Completed just last year, this beautiful four story building is located in the East end of Melbourne, Australia. Designed by the architects of McBride Charles Ryan, the Monaco House is an extremely interesting spectacle which utilizes every square inch of its small land allotment of [...]
In a rush to construct as many beautiful, record breaking towers as humanly possible before the oil runs out, Dubai is at it again with what I consider to be a wonder of the world. The Anara Tower will be 500 feet shorter than the Burj Dubai, the worlds tallest building with a staggering height of 2150 feet. Designed by the British Atkins Design Studio, the Anara Tower will be home to offices, a 250 room luxury hotel, and 300 of the most expensive apartments known to man. Every 27 floors there is a massive atrium, each home to beautiful gardens and impressive views of city. And on the top of the building there is a propeller shaped structure which is attached to a futuristic-looking, transparent hub which will be home to one of the finest restaurants in all the world. This fine dining spot will definitely sport some unbelievable views. But what makes the Anara Tower truly impressive is the sheer beauty of the tower. No building has ever been constructed in such a way, and no building has ever come close to looking this awesome. [...]
In Cappadocia’s (modern day Turkey) magical landscape, a luxury hotel is carved into a mountain cliff in the ancient village of Urgup, called Yunak Evleri. The hotel consists of six cave houses, 30 rooms dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries and a 19th century Greek Mansion. This unbelievable[...]
After smacking the TV remote against the table in an effort to make it work again, you realize the batteries are drained. But just because the batteries don’t have enough juice to power your remote doesn’t mean they are fully “drained.” There is actually enough juice left to power low energy LEDs for a long period of time. South Korean designer Sung Woo Park has developed a design that uses old batteries to power a light source. Called the Energy Seed, the idea is to drop trashed alkaline batteries into one of the holes, which will power the LED light. To light up a LED approximately 2V[...]
You are driving your CL63 AMG down the streets of Berlin, rushing to get home to your apartment. You shred around corners, and you see your apartment tower, the Car Loft in sight. As you arrive, the car elevator is conveniently waiting for you. You pull into the elevator, and it brings you directly to [...]
It’s old news by now that Dubai is transforming into the hottest vacation destination of the century. The man made islands, the Burj Dubai that’s about to be the tallest in the world and news of starting a new one which will dwarf the Burj at a height of a kilometer are just a few reasons to see where all that money you’ve spent on gas over the past few decades has gone. Well’ here’s another. Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) has unveiled its design for the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower in Dubai. The bu[...]
Blacksheep, a interior design/architecture firm has designed the interior of London’s new Pan-Asian restaurant, Inamo. Inside Inamo doors, there is nothing ordinary or average. It’s a concept that is the first of it’s kind; one that incorporates a fine dining experience with interactive tables that are far more sophisticated than your standard dining table. Each table in the 60 person restaurant is a blank canvas which overhead projectors display images on. These images are displa[...]
If you are lucky enough to own a waterfront home, perhaps on a lake, bay or lagoon, you are in luck. MobiDeep of Thailand installs a first-of-it’s-kind floating pool that attaches to your land via pontoon deck. It may seem more appropriate for pocket rich hotel chains. but if you can afford a floating pool, [...]
