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Koryu Osaka-city, Osaka, Japan Photo © Nobuyoshi Yamada Architects KURU Co., Ltd. Location Osaka-city, Osaka, Japan Year 2021 A resonant dialogue between materials, cuisine, and artwork For 12 years, the Japanese restaurant Koryu served up classic Osaka cuisine with an innovative twist in Kitashinchi, Osaka’s entertainment district. When it came time to move, Koryu chose a location a short distance away in Higashi-yokoborigawa, a district with a strong “Osaka” ambiance. They commissioned our firm to build an atmospheric new restaurant with two floors above ground and one below. Inspired by the client’s philosophy of valuing the fundamentals while incorporating new...

L'ATTRAPE-NUAGES Saclay, France Architects archikubik Location 91400 Saclay, France Year 2016 Contest Winner 2016 In the heart of the plain of Saclay, characterized by its strong agricultural tone and bathed in morning mists that portray a scenic poetry, the building of the Université des Métiers stands as a natural organism enriching the landscape. Integrated to the territory in a discreet and sober, yet radical way, the project addresses the theme of the Water Cycle through the use of the “cloud catcher”. Recycled polyamide meshes are stretched over metallic modules, retaining water vapour and dew, and serving as the cladding for...

Kebni and Solideq Group teams up to bring high-tech safety solution to the global scaffolding market KebNi AB (publ) and Solideq Group AB today announces their Letter of Intent to productify, industrialize, produce and offer high-tech personal safety solutions for the global scaffolding market. The resulting personal safety solution is intended to increase personal safety by lowering the risk for scaffolding related injuries and fatalities. Karlskoga, 23 August 2022 – KebNi AB (publ) and Solideq Group AB today announces their Letter of Intent to productify, industrialize, produce and offer high-tech personal safety solutions for the global scaffolding market. Kebni has...

IKEA Sweden to offer customers affordable heat pumps Heating and cooling of homes is an essential part of life at home and everyday life. Now, IKEA Sweden is offering customers an affordable heat pump solution that can support people’s current need to save money and live more sustainably through clean energy solutions. The pilot is part of the Clean Energy Service offer in Sweden, where the aim is to find scalable solutions that connect clean energy services into the totality of offering life at home expertise. “IKEA believes that a more sustainable life starts at home and by promoting different...

Nixu successfully pilots a Smart City digital service for the City of Jyväskylä together with IOXIO Nixu Corporation, press release August 18, 2022 at 09:00 a.m. EEST Nixu, together with IOXIO, has delivered a trusted data sharing pilot for the City of Jyväskylä. The pilot has been helping the City of Jyväskylä to establish an interoperable service infrastructure offered by a Smart City operator in the region. Nixu’s Identity and Access Management solution (IAM), together with IOXIO’s Dataspace service, has been successfully used in the first Smart City use case, which enables fully remote, easy, and secure control of access...