like the metropole carousel in seville. i don't think wood

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 baghdad the world's tallest wooden housing block was completed in twenty fifteen at 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 nava cross she takes pictures of the living rooms giving the viewer an intimate look into the private lives of both ordinary people as well as civil liberties 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 prelim apartment the photographer takes pictures of living rooms in the homes of artists intellectuals and celebrities including that a french actor. it's not. a movie. so. when they put. one into. it was food of the flu flu. gives us a glimpse into the private lives of the rich and famous. she's photographed at the

homes of french political family the mitta homes. french actress zsa hall. and the vanderbilt's in new york. her first book new york living rooms came out in one thousand nine hundred eight paris living rooms appeared four years later since twenty fourteen dominic noble cause 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. 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 he would dislike it the one we're looking at it so basically it will.

tell you we somewhere there like the whistle within the less 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 huge room where i was all alone i'm sure the butler was

in some corner watching me but i didn't see. but there and when i can but to the light i don't like. i was anxious that proves there was some. but. i soon see that that was the thing. 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 your own actions always thanks for joining us seeing again tomorrow. on the next episode of your imax special magical power will take a bicycle talk of amsterdam. turn it into angle will discover new

perspectives that famous tourist sites. and spanish surgeon will pay a visit to the wine growing region. next time on your remark special.

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