CEFPI Awards 2010 - Winner

Northcote Primary School by ClarkeHopkinsClarke received CEFPI Awards 2010 - Winner Best Renovation under $1 million!

"Magic Carp-pet" - Rug Design

The magical rug literally animates!!

When the rug is viewed through the specially designed glass coffee table, an animation of carp appears through a moire effect providing a surprise element of natural liveliness to the interior. The graphic apparition, replacing the traditional fish tank, is also a nod to the decreasing abundance of our most precious natural resource - water. Mythologically, the carp symbolises bravery and fortune. Linguistically, the “carp” becomes a humorous extraction of the “carpet” that reveals this intriguing little conversational piece on the floor.

The “Magic Carp-pet” Rug is designed by ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects. Please come back often to check out some of our new ideas!

"Parallel of Time" - Clock Design

Time is parallel. The speed of time (on earth) is indubitable but everyone’s perception of the speed is somehow different. Using multiple clocks and cables to create a number of parallelograms, a design is generated: the Parallel of Time. The parallelograms are interconnected, creating an optically illusory axonometric timepiece.

Mechanically speaking, since the hands on every clock (within the same time zone) produce the same angle, the lengths of the connecting cables remain constant as the clocks run. The hour and minute hands are positioned on either side of the glass to prevent cable collisions.

Please visit "Parallel of Time" special site : www.chc.com.au/clock to see a digital demo and get more info on availability.

The “Parallel of Time” Clock is designed by ClarkeHopkinsClarke Architects for the 50th anniversary of the architectural firm. Please come back often to check out some of our new ideas!

Our Upcycled Top Hat Wins @ Zenith Showroom Opening

ClarkeHopkinsClarke is on Zenith’s front page & the Australian Design Review for winning the Best Corporate Top Hats Design at Zenith Showroom Opening on 11 March 2010. To express our commitment to the environment, our top hats were actually upcycled from the invitation posters of the opening party. Each hat was made with only two A3 sheets with zero excess scrap created in the process. They were also constructed using a pleating technique (similar to that commonly used by Issey Miyake) so that they were expandable to fit different sized heads! This origami construction technique has been around for many years and we are proud to have used it to create some eco-fashion.

To celebrate our win, we would like to share with you the instructions for these origami top hats! You can make one too with your own office trash paper!


To make each hat unique, we have decorated them with origami cranes, lilies, roses, paper planes and even ninja stars!

More details about the iPad Wall (…it’s more than just a personal device!)

Here are some more details about the iPad Wall:

• All the iPads would have specifically written software and be interconnected to each other wirelessly. Apple's software policy for such a project would determine the final method of delivery.

• You could see all the latest book releases on the wall! You could also do a book search, email, browse the net or leave a book review on the wall.
• If you just tap on a book cover, you could read the summary. You could also download the book to your own device (or show you how to find a physical copy within the library if it was that kind of library).
• You could borrow a book electronically. It could be free and the book you download from the library wall just expires at a certain time. (e.g. a time protected PDF) It would be different from buying an e-book.
• If you can't reach the book on the top tile, you could digitally drag the closet tile to you and the books would move along and come closer to you. (This works because all tiles are interconnected wirelessly)