Norm Architects and Kinfolk select six sensory projects from The Touch
Norm Architects and lifestyle magazine Kinfolk have authored The Touch, a book that explores sensory interiors and architecture. Here are six of their favourite projects from the title.
Named The Touch, the book is divided into five elements that Norm Architects and Kinfolk see as the "building blocks" for creating sensory spaces: light, materiality, colour nature and community.
As well as giving readers an insight into 25 visually-striking architecture and interiors projects, the book also includes interviews with leading figures in "human-centric design" including John Pawson and David Thulstrup.
"It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. In The Touch, [we] present an alternative: that good design is not only visually appealing but engages all of the human senses," the two authors explained. Norm Architect's co-founder, Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, talks us through his studio and Kinfolk's picks:
Photo by Christian Moller Andersen
Tomba Brion, Italy, by Carlo Scarpa
Tomba Brion ? that translates as The Brion Tomb ? is hidden away in the tiny Italian village of San Vito di Altivole.
Measuring over 2,200 square metres, the site comprises of a sequence of contemplative concrete volumes linked by gardens, water features and ring-shaped walkways slowly being taken over by creeping plants.
"Contemplating the idea of community for The Touch, Tomba Brion came to mind ? it might be a mausoleum but it feels very welcoming," s...
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