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upstart lucid air fully charged to compete in the luxury all-electric environment.

upstart lucid air fully charged to compete in the luxury all-electric environment.

Jan 2, 2018

lucid air, an all-electric that evolved from a battery, now scalable for a broad range of applications including and charges quickly. in matters of taste, the air evokes luxury yacht or executive business jet stylishness: artful enough to remind us now tesla s is showing her age.

the interior design though really shines, less about aesthetics but spacial restraints have vanished. air is narrower, shorter, and lower than a model s, but with the interior space of a long wheelbase s class mercedes. this zero-emission car is designed for an era of luxurious limited space.

[ facts ]
concept > zero-emission luxury mobility sedan
power > all-electric lithium-ion battery cells
number of passengers > 4
drive-train > no details
0-60 > 2.5 sec
top speed > software limited 217 mph (*)
(*) maximum velocity of 235.44 miles on the 7.5-mile oval track / see video below
launch date > 2019

configuration 1 > 400-horsepower / 100 kWh battery / rear-wheel drive / range 240 miles / $60,000 usd / $2,500 usd deposit
configuration 2 > range 315 miles / no price yet
configuration 3 > 1,000-horsepower twin-motor / 130 kWh battery / all-wheel drive / range 440 miles / $130,000 usd
special launch edition option > first 255 of configuration 3 / well-optioned / $130,000 usd / $25,500 usd deposit

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[ storyline ]

2007 lucid motors (formerly known as atieva) started with a battery and an idea. worth mentioning the tesla roadster (2008) was the first production automobile to use lithium-ion battery cells and the first production ev with a range greater than 200 mi (320 km) per charge.
2014 lucid began engineering an electric vehicle
2016 lucid launches all-electric air
2016 lucid becomes official sole battery-pack supplier for formula e racing
2016 lucid partners with samsung sdi to craft next-gen lithium-ion cells. sdi is the leading manufacturer of lithium-ion cells in the world. they also signed a similar agreement with lg chem giving them maximum flexibility to select the best cell for each application.
2017 lucid moves to new headquarters in newark california
2017 though lucid says tesla is not their competition, that audi, bmw, and mercedes is
editor’s note > we’ve been watching this car this since early 2017, considering it a best of 2017. this car seems so far along it comes as a surprise the launch date target is reset to 2019. the word on the street is financing, their current funding spread between developing a car and building a plant. they are also talking to ford. this car will help push the aforementioned ev’s to raise their bars.

lego house in billund denmark. architects bjarke ingels group (big).

lego house in billund denmark. architects bjarke ingels group (big).

Aug 26, 2017

above > drone view of nearly completed site taken august 2017 / courtesy lego / lego house opens september 2017

beautiful.

below > narrative from big website
type > competition
client > lego
size > 39, 370 sqft / 12,000 m2
location > billund denmark
status > completed 2017

“lego house is a literal manifestation of the infinite possibilities of the lego brick. through systematic creativity children of all ages are empowered witht the toools to create their own worlds and to inhabit them through play.

at its finest – that is what architecture – and lego play – is all about: enabling people to imagine new worlds that are more exciting and expressive than the status quo – and to provide them with the skills to make them reality. this is what children do every day with lego bricks = and this is what we have done today at lego house with actual bricks, taking billund a step closer towards becoming the capital of children.” bjarke ingels

the 23 m tall lego house is conceived as an urban space as much as an experience center. 21 overlapping blocks are placed like individual buildings, framing a 2,000 m2 lego square that is illuminated through cracks and gaps between volumes. above the square, a cluster of galleries overlap to create a continuous sequence of exhibitions. each gallery is color-coded in lego’s primary colors.

the first and second floors include four play zones that represent: red is creative, blue is cognitive, green is social, and yellow is emotional. some of the rooftops can be accessed via pixelated public staircases that double as informal auditoria for people watching or seating for performances.

the vault – located underneath lego square – is where children and afols (adult fans of lego) can witness the first edition of almost every lego set ever made, including the new 774-piece, 197-step kit replicating the stacked-block formation of the lego house.

above > courtesy of lego

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[ lego ] [ big ] [ photography > iwan baan / kim christensen ]
three architectural principles later house in chau doc by nishizawaarchitects.

three architectural principles later house in chau doc by nishizawaarchitects.

Aug 25, 2017

the house now offers a rich lifestyle which is fulfilled by sunlight, greenery, and natural ventilation, as it were, living in a half-outdoor gardens.

