Ege suits apartments have chosen Libart systems. A lean-to system covers the pool from rain and bad weather conditions. When the enclosure is closed the pool provides indoor comfort, with internal heating system that was built by the client the clement of the pool can be controlled. During the winter the area is heated and during the hot summer the area is cooled down. T...
Through this commission for a block in the rezoned St Georges Rd, Thornbury, Australia, Steffen Welsch Architects proposed this concept to transform a standard suburban block with a single dwelling into ten 9-star homes. The concept aims to increase urban density, housing quality, diversity and accessibility, while fostering community. The design is not just about the st...
SOM’s design for the upper riverside complex also includes other amenities, such as gyms, a private cinema, a library, and game rooms for the residences to enjoy. the roof terraces take advantage of the 270-degree panoramic views while on the ground level, pavement cafes and restaurants line the street at the water’s edge. the towers are part of the area’s larger regener...
Kengo Kuma’s completed Hinoki-cho tower, a 44-storey high-rise residential tower, located close to Tokyo midtown, in Minato ward. The building is adjacent to Hinoki-cho Park which is considered as an oasis in the central area of the metropolis. The intention of the design is to metaphorically build a tree in the heart of the city. Even though in the last decades the tree...
The Paris-based architecture studio Lan completes the 360° View tower in Nantes, the first – and highest – of 6 buildings to be delivered in the framework of the masterplan of the Polaris District at Ile de Nantes and is part of the Brossette block. The intervention, which is the outcome of a competition, directly faces the Loire river. The tower contains 79 unrestric...
Arc by Crown, are luxury apartments in Sydney, Australia, designed by globally renowned architect Koichi Takada. Residents will enjoy panoramic views from the two glass steel towers that soar high into the Sydney skyline. Over 300 Macalloy Stainless 520 M42 Tendons have been used to help support the roof.
Across Poland, system-built socialist housing projects have been getting a generic one-stop-shop renovation: their concrete panel façades blanketed with insulating styrofoam covered in a layer of weatherproofing, all commonly plastered in pastel colours and patterns. Owen Hatherley considers this epidemic of colour that has broken out across Polish cities and where this ...
Elwood House is situated on the site of a former Retired Service League community hall in Elwood, an inner suburb located around eight kilometres south of Melbourne's central business district. The four-storey block contains 30 apartments, ranging in size from one to three bedrooms. Each unit is unique and designed as an individual house targeted at local owner-occupi...
four years ago, the inhabitants of les damiers learned that their buildings would be demolished, only to be replaced by the hermitage towers. designed by architects jacques ferrier and norman foster, this towering complex will be the highest in france. the damiers ensemble comprises 640 apartments in four buildings. having varying sizes, the buildings are identically des...
gallardo albajar met with the team from COBE and the building’s developers to get an inside look at the site. in a four hour session, the photographer captures the silo under different lighting and weather conditions. the images reveal the unique angles of the building’s façade and emphasize the materiality and geometry of its various spaces. the immense spatial variati...
bkk architects has designed ‘cirqua apartments,’ a residential complex located in ivanhoe east — a suburb of melbourne, australia. following current market trends, the cirqua project aims to provide large, individualized units with design diversity. over the past two to four years, apartment living has become increasingly more desirable to prospective home owners. thus, ...
TYPE: International Competition - First Prize Winner in November 2010 CLIENT: BES Engineering Corporation, Taipei CONTRACT LOCATION: XinYin District, Taipei City, Taiwan PROGRAM: 40 Luxurious Apartments + Facilities SURFACE AREA: 42.335.34 m² GREEN CERTIFICATION: LEED Gold INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ARCHITECT: Vincent Callebaut Architectures, SARL Paris LOCAL ARC...
AVE home automation villa isn’t a house like any other, but a concentrate of hi-tech solutions designed to reflect a new way of conceiving the home. An example of this is an Italian home automation villa, where the technological elegance of aluminium frames the integrated avant-garde proposals in order to adapt to the habits of its inhabitants. Touch Screen, the techn...
Located in a prestigious sea view position, this elegant Italian house has chosen to rely on the advanced DOMINA plus system to make even more welcoming and comfortable its spaces. In this residence the innovative AVE home automation proposals are inserted to increase comfort, safety and to offer owners a new contact with the house. Distinctive elements and symbol of ...
“Interference” wall panel is a unique development of the + Object designer team. The panel astonishes us not only by its appearances, but its universality as well. “Interference” wall panel is a unique development of the + Object designer team. The panel astonishes us not only by its appearances, but its universality as well. The waves create an inimitable space aroun...
One of the most important aspects to keep in mind when choosing a radiator is to make sure that you find the right heat output. The owner of this cozy home chose reclaimed American Rococo radiators to keep the cold outside. Cast iron radiators are known for retaining the heat for a long time. So the owner replaced the sheet metal radiators he previously had with these s...
This bathromm has been completely renovated by Decostyles cie. Decostyles is an applyer of Rouviere Collection's micro-concrete based plaster. The micro-cement has been applyed directly on tiled surfaces.
Blachford's long-exposure Midnight Modern shots depict mid-20th-century houses in Palm Springs – including the Menrad Residence by William Krisel and Richard Neutra's Kaufmann House – after their residents have gone to bed. He selected houses with no obvious modern additions to create images that look like they could have been taken when the buildings were still new. "...
