this past summer in collaboration with with our friends at ck architecture and buro happold we decided to submit this proposal for the new national museum of art, architecture and design on the site of the old railway station west, vestbanen, in oslo. attached are copies of the narrative booklet and images.
oslo 2009
September 17th, 2009
that was then…this is now(we think)
August 28th, 2009for those of you that saw our church presented on ArchDaily recently…things have changed a bit. these are a set of the latest redesigns that we hope will move ahead. we have even included a diagram that tries to make sense of it all, courtesy of mrs. salome reeves(thanks!)
on the boards
August 13th, 2009here are some preliminary images from our new project in North Oaks, MN…more to come
r-1 and beyond
June 23rd, 2009a common preoccupation within our practice is to examine alternatives to the traditional model of the single family residence. the following is a proposal that looks at sampling as a technique to generate networked connections within a typical suburban block. while architecture is rooted in art, we believe that it is also product and as such needs to adopt alternative production methods in order to compete with single family development. we beleive it is a not an issue of scale but an issue of redistribution. we propose a remix.
(images are order from left to right)
the designlab boutique is finally here!
May 6th, 2009the designlab shopping experience is finally up and running! the designlab boutique is our newest venture. our goal is to curate interesting design objects and household goods that hopefully compliment our design ethos. for those of you in the area this thursday, may 7th, 6-9 pm we will be having a preview and opening celebration. come by, have a drink, and say hello to friends.
bittonidesignstudio gets published…sorta.
February 27th, 2009so if you happen to be passing your local news stand and notice a really handsome cover on the march issue of Los Angeles Magazine, look no further. the evans house enters the spotlight! as some of you might know the evans house was a renovation to a 1957 benton + park modernist home in the crestwood hills area here in LA. sadly there is no credit given to us or the photographer who took the amazing picture. either way, in our minds, we know we’re famous.
white house redux.
February 20th, 2009on a routine clean up of our hard drive we came across an old proposal for the white house redux competition. the competition simply asked to reimagine the white house if it were built today. is it obsolete? does it take on a new identity? is it still relevent? these are the things we asked ourselves. sadly we didnt win, but it was exhibited at the NYC Storefront for Art & Architecture. its fairly simple and direct. thanks to jeffrey chinn who put it all together.
cristine joins bittonidesignstudio.
February 20th, 2009we are excited to introduce the latest member of the bittonidesignstudio team, cristine levasser. cristine is a recent transplant from NYC . we are fairly certain that she prefers our brand of winter.
beautiful distractions.
February 4th, 2009her morning elegance by oren lavie. it’s always great to see that the music video isn’t completely dead. a beautiful video for a beautiful song. enjoy.
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=50735955office meet and greet.
January 30th, 2009every good office has a great staff. bittonidesignstudio is no exception. we are fortunate to have such a talented staff. from left to right, jonathan burton, salomé reeves, and nic willis.
