Architecture
Sleep In A Cloud
How would you like to sleep in the clouds? Sounds lovely, right? Well this is a different type of cloud, but you can sleep in it. CLOUD is an Urban Refuge that’s available for nightly bookings from June 20 to October 31, 2011. This playful piece of micro-architecture that sleeps up to 7 people is continue reading…
The Balancing Barn
Dangling over the edge of a hill, the 100-foot-long Balancing Barn divides half its space on terra firma, and half hovering on thin air. Standing on the edge of a nature reserve 11 miles inland from the Suffolk Coast in England, the silver-tile clad structure resembles an Airstream trailer. Designed by Dutch wunder-architect, Winy Maas continue reading…
Bella Sky Hotel – Copenhagen
The Bella Sky Hotel and Conference Center, designed by 3XN Architects, will open next Monday in Copenhagen, becoming one of the largest hotels in Scandinavia. The dramatic twin towers twist and lean as they reach for the sky allowing all of the guests optimal views over the nature park ‘Amager Common’ located nearby. The hotel continue reading…
Barcelona Rock
Today we have more rocky goodness for you. Barcelona Rock is the latest concept from Polish studio, UGO Architecture. A hostel built into the mountainous region outside the Spanish city will stand over 300 feet tall, and was conceived for the international competition, Bohemian Hostel for Backpackers. Looking to create a balance between continue reading…
Metropol Parasol – Seville
This mesmerizing behemoth of concrete, steel and beguiling timber, is Metropol Parasol. Located in Seville, the 4 floor, multipurpose icon, includes a farmers market, archaeological museum, elevated plaza, bars and restaurants underneath, making it more than just a vision of architectural beauty, in an already culturally gorgeous city. The modern interpretation of an urban center continue reading…
Wadi Rum Rock Resort
Wadi Rum Resort is a concept created by Florida-based Oppenheim Architecture + Design for an 80,000-square-foot hotel in Wadi Rum, Jordan that will become a reality in 2014 when the rock is cut away and rooms are built in its facade. Wadi Rum is a stretch of desert in Jordan where there are rock formations continue reading…
Amazing Scratched Building Portraits
Call it street art, call it reverse graffiti, or call it architectural sculpture – whatever it is, Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto’s portrait series is mesmerizing and fascinating. Farto has been interested in street art since he was 13 years old and now this 23 year old artist has taken up scratching faces into the facades continue reading…
Ping Pong Hotel – China
We hope China is one of your dream (or favorite) destinations, because we have more of it for you today. The China Daily Newspaper reports plans to build a hotel shaped like an upside-down ping-pong paddle as part of a new $45.8 million sports complex. The concept includes rounded guestroom windows that will resemble the continue reading…