Avondale Market
奥克兰的Avondale Market 号称是新西兰最大的市集，从1972年至今每周日开放。波利尼西亚、亚洲、中东文化在这里随处可见，但最酷的还是市集使用的空间：赛马场看台。不知为何，每次来到这里都有一种世界尽头的感觉。
WE ARE PROGRESSIVE III: ffiXXed
Third in the series, fashion label ffiXXed. >> Current studio @ Wutong mountain, Shenzhen, since 2011 And below are some more photos taken by ffiXXed:
WE ARE PROGRESSIVE II: RuXi 如洗
Second of the series, RuXi, is a best clothing shop in Beijing. >>> Second RuXi shop @ Guozijian, under construction, 2012 >> Current RuXi @ Xiaoju’er Hutong, since 2010 > Ex RuXi @ Beiluoguxiang, 2008-2010
WE ARE PROGRESSIVE I: HomeShop 家作坊
I would like to begin a series, WE ARE PROGRESSIVE, documenting some of our friends’ studios/shops/project spaces now and how they progress in the future. We are very lucky, surrounded by interesting, hard working, passionate people, who constantly inspire and … Continue reading
Airport Island
When I asked the conciage where could I visit near the airport hotel in Incheon, he replied: there is really nothing to see here. But I knew from my research that this airport island is a landfill between two small … Continue reading
Ergonomics.
I feel had bitten off more than I could chew with the previous post… So, sorry to everyone for leaving them in the lurch, ’tis a story which will require a little more thought than is available right now. So here’s … Continue reading
Buffalo Institute 牛院儿
more about Bishan project: http://www.bishancommune.org/ http://weibo.com/bishancommune/
Appropriation.
Relating back to our Bio, I realised that whilst, I think, aspects of appropriation can be witnessed in our practice, little seems to influence this blog. Maybe that’s not fair, the last two posts at least do illustrate appropriation of … Continue reading
Public Bamboo Structure
After revisiting the ‘Bug Doom’ ruins from the 2009 Shenzhen Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale, I came across another beautiful bamboo structure a few days ago in Hong Kong. This time a temporary theatre, for the traditional Cantonese opera performance during … Continue reading
废墟
学习建筑五年，毕业工作五年，不停地做展览搞活动，却与造房子这回事儿玩捉迷藏——好像从一开始就在逃避，躲避一般建筑的长期固定，寄望于自认为是更能发人深省的种种临时项目，说要实践年轻的建筑理想，在墨守成规的城市生活里激发人们对生活环境的反思，创造新建筑精神！ 渐渐地，从事各种短期项目变成生活中长期固定而且重复的行为，我也忽略开始一个很重要的问题——或者说是再一次故意逃避？！——临时项目的长期性，需要不断地重新审视和思考。其实一个展览结束了，讨论发生了，热闹过去了，给一个城市留下的点点滴滴，或是明示或是潜行，像种子，有时间的孕育，自然会茁壮成长。
大栅栏新街景：大外廊营原继电器厂
大外廊营胡同8号的原继电器厂作为大栅栏新街景的主要展场，展出了11个展览／临时店。 . “NOTCH：反馈——大栅栏社区行动展”：多位北欧和本地的设计师艺术家围绕反馈主题创作展示，多个作品使用了在大栅栏回收再利用的材料制作。
大栅栏新街景：天海幻水
在大栅栏西街37号的“天海幻水”是设计周期间一个与大栅栏商家深度合作的艺术项目。天海餐厅的老板贾勇本人爱好摄影，热爱文化活动，这次对此项目给予了全面的支持。“天海幻水”旨在探索食物与水资源消耗量之间关系，提升人们对水足迹的关注程度，并引导社会为饮食习惯对国内以及全球水资源的影响展开深入的思考与讨论。该项目是赫尔辛基－2012世界设计之都的邀请项目之一。
大栅栏新街景：商铺、老房子里看展览
除了厂房里的群展，在大栅栏西街商铺和胡同老房子里共有4个艺术设计展览。它们是： . 大栅栏西街21号的“卖短”：箭厂空间邀请著名当代艺术家梁硕每天现场作画5小时，按观众要求创作，售价1元一幅。
大良-石澳-碧山-慕田峪
博客差不多五个月没有更新了，不知道说明了什么？肯定是特别忙，又或者说特别不忙，才没什么好分享？ 昨天有人说，有些事当时不做，以后也就不会做了。过去的一个月里我去了一些地方，也有些想法，确实，如果现在不放上博客，估计接下来也不会放。 整理这几个地方照片，可见一些相似之处，是潜意识里向往的生活方式——离现在的都市生活有些远。我不知道如何去计划在这些地方居住工作，只有带着观光客的浪漫眼光匆匆路过。 把理想变为现实，感觉不可能理性到达，好像还需要一点想象力和勇气。
Clothing
Last week I spent a great deal of time on Trade Me, checking the progress of my clothes for sale every five minutes, quite an addictive act really. And today, it’s coming to an end. I suppressed my desire for … Continue reading
Ping Pong and Hair Here
I’m alive! A game of Ping Pong, is all you need even if you don’t sit in front of the computers all day like us. Quote Sam Gaskin: “it provides a catalyst to community formation with the promise of kinetic relationships grounded … Continue reading
PK Auckland #24
