Inspirations Area

Luxury Dubai night

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:00:00 -0800

Discover a Luxury Dubai night via Some unique shots by the photographer Sebastian Opitz aka Ablaze With Light

Helicosm Cosmetics Shop – Paris

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 2 Nov 2011 23:14:00 -0700

Helicosm Shop was designed by French based architecture firm FREAKS Freearchitects , a Parisian cosmetic store. The shop is located in a railroad style space stretching a mere 70′ feet from front to back. Freaks used the slim and deep space to their advantage by creating a design which complemented those perimeters. At the entrance, the space is covered with a light mint hue which covers every surface of the space, including the custom designed retail counter. Near the middle of the shop, a birch wood tunnel is introduced which draws guests to the rear of the store. The wood tunnel wraps the floor, ceilings, and walls, and incorporates shelving and storage units within the feature. The back of the store repeats the front with the mint color, and a whimsical, refreshing aesthetic!

Ayada Maldives Resort

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 1 Nov 2011 03:34:00 -0700

Ayada Maldives is a brand new awe-inspiring destination comprising an opulent 112 villa resort located on the 150,000 square meter paradise island of Maguhdhuvaa in the stunning Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll due to open 30th October 2011.

From the moment you arrive on the resort’s delicate, powder white sands you will be immersed in a fantasy of luxury, quality and style unique only to Ayada Maldives. Delight in the impeccable service and superb amenities of the seven indulgent restaurants, bars and cafes offering world-class cuisine to tantalise taste buds, the extensive 3,500 square meter AySpa Spa & Health Club by ESPA will take you to a blissful level of relaxation. Ayada further includes a kids’ club, scuba diving centre and an array of water sports.

Ayada Maldives is a resort with natural beauty at its heart where you can truly discover the exceptional. From unique experiences of snorkeling and diving in one of the most unspoiled locations in the world to simply relaxing and relishing the views of the azure Indian Ocean from your private pool and terrace.

Be prepared to forget all your cares and pamper yourself with all that Ayada Maldives has to offer, since Ayada Maldives is here to turn your vacation into an unforgettable experience by attending to your personal wishes and needs. Indulge on a journey that will show you a truly inspiring world that you will not so easily forget.

Ayada Maldives is being developed by Aydeniz Group, which was recognised by the World Travel Awards as Europe’s Leading Tourism Development Company and Asia’s Leading Inward Tourism Development Company

More information here!
http://www.ayadamaldives.com/

The Observatory House

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:50:00 -0700

Captured by the architectural photographer Iwan Baan, “The Observatory House” was designed by Gabriel Orozco and built by architect Tatiana Bilbao in Roca Blanca, Mexico. Gabriel’s inspiration came from the Jantar Mantar Astronomical Observatory, built in Delhi in 1724

More Photos here!

Charter Yacht ARISTARCHOS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:56:00 -0700

Sailing yacht Aristarchos is a Swan 131 which heralds a new era for Nautor Swan the Finnish boat builder known for its extensive line of high performance racer/cruisers as designed by German Frers. The large luxury sailing yacht is the biggest Swan at almost 40 meters and displays robustness whilst also reveling the stylish and graceful Swan lines.

The Swan 131 offers an elegant interior by Rhoades Young Design and the capability of cruising in even the roughest of seas. The Swan 131 promises to make every ocean passage graceful and is one of the most luxurious charter sailing yachts available in the Eastern Mediterranean.

More information here!

Louis Vuitton Island Maison Aerial View

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:36:00 -0700

Fly high above the very first Island Maison from Louis Vuitton located at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

Urban Perspectives

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:22:00 -0700

A personal set of a london photowalk of Jonathan Smith (Visual Identity Designer). The focus of this set is on looking at inner-city london from an alternate angle (mainly up)

More photos at: http://www.jandrewsmith.com/

KATIKIES Hotel ( part 3 )

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:43:00 -0700

Katikies Santorini Luxury Hotels, provokes powerful emotions, from the moment one first approaches the imposing Caldera

For more information please visit their Website here

KATIKIES Hotel ( part 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:34:00 -0700

Katikies Santorini Luxury Hotels, provokes powerful emotions, from the moment one first approaches the imposing Caldera

For more information please visit their Website here

KATIKIES Hotel ( part 1 )

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:30:00 -0700

Katikies Santorini Luxury Hotels, provokes powerful emotions, from the moment one first approaches the imposing Caldera

Perennially alluring, Katikies The Hotel in Oia Santorini is a sublime conceptual landmark. For this was the original Oia luxury hotel that from the foundling moments of its conception, set the benchmark for the Greek boutique hotel market that tumultuously followed in its wake.

