San Francisco Bay's islands are going green, first with the renovation of Alcatraz, and now with the major redevelopment of a completely sustainable city on
This ancient and illustrious wine country is the place where the old world charms of Spanish wineries now blend flawlessly with ultramodern architecture, and Viura is a perfect example of this. Although it is set in the middle of the traditional village, next to the 17th century church, Viura’s architecture, is a true departure from traditional form: a series of concrete cubes, one on top of the other, that seem to rise out of the ground. The architecture successfully links the interior to the exterior landscape; floor to ceiling windows throughout and private terraces ensure that there is always a view of the village, the Sierra de Cantabria or the church. Clever use of partitions, glass and sophisticated lighting add to the ambiance and fun. Materials and techniques have been brilliantly used together to create avant-garde work of art, strikingly different to its environment but nonetheless blending in to its surroundings.
London designer Carmody Groarke borrowed materials from one of the London Olympic construction sites to to build a pop up restaurant on top of a parking garage this last summer.
When you switch on a GINGER hanging light you see with your eyes what a luxurious light effect it can create: lights and glasses sparkle in an elegant waterfall creating a perpetual brilliant motion. The rings quantity and position makes unique any of the composition you may choose for this design chandelier. Each crystal ring hangs in a circle scheme that falls from the ceiling and floats in the air. The colour chosen for some of the rings will add a drop of life here and there (maybe ruby red or warm amber or trendy purple or black).
In the area of Petaling Jaya, west of Kuala Lumpur, a great urban development is under way for the establishment of a new urban centre. As a landmark for this area, the Developer wanted to host his on-site offices and sale’s showroom in an iconic pavilion that would reflect the spirit and the architectural style of the whole development.
Studio Tjep's Oogst 1000 Wonderland is a towering agricultural amusement park that makes farming fun by giving visitors the opportunity to take part in a
