Dragon, Nowe, OrłowoPosted by admin on January 29, 2015

Nowe Orłowo by Dragon Art

This 110 sqm apartment has been designed with the greatest attention to detail by Dragon Art.

The clients found the architects during the developer’s changes process and this enabled to adjust the apartment’s projection to their individual needs during the building stage. The apartment has been made from two smaller flats which were joined together so there was also a possibility to choose which entrance to the apartment should be kept and which could be removed, depending on the interior design. The apartment has been adapted for the needs of a four-person family and because there is a daughter and a son in the family both bathrooms have been designed with consideration of gender, the one for a man has a black shower and an oak veneer, while the second one for a woman has a white, black and silver bathtub. The main part of the flat is an open space with a kitchen, dining room and relaxation area. There is a direct exit to the terrace from the living room. What attracts one’s attention in the relaxation area is an amazing lamp made by Flos company and an unusual cupboard hanging above the sofa. An inspiration for this cupboard have been outstanding designs of Belgian designer Filip Janssens. The main communication axis of the apartment is a hall which has its entrance vestibule with a hidden wardrobe for outerwear. There is an amazing mosaic by Bisazza in the main part of it which is also the main decorative element of the whole apartment. Thanks to the mirrors on the opposite wall the effect of the mosaic is multiplied in the reflections and it can be seen from each bedroom. From the hall one can go to all the other rooms in the apartment – to the son’s room, to the bedroom with an internal wardrobe of the owners and to the daughter’s room which is next to the ‘woman’s bathroom’. A lot of procedures connected with using space for storage have been used in this apartment in such a way that they are not visible at first sight. Therefore most of the wardrobes and hiding places are hidden behind high panels or doors which are opened with a clamp so it is difficult to guess where they are.
Design: arch. Anna Maria Sokołowska and arch.Marta Piątkowska
Photo: foto&mohito

Pied-à-terre by Baldessari e Baldessari.
Embankment Gardens by Ardesia Design
East London Penthouse by SIRS.
Leman Street by TG-STUDIO.
Overlap by Ganna Design
Apartment in Dnepropetrovsk by SVOYA Studio
Rhapsody in white by at26
Industrial Loft by Diego Revollo
Appartement Neuilly sur Seine
Stylist Apartment by Diego Revollo

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Hotel, YorkPosted by admin on January 28, 2015

Ace Hotel New York

Ace Hotel New York is rooted in the city. Like New York, Ace is improvisational — a mix of styles, historical periods and objects that come together in layers. We’re inspired by the past, present and future of the city. A group of seasoned and accomplished, young and emerging local artists create inspired work in our guest rooms and common spaces. Everything has a story.

Ace Hotel reinvents the urban hotel for the people who make cities interesting. We crave experience more than hospitality clichés. We are curious about the history and geography of the buildings we inhabit, and let these guide us to someplace both fresh and familiar.
Ace is the low card and the high card. Our basic rooms are affordable but replete with cool amenities. Our suites offer all the luxury you would expect from a high-end hotel. Our sensibility is democratic and inclusive. We appeal to a broad spectrum of travelers directly, without reducing to the lowest common denominator. Ace is built around collaborations and friendships with local designers, artists and independent businesses.
Ace Hotel New York is improvisational — a mix of styles, historical periods and objects that come together in layers. The hotel’s design takes its cues from the vibrancy of street life, the honesty of materials and the potential of invention. It is about soul, latent in the historic architecture and reintroduced through forward-thinking design.
Formerly the Breslin Hotel, the historic structure that houses Ace Hotel New York has always been full of life. Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen were neighbors; “Diamond Jim” Brady (the inspiration for Marlon Brando’s Guys & Dollscharacter) was a regular; visionary filmmaker, musicologist and painter Harry Smith lived here, too.
Photo Credit: Douglas Lyle Thompson and Jon Johnson, Jeremy Pelley, Eric Laignel

Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
Urban Cowboy by Lyon Porter
Upper East Side Apartment by Axis Mundi Design.
Light-Filled Duplex by Axis Mundi Design.
A historic townhouse with a modern urban edge by Turett Collaborative Architects
The Sea by West Chin Architects.
Duplex Penthouse Downtown
West Village Duplex by NYC Interior Design
Corte San Pietro by Daniela Amoroso.

