One of the most spectacular examples of neogothic architecture from England is the gleaming white castle of Strawberry Hill. Elegant and eccentric, Strawberry Hill begins its history in the mid-18th century as the residence of Horace Walpole, one of the last remaining sites available on the banks of the Thames in fashionable Twickenham. The castle became a tourist attraction even from Walpole’s life-time. (more…)
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Bioclimatic architecture Fuji House by Luca Lancini
Pilot project built by the company Fujy Arquitectura por naturaleza and designed by Luca Lancini, Fuji House is a detached house in a village about 40 km from Madrid, near El Escorial. The construction was made according to the criteria of bio climatic architecture using the latest advanced technologies that allow high energy performance. (more…)
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Reusing the space for new cultural facilities -Zagred Dance Center
Since 2009, Zagreb city has a new and modern dance center instead of the Lika old cinema. The transformation process, designed by architects from 3LHD Studio, wasn’t easy at all especially because the old building had a serious degradation. The new building’s identity involved major changes to both exterior and interior. (more…)
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Moerenuma Park – Isamu Noguchis ambitious project
If you ever visit Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido from Japan, you should have in mind not to forget to visit the amazing Moerenuma Park. Moerenuma Park is a great concept, it’s master plan being created by a world famous sculptor, Isamu Noguchi in 1988. Covering approximately 189 ha., the project was fully completed in March 2005 and today the park takes its visitors into an unexpected and delightful experience. (more…)
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How to convert an indoor swimming pool into a Hermes „experience”
Denis Montel and Rena Dumas Architecture Intérieure (RDAI), the french agency that designed all the Hermès stores worldwide, realised this new design for the Hermès store Rive Gauche in Paris, France. This unique and unexpected concept is based on contrasts and complementarities being considered in the same time a discrete but radical intervention inside a building that once housed the oldest parisian swimming pool, the Piscine Lutétia, next to the fabled and still extant Hotel Lutetia. (more…)
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Jaume Plensa Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Yorkshire Sculpture Park come for present a extraordinary steel structure of the human body, who is a new work by Jaume Plensa artist, this great work is one perfect combination between the design and the natural environment, give one extraordinary feeling for the visitors, is a new idea for the sculpture design in practice, possibility to come inside of the architecture give one relationship especially, (more…)
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Neoclassical villa architecture with product field areas in Greece
Situated in Greece in the most wonderful and populated areas islands, the Neoclassical villa has an unique and elegant architecture design. It is the perfect place fore you to stay on a holiday due to is wonderful design architecture amazing see view and of course the great facilities and relaxing accommodation. (more…)
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Office building designed by Pascal Architecture
Office building designed by Pascal Architecture, it is located in Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City. The important architecture design element used fore this office building is the glass. The interior design has a symmetrical axe shape that crosses the building, and is made by steel. The palette of colors is beige with white and blue which confer a note of elegant dynamic spacious and conform-ability. (more…)