Project: W Retreat Koh Samu Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Architecture by MAPS Design Studio Interior design by P49 Deesign Website: www.whotels.com/kohsamui Debuting this November W Retreat Koh Samui on the renowned Thai island destination of Koh Samu is the first W Hotel in Southeast Asia and its third retreat worldwide. This striking new project will host 237 guest […] More
Project: King Abdullah Financial District Parcel Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Designed by Gensler Website: www.gensler.com Gensler is set to design tthe second tallest tower situated within the King Abdullah Financial District cluster (303m high), providing 1.5 million sq ft of office space. View more images after the jump: More
Project: National Museum of Archaeology and Earth Sciences Designed by archi5 & OKA Location: Rabat, Morocco Client: Kingdom of Morocco, Ministry of Culture Surface: 24,730 sqm of new construction, 4,380 sqm for the rehabilitation Cost: 90,237,000 Euros without taxes Website: www.archi5.fr Task to construct National Museum of Archaeology and Earth Sciences in Rabat after an organized competition […] More
Project: Nouveau Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Location: Montreal, Canada Designed by Chevalier Morales Architectes & Busby Perkins + Will Website: chevaliermorales.com Project proposal by Chevalier Morales Architectes and Busby Perkins + Will for the new Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. View more images after the jump: More
Project: Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution Designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind Location: Essex, United Kingdom Website: www.daniel-libeskind.com New Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution building will be work of internationally acclaimed Daniel Libeskind and his studio, this new project comes as the part of University of Essex. For architects official press release continue after […] More
Project: Isla Moda Scope: 1,123,000 sf Type: Mixed-USE – Hotel Location: Dubai, UAE Website: www.oppenoffice.com Noted Miami based architecture office Oppenheim is no stranger to UAE lavish projects, this time they team up with internationally-revered designer Karl Lagerfeld and KOR Hotel Group to create Isla Moda. Manmade island, comprising of 3 hotels and 150 residential […] More
Project: Cardinet-Chalabre Mixed-Use Project Designed by Lan Paris Website: www.lan-paris.com Cardinet-Chalabre Mixed-Use Project coming from Paris based firm LAN gives a unique project for 40 apartment units and accompanying retail space. With each unit designers wanted to give a contemporary interpretation of a Paris home, project will be completed by 2013. For more images and […] More
Project: Shopping Pillow Terraces Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Designed by OFIS Arhitekti Website: www.ofis-a.si The complex is located in the heart of Ljubljana, between the park and main Ljubljana pedestrian commercial street. The program is a mixture of boutique shops, caffe and residences. The street and the park will be connected with a public passage that […] More
Project: D'Espresso Designed by Anurag Nema at Nemaworkshop Location: New York, NY, USA Website: www.nemaworkshop.com Located on Madison Avenue, the espresso bar conceptually and literally turns a normal room sideways, creating a striking identity for the emerging brand. More
Project: Hilton Riyadh Location: Saudi Arabia Designed by Goettsch Partners Website: www.gpchicago.com New five star hotel and accompanying apartment complex in Riyadh designed by Goettsch Partners in collaboration with local Omrania & Associates and David Wrenn Interiors will consist two 20 storey Hotel Towers set to accommodate 650 guest rooms and a 14 storey apartment […] More
Project: MAXXI Designed by Zaha Hadid Location: Rome, Italy Website: www.zaha-hadid.com Zaha Hadid's project for MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome is as expected already picking up the awards, it has been awarded with the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010, in association with The Architects Journal and Benchmark. Zaha Hadid architects released additional images […] More
Project: Creative Media Centre Designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind Landscape Architect: ADI Limited (Hong Kong) Location: Hong Kong, China Website: www.daniel-libeskind.com The Creative Media Centre for the City University of Hong Kong will provide facilities that will enable the University to become the first in Asia to offer the highest level of education and training in the creative […] More