20081119
HEATHERWICK'S STUDIOone of their projects :D
rolling bridge;
Heatherwick Studio's Rolling Bridge is located within a new residential, office and retail quarter set around part of the Grand Union Canal.
Rather than a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that lifts to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge gets out of the way by curling up until its two ends touch. While in its horizontal position, the bridge is a normal, inconspicuous steel and timber footbridge; fully open, it forms a circle on one bank of the water that bears little resemblance to its former self.
Twelve metres long, the bridge is made in eight steel and timber sections, and is made to curl by hydraulic rams set into the handrail between each section.
The Rolling Bridge opens every Friday at noon and won the 2005 British Structural Steel Award.
Please note that on the rare occasion that wind speeds reach 30mph in the basin, the bridge will not open.
another one of the project :D
really cool design.
it's all about the design! [:
longchamp store;


Following the successful launch of the Zip Bag, Heatherwick Studio was invited by Longchamp to design
the company's first contemporary flagship store. With a retail space situated above street level, the challenge was to find a way to draw people up into the store from the street.
The studio's solution uses natural light, from a large glazed core cut through the building, to draw people up a landscape, rather than a conventional staircase or escalator, to the floor above. Constructed in 1¼" hot-rolled steel and taking six months to build, the stair landscape weighs 55 tonnes and is an installation of ribbon-like forms that divide and converge to form a topography of walkways, landings and steps.
The balustrades are formed using aerospace windscreen technology to create a series of uniquely-formed panels that drape with the fluidity of fabric, rejecting the familiar rigidity and flatness of conventional sheet glass.
The project also includes the construction of a new third storey, incorporating showroom, offices and roof garden, as well as unique display and lighting systems for the store.
it's like YARRRRRRRRR.
nice right. haha.
NEXT!
SONG OF THE WEEK!
we need to practise, so im taking a longer time to LEARN IT!
YAY YAY YAY!
i need a partner YAY!
CAN I HAVE THIS DANCE
[Gabriella]
Take my hand, take a breath
Pull me close and take one step
Keep your eyes locked on mine,
And let the music be your guide.
[Troy, Gabriella]
Won't you promise me (now won't you promise me, that you'll never forget)
We'll keep dancing (to keep dancing) wherever we go next
(chorus)
It's like catching lightning the chances of finding someone like you
It's one in a million, the chances of feeling the way we do
And with every step together, we just keep on getting better
So can I have this dance (can I have this dance)
Can I have this dance
[Troy]
Take my hand, I'll take the lead
And every turn will be safe with me
Don't be afraid, afraid to fall
You know I'll catch you threw it all
[Troy, Gabriella]
And you can't keep us apart (even a thousand miles, can't keep us apart)
'Cause my heart is (cause my heart is) wherever you are
(chorus)
It's like catching lightning the chances of finding someone like you
It's one in a million, the chances of feeling the way we do
And with every step together, we just keep on getting better
So can I have this dance (can I have this dance)
Can I have this dance
[Gabriella And Troy]
Oh no mountains too high enough, oceans too wide
'Cause together or not, our dance won't stop
Let it rain, let it pour
What we have is worth fighting for
You know I believe, that we were meant to be
(chorus)
It's like catching lightning the chances of finding someone like you (like you)
It's one in a million, the chances of feeling the way we do (way we do)
And with every step together, we just keep on getting better
So can I have this dance (can I have this dance)
Can I have this dance
Can I have this dance
Can I have this dance
^listen alone.
you will find how sweet this song is. (:
RANDOMZ
i learnt.
看别人不顺眼是自己修养不够
i dont really hate anyone, but i do feel irritated by some SOMETIMES.
i mean anyone might hate me or what but i dont hate anyone.
it's just some things, some times i feel that i cant really get along with the person.
so i will ask and comment.
people i find will ask why,what happen.
im NOT a very decisive person.
it include such things.LOL
SOME (you know who) always like to say something like deep in my heart i hate them,
BUT NO.
i know i dont hate anyone.
its like eating.
I EAT EVERYTHING. (dont include things that cant be eaten, HUMANLY.)
but sometimes, i dont eat some food.
some i eat it often, occasionally and rarely.
same thing.
i cant find the correct word to say what is it.
feelings? emotions? mood?
YOU KNOW!?
im a human.
so i cant treat all the food the same.
some i like it more some i like it less.
but I STILL EAT THEM.
it's depends.
i know it's a bad example. =.=
HAHAHAHA.
and after i write all these,i think it's starting to sound funny.lol.
ok.
but im trying to say.
im a very nice person.
just TALK.
i will explain it to you.LOL.
we can have a long teabreak talking about it.
when i say something, it's always, ALMOST, in a question mode.
so i DONT confirm things.
but i want to find out why i feel like that. O.o
so i asked.
am i the only one. or people feel it too.
so if it's only me.
maybe there's smth wrong with me.
i mean no harm lar.
but i will want to know.
so i think i will really want to know a psycologist.
and best be good friend with him/her. HAHA.
anyone interested to be a psycologist? :D
i have a few pictures.
was lost for two days with my tzuchi friends (:
they are really fun and was fun lar.
learnt alot.
monday was stacypeh's bday!
went to manhattan for dinner.
was N.T.B
they bought her a camera!! those antique kind.Lol.
and i realised i have also always wanted a camera.lol.
I WANT A CAMERA! >.<
anyway took ridiculous pictures.
and cant post any.HAHAHA.
will try to FIND some.
like myself with my NICE earring or smth. HAHAHAA :X
RANDOMLY.
LET'S DANCE! :D
LOVE <3
`ithoughtiwouldntcare,butiactuallymissesyou!eeeks,ridiculous.`
;11/19/2008 10:54:00 am