Tag: architecture

Next time you’re in South Korea, make sure to check this out. Pavement covered up the Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul, South Korea, for 40 years as it was used as a road. But in the early 2000s a new project...

Amazing architectural project ‘Your Rainbow Panorama‘  by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson explains that the rainbow walkway “establishes a dialogue with the existing architecture and reinforces what was already there, that is to say the view across the city.” He continued...

  Here’s an extremely pointy apartment block by Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office. The four-storey block with a blue facade, named On The Corner, is located in the Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and occupies a triangular slice of land. Squares of stone,...

Located on the island of Cyprus near the international airport of Cyprus and the prestigious resort area Larnaca, this luxury villa “Aura” differs primarily by its unusual, futuristic design. Total house area is 912 square meters. Located directly on a...

A unique hotel in Harads, Northern Sweden that allows guests to stay in tree house rooms, each with their own theme. So far there are five unique tree rooms available and twenty-four planned to be built. The five tree rooms...

Seattle-based studio Coates Design has designed the Ellis Residence, a LEED Platinum single family home completed in 2010. This 2,560 square foot contemporary home is located in Bainbridge Island, a city in Washington state, USA. Perched high upon Yeomalt Bluff,...

Paris studio 1024 Architecture have completed a cafe made from scaffolding and shipping containers on an island on the Seine in Paris. Les Grandes Tables is located on the Île Seguin, where architect Jean Nouvel is currently converting a car factory into a museum. Elevated...

Chicaco-based studio John DeSalvo Design has completed the Church – Jett Residence project in 2008. This 1,400 square foot two story home was designed for a Chicago couple who wanted a compact and sustainable get away from their hectic urban...

Philippines-based studio Archipelago Design Works has completed the C House project, a week-end beach retreat designed by Chut Cuerva and Tisha de Borja, both principals of Archipelago, for Cuerva’s family. Completed in 2007, this four bedroom contemporary home is located...

To participate in the annual competition of experimental projects of novice architects PS1, a young American architect, William O’Brien, Jr. suggested the unusual “triangular” concept house. His Allandale House – a modern version of the forest cabin based on an...