Post–Great Recession, the spec-home market in Los Angeles didn’t simply recover, it exploded into one of the world’s true real-estate juggernauts. Today teardowns routinely fetch $30 million and above, while completed mega-compounds with nine-figure price tags are no longer real-estate one-offs. The explosion of mega-mansions has spawned a one-of-a-kind residential race to the top, where developers, architects, […]
Hugh Hefner’s Playboy mansion, like most iconic houses in the world—think Elvis Presley’s Graceland or Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, comes with its own set of certifiable facts and urban legends. In what was touted to be the biggest real estate deal in LA at the time, the Playboy mansion, located on the super posh Holmby […]
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Reclaimed wood and plastic bottles never looked so good! Twenty-five plastic bottles are used in each of these IKEA kitchen units, designed by Swedish studio Form Us With Love to make “sustainability available for everyone”.The Kungsbacka units are IKEA‘s first kitchen cabinets to be made entirely from recycled plastic bottles and reclaimed industrial wood. “A […]
Amazing interior done in marble powder by Weng Shang Wei Marble powder creates “seamless” finish for World Interior of the Year 2016 Ben Hobson | 16 December 2016 Leave a comment In this exclusive movie, designer Weng Shang Wei explains how he achieved the deep, uniform shade of black inside the Hangzhou fashion store that was […]
I’ll take extra covers and pillows please! How Awesome?! World’s first year-round Icehotel opens in Swedish Lapland Alice Morby | 7 December 2016 7 comments Twenty themed suites, a frozen art gallery and an ice staircase feature in Icehotel‘s first permanent lodgings, which have now been unveiled in Sweden. The Icehotel 365 is located on […]
Whats your favorite trend for 2016? Dezeen’s 10 biggest architecture trends of 2016 Jessica Mairs | 20 December 2016 1 comment Next up in our review of the year, architecture editor Jessica Mairs selects the 10 architecture trends that defined 2016, from the resurgence of minimalism to the next generation of prefabs and the advent […]
The VIEWS! Back to Black: Richard Meier & Partners Departs From Its Signature White Palette With a Black Glass Tower for New York Richard Meier and Partners has released renderings for its 42-story residential tower in New York City. Situated on the East River just below the United Nations, 685 First Avenue will be the […]
The perfect blend of color and space, I love it! A MINIMALIST BACHELOR APARTMENT IN MONTENEGRO Posted by Caroline Williamson on 11.07.16 in Interior Design, Main FORWARDVIEW THE PHOTO GALLERY When asked to design an apartment for a young IT engineer, the M3 Architectural&Construction group took a minimalist approach. Located in Budva, Montenegro, a coastal […]
“From the architect. On a marvelous place like a piece of earthly paradise, at Cádiz, we have built an infinite plane facing the infinite sea, the most radical house we have ever made. At the very edge of the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, where the sea unites the new and the old continent, emerges a stone […]
