The award-winning practice of De Meza + Architecture based in San Francisco together with the interior designer Jennifer Kesteloot remodeled this penthouse located in Pacific Heights, one of the regions of San Francisco, California, USA. The penthouse is located on the top floor of a 1925 building and spreads over a surface of 2500 square feet. During the remodeling one of the key additions was the construction of a private and large elevated roof deck with a spiral staircase to…

The practice of Eike Becker Architekten designed this project in 2007 as a modern administrative building that tries to offer an original architectural solution to the flat site and transform it into a challenging piece of architecture. Located in Neuss, Moselstrasse, Germany the new administrative building was built for Stadtwerke Neuss which is the municipal utility company and it is placed in a dense commercial area with a lot of buildings that can be categorized as banal from an architectural…

The Hangar Design Group created the concept for the famous Italian make-up brand Deborah’s flagship stores located in Milan, Pavia and Verona and the first one debuted in Milano in a specialized retail right in the heart of the shopping area of the city at 58 in Corso Buenos Aires. The store spreads over 40 square meters and has a single level offering a bright and spacious environment that puts the main emphasis on the products, making them stand out…

This stylish apartment features a minimalist design and it was created by Monika and Adam Bronikowski of HOLA Design in the city of Warsaw, Poland. With predominantly light shades and straight lines along with few adornments, this apartment is indeed minimalist and it was designed for a young couple of businessmen as the place where they can find some rest after a busy day. The living room is created as an open space which includes the kitchen and a dining…

The Ses Pitreras hotel is a renovation of a 1970s building which brings the space up to date while also preserving the Ibiza specific. The project was created by the interior designer Joan Lao and it is a small and exclusive hotel with only seven rooms but each of them featuring a unique design. There is a terrace as well and the design is also carefully thought of in order to provide the comfort and luxury that only Ibiza can…

Located in Bloemendaal, The Netherlands, Villa V was designed by the practice of Paul de Ruiter Architects with a contemporary design that tried to preserve the landscape surrounding it while also offering a connection with it through the use of a lot of floor to ceiling glass walls throughout the house. The hill next to the house made the building have to spread over a small surface and thus a basement was built along with a second floor to permit…

The architectural practice of AAMD designed the Eskada Club Porto in Portugal taking inspiration from the newest trends in night club design from places like LIV in Miami, the Allure in Abu Dhabi, the Mokai in Sao Paulo or the VIP Room in Saint-Tropez. The project has each room designed with its specific features to provide a unique blend which hints toward the vintage, the present or the future. A lot of materials and textures were used in the design…

Located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the Singel Apartment was renovated by the practice of Laura Alvarez Architecture. The two floor apartment is in a building which is a national monument and the intention was to transform the space into one that is closer to modern standards while also preserve and put the ancient building into focus. The first floor opens into a living area of 70 square meters and it incorporated different areas for various activities with a steel staircase…

Located in Tribeca, Lower Manhattan in New York this penthouse offers a stylish design with ten rooms spreading over a surface of 4300 square feet and an additional 3000 square feet private terrace which makes it ideal for large gatherings. The penthouse is in the Fischer Mills Building which was built in 1860 making it a landmark of the Tribeca West Historic District and also offering access to the best restaurants, schools, shopping places and also to the recently renovated…

The Beijing National Stadium or the Bird’s Nest as it is also known was designed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics by the architectural practice of Herzog & de Meuron in joint venture with ArupSport, China Architectural Design & Research Group and Ai Weiwei. The entire cost for the project reached 423 million dollars and its design takes its inspiration from the Chinese ceramics with steel beams hiding the supports for the retractable roof which give the stadium the…