Providing guests with an experience rich in elegant interpretation, the transcendent and breathtakingly beautiful Katikies The Hotel in Oia Santorini lures the beholder into its fairytale complex of rooms and suites.

Pure whitewashed cubist buildings haphazardly form along the Caldera edge, only to be interrupted by bursts of fuchsia bougainvillea making their presence known as they thrust and climb up chalky textured walls.

Tantalizing Oia Santorini views merge effortlessly with breathtakingly luxurious accommodation, original and Cycladic in form, complemented by innovative new design, both everlasting and romantic in stature.
The guest experience in
Oia’s luxury hotel

The luxurious delights of this idyllic retreat in Oia Santorini can be felt in the opulent and extravagant accents throughout. Luxury pervades every tenet of our guests’ stay where staff both magically and intuitively realize guests’ needs and desires, where eternity pools merge effortlessly with the blue seas of the Aegean, where gourmet restaurant and bar facilities, refined and playful, lure guests further into the magnificence of Katikies Hotel’s Caldera views.

Even the air one breathes and clarity of mind one feels, is unique.
For above all, Katikies Hotel, is a one of a kind luxury hotel in Oia, Santorini, a testament to all that is truly luxurious, synonymous with seamless service, gourmet cuisine, beguiling hospitality and above all and perhaps most importantly, ultimate romance.

For more information please visit their Website here

Mercedes-Benz at the Frankfurt Festival Hall / Kauffmann Theilig & Partner

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:55:00 -0700

Frankfurt’s Festival Hall once again played host to Mercedes-Benz at the IAA International Motor Show (September 13 – 25, 2011) where the “pulse” of a new generation of automobiles was on display. The exhibition design by architectural firm Kauffmann Theilig & Partner and Frankfurt-based Atelier Markgraph was a continuation of this years running-theme: 125 years since the invention of the automobile. This is the 9th consecutive collaboration between the two.
An original image awaits visitors upon entering the historic-domed space, continuing the creative tradition of Mercedes-Benz at the IAA: along the longitudinal axis of the Festival Hall, visitor ranks on the north side and a vast stage on the south side are sharply juxtaposed. Both rise up, reaching towards the suspended midnight-blue dome.

Architects: Kauffmann Theilig & Partner Freie Architekten BDA
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 10,800 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Kauffmann Theilig & Partner

More Information here!

The Ritz-Carlton SHANGHAI

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:01:00 -0700

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, comprised of 76 hotels and resorts in 24 countries, sets the gold standard in luxury hospitality worldwide.

Just across the majestic Huangpu River from the heart of downtown Shanghai lies its emerging eastern extension, Pudong, the commercial and financial epicenter of the city. The only hotel in Pudong with integrated luxury office, residential and retail space, The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong offers a meeting and business travel experience like no other. The hotel is near Shanghai International Expo Centre and enjoys a prime location overlooking The Bund.

ituated on the upper floors of an ultra-modern 58-story tower in the heart of the city’s Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone on Century Boulevard, The Ritz-Carlton

Shanghai, Pudong features:
• 285 well-appointed guestrooms and suites
• Four exceptional restaurants and bars
• 1,700 square meters (18,299 square feet) of high-tech meeting space
• A 1,500-square-meter (16,146-square-foot) spa and 24-hour fitness studio
• Easy access to the Shanghai International Expo Center

The readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine in the U.S. have named The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, China the ‘Best Hotel In The World’ in its 24th annual Readers Choice Awards for 2011.

Visit their website here!

Office BP Rotterdam Refinery

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:01:00 -0700

Location between refinery and nature
The site along the d'Arcyweg-area is located in the transition zone between the harsh industrial landscape of refineries and the lush green and wetlands of the Brielsemeer directly across the Hartel Canal. The key position this location holds - situated in the prominent curve of the A15 motorway - offers potentially exceptional development opportunities. The underlying landscape vision for the wider area envisages for the location the construction of a high dune body along the curve of the highway. The landscape intervention provides, together with the need to create a safe workplace against possible explosion of the oil refinery, highly unconventional but interesting conditions for the new office building. Starting point in the GROUP A design is to highlight and further strengthen the particular circumstances of the site, in the design development of both the exterior and the interior of the building.

Building in man-made dune
Because of the possible danger of explosion the building is on the north site nestled into the landscaped dune, while on the south side the building emerges from the dune, thereby optimising views out and the entry of natural light. As a result the building will have three characteristic sides: 1] the dune on the north side where building and landscape merge, 2] the south side where the building with its distinct volumes becomes clearly visible from the Suurhoff Bridge, 3], the elegantly curved facade on the square side where in an accessible and logical manner the entrance of the building is positioned.