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Dulwich, Naturehumaine, ResidencePosted by admin on January 27, 2015

Dulwich Residence by Naturehumaine

Dulwich Residence is a single family home designed by Naturehumaine and is located in Saint-Lambert, Canada. It was completed in 2014 and covers an area of 2845 sqft.

The clients had outgrown their 1920’s house on a large lot on Montreal’s south shore. They wanted a contemporary extension that would harmonize with their existing house and highlight and expose the structural brick. The existing house and the extension were separated by a glazed volume where the vertical circulation of the house is located. The existing house was re-organized to better suit the needs of the clients, where the entry and living room make up the ground floor and the children’s quarters on the second floor.
Three double height spaces link the communal areas of the ground floor with the more private spaces of the second floor while maintaining a warm atmosphere in the house.
The extension is organized into 2 intertwining volumes. A brick volume makes up the base and becomes the support for a steel clad volume that projects out into the backyard. The ‘sleeping basket’ is found at this projection where a large window frames the foliage. This becomes a space to relax and gaze out towards the garden as well as an area for the children to play while maintaining contact with the kitchen and dining spaces below.
Photo credit: Adrien Williams

Connaught Residence by Naturehumaine
Congregation Residence by Naturehumaine
Drolet Residence by Naturehumaine
Alexandra Residence by Naturehumaine
Chambord Residence by Naturehumaine
Pool House by +tongtong
House T by Natalie Dionne Architecture
Prince Philip Residence by Thellend Fortin Architectes
Gambier Island House by Mcfarlane Biggar Architects + Designers
289 Chaplin Crescent

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Casa, Sdraiati, Vale, ValeriaPosted by admin on January 26, 2015

Casa Max and Vale by Valeria Sdraiati

Casa Max and Vale is an apartment renovation designed by Valeria Sdraiati and is located in Salsomaggiore, Italy.

Pied-à-terre by Baldessari e Baldessari.
Casa G by Carola Vannini Architecture.
Trento Apartment by Baldessari e Baldessari.
Casa Pina by Fabio Fantolino
Via delle Orfane by CON3STUDIO.
Column House by Labics
Maida Vale Residence by Staffan Tollgard Design Group
City Life Milan by Studio Marco Piva
Apartment in Ukraine by SVOYA Studio
Apartment in Dnepropetrovsk by SVOYA Studio

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Design, Ganna, OverlapPosted by admin on January 25, 2015

Overlap by Ganna Design

Overlap is a residence project designed by Ganna Design and is located in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

The left side of the lobby is a L-shape kitchen island. The designer deliberately extends the island to the column in order to connect different areas. The right hand of the lobby was planned to place the long bench, which extends from the lobby to the house. The width of the bench is 80 centimeters. Accordingly, the bench back of the lobby can be used as a temporary bed for guests. Besides, under the bench can store stuff.
Turn left from the lobby can see the long table which combines the dining table and study table together. On one hand, this long table extends the visual feeling of the whole space. On the other hand, it can provide enough seats if there are some visitors. The length of this table is 440 centimeters, an enough comfortable distance even the couple wants to stay here at the same time. Next to the long table is the display cabinet. Here displays a lot of toys, miniatures and souvenirs collected by the host and hostess. In front of the long table is placed a sofa, which connects the dining area and the living room. Certainly here is the main area for the users in leisure time or on the weekends.
The main wall on which inlays TV separates master bedroom and the living room. The designers arrange two traffic lines to enter the master bedroom. People can selectively open each door depending on their needs. Handles on the closet in master bedroom are shape with round, rectangle. One of the largest rounds is designed as a button. Those handles are not only the visual points in the room but also the clothes stand outside the closets. Furthermore, inside the closet have cosmetic mirror and dressing table. The hostess can conveniently use the space while the doors of closet opened. This design gives consideration to both function and beauty.
photo by MWphotoinc/Siew Shien Sam

