Two friends, one an architect and the other one several other things, got together to share their passion for
good architecture and design, with a dash of photography and DIY. All this in 3 minutes or less.

 

Monday, March 02, 2015

Lockers for the homeless in Lisbon

Simple, useful and, very important, shows solidarity.
Today I will address work by designers that are not part of the mainstream design industry.
An initiative of the Conversa Amiga Association (ACA), the end of 2014 witnessed the implementation of the first lockers for the homeless. These yellow metallic lockers, located in the Arroios Square, will offer some quality of life, through the possibility of storing their belongings, to those whose daily routine does not include a “house”, in the proper sense. This equipment was manufactured by Cabena, a company that specializes in urban furniture, and financed by the Lisbon Municipality.

Ana

Photo via www.greensavers.sapo.pt

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Photo via www.greensavers.sapo.pt

Friday, February 27, 2015

DIY Weekend #02





A door for everyone! A door no longer needs to be simple, common and discret. It can be bold, different, the focal point of the room or an art piece.
And I'm not just referring to painting it a different color. You can use two or three colors, create geometric patterns, use washi or electrical tape, cover it with wallpaper or fabric. All is possible! Just let your imagination flow...
So here are some ideas for a different door in your house.

Marta.


half-painted via a beautiful mess


electrica tape geometric pattern via likainen parketti


washi tape door via tretoen


geometric pattern door via camille styles


electrical tape door via i spy diy


chalkboard painted door via lynne knowlton


fabric covered door via how about orange


wallpaper covered door via shelterness
P.S. How cute is that dog?!

Friday, February 20, 2015

DIY Weekend #01





Several months ago, even before 351 Design Street was born, I saw a post at A Beautiful Mess that caught my attention. Sure, it’s an easy and fast DIY, but it makes such a huge difference in an otherwise forgotten and neglected room. So, I highly recommend this DIY. It takes no more than 1 hour per appliance and it can be used in the washer and dryer as showed in the blog post, but also from the fridge, stove, dishwasher and so on.

Check the original post here, grab the electrical or washi tape and go for it!

Marta.











Friday, February 06, 2015

A park facing the Tagus River

After a great absence in the blogosphere, today I bring you a very good example of a river front regeneration.
The Vila Franca de Xira municipality has surprised me several times in recent years. One of my discoveries took place during the spring of 2012: the Tagus Linear Park.
Work begun at the end of 2011, and when I visited it for the first time was still under construction, but it can now be [almost] fully enjoyed. Located near industrial areas, this park, which regenerated part of the river front, occupies an area of 15,5 ha and presents several leisure and recreational possibilities, such as walking and cycling paths that run along streams and drainage ditches, platforms for fishing, shelters, picnic areas, a volleyball court and a playground.
The landscape design was created by Topiaris – Arquitectura Paisagista and the area built next to Praia dos Pescadores, designed by Difusor de Arquitectura, presents a solution with recycled maritime containers painted in white and partially clad with wood. Here we can find the Center for Environmental and Landscape Interpretation (not yet working in this location), a coffee shop and the bathrooms.
This is a different and very pleasant setting where these winter sunny days, though cold, radiate a fascinating light and brightness.

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You can see here a video of the park filmed with a drone, produced and edited by João Morgado

Ana


Saturday, January 17, 2015

Nelson Garrido - Boa Nova Tea House


I often visit Nelson Garrido's website. His photos have a magnetic effect on me and I can not have enough of them.
Today I bring you four wonderful photos of the Boa Nova Tea House, a project by Siza Vieira built between 1956 and 1963. It was closed, abandoned and forgotten for several years, but recently it was renovated with the architect’s supervision and reopened as a restaurant by chef Rui Paula.

Marta.










Photos by Nelson Garrido.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Pantone Color of the Year 2015 - Marsala




A couple of weeks ago Pantone announced the color of the year for 2015: Marsala!
What is Marsala?! Well it’s a rich, full body color. It's the evolution of last year's Pantone's color of the year: Radiant Orchid.
For me it's a very difficult color to decorate with.
 It will certainly lead to a more classical or formal design and it reminds me a lot of red wine and the (awful) 90's velvet sofas.
But here are some interesting examples:


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Marta. 

P.S.  Our sincere apologies for the short break on the blog during Xmas season. Unfortunately, family, friends and a few minor health problems kept us both away. We do promise to get back to a regular posting schedule very soon!
 

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Água de Prata


João Bruno Videira, a Science Communication graduate, created Água de Prata in 2006. With a job in the city, João dropped everything to be a self-taught craftsman and designer and moved to Graça do Divor, a small village between Arraiolos and Évora, in Alentejo, Portugal.
Like the TASA project I wrote about here, Água de Prata’s main goal is to combine traditional crafts techniques with contemporary design and needs. Arraiolos wool is the main material and its use is constantly reinvented with each new piece, making it unique and unrepeatable.

Marta.