Dalziel and Pow has designed the interiors for the kids’ fashion department of Paris, a department store in Chile. When Chile’s leading department store brand Paris embarked on a redesign of its children’s offer, it wanted to create an environment that engaged with both children and their parents. Owned by Santiago, Chile-based Cencosud Retail S.A., one of the largest retail conglomerates in Latin America…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in 5. Large House - (more than 650 sqm),Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,Courtyard,Cozy,Editor's Picks,Green & Sustainable House,GREEN AREA,Harmony With The Context,House Interior,Indoor / Outdoor : Garden,Island House,MATERIALS USED,Modern Tropical Style,NATURAL VENTILATION,Ocean House,OUTDOOR SPACE,Plaster / Mortar / Masonry,Plaster / Mortar / Masonry House,Refreshing,Relax,Resort,Romantic,Roof,Site Environment,SUSTAINABILITY,Swimming Pool,Terrace / Deck,Travel,Tropical House,Ventilation,Views,VillaMarch 14, 2013
Laemsingh Villas by Bedmar & Shi, These five magnificent homes enjoy an exquisite hill-side location affording ocean panoramas from north to south and mesmerising views. A gated community of the most exclusive villas in Phuket, Thailand…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,BUILDING SYSTEMS,Charming,Clear,DAYLIGHTING,FACADE / SKIN,Famous / Popular / Great / World : Building,Featured,Friendly / social,Fun / Playful,Green Project,Interior Award,INTERIORs SPACE,Library,Library Interior,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MATERIALS USED,Metal Sheet,Modern Contempory Style,OUTDOOR SPACE,Prefabricated elements,Refreshing,SOLUTION,SUSTAINABILITY,TravelMarch 9, 2013
The Hive, Britain’s first joint university and public library, offers a rich variety of resources for students and researchers. This library in Worcester, England, by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, The scheme accommodates the county archives and records office, history centre, archaeology service and multi-agency customer service centre, in addition to commercial and retail space. The Hive is additionally set to become one of the world’s most sustainable buildings with a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, and a BREEAM “Excellent” rating…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,Clear,DAYLIGHTING,Excited,Featured,FUNCTIONAL,glass facade,Harmony With The Context,INTERIORs SPACE,Library,Library Interior,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,Modern Industrial Style,NATURAL VENTILATION,Open,Refreshing,Translucent,Travel,VOIDDecember 28, 2012
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV have just completed a new 9,300 square metre library in Spijkenisse, a small city close to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Under a glass ceiling, the building features a striking volume of shelves, a true “book mountain”. The book platforms are connected via wide stairs and together form a continuous route to the peak, which features a café…
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Part of Hard Turm Park, a mixed-use landmark project in the area, the hotel features 126 guestrooms in four categories – ranked according to size and configuration – and one suite, all designed by Alfredo Häberli. Modern and clean, with a bit of retro blended in, the rooms have a welcoming feel and are equipped with the very latest in tech innovations such as an Ihome dock, flat screen TV and free wireless internet access…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Active,Analysis / Solution / System,Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,BUILDING SYSTEMS,Clear,COLOR,Colorful,DAYLIGHTING,Elegance / Artistic,Excited,FACADE / SKIN,Famous / Popular / Great / World : Building,Friendly / social,Fun / Playful,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,Hospital,Hospital Interior,Hospital Space,Interior Award,INTERIORs SPACE,MATERIALS USED,Modern Contempory Style,NATURAL VENTILATION,Ornaments & Details,OUTDOOR SPACE,Refreshing,SUSTAINABILITY,VOIDNovember 22, 2012
Melbourne’s new $1.0b Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), recently unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II, is set to begin a revolution in healthcare architecture. Designed by joint venture Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart Architects (BLBS), with US based HKS as international advisors…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,Cozy,Editor's Picks,Elegance / Artistic,GREEN AREA,Harmony With The Context,MATERIALS USED,Modern Tropical Style,NATURAL VENTILATION,Ornaments & Details,OUTDOOR SPACE,Plaster / Mortar / Masonry,Refreshing,Relax,Resort,Resort Interior,Romantic,Travel,WoodenOctober 23, 2012
Soneva Fushi is the original desert island hideaway. The resort that set the tone and the standards for every subsequent resort. A jewel of an island – large by Maldives standards – with perfect beaches, a vibrant reef encircling the island, a colony of nesting turtles and its very own world class observatory. There are few more beautiful locations on earth…
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