See Through and Light Transmitting Translucent Concrete
Image Source: Dornob
Image Source: Dornob
My tutor told me about the existence of transparent concrete, it is not really a new technology, kind of old but amazing. Transparent construction-grade concrete, imagine the possibilities!
Who invented this? According to Wikipedia, it was developed in 2001 by Hungarian architect Áron Losonczi working with scientists at the Technical University of Budapest. It is now known as LiTraCon (”light transmitting concrete”, or ‘translucent concrete’.
Filled with optical fibers that run from one end of a poured piece of concrete to the other, these prefabricated blocks and panels effectively transmit light from one side to the other. Colors and light remain remarkably consistent from end to end, but with a natural variation from the pouring process that actually softens the effects considerably.
What’s next? Transparent aluminum and steel? Duoh! The US military has it already.
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Floral Patterns on Concrete
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Here is a simple way to dress up the stark industrial bare concrete floors; I believe their floral patterns can be applied to interiors of a retail and fashion outlet. Although it is not architecturally creative, but I kind of like it. More 3D rendering at Transparent House, yes, the image above is a 3d rendering.
Talk about floor patterns, here is an interesting fact, according to David Schwartz, a historian of gambling, writes, “Casino carpet is known as an exercise in deliberate bad taste that somehow encourages people to gamble."
Image Source: dieiscast
Image Source: dieiscast
Image Source: dieiscast
Image Source: dieiscast
The other three theories are:
- Colorful carpets better hide the stains (blood? and vomit? in a casino?)
- The ugliness of the carpets encourages people to look away from the floor and up at the gambling tables (ironically only green in colour without any patterns).
- The intricate patterns are designed to conceal chips that gamblers accidentally drop. The rumor goes that every night/morning during clean-up the vacuums pick up all sorts of chips that have fallen on the casino floor.
Psychological tricks in architecture and interior design. Does that mean bad design leads to good business?
Tags: Bare, Concrete, Floors, Floral, floral pattern wallpaper, Floral Patterns, flower applique patterns, flower embroidery patterns, flower girl dress patterns, flower pattern wallpaper, Rueben Miller
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