Last week we tried our luck at Pecha Kucha Night Auckland, and managed to speed through the presentation without having another argument about facts and numbers, also received a little media publicity afterwards on re:speak, thanks Byron! First photo was … Continue reading
Beginner’s Luck
Sans Practice proudly presents: Beginner’s Luck. Beginner’s Luck is a working studio, a place for events/exhibitions, special dinners, alternative bar/cafe, even a clothing shop at times. We have been back in Auckland for one month, and what have we been … Continue reading
Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen is a city roughly southwest and inland from Shanghai. We really didn’t know what to expect arriving there other than its prominence in ceramic production in China; which is long, illustrious and well documented. Of course what we found ourselves … Continue reading
Pervert Pleaser
I’m not really sure how you say it but next time you’re at your local chuar joint ask for “pervert spicy”… You won’t be disappointed but your body is going to hate you for it. Of course, obligatory Burberry somewhere. “Smooth” I wonder … Continue reading
SANS Work Routine 工作惯例
Everyday Use ten minutes in the morning to write Plan; have thirty minutes of Discussion at the end of a working day, review what was achieved, and what needs to be done next (day). Document Discussion with images, text or whatever. … Continue reading
Work
The last several weeks we have been working at Approach Architecture. It’s a great office, with a great team of people (who loves super spicy chicken wings)!
Dashilar (Some contextual slides…)
Spent another whole day yesterday in the streets on Dashilar viewing some sites available for intervention, more on that later… These take a little poetic license, but looking at these streets through a crappy little Fujifilm seemed inane, emotionally dishonest… … Continue reading
12_01_11 Salad
I Never Learnt To Share – James Blake (Sound Remedy Remix) by Sound Remedy I used to just listen to this song and cry… Now I can listen to this song and cry and dance all at the same time.
Green.
(If you forget it all, I will bring it with me If you can’t find the sea, I will take you there Green, you still know me by name Even though I’m losing Doesn’t make me a loser, yet You … Continue reading
Swimming Pool
This thing Neill started — a blog post a day, is kinda hard to do. So, don’t mean to make this domestic, but yup, I want to show you a picture of the swimming pool where we went last night. … Continue reading
A day overdue games report…
Yijing was meant to post something yesterday, second installment of our daily posts, but it never eventuated… To fill the gap here is the recreational 8bit stylings of Mark Essen (via Rhizome). controls: (player 1) Arrow keys left and right … Continue reading
A Day in Images…
Trying to post something each day with the help of a newly required tear-off calendar. These events are presented here in chronological order. I’m suffering from an eternal flu and the temperature is a balmy -11. I’m very dry while places and faces … Continue reading
西城区非物质文化遗产展示中心
上周的某天，我们参观了位于西四的西城区非物质文化遗产展示中心，简称“非遗”。此非遗中心，我是去年就听说了。去年夏天的一天傍晚，房东的儿子兴高采烈地跑来跟我说他去了一个叫非遗的民族文化展览馆，还在那儿学习了如何做“毛猴儿”，他说，离家特别近，就在西四路口，建议我一定要去看看。
Life in Beijing
Ok, back back back in Beijing! Now that we are between jobs/projects/work, there is plenty of time to do things like: clean the house, visit a pop-up ‘bake shop’ at Arrow Factory (the most amaaazing pumpkin cheese cake! and what, … Continue reading
Shanghai Get It Louder – More Photos!
