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We all dream of living the life of luxury! But have you ever dreamt of this luxury being in a desert? If so, Oppenheim Architecture + Design have brought this dream a step closer to becoming a reality.
Could be if Atelier Zundel et Cristea’s latest project is selected.
Taipei, Taiwan: work in progress. A gigantic cube at the heart of the center offers an exclusive spiraling view of the city.
Like a giant creamy pastry, the original past midnight spot imagined and conceived by Tiffany Dahlen and Virginia Melnyk results from the collision between the Japanese youth spirit of Harajuku and the elegant style of Omontesando.
How does it feel to be in a rolling hotel, in a rolling bath or in a rolling concert hall?
What happens when you merge a love of ice cream with architecture? You get Coolhaus, trendy Los Angeles ice cream establishment. Founders, Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are spearheading the 'Farchitecture' (food+architecture) movement, incorporating design into their frozen treats.
Thoughts of sleeping in a shipping container not exactly your idea of a desirable student life? Are we destined to live in a glorified tin for the sake of the envrionment? A bold new housing project got us wondering whether student days could be so easily put in a box.
Aside from presents, new heels and cocktails, the holidays also mean inevitable flight delays, long waits on railway platforms, family drama and out of control shopping centres. Whatever the urban emergency - the Sleep Box could well be the festive season's savior.
It is all about the call of nature these days, may it be Copenhagen or an inner desire to go back to our more primitive selves... The latest example comes in the shape of a pretty skyscraper which boasts an actual inner forest… Who needs a balcony!
Surrounded by architectural monuments designed by pseudo-artists whose sole purpose is to be featured in a glossy magazine, does anybody really care about buildings fitting their landscapes?
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