Encore Heureux designed the Circular Pavilion, a temporary building in Paris, made with recycled materials.It will host exhibitions, workshops, lectures and debates on the parvis de l’Hôtel de Vill. At the beginning of 2016, the pavilion will be dismantled and reinstalled permanently in Paris’ 14th district as a sports association’s clubhouse. More
Take a sneak peek inside the newly opened Ice Hotel, located in the small village of Jukkasjärvi in the north of Sweden. Every winter the hotel is built again, and features suites from various artists. This year, 19 individually designed ice suites carved from over 1,000 tonnes of ice are being showcased.Have a look at […] More
The house, conceived as a second home for a family who lives in Switzerland, is in a special location: it is 50 meters from the beach, between the dunes and the woods of pines, and near the ruins of Ampurias. The plot is rectangular in shape and has a regular slope in the direction of […] More
The Subsix restaurant, located in the PER AQUUM Niyama resort in the Maldives has recently been restyled by Poole Associates to become an underwater restaurant. Itdescends six meters below the waterline. To reach Subsix, diners must take a speedboat to its 500-meter offshore location. . When you arrive, you are led down a three-tier staircase […] More
Polish interior design studio Shoko Design, designed this apartment with a Scandinavian touch and details in gray and pastel mint shades. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Take a sneak peek at the actress’ glamorous Manhattan residence designed by Kelly Wearstler. Every room of this 1,400 square foot home enjoys streaming natural light and views over leafy Greenwich Village. It features two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Diaz has lived in the home since 2008. The home is available for purchase with all furnishings and […] More
The Stony Island Arts Bank , designed by William Gibbons Uffendell and built in 1923, was once a vibrant community savings and loan. But by the eighties, the branch had closed and the building remained vacant and deteriorating for decades. Chicao Artist and urban planner Theaster Gates purchased the rundown bank building for just $1.00 […] More
Architect Mark Foster is the author of an unusual skyscraper project covered in Gothic sculptural elements. In response to the city’s skyscrapers characterized by minimalism and lack of any decorations, Mark Foster Gage has proposed a highly decorative residential building for West 57th Street as an alternative. “I think that many of the supertall buildings […] More
Take a tour of a stunning apartment in Sweden, decorated by Mood House Interior with furniture of natural materials in warm colors leather,wood and linen, opposed to the cold and muted blues and dark greens of the backdrop. Take a peak after the jump More
Architects from Theis + Khan have completed the new design of the RIBA HQ office space at 76 Portland Place in London. The new offices comprise three, interconnected elements. At the front, a seven-storey office tower addresses Portland Place while a three-storey brick mews forms the rear. These are linked at ground-floor level by a social ‘forum’ […] More
Over the last few years, there has been a massive increase in city professionals opting to buy a log cabin in a rustic setting to act as the perfect weekend getaway. With that being said, it is no wonder why so many who are already adjusted to the modernisation of urban culture would want to […] More
Luigi Rosselli Architects have redesigned an existing three level house in the eastern suburbs of Sydney the Woollahra Council’s municipality. No need to mention the fascinating Sydney Harbour view, the pictures tell the story. Luigi Rosselli Architects won a limited architectural competition to develop the site by proposing to revive the existing three storey house while the […] More