The vision was a customised building, incorporating the impressive panorama at the foot of the Alps with a lifestyle demanding variable solutions. The owner’s specifications were a house combining living and working areas under one roof. The entire design of this [Read More…]
The winter is back! Are you planning a romantic getaway in a luxury hotel with your significant other? Then look no further. The St. Regis Deer Valley Resort will be a great choice!
From the swimming pool you can see a fabulous mountain view amid a vibrant setting. One year round, it feat [Read More…]
TROP, a landscape architectural design studio, have sent us images of their work on the Hilton Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand.
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In the year 2003 The National Power Company of Iceland started the building the 700 MW Kárahnjúkar Hydroelectric Project in eastern Iceland. The project consists of three dams, one of them being the highest in Europe, and a hydroelectric power plant. The dams block among othe [Read More…]
The Carrillo Residence is yet another impressive project from Ehrlich Architects. Located in Pacific Palisades, California, this inspiring family home sits on the edge of Santa Monica Canyon and also has views over the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Here is some information from the architects: “Des [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Wooden circular yurt with wood-burning hot tub and sauna.
The flying saucer–like structures sitting in the beautiful landscape of New York’s Adirondack Mountains are one-of-a-kind spaces that create an ideal environment for group interactions, bringing people face to face. The yurts [Read More…]
Eco Factor: New campus with eco-park and spectacular mountain and sea view.
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Thanks to Veuve Clicquot, i’m currently curled up on a cloud of a bed here in Paris after a beautiful flight from LA today! Left around 3:45pm got in to Paris around 11am ~ and in between? headed up past vegas/salt lake/etc through canada over greenland/iceland/uk and ended up in paris… and so many [Read More…]
It’s one of the most-photographed American landmarks ever. It’s recognizable to people around the world despite the fact that it has been around for less than a century. It represents the hopes and dreams of the hopefuls who flock to California every day to follow their dreams. It is, of course, [Read More…]
This is a creative set of painted porcelain vases and tablewares which have blurred the line between decoration and function. Obviously, Ruth Gurvich has drawn an inspiration from the Chinese Landscape Paintings, revealing the tablewares’ functions from a decorative perspective. Besides, th [Read More…]
I love the rich colours and sense of unhurried serenity about the work of artist, Gregory Euclide. Of his latest series, he says: ‘My work explores the way we experience nature and how this is tied to the cultural practice of constructing landscapes as idealized images. When we are in nature we e [Read More…]
