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Tree Hotel – A new experience of living
Tree Hotel – A new experience of living
Posted on 5/25/2009
Would you enjoy living in trees? I think you might after you see this creation from Stockholm-based architects Tham + Videgard Hansson Arkitekter who have realized the dream of lodging in trees. The architects have designed a hotel hidden in trees, in Harads, Sweden. Aluminium structure of the hotel is hung around trunks of the tree and is clad in mirrored glass. It consists of a living room, double bed, small kitchen, and bathroom and roof terrace. The hotel is accessible through a rope ladder ...
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Mobile Pavilion designed by architect Raumlabor in New York
Mobile Pavilion designed by architect Raumlabor in New York
Posted on 5/18/2009
Berlin based practice architect Raumlabor designed a mobile, inflatable pavilion called Spacebuster in New York. The pavilion can hold up to 80 people once inflated. The Spacebuster played host to various community events, discussions, parties and gatherings across the city of New York. The pavilion was exhibited in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture and was traveled to several locations across New York for more than ten consecutive days. Spacebuster is a mobile, inflat ...
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New Acropolis Museum designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects in Athens
New Acropolis Museum designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects in Athens
Posted on 5/11/2009
Architects Bernard Tschumi designed a New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. The museum offers an archaeological treasure from Acropolis. Glass walls allow viewers to see in natural light. More than 100 concrete pillars support the structure over the remains of an ancient Athenian city. New Acropolis Museum is a historic masterpiece in archaeological remains of ancient Athens. It is visible beneath building of glorious Parthenon frieze will displayed for the first time at the opening of Muse ...
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A House of Vision designed by Kouichi Kimura Architects in Japan
A House of Vision designed by Kouichi Kimura Architects in Japan
Posted on 5/4/2009
House of Vision, a private home in Shiga, Japan was designed by Kouichi Kimura Architects to protect occupants from being seen by neighbors. The house has several features such as blank exterior elevations and large windows to look through an enclosed central courtyard. House of vision is located at the foot of a hill where fields and houses are situated together. The house was designed to live in the lap of nature without being disturbed by the looks of neighbors. To get maximum benefit, t ...
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Raven Row exhibition centre modernized by London architects
Raven Row exhibition centre modernized by London architects
Posted on 4/27/2009
Architects 6a modernized contemporary art exhibition centre in East London called Raven Row. The art centre joins two former mercers’ houses and a concrete framed office building built in 1972. It consists of gallery spaces, offices, two residential apartments and studio space. Raven Row, a non-profit art exhibition centre was opened for public on 28 February 2009. The project was implemented to create two new galleries connected to older buildings by a cantilevered staircase. It ...
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Martha Schwartz Partners brings striking landscape design to Qatar Petroleum Headquarters
Martha Schwartz Partners brings striking landscape design to Qatar Petroleum Headquarters
Posted on 4/21/2009
Architects Martha Schwartz Partners designed the grounds for Qatar Petroleum headquarters in Doha. The design consists of artificial mounds made of stabilized sand and gravel mix, gardens and water features. Worldwide famous landscape architects Martha Schwartz Partners working closely with architects Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM) design a striking landscape ground for the Qatar Petroleum head quarters in Doha. The architects have created striking contrast within the landscape by showing ...
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Los Angeles architects designed Santa Ynez Residence in California
Los Angeles architects designed Santa Ynez Residence in California
Posted on 4/13/2009
Frederick Fisher and Partners, the architects from Los Angeles designed a family home in California’s Santa Ynez Valley. The residence spread over 20 acre land offers the landscape with extensive sights of nearby mountains and valleys. The owners’ square paintings and the interest of the firm in ‘square and box’ created initial concepts for residential home which was completed in 2006. The home is 7000 square feet family residence which is based on a grid of 25 squares. The ...
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Geneto Architects designed a freestanding structure in Tokyo, Japan.
Geneto Architects designed a freestanding structure in Tokyo, Japan.
Posted on 4/6/2009
Architects of Geneto have designed a Power Plant at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan. The panels with red and bright bolt shape consist of 24 larch plywood pieces, screwed together and arranged around the store. The structure would be complete by 2 August, 2009. One of the architects, Yuji Yamanaka from Geneto recognized that this space would be a transmission base or power-generating place filled with energetic atmosphere. The plant consisting of twenty-eight pinkish-red, woo ...
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Norwegian Architects Designs a Mobile Pavilion
Norwegian Architects Designs a Mobile Pavilion
Posted on 3/30/2009
Norwegian practice architects designs a mobile pavilion, one of three finalists in a competition by Yorkshire Forward. The pavilion is constructed from a network of inflatable tubes having the design of atomic structure of diamonds. The winning pavilion will be situated at various sites in Yorkshire and Humberside, UK and would be used for small gatherings or large events such as film screenings or concerts. The Yorkshire Diamond Pavilion is a distinctive and iconic place to repr ...
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Eneseis Arquitectura designs Casa Llorens, the underground house in Spain
Eneseis Arquitectura designs Casa Llorens, the underground house in Spain
Posted on 3/24/2009
Spanish architects Eneseis Arquitectura designs a family residence in Alicante, Spain. The house is underground on three sides but it opens up on the fourth side to trees and landscape. It is easily accessible for wheelchair users and aims at to optimize the amount of natural light and ventilation in each room. The site of building is near the town centre and depends on car for transportation. The building connects public streets with a narrow pass and is surrounded excluding the north ...
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