Designed by in London, United Kingdom, the Grosvenor Waterside Development is startlingly modern block of flats, two residential buildings that exceptional affordable sustainable home designs with contemporary architecture style. An innovative approach was required to ensure these buildings represented the highest architectural design quality and individuality and with this in mind an art strategy was integrated into the building design from the outset. Make Architects collaborated with the artist Claire Woods to design a vast artwork which wraps the two buildings and visually binds them into a striking whole. The design evokes elements of the site’s history and is etched into the panels so that it flickers in and out of view as prevailing light conditions fluctuate. Read more »
The Olive 8 that located in the Denny Triangle area of Downtown Seattle, United States is a hotel and residential high-rise tower was designed by , and has completed in venture with Gluckman Mayner Architects. With 39-storey project, the Olive green was developed by the R.C. Hedreen Company at the southwest corner of 8th and Olive, includes luxury one-and two-bedroom residential units, as well as penthouses, atop a full-service Hyatt Hotel. Read more »
The Rossignol Global World Headquarters was designed by is a leading manufacturer of skiing equipment for minimal environmental impact. Located in Isère, Grenoble, France, the world headquarters of Rossignol set in the French Alps, takes inspiration from its surroundings. The technical choices make it an efficient and energy-saving building, well insulated and protected from the summer sun by the timber over-roof. The systems are optimised, the heat produced by the workshop machines is recovered and reinjected into the heating network. The offices receive natural ventilation through automatic window opening. The ‘home of Rossignol’ brings together offices and workshops which were previously spread across the country. Read more »
The Parkside Victoria is luxury condominium was designed by that located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The architectural design is a new direction for sustainable living that currently on target for LEED® Platinum certification. Two major challenges that the client brief, including the desire for a new direction in urban residential infill housing, which includes a refreshed understanding of North American cities as the core fun, relaxed place to live, and state-of-the-art example of sustainability. Read more »
The Fitzrovia Apartments, a luxury metropolitan concept for urban people who value the urban environment in London, United Kingdom, is the first phase of a new residential and healthcare scheme. Phase one of the Fitzrovia development includes 26 individually designed private and 14 social housing apartments. The scheme is being developed on one of London’s historic hospital sites and includes a state-of-the-art facility for the new Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. The Fitzrovia Apartments building that was designed by is punctuated by vertical bay windows fabricated from anodised aluminium and glass. Read more »
In all rooms, unless you are trying for unusual dramatic effects, it is better to have the walls and ceiling lighter in colour than the floor. A dark floor (or a floor darker than the walls) gives a solid base on which to build the rest of your room. It also shows the dirt less [...]