The Shanghai Get It Louder was happily finished on the 7th of November. Now in the middle of our three week independent holidays, it’s nice looking back what we have achieved – that was a lot of hard work!. The … Continue reading
Starry Starry Balls Arrived Late at Night…
作为展场设计的一部分，大声展上海站展场八百秀门前广场将有16只两米直径的球形透明生物随风左摇右摆。 欢迎10月22日上海常德路800号集体围观！
Shanghai Get It Louder Preparation Update!
The following photos are from the Neville Brody+Masha Ma special project site. Things are just getting started. But it won’t take long, let’s wait and see for the surprise coming out of all these seemingly nonsensical wood frames and fabric … Continue reading
Shanghai Black Box Work In Progress!
Shanghai Black Box arrived this morning! Folding screens on the four sides work as doors or windows, allowing visitors to see writers working.
Shanghai Get It Louder Setting-up!!!
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Get It Louder Exhibition Design Write-up 大声展展场设计陈述
New Zealand/Chinese Design collaboration SANS completed the exhibition design for this years installment of Get It Louder using a repeated module in the form of a stool as the main design element. Get It Louder is a traveling Biennial exhibition … Continue reading
Beijing Get It Louder Ended Last Night
And here are some more photos of this awesome exhibition, taken by our friend Sun Xiaoxi. Note that the BCXSY Workshop took place in the central atrium space, we were really happy to see the medium modules were rearranged and used … Continue reading
给中构件披上外衣——Too Shot! 2010 時尚X攝影展
Too Shot! 2010 时尚X摄影展是大声展北京站的特别项目，由「TOO视觉品牌 联合 栋梁设计师品牌店，召集华人圈中有自己风格的创作人——八位独立时装设计师+八位风格摄影师，以时装设计师的作品为主角，从平面到动态，实验从未讲过的时装影像」 TOO Shot！的展廳位於三裡屯SOHO，6号楼B1-638、B1-639、B1-633，其中有中構件擔當重要角色！
This is the Real KITCHEN! 三里屯SOHO大声展厨房实景
一直叨念这大声展北京站有厨房这么一地儿，现奉上实景图。 Time to wake up and smell the coffee!
