This week's MoCo picks.
+ Juan Herreros Arquitectos' 95 sq. m. Casa en el Campo in Mallorca, Spain at Plataforma Arquitectura.
+ The Eco-Shed, "a sustainably designed overnight guest suite located on the hillside above Snug Cove Village on Bowen Island, B.C. The brand-new 280-square-foot freestanding building is suitable for one or two people only, and includes a queen-size bed, built-in desk and wardrobe, kitchenette with fridge and sink, Danish wood stove, and three-quarter bath with walk-in tiled shower room.". See the Flickr photo set. Via LiveModern.
+ FARO Architecten bv's Oeken Pavilion at Arch Daily, a 150 year old renovated and expanded farmhouse, "The pavilion has one large space with a wood stove, a kitchenette, bathroom with shower, a bedroom and a loft.".
+ Architects Deborah Richmond and Olivier Touraine's 1500 sq. ft. One Window House at Dwell Blog (slideshow here), "To avoid a claustrophobic interior, they surrounded the downstairs dining area, kitchen, and living room with glass, giving it an open, porch-like feel.".
+ LA Times interior and exterior video of a Marmol Radziner Prefab being constructed in Venice, California. "Whereas some prefab projects are essentially kits of parts assembled on-site, the Venice house is composed of largely finished modules -- 12 feet wide, 14 feet high and up to 40 feet long.". Via Jetson Green.
+ Also via Jetson Green, Toyota Throws More Weight Behind Homes Unit at the Wall Street Journal. "They have a conservative home model called the Smart Stage that sells for $200k.". More Toyota Home.
+ JF Dingjian et Eloi Chafaï's new Eno Collection for Normal Studio featuring; Slice marble serving trays, Plie cheese knife, Box 1 and 2, one with a mirror and the other with a clock (you add the personality). Via Avide Designer.
+ Karim Rashid's Coach Desert sofa for Famm, "The elegant transgression of the Coach Desert sofa, designed by Karim Rashid and distributed by Famm, comes from the uniqueness of the shape of the seats with three different depths and from its structure entirely made of glossy white lacquered wood.". At Italian Design 360.
+ Etienne Meneau's delicate antler-like glass carafes at designboom.
+ Alice Wang's Perfect Sleep, "a reverse alarm clock to be programmed for how long you want to sleep instead of when you want to wake up" and Tyrant alarm clock, "which steals your mobile phone and makes random calls every three minutes until you get up.". Via Josh Spear.
+ Thank you Arch Daily for including MoCo Loco in YAMoPo 2008: Yet Another Most Popular Architecture Sites Ranking.







How original of Karim Rashid and Famm to copy the ARCHIZOOM ASSOCIATI SAFARI SOFA designed in 1967...this copycat lacks the innovation and modular assembly system that the original provided. Shame. Attached is a link to the original piece:
http://phurniture.1stdibs.com/itemdetails.php?id=141683