Cut out in dune
Also in the interior the dune is visible in a dynamic way and forms part of the work environment.
An elongated and organising atrium space is cut out from the man made dune, full of light and with constantly changing dimensions by the undulating cutting edge to the dune side. The wall on the cutting edge is covered with timber slats that differ in color and size, and evoke an association with geological layers; a reference to the business activities of BP RR. The extensive use of natural materials like wood, concrete and natural stone, again emphasise the 'nature' and robustness of the core business activities of the company

Meeting rooms as 'sky-boxes'
The atrium is flanked by two parallel office wings. Office floors, each linked by bridges, are in open connection with each other and the atrium space. Meetings take place in box-shaped volumes, pushed into the atrium as 'sky-boxes'. The entire BP RR organisation operates in one open space according to 'The New World of Work' principles, resulting in an interactive environment that encourages communication, collaboration and creativity amongst staff. All visible and tangible qualities of the building fit in seamlessly with the core values of BP Rotterdam Refinery: the pursuit of an attractive workplace where both young and senior professionals can meet. The final result is a working environment whereby landscape, building and interior fully blend and literally flow into one another.

http://www.groupa.nl

The Mykonos Grand Luxury Hotel resort

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:01:00 -0700

In harmony with its awesome setting rises Mykonos Grand. A luxury beach resort inspirationally conceived to capture the essence of surrounding natural wonders and host the most welcome and appreciated guests with world class luxury.

The Mykonos Grand Luxury Hotel & Suites is a five star beach front luxury hotel in Mykonos, Greece. Mykonos Grand

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Visit their Website here:
http://www.mykonosgrand.gr/

Villa GM

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:57:00 -0700

Located in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily in Italy, this single-level contemporary residence was completed in 2010.

“This villa, like a garden pavilion hung with a spectacular view of the sea, is part of a complex of houses located in Marina di Ragusa, the seafaring village of Ragusa, on a plot of land with beautiful views overlooking the Mediterranean and a stretch of coast in the direction of the island of Malta, distant about sixty miles off, and that in a bright day you can see clearly. The design of the villa derives from the influence exercised by the program of the Case Study Houses (CSH) implemented in the ’50s by John Entenza and the magazine he founded “Art & Architecture”. The house is more representative of the program is certainly the case study houses of Pierre Koenig’s Stahl House, masterfully photographed by Julius Shulman, became an icon of American lifestyle in the famous photo of the living room of the house with the background on the amazing night view of Los Angeles. The position of the batch of the project and the cultural similarities with that program became the essence of contemporary absolutely present after more than fifty years, has determined the main choices that affect the architecture of the house.
The villa has an L-shaped ground plan shape, is set around a large swimming pool with sun terrace paved with planks of larch treated with a white primer. The continuity of the interior of the living room and is secured by a glass wall that continues to spread around the perimeter of the house facing the sea view. Compared to the garden the house is almost suspended, because a continuous and smooth edge, detached from the ground, surrounds the house, determine the line of coverage, the line connects with the base, is defined by vertical sidewalls.

Two walls demarcating the inlet side and the opposite border of the pool are independent of the structure and connected with it through a high window and continuous thought of as individual plates that slide, too detached from the line of soil and structure. The architecture is dry and clear, made so well by the economy of the materials used, steel and wood frame, glass for the side walls and cement floors for both internal and external. The only element of disturbance, at a scale consisting of a thin folded sheet which is held at a red carpet to mark the entrance.
The garden was designed as a collection of Mediterranean plants with the edge of the sea area defined by a sinuously to the cacti, palm trees here and there are some underlying organic forms in which the white gravel of the materials are clearly delineate the Green lawns. The interiors are essential ports are designed as full-height panels of the same thickness of the partition, and then back to the wall on both the internal and the external room hallway are white lacquered opaque white as the walls the house, white as the wooden beams of the roof. The white fluid that surrounds the dimension of the interiors, white is also the kitchen island facing out to sea and pool. Gray are the seats of living a light gray shading into the white furniture and the gray cement floor.
The dining table is the Saarinen Tulip, the chairs are the Series 7 by Arne Jacobsen, while the light above the table is a ball of light in glass such as the Stahl house. The charm of the Stahl house determined the character of the villa, its planimetric shape, its design philosophy with the choice of using the exposed structure. The whole house is a tribute to its architect Pierre Koeing, perhaps the most brilliant architects with Craig Ellwood Americans who have given it a great contemporary American and world architecture.”

