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Kona House, Hawaii

In design, it’s essential to honor the surroundings in which your structure will stand. Here’s a stunning example of respecting the natural beauty that the Hawaiian islands have to offer with the use of cut lava rock and Hawaiian wood carving techniques. Santa Monica-based studio Belzberg Architects has designed the Kona Residence in Hawaii, also known as the Big Island. This 8,000 s...

360 House in Madrid, Spain

This stunning architectural piece called the 360 House in Madrid, Spain eschews standard conformity by looping in on itself. Much of the challenge in designing both architectures and interiors is in conceiving of a purely original concept. Well, this is certainly close to that mark. The roof is at once protective and accessible as a walkway. Of course this means that almost no wall inside is flat...

Acapulco Boasts One of The Worlds Finest Homes

The Arrango House. Acapulco, Mexico. Completed in 1973, John Lautner refined innovations in siting, material, and structure he had been perfecting in earlier projects. Its bold curves celebrate the sculptural qualities of concrete, which he liked to experiment with (he worked often with engineer T.Y. Lin, who pioneered prestressed concrete). Modernists have fused architecture and site by extendin...

Contemporary Home with Cantilevered Design

Here is yet another example of pictures not doing a design justice. The view from this incredible set of cantilevered constructions must be breathtaking. Angles jut out from the core structure of the house and seem to hover in space. JCB architects took their inspiration for this twisting, turning, and thrusting form from a fallen log with its branches. The experience of moving through this hom...

World’s Highest Hotel | Hong Kong

Global hoteliers Ritz-Carlton have just completed work on the chain’s new Hong Kong location which resides within the 118-story high International Commerce Center (ICC) in the West Kowloon district. The hotel, with interiors by Singapore-based LTW Design Works, will occupy the uppermost sixteen stories of the ICC. 312 rooms make full use of the world record height. The building contains a gla...

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi | Contmeporary Design

Currently under development, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, designed by internationally renowned American architect Frank Gehry, is a virtual island oasis juxtaposed against a desert landscape. The building site also serves as a man made breakwater configured to protect the island’s pristine north beach zone. It’s the largest museum in a series of cultural institutions planned as part of the...

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