The new issue of 2G, which focuses on Shinohara's domestic projects, aims to fill this void. After a slow, arduous process of research, 2G 58/59 includes 23 houses built in Japan between 1959 and 1988, accompanied by original drawings and photographed exclusively by Hiroshi Ueda. Articles by David B. Stewart, Shin-Ichi Okuyama and Enric Massip-Bosch offer essential conte...
This Laskasas decor project is a modern apartment, adjusted to the trends. The choice of neutral tones and some silver details throughout the decoration lends to the pieces a timelessness touch, which increases the longevity of the choices made. This timelessness begins with the glass table, something that always looks good in any dining room, set on silvery stainless s...
The land carries the mountains on its back in the north side and has the rich scenery which can overlook city in the south side.However, it was hard to feel the characteristic of the land because it was a residential area lined with houses here.Consideration to the privacy for the neighborhood was necessary in a design here because it was a residential area. Therefor...
A successful banker based in the centre of London, Sebastien Gianfermi and his architect-trained wife refurbished a 19th century, Regency penthouse into a sophisticated two-level family home. The iconic British style of architecture was given a much-needed modern makeover that not only breathed new life into the building but also captured the couple’s signature style. ...
Beautiful, eco-conscious design is at the heart of everything that multi award-winning, Miami-based architectural and interior design firm Pepe Calderin Design touches. So when Pepe discovered ethanol-fuelled EcoSmart Fires it was a defining moment. “Nature and the environment are a big influence on my designs, so the fact that EcoSmart is so eco-conscious was the ici...
Lofts are not only modern, but inherently interesting and leave many options open for a creative designer. In this post, we're featuring three different loft designs that latch onto the idea of luxury and do not let go. From creative light fixtures to supple textures and sleek, modern furniture, these lofts are truly the height of luxury. The first space comes from the ...
Located on a steep plot of land in Copacabana, Kasa Cultural Sol y Luna offers affordable accommodation in addition to opportunities to learn and experiment with gardening and other aspects of green living. The hostel features a dry toilet, a greenhouse constructed with plastic bottles, an organic vegetable patch, a rainwater collection system and solar water heater, hom...
This Willow, Alaska house - known as the Dr. Seuss house, for obvious reasons - was built by a creative individual who wanted to have the best view possible of Denali. In fact, the owner wanted to be able to see the mountain so bad, that as the trees around the house got taller, so did the house. Now, the bizarre residence is considered to be one of the great architectur...
The first time award-winning, Sydney-based interior designer Pia Francesca Ruggeri specified an EcoSmart Fire was for her new home in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. The reason? She specifically wanted to have the ambience of an open fire, but knew a traditional fireplace wasn’t feasible given she lives in an apartment. Pia chose the EcoSmart Fire XL900 for a customised set...
For Paris and London-based architect / interior designer Thierry Pain, his main focus is to listen to his clients and interpret their ideas into reality. So when he was commissioned to design the interior of a client’s Queen’s Gate Terrace home in London, Thierry was faced with a challenge. His client wanted an open fireplace in the living room, however as it was an a...
Eco-friendly fuel, ease of operation and low running costs were the must-haves for a Sydney entrepreneur who converted a wood-burning fireplace in a Federation property using a Scope 700 Grate from the EcoSmart collection. “I previously had a working wood-burning fireplace that was messy to operate and not good for the environment,” he says. “I wanted to breathe ne...
A favorite passage from a book can provide inspiration for a color scheme, decorative choices, or even the mood of a space. Looking at selected designs from the portfolio of Fantasia Interior, we found inspiration on our own bookshelves, matching literary works to several spaces. The minute we saw the photos, we though of these titles. 1. Sense & Sensibility: As the des...
In this post, we are featuring loft designs from around the globe that have taken the grit and grime of their former industrial lives and turned them into something gleaming, glistening , and clean. It's as if these lofts put Crest Whitestrips on their dingy interiors and now have a spectacular new TV-ready life. Step inside these snowy white lofts for a look at what an ...
New types of engineered timber that are considerably stronger and more stable than regular wood are allowing architects to build bigger and higher, with timber skyscrapers now a real prospect. "This is the beginning of the timber age," said UK architect Andrew Waugh, whose firm Waugh Thistleton is behind a housing development in London that will use more timber than a...
It’s impossible to ignore the figures. Dubbed the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, the effects of the ongoing conflict in Syria are shorthanded in the media through the starkest of numbers – 7.6 million people displaced internally, with over 4 million registered as refugees in neighbouring countries. And that’s before you take into account the ma...
The development, created for Atlas Capital Group, features just ten apartments; a boutique selection of residential interiors that focus on light, materials and generosity of space. The top unit is a striking duplex penthouse. This sense of space is not confined to the living areas. The apartments have the option of a parking spot underneath the development, which add...
vietnamese based firm 03-‘s residential project aims to be a suitable house building in a hot and humid area. the design team has used the few vanishing traditional wooden work roof and door system in order to keep the well ventilation and prevention of solar radiation. the site chosen for ‘step house’ is a resort-developed land facing back towards a lake on the east sid...
wutopia lab conceived the bookstore floors as ‘a person with a system of acquiring knowledge while discovering oneself and the surroundings,’ relating the ground floor with the subconscious, the entrance level with the heart, the second floor with the eyes and ears, and the top floor with the brain. hosting a collection of history and philosophy books, the ground level f...
