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Za Koenji Public Theater is the work of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Toyo Ito.  Located in the Suginami…

Edgeland House sits on a rehabilitated brownfield site, an effort to heal the scars of the site's industrial past.  It raises awareness about the diminishing natural landscape by creating a balance between the industrial zone on one side and the…

Montaña Mágica Lodge is located within the Huilo Huilo Private Natural Reserve in Chile.  Its unique volcano-like shape is covered in stone partially overgrown by greenery, and spews water from its…

Axis Mundi offers a conceptual alternative to the MoMA Tower in New York, New York, one of the largest skyscraper projects in one of the most overbuilt parts of…

Wall House 2 is an extraordinary intersection of architecture, cubist painting, and surrealist sculpture.  It employs the vocabulary of Le Corbusier in the way it explores the relationship between inside and outside.

Architect…

The Leaf Chapel is a small wedding chapel tucked into the grounds of the Risonare Resort in Kobuchizawa, Japan.  Architecture firm…

House 77, in the very center of "Bairro Norte" in Póvoa de Varzim shares the city's memories and revitalizes a rich legacy of fishing and the sea.  Designed by Portuguese firm dIONISO…

Located in the extreme north of Norway, in a land of inhospitable beauty, the Havøysund Tourist Route aims to be as timeless as the…

The Orange Cube is a vibrant 6,300-square-foot structure on the edge of the Saône River in a converted industrial zone in Lyon, France.  Surrounded mostly by grey buildings, the bold design by Paris-based architecture practice Jakob +…

Amidst a block of more traditional houses in Bilzen, Belgium, Narrow House stands out with a display-box-like facade that houses sculptural balconies.  Brussels-based architect Bassam El-Okeily collaborated with fellow Belgian…

The Friend House is an eco-hotel in the forest by the river bank, 30 kilometers from Dnepropertrovsk in the Ukraine.  The architecture and interior design are both the work…

Few words on Flooring:

Have you ever heard that flooring is considered as a core part of interior design? It’s true.  Flooring is the mirror of your house. In simple language flooring is the material that covers the floor permanently. Flooring cover comes in a variety of materials such as:

• Soft Cover
• Hard Flooring
• Resilient flooring
• Wooden Flooring
• Seamless Chemical Flooring…

After you have invested in an aircraft or a fleet of aircrafts, the next task is to find the appropriate shelter for them. Only a workable storage and maintenance space can meet your requirements. It also needs to fit your budget. The material for building the hangar has a significant role in determining whether the structure will be able to serve its purpose.

Steel aircraft hangars are the most popular choice among owners and investors to protect their prized possessions.…

If you are using a concrete foundation in constructing a building, there are instances wherein cracks and settlement take place. The good thing is that there are numerous methods to repair such problems and one of the commonly used methods is micropiles. It is very popular today because it significantly…

The 420-foot tall mixed-use Phoenix Observation Tower is poised to become the headline destination in the Valley of the Sun in Arizona.  The design by BIG has been nicknamed "The Pin," and…

There are many accidents that have happened where guns were involved.  In most of these cases it was due to the fact that the gun or guns were not properly secured.  So, if you are planning to own guns for whatever reason, you need to be sure that they are secure.

The best way to do this is by purchasing a…

The traditional grey world of convention center buildings is flipped on its head by the multi-colored glass facade of the Palais des Congrès in Montreal.  Five-foot by 12-foot glass panels in pink, orange, yellow, green, and blue line the west side of the…

Designed by Randall Stout Architects, the Art Gallery of Alberta sits in downtown Edmonton, Alberta on Sir Winston Churchill Square.  The original museum was an undersized 1960s brutalist concrete…

Originally built in Catalonia the early 1700s by Franciscan priests, the Sant Francesc Convent was sacked in 1835 and was left to deteriorate for over 150…

Located in the trendy Wynwood Design District of Miami, The Vault is a high-tech art storage facility with concierge-level services for art collectors.  Services will include a…