Circle by Ganna Design
Commercial space by Ganna Design
Home with view in Taiwan by PMK+designers
Apartment in Dnepropetrovsk by SVOYA Studio
Maida Vale Residence by Staffan Tollgard Design Group
Apartment in Dnepropetrovsk by SVOYA Studio
Stylist Apartment by Diego Revollo
Leman Street by TG-STUDIO.
Parker Residence by The Quinlan Group
Apartment in Ukraine by SVOYA Studio

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3+1architekti, House, VaňovPosted by admin on January 24, 2015

House Vaňov by 3+1architekti

House Vaňov is a family house designed by 3+1architekti and is located in Vaňov. It was completed in 2012 and covers an area of 80,5 m2 house + 49 m2 terrace.

House is difficult to access, located on a steep basalt slope above the village. Garden is facing northeast. On the other hand there is a positive side to it – an exceptionally beautiful view on the river. Builder feels a very strong connection to this place, as there used to be a small weekend cottage built by his grandparents.
New house is therefore created as a harmony composed by fragments of nature, ships on the river, weekend gardening and nostalgia… New house is continuation of the original story of the original cottage.
Photography: Pavel Plánička

House Habrovice by 3+1architekti
House Košťálov by 3+1architekti
House Teplice by 3+1architekti
Delany House by Jorge Hrdina Architects
Ramat Hasharon House 10 by Pitsou Kedem Architects
Westridge by Montalba Architects
Far Pond by Bates Masi Architects
Sarbonne by McClean Design
Tanager by McClean Design
Sunset Strip by McClean Design

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Angeles, Downtown, HotelPosted by admin on January 23, 2015

Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles

Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles opens in the historic United Artists building in Downtown LA. Built in 1927 for the maverick film studio, the ornate, storied theatre and tower stand as monuments to a group of seminal American artists pushing out on their own, and anchors the Broadway Theater District’s modern renaissance.

United Artists co-founder Mary Pickford’s love for the ornate detail and stone spires of Spanish castles and cathedrals is manifest at the theatre. It’s a true temple of the arts. The mixture of reverent awe and irreverent independence is right up our alley — this is the kind of project we dream of. We partnered with Commune Design to breathe life back into the historic site. While the theatre’s original design was a lush interpretation of the Spanish Gothic style, the tower’s facade hid a minimalist poured concrete structure. Therein lies the basis for the concept at Ace Hotel’s newest home: the marriage between decadence and democracy — between 1920’s Hollywood glamour and modern minimalism — is informed by a finely tuned ear toward the Broadway Theatre District’s latest revival. It’s a modern renaissance we’re proud to be a part of.
Inspired by the idea of artist as independent producer, Mary Pickford — darling of the silent era — left Adolph Zuker and Paramount Pictures to realize her dream, joined by D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. They turned to architect C. Howard Crane to build the United Artists Theatre and adjacent tower, which first served as offices for Texaco.
The luxury and elegance of the movie palaces built in the 1920s and 30s reflect the spirit of their architects, known to gone a shade or two rogue. The United Artists Theatre offers equal parts classic style, functionality — the advent of “talkies” called for the rapid development of modern acoustics — and a surrender to the glitz and excess of Hollywood. Sweeping design features and minute, delicate details combine to define the golden age of cinema.

Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
Duplex Penthouse Downtown
Mansfield by Amit Apel.
West Knoll by Amit Apel Design, Inc.
Car Park House by Anonymous Architects.
High Rise Penthouse by Maxime Jacquet.
Westridge by Montalba Architects
2251 Linda Flora Dr, Bel Air
Tanager by McClean Design
Oriole Way by McClean Design

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Drolet, Naturehumaine, ResidencePosted by admin on January 22, 2015

Drolet Residence by Naturehumaine

Drolet Residence is a single family home designed by Naturehumaine and is located in Drolet Ave, Montreal, Canada. It was completed in 2014 and covers an area of 3000 sqft.