[ facts ]
architects > nishizawaarchitects
location > thành phố châu đốc, vietnam
architects in charge > shunri nishizawa, nguyen do hong quan, luong thanh tung
area > 3,660 sq/ft / 340.0 m2
project year > 2017

text description provided by the architects – edited for brevity / located in a suburb of chau doc in south vietnam, this house is a sharing residence of three nuclear families who are kin. although this project budget was tightened with local standards which only allowed a house built with thin corrugated metal panels. the house now offers a rich lifestyle which is fulfilled by sunlight, greenery, and natural ventilation, as it were, living in a half-outdoor gardens.

seven hours from hochiminh city by long-distance bus and ferry, chau doc, has been developed along a branch of mekong river. wandering around the neighboring site, we recognized several layers of the regional environment. the first layer is depicted by hundreds of floating houses on the river. the second layer, is a roadway along both sides of the river banks which serve as the main traffic for the locals. the third layer is scattered with many pilotis houses. the last layer is painted in green by beautiful rice-fields as far as our eyes could reach.

the more deeply we approached into their living context, the better we could understand the harsh natural environment they have. when all the grounds except the embanked roads are under the water during 4-5 months in the rainy season.

on the other hand, ironically, we have found that their daily-life has become unstable and un-organized after a recent drastic change eliminating the floods. formerly, flood in the rainy-season would wash away all excreta accumulated in the dry-season, and the covering water would be helpful to lower the surrounding temperature as well.

based on these conditions, we aimed to adopt regional customs such as local materials, carpenters’ techniques and their construction methods as much as possible plus three new architectural intentions below.

1/ to invert the roof shape into butterfly-roof in order to open the interior space to surrounding environment, and then cover the site with three more butterfly-roofs in different heights.

2/ to hang up rotating metal windows from end-to-end at the big openings between each roof and facade to control sunlight natural wind.

3/ to replace all the internal solid walls into movable partitions to create one big continuous space.

these three architectural principles are clearly intended to realize a half-outdoor and contemporary spaces with full of natural elements such as sunlight, wind, water, soil and plantings.

we also preserved the regional customs and spirits inside the house which can be listed as floor-sitting lifestyle, human-scaled dimensions and floating timber frames on the concrete columns. this theme is also consistent with its exterior design, which is to blend with the surrounding environment and translated into modern design languages.

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marcel wanders goes alice in wanderland with enchanting mondrian doha.

marcel wanders goes alice in wanderland with enchanting mondrian doha.

Apr 1, 2017

dutch designer marcel wanders goes alice in wanderland.

mondrian doha is different. less a hotel and more a fairytale. doha is miami’s delano by philippe starck on steroids. wanders has a unique relationship with a stable of designers via their relationship with his furniture showrooms moooi. various moooi objects are sprinkled throughout the project.

above > architecture by south west architecture below > interiors by marcel wanders / interior images courtesy of marcel wanders

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2018 porsche panamera awd 4 e-hybrid saloon.

2018 porsche panamera awd 4 e-hybrid saloon.

Jan 5, 2017

thank you very much, porsche lends its design and engineering pedigree to the next generation of alternative energy mobility. the panamera saloon compromises some sports car feel but skillfully combines luxury with genuine driving thrills outperforming the s class and 7 series. the 4 e is your entry level in this class. there’s a v-8 turbo s e-hybrid coming in the fall of 2017 – $185,000 usd base and a 0-60mph in 3.2 sec

[ facts ]
concept > all wheel drive v-6 hybrid luxury sports saloon
sports plus mode > tightens suspension / electric energy used as booster vs efficiency / manual shift option
layout > 4-door 4-passenger front engine
suspension > air that’s adjustable

[ specs ]
engine > 2.9l twin-turbo dohc 24-valve v-6, 330 hp at 5,250-6,500 rpm, 331 lb-ft from 1,750-5,000 rpm
electric motor > 136 hp and 295 lb-ft / combined output 462 hp at 6,000 rpm and 516 lb-ft at 1,100-4,500 rpm / 31 miles on electric power alone / 86 mph without gas engine.
transmission > 8-speed dual clutch automatic
epa mileage: n/a
l x w x h > 198.8 x 85.2 x 56.0 in
wheelbase > 116.1 in
weight > 4,784 lb
0-60 mph > 4.4 sec
top speed > 172 mph
on sale > summer 2017
price > $99,600 usd

battery > liquid cooled 14.1 kwh lithium ion battery
charging > 12.5 hours to charge via a 120-volt system / 2.4 hours with optional 7.2 kw on-board charger with a 240-volt system

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