A bold approach to luxury villa design

Set in the tranquil hills of Son Vida, Palma of the trendy Mallorca island of Spain, lays a landscape of world class luxury villas that would blow your mind. Nestled in this exclusive community of Son Vida is ‘Casa ‘, the newest edition to Palma and first masterpiece of a Platinum series of homes to be developed here by architectural warriors Cosmopolitan Estates, Marcel Wanders, and TecARCHITECTURE. They wanted to redefine ‘luxury’ outside the realm of the traditional luxury architecture of Spain. And the juiciest part is Casa Son Vida is not for sale…

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Can the office of a finance firm ever be cooler than this?

If you would go by the views, you might mistake Artis Capital Management’s San Francisco based office for a luxury hotel. The scenery the office offers is staggering and I doubt if we have ever come across an office in this kind of a setting before. Rottet Studio architects were involved with the design and here is what they have to say about it:

The design team aimed to create a relaxing work space tailored to the company’s unique culture, the San Francisco environment and an environment that was more home than office to the 14-person trading team. The office was conceived as a “white box.” As the white planes peel away, the materials, textures and colors behind are revealed resulting in a “visually quiet” space which counteracts the constant visual stimulation of multiple computer screens. No walls touch the perimeter and service areas are located around the core, allowing clear views throughout the space of the entire city. Custom carpet emulates water lapping on the shore. A dark gray cleft stone surrounds the entire floor between columns to reinforce the notion of rippling tides at the water’s edge. Along the Bay side, incisions are cut into the white box in the ceiling in a pattern that emulates barges in the Bay. These incisions are carved away to reveal a warm wood material beyond and provide ambient light. The city side is more rigid and orthogonal mimicking the city’s grid pattern. The six small offices double as mini art galleries. A giant door conceals the work area and, when closed, the room is void of visual elements allowing the impressive art collection to be the feature. The lounge-style chairs with matching ottomans allow employees to retreat into their “home” and relax.

Thanks, Contemporist.

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Rounded TV Stand Cabinet Mobile Style from Lyneus

Perfect Shapes of Modern TV Stand Cabinet from Lyneus. The TV Cabinet unit was presented on Salone Internazionale del Mobile as the cabinet in which all the electronic devices are concealed to appear “on demand”with the advanced motorised opening systems. One of the coolest features of the TV Cabinet unit that when you will turn on or turn of the TV, shelves with players and consoles will open or close with it. Audio video from Lyneus is a vertical TV cabinet, characterized by rounded shape underlined by a curvilinear chromed-brass profile. The cabinet has built-in loudspeaker system manufactured by DIAPASON. The TV cabinet Stand AV could come as stand alone as combined with other units if more space needed for the whole home entreatment system. It can integrate LCD or Plasma screen between 40 and 50 inches, hided behind a back-lacquered glass TV cabinet panel.

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Casa en el Bosque: Where Design Meets Nature

Located in a fascinating natural environment in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Casa en el Bosue (or “the House in the Forrest”) comes from Parque Humano, an architecture company with a very captivating portfolio. This beautiful home is so perfectly integrated in the surrounding landscape and so elegantly camouflaged that it seems it has always been there. More information on the residence from the architects: “Two pavilions, unequal in size, are set in front of the pool area. The first and biggest one contains the living and dining spaces, kitchen and a working studio. The second one: two bedrooms. Each pavilion was carefully placed on the site, incorporating all the existing trees into the program and facing the most important views.Visitors are received under the protection of a steel enclosure, entering through a small door that leads to the living room, thereby emphasizing the contrast between the closed nature of the entrance and the full openness of the living spaces and the valley itself.”

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Proposed Stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event on the planet. There is nothing to compare it with. It dwarfs even the Olympics. We are just a week away from this year’s spectacle and just to add to the already fever pitch excitement surrounding the event, here is some football coverage.

Qatar is one of the contenders to host the 2022 version of the event and though that does sound a long time away the architects have already turned in their concepts for the stadiums. Designed by Albert Speer & Partner GmbH, these 5 concept-stadiums display striking and dramatic facades and incorporate state-of-the-art technology in an effort to stand out from the crowd bidding to host the event. Check them out below:

Al Rayyan Stadium

Al Gharafa Stadium

Al Shamal Stadium

Al Wakrah Stadium

Al Khor Stadium

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Casa Schierle, a Lovely Sustainable Home in Germany

Project “Casa Schierle” belongs to Matthias Benz Architecture & Design and is located in a picturesque village near Munich, Germany. We really like its architecture and interior design and couldn’t help noticing the beautiful indoor color palette, a subtle combination of white, green and wood elements. But there is more to this house than meets the eye. We also found out some interesting information regarding the project’s sustainable features. The developing of the building also included the use of recyclable materials and the inclusion of energy saving concepts. There are plans for solar panels and rainwater collectors in the future. Beautiful landscapes, amazing architecture and an energy sufficient home- an impressive association, wouldn’t you say?

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