A couple with a passion for cooking acquired a house on Drolet street right by Montreal’s Jean-Talon market. They wanted to do a complete renovation and re-organization of the house and had 2 main demands; firstly they wanted a large kitchen island to be the focal point of the house, and secondly they wanted their living spaces on the second floor where they would benefit from more natural light, while keeping the more intimate bedroom spaces on the ground floor.
The front door opens onto a double height entry foyer where a sculptural stair draws the focus upwards. The lines of the stair invite the natural and fluid transition from the ground floor entrance to the living spaces above.
The open plan kitchen, living and dining room are found on the brightly lit second floor. These are all organized around a long linear island topped by a beautiful soap stone countertop. The island basks in natural light as a linear skylight follows its lines directly above. The skylight is interrupted by a monolithic range that protrudes from the ceiling above.
A block of cabinets, clad in a mix of anigre veneer and lacquered doors, is recessed into the wall behind the island. This block conceals the fridge as well as other appliances, pantry storage and a powder room. Towards the back of the house, the island breaks-off, into a second island that cantilevers into a brightly lit corner becoming the family’s breakfast table. Here, a patio door leads to a large exterior terrace overlooking the backyard.
Photo credit: Adrien Williams

Congregation Residence by Naturehumaine
Alexandra Residence by Naturehumaine
Connaught Residence by Naturehumaine
Chambord Residence by Naturehumaine
Prince Philip Residence by Thellend Fortin Architectes
Mentana Residence by Mu Architecture.
Pool House by +tongtong
House T by Natalie Dionne Architecture
Burkehill Residence by Craig Chevalier and Raven Inside Interior Design.
20 Taylorwood Drive

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Architecture, Horizon, HousePosted by admin on January 21, 2015

Horizon House by MF Architecture

Horizon House was designed by MF Architecture and is located in Elgin, Texas, USA.

Situated on a generous lot in Elgin, Texas, Horizon House draws all movement and views toward its eastern horizon. Beyond the extents of the foundation lies a verdant rolling landscape, featuring a pond in the distance. Wildlife, both animal and vegetable, consume the site, and Horizon House is the lens through which the elements of this environment become clear.
The composition of the house employs a simple relationship between public and private zones by directly splitting the two. The fracture, also known as the ‘link,’ is a distinct space from both the long, private bar and the open, shared public area. This separation is then reinforced by the choice of exterior cladding, with corrugated metal in the private zone and cypress siding in the public, both of which speak to vernacular agricultural typologies. Spatially, the link is also used for circulation of people, water, air, and electricity between the two sides of the home. In Horizon House, movement and passage are celebrated and rewarded with shifts in view and experience. Here, it is not simply the rooms, or destination, that carries the focus, but rather the circulation, or journey, itself.
Photography: Bryant Hill

Tree House by MF Architecture
Lakeside Retreat by Lake|Flato Architects
Barton Hills Residence by A Parallel Architecture
Green Lantern Residence by John Grable Architects
Tanager by McClean Design
Sarbonne by McClean Design
Sunset Strip by McClean Design
Double Gable Eichler Remodel by Klopf Architecture
Ellis Residence by McClean Design
25th St Residence by Geremia Design

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Commercial, Design, Ganna, spacePosted by admin on January 20, 2015

Commercial space by Ganna Design

This commercial space was designed by Ganna Design and is located in Taipei City, Taiwan.

To break through the stereotype of the style used in commercial space, the designer tries to build a casual and unrestricted environment with aesthetic perception for the customers. Wooden is the main material to warm up the cold feeling of public commercial space. Besides, the coherence of the style between different corners, and the accommodation of customers are considered at the same time. As for the floor, maintenance and the cleanness are the points of the proprietor. What’s more, artistic collection and the lighting are all carefully chosen in order to create a comfortable environment for everyone in this restaurant.
Photographer: mwphotoinc / SAM SIEW SHIEN