Remenber the Eiffel Tower Observation Deck I posted a few days ago? Well, unfortynately/fortunately (I’m not sure how I feel about it) is a fake. Read the entirely article, Le grand hoax: Eiffel Tower extension is fake.
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Loverro Residence by Murdock Young
Unfortunately there isn’t any information about the Loverro Residence. I can just say that Murdock Young did a great job designing this beautiful house with its clean and calm interiors. Read more [...]
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CaixaForum Madrid by Herzog & de Meuron
Last month they finally inaugurated CaixaForum Madrid. The building, an old Central Electric located in the heart of Madrid near the green wall of Patrick Blanc, has been designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The intervention will increase the new social and cultural center from 2.000 to 8.000 square meters spread over seven levels. At first I didn’t know what to think about the building, … I’m actually beginning to like it. It is more a sculpture than a building. But I’m not sure what the neighbors Read more [...]
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Hotel Particulier in Montmartre
The Hotel Particulier in the heart of historical Montmartre, Paris, is an exceptional mansion sheltering five suites all offering luxurious services, with contemporary design in a unique environment. Re-imagined by Morgane Rousseau and Frédéric Comtet and with the contribution of Mathieu Paillard the mansion has become a hotel of exception. Each room, from 45 to 80 square meters, are imagined by renowned artists invited to brainstorm on the concept of each one of the Suites. Living Room Read more [...]
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Eiffel Tower Observation Deck by Serero Architectes
The 120th Anniversary Eiffel Tower Observation Deck designed by Serero Architectes will expand the usable floor area, of the third floor of the tower, from 280 square meter to 580 square meter. Want to know more? Click here. Via NOTCOT Read more [...]
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Weekend Links March 21
Meditative Walk The Nomad Yurt that you can pop up in a half hour, by EcoShack. Yeshop Papercut is part retail space and part sculpture. SHU is a great stool and a great tool. Read more [...]
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Hi Hotel by Matali Crasset
The Hi Hotel is the first complete design environment created by Matali Crasset. The city hotel is located on the Mediterranean in Nice, Southern France. The hotel invites us to discover, to try out and to live the contemporary. Hi Hôtel represents a proposition for a different kind of hotel life, a proposition that could not have been enunciated clearer. The hotel itself is a lively modulating structure that changes with the rhythm of the day. The bar, designed in the shape of a gondola Read more [...]
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Végétable Restaurant by Matali Crasset
Matali Crasset designed this restaurant, a transitory place for Printemps, a department store in Paris, France. Created mainly from plants and braided chestnut tree it offers a clam yet intense atmosphere which forms a definite contrast to its frantic surrounding. While strolling around, rays of light shine on passers-by and chef Alain Passard’s “cuisine naturelle” suggest that spring is upon one. A feeling accentuated by his open kitchen garden tucked away in the middle of the restaurant. Photos Read more [...]
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The House by the Lake by Matali Crasset
This is Matali Crasset’s first interior design project for a private individual. She transformed an ancient hotel into a large holiday house for a family. She tried to synthesize the family to make them progress in their search for contemporary living environment. Photos by Jean-François Jaussaud Read more [...]
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Cartoon by arch.Maaik
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