Archive for the ‘ Architecture ’ Category
MVRDV shared with us their design of The Water Cube, a pavilion for the World Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea. The theme of the Expo is “The Living Ocean and Coast”. You can see more proposals for the thematic pavilion by Ginseng Chicken, PTA, and Nicoletti Associati. More images and architect’s description after the break. WORLD WONDERS World expos are fantastic. In [ READ MORE ]
In last than 1 month Vancouver will be releasing the 2010 Winter Olympic. The event is almost ready and the venues are counting the days to begin breathe sports everywhere. And one of the biggest hotspots will be the Richmond Olympic Oval, a project by Cannon Designand definitely worth of attention by its beauty and design. The [ READ MORE ]
foster + partners masterplan – sam-taeguk all images courtesy of dream hub the aim of foster + partners‘ proposal for the ‘dream hub’ yongsan IBD masterplan development was to transform this area of seoul, korea from a large railway goods yard to a new exciting metropolis. the current site is predominantly inaccessible, so foster + partners wanted to resolve this by creating [ READ MORE ]
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Vertically stacked and set into a hillside, Malibu 5 is a sustainable modern home constructed of environmentally friendly and recycled materials and designed to minimize energy use. Conceived as a sustainable house that would make minimal use of the power grid, the house has photovoltaic panels on the roof, ground-level concrete floors act as heat sinks, [ READ MORE ]
VIA: Curated What to do when land is at a premium? If we’ve learned anything from Dubai, the answer is build out into the water. Dutch firm Waterstudio has designed the world’s first floating apartment structure in an effort to combat rising water levels. The project is directed by Koen Oithuis. On the whole, The Citadel will [ READ MORE ]
Posted by Adam Z. | Filed under Feature, Hotel, News, Travel To start off, an ice hotel is actually a very temporary structure. Its re made every year and is dependent on specific colder temperatures to sustain its survival. This hotel is aimed at travelers who look for that environmental experience. The [ READ MORE ]
California Modern Luxury Residence – Nightingale Drive House by Marc Canadell Marc Canadell is an European architect who designed this beautiful luxury house high above the famous Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. The site is one acre of privacy but the house is perfectly perched at the end of a cul-de-sac in order to get most [ READ MORE ]
Dream Tropical House Design in Maui by Pete Bossley Architects Tropical climate is one of those factors which attracts people who want to have a house of their dreams. This house on Maui, Hawaii is one of those houses. It has great open plan where indoor areas are connected to outdoor areas as much as possible. [ READ MORE ]