Liberty Villa in Thailand

By : lau | 18 Jun 2013 9:37 am | Homes

The magnificent Liberty Villa is located in the Jomchang Estate on the northwest coastline of Phuket, Thailand in a region called the Millionaires’ Mile which offers stunning views of the sea along with its surroundings. The villa spreads over five levels connected through marble staircases and elevators and has six bedrooms, all of them oriented toward the Andaman Sea. One of the special features of the villa is the private beach and its design which is closer to the Western…

Konstanz House by Roland Stanczyk

By : lau | 18 Jun 2013 9:24 am | Homes, Interiors

The Konstanz House was created by the architectural practice of Roland Stanczyk and its interior was designed with the collaboration of the APA Kurylowicz design studio. Located in a private community on the outskirts of Constance, 20 kilometers away from Warsaw, Poland, the house has a surface of 300 square meters and the ground floor is a single space with sliding doors separating the kitchen from the dining room. The ground floor has a high ceiling with a large granite…

Prefabricated Snow Huts by Herault Arnod Architects

By : lau | 18 Jun 2013 9:18 am | Other

These snow huts were designed by the practice of Herault Arnod Architects with sustainable materials and their purpose is to provide several layered huts through the slopes of the Serre Chevailer Vallee resort in France. Built with wood taken from local sources, the sculptural huts are a part of the “Snow Culture” project which has the purpose of presenting the thematic tours and historical stories of the area, while also offering a plate to rest for the skiers and passersby.…

Modern Swedish Villa by Thomas Eriksson

By : lau | 18 Jun 2013 9:12 am | Homes

The architects Thomas Eriksson and Magnus Dahl designed in 2010 this Swedish villa with a total surface of 4000 square feet and two levels. The exterior has a simple geometry and it is predominantly white, the same as the interior, which features an open floor design with multiple lounge rooms, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, an entertainment room and an outdoor kitchen. The central living room includes a fireplace and an Eames Lounge Chair which make it the coziest part of…

Ellivo Studio by Ellivo Architects

By : lau | 15 Jun 2013 1:31 pm | Offices
Ellivo Fitout
Workplace; interiors
Ellivo Fitout
Workplace; interiors
Ellivo Fitout
Workplace; interiors

The recently opened office of the award winning practice Ellivo Architects offers a daring design and is located in the Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia. The offices are placed on the ground level on a tall building and they are all black with touches of yellow in order to provide an inviting fit-out which will appear attractive to the staff as well as to the clients and the representatives. The office focuses on collaboration, meetings and exchange of ideas with the…

Apartment in Madrid by IlmioDesign

By : lau | 15 Jun 2013 1:28 pm | Apartments

The IlmioDesign studio created this modern apartment in Madrid, Spain and it features open spaces and a comfortable and bright ambiance that offers a lot of functionality. The interior has predominantly white walls and a neutral palette with several touches of color to increase its diversity and each room has a lot of works of art decorating it, certifying the taste of the owners. The designers transformed the space putting a lot more focus into the large central space and…

Solar-Powered Wood Skyscraper in Stockholm by C.F. Møller

By : lau | 15 Jun 2013 1:23 pm | Skyscrapers

The Danish architectural practice of C.F. Moller entered the HSB architectural competition in Stockholm with the project of a residential building made with timber and with rooftop garden terraces, trying to prove that wood can be much more functional than given credit to. The project has a concrete core and spreads over 34 floors with wood as the predominant material, since, according to the designers it is safer than other building materials when it comes to fires due to its…

Gota de Plata Auditorium Theatre by Migdal Arquitectos

By : lau | 15 Jun 2013 1:20 pm | Other

Located in the city of Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, this theatre is a part of a new urban development program which plans to raise several residential, commercial and service programs in a region of the city called the “Silver Zone”, with the aid of private developers, government agencies and Ejido societies. Another element of the project is the Ben Gurion  Cultural and Recreational Park spreading over a surface of 25 hectares and which will host a large mural square with a…

Queen’s Park House by Fox Johnston

By : lau | 14 Jun 2013 5:21 pm | Homes

Located in the Queen’s Park in Sydney, Australia, and taking its name from its location, the Queen’s Park House was designed by the architectural practice of Fox Johnston and it was designed as a large family home for a growing family. The spot where the house is placed offers a large site which faces the north-east and the clients wished to take maximum advantage of the nature of the original block and maintain its integrity while also bringing it up…

Garden bridge over River Thames by Thomas Heatherwick

By : lau | 14 Jun 2013 5:17 pm | Bridges

This proposal for a garden spanning over the Thames River as a new pedestrian bridge was designed by Thomas Heatherwick at Heatherwick Studio after he won a tender from Transport for London to develop ideas to improve the pedestrian passages across the river. His design proposes two fluted piers which support a walkway on which a lot of vegetation is planted to create a pleasant surrounding and also offer a great view of the surroundings. According to the designer, London…

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