Mama Shelter Hotel, Marseille
The Mama Shelter hotel located in Paris has become a very popular design landmark in the city. With a very unique and aesthetically appealing approach to interior design, this hotel was given very lively and colorful charm which has helped it’s image remain at the top. Recently, another Mama Shelter hotel has been opened in...
The Secret Garden Of Zaha Hadid & Paola Navone
The Secret Garden is an installation that has been conceptualized at the Orto Botanico of Brera through the initiative of two internationally acclaimed companies, Barovier & Toso and Citco. From an architectural and design point of view, ‘The Secret Garden’ is a fresh project that brings out the best in designer’s names, who have definitely...
Monsanto – Portugal’s Town of Boulders
Monsanto is a beautiful Portuguese village built on the side of a mountain. Local houses are squeezed between huge boulders and narrow streets are carved from the rock. At the top of the 400 feet high hill stands a very old square built fortress / castle. The castle played an important role in Medieval times...
Deconstructed Wall Art by Alexandre Farto, aka VHILS
Using construction tools, the graduate from the University of the Arts London Central Saint Martins, Alexandre Farto exposes and confronts the architectural surfaces as they narrate the story of the graphic and of the city itself. Etching acid and bleach, he begins to depict the canvas to be de-constructed. Then with the use of hammers,...
Nidos Urbanos: Urban Nests
In Barrio de Gracia, Barcelona, a bare concrete wall on the side of a building had been occupied by sparrows, nesting in random holes in the wall. Eventually the wall was repaired, plugging up all the holes, and the sparrows disappeared. In an effort to bring the sparrows back, Dom Arquitectura placed colorful birdhouses equally...
Office in the Woods
Spanish Architecture firm Selgas Cano designed this incredible office in the woods. The minimalistic and open design is simple and fun, allowing you to feel a part of the natural landscape. Photos by Iwan Baan.
GM1 by GM Arquitectos
Colombian studio GM Arquitectos has designed this genius “GM1 House”. The house was completed in late 2011. This two story contemporary home is located in Girardot, Colombia – and it is stunning. The house features some large window fronts – but who cares about privacy if you can live in a house like this. For...
Nike+ Fuelstation London – The future of retail design
Nike is a “front-runner” company in more than one sense. The company is always trying to stay ahead of the curve and they have set up the first Nike+ Fuelstation in East London’s Boxpark. Envisioned by Nike’s Netherlands-based team, the concept space strives to offer an innovative balance of digital interactivity with physical human experience....
Gary Annett
Gary Annett, a photographer based in Melbourne and specializes in architecture. With a simple and very efficient selection of photographs in black and white, the latter reveals his talent below.
Tea House by Archi-Union
Concrete walls twist up through the interior of this tea house and library that Shanghai architects Archi-Union have constructed in the backyard of their studio. Constructed from timber-formed concrete, the two-storey building has a glass facade. A triangular first-floor balcony projects from this facade and wraps around the branches of an existing tree. The Tea...
Dupli Casa by J. Mayer H.
Berlin-based studio J. Mayer H. has designed the Dupli Casa project. The 12,800 square foot, three story, contemporary home is located near Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was completed in August 2008. The geometry of the building is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site. Originally built in 1984 and...
The Mirror Cube – Tree Hotel Sweden
At first it might seem as if the Mirrorcube defies the laws of gravity as it’s soaring in the air. Come close enough and you will see that the cube is safely anchored in its host-tree. It all began with a film. Treehotel’s founders were inspired by ”The Tree Lover” by Jonas Selberg Augustsen. The...