就爱一个人兜风@仅售4000！Volkswagen introduces world’s most economical car…
若消息属实，是否意味着北京的道路容积能扩大几乎一倍？ You can go to Shanghai for a vacation, buy two or more of these cars, one for your wife and one for yourself, and one for each of your kids, have them shipped here, and still spend less money … Continue reading
can i get text your ex back for free
winning back ex girlfriend when she says incapable of serious relationship and can i really get my love back or ex girlfriend dumped me for a opposite guy how do i react. how can i get a txt conversation started … Continue reading
海底捞
中秋佳节，大声展最棒的工作人员们齐聚一堂，在展场中庭享用了服务一流的海底捞外卖。我们用中构件拼成了长桌，把咖啡厅变成了吧台，喝着Coffee最爱的俏雅梅酒，大牌DJ健崔播放各种月亮曲目，还有李老师的白云当空，多么美妙的一晚。
It Got Louder…
So… Finally finished the Beijing leg of Get it Louder and I would be lying if I was to say it was painless. Here are some of the preliminary pic’s taken with my crappy little Finepix whislt in a state … Continue reading
又见四惠+工厂探秘 (Or, The Hui factory Quest IV)
大声展倒数九天，无数次见各家承包商之后，我们终于还是要自己去找做构件的工厂了。像是饥肠辘辘的下午从四惠开车去通州转了一圈，觅食无果又回到四惠——虽然已经是半夜了，但至少还有那家排挡的灯亮着。 (The loudest last nine days have arrived on the horizon like an iceberg with many contractors falling by the wayside. Finally we had to go back to our original contractor with a drastic change in design but at least … Continue reading
Landscape Painting
“What clouds!” said Will. “And the light!” “The light,” Vijaya elaborated, “of the last hour before dusk. It’s just stopped raining and the sun has come out again, brighter than ever. Bright with the preternatural brightness of slanting light under … Continue reading
去大声展喝一杯新鲜咖啡
视觉假像太多，道听途说不可信，触觉的物理作用远大于审美作用，剩下味觉和嗅觉，合作起来不论可信度还是大众认同度还算相对较高。出于对味蕾和嗅觉细胞的信任，我们在大众点评上找到了咖啡沙龙。
在大红门散步才是正经事
大红门其实没门，而是由大大小小几乎全开放的市场组成。跨进大红门，停车场约等于庭院，店铺约等于家家户户的小间，脏兮兮的小后街是厨房（真的！有各种鱼类产品和糕点水果！），处处都飘着淡淡的厕所味儿。尽管如此，作为巨型批发市场，这里依然每天从早到晚都人头攒动，布料，辅料，服装，窗帘，鞋帽……买的欢，卖的更欢。
Plants as stand-in patrons…?
In New Zealand a few years ago the government of the time had this idea to place 1:1 cardboard printouts of police cars along busy highways to frighten people into slowing down. It was really a desperate and if not … Continue reading
Modular Device samples back! (Finally…)
After a grueling day long retrieval from our contractor the first samples of what will become our scheme for GIL 2010 arrived home. A little final spray painting in the mid-morning sun and we were ready. Felt great to have … Continue reading
何谓MODULE?——SANS魔咒现形记
随着大声展揭幕的临近，我们的展览设计也慢慢成型，第一批四个MODULE走下图纸。MODULE的灵感来自于老式的小凳，留下小凳支架，再对它们进行不同组合，配合不同尺寸的木板，不仅桌子，长椅，标识架等各种家具不在话下，更可以发挥想象力自行组合，发掘MODULE的无限可能。 MODULE的金属构件打样在四惠建材市场完成。家里在搞装修的，估计第一次来到这里会甲状腺素升高，眼球突出，两眼放光：墙面地面卫浴照明各种建材一应俱全，一站购齐毫无问题。钢材制作店集中在市场东北角，第一次去我们在那里找到了构件制作商，一个星期后取件。 第一批MODULE的金属架有点像贝果的丑面包，毕竟是全手工打成，尺寸角度不是非常精确，因为没有上漆，看上去很没精神。接着我们在木材区找到了木纹美丽的俄松板，油漆区买了自喷漆，再加上连接用的小零件，乘送货的小面包车一路颠簸回了西四根据地。 喷漆，组合，拍照！！MODULE换上了精神气的外衣，换我们无力了~~
Water Magic Water World
This is going on my Must Do list in Beijing: GO TO THE WATER WORLD OF WATER CUBE IN BEIJING!! Yes, water park rocks! Source of images: http://sports.sohu.com/20100810/n274106293.shtml
Site Trip to Sanlitun SOHO
Back from Shanghai and Guangzhou, Sans went to Sanlitun SOHO, the Beijing site of this year’s Get It Louder Exhibition. The exhibition will take place in Building 6. Sometime in the future, luxuries will take over this place. Hope we … Continue reading
SANS on the Way
Last week, we came back from the trip to Shanghai and Guangzhou, visiting the sites whereGIL(Get It Louder Exhibition) is going to be held. The sites are mostly old factory buildings. With the rusty carts in silent workshops and wild … Continue reading