Related links: homedsgn.com

Luxury Yacht ANDREAS L (ex Amnesia) - Benetti Mediterranean Motor Yacht

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:32:00 -0700

Yacht Charter Description
One of the significant yacht launches in 2008, M/Y ANDREAS L (ex AMNESIA) is a 60m (196 foot) 2008 Benetti luxury motor yacht with interior design work by Redman Whiteley Dixon. This Benetti large motor yacht boasts a beautiful contemporary design and styling and a huge volume (size) for her length. She is an impressive and head turning yacht which features beautiful contemporary styling together with well designed expansive and functional spaces. ANDREAS L (ex Amnesia) yacht provides everything one could expect from a recent European built and designed superyacht.

She is the third yacht in the very successful AMNESIA line of yachts. This luxury yacht is an evolution in design with both her interior and exterior having been beautifully conceived by the owner in conjunction with Redman Whiteley Dixon, and built by the renowned Benetti shipyard.

Some of her most noteworthy features include her modern and stylish interior design, the latest audio visual entertainment and communication, stabilization at anchor, gymnasium and a massage room. Making great use of lighting on the sundeck, the yacht also has a large Jacuzzi pool and good sunbathing and relaxing areas. A well conceived and modern yacht, from a famous yard, she allows guests the very utmost in comfort, easy relaxation and absolute luxury. Super yacht ANDREAS L makes for an ideal charter vacation.

Charter Amenities and Extras
Luxury super yacht ANDREAS L (ex Amnesia) offers a vast array of tenders toys and waterstports equipment including a 32ft Intrepid tender with two 250hp Outboards and ski pole, a 22ft Novurania tender with two 90hp Outboards and ski pole, two Kawasaki Wave runners, a Hobie 15ft Sailing Catamaran, two Laser Pico sailing Dinghies, Wake boards (Basic to Advanced), a Wake Skate, Water skis for adults and children, a big 6 Man Banana, Man tubes and a Man triangle tube , a Stealth tube and a Lightening tube. She also has on board an Aqua glide floating pad, a 12ft Floating trampoline, Snorkel and Fins in various sizes and Fishing equipment. AMNESIA also has the latest audio visual entertainment and communication systems, Stabilization at anchor, massage room and gymnasium which includes a treadmill, exercise bike, elliptical cross trainer, also a selection of loose weights and an inflatable workout sphere. Communications onboard include Wi-fi plus all of the latest communications.

Related links: charterworld.com

The PITCHED roof house

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:52:00 -0700

Chenchow Little is one of the most innovative teams of architects coming out of Australia at the moment. Their fresh perspective on architecture is bringing forth a series of compelling residences, most recent, the Pitched Roof House

In early design phases, most architectural projects work within the boundaries the home’s needs, and the concept of the design. But for the Pitched Roof House, the design was literally built around the strict building code guidelines for the neighborhood it was built in.

The local buildings department decided to play hardball with the new build. “Council requirements for setbacks, roof pitch, recessive colors, and roof and street context literally formed the boundaries of the project,” the team explained. Within these tough boundaries came the solutions that created this stunning new residence.

Related links: http://knstrct.com

Perinee Skyscraper in Mumbai

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:38:00 -0700

James Law Cybertecture International build office Perinee in the heart of the Indian city Mumbai. 150-meter skyscraper will house offices of the famous Bollywood film companies:

Celio Apartment by Carola Vannini

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:20:00 -0700

Italian architect Carola Vannini has sent us photos of the Celio Apartment located close to the Colosseo area in Rome, Italy.
The 2,580 square foot luxurious apartment has been renovated by the architect and reorganized through a complete and detailed design project for a total budget of €250.000.

Kuwait's Sailboat

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:36:00 -0700

London-based firm Foster + Partners, have just released the design for the new Kuwait International Airport. The proposed airport will be able to handle 13 million annual travelers with the ability to expand to 50 million if needed. It will also provide relief from one of the Earth's hottest climates.

Made up of three symmetrical wings that will extend nearly a mile each, the airport will also include three levels each specialized for departure, arrivals, and baggage. To make the airport more user friendly and less confusing, there will be very few vertical changes. The continuous single roof will have glazed openings to allow in natural sunlight and extend to an outdoor canopy providing shade over the entrance area.

The airport will be extremely significant to both Kuwait and the world as it hopes to be the first passenger airport to achieve environmental accreditation. This is due to the concrete structure acting as a thermal mass and the solar panels found on the roof.

The design of the airport gets its inspiration from Kuwait's traditional Dhow sailboats and, as Mouzhan Majidi, the chief executive of Foster + Partners says, will hopefully be "a new symbol of contemporary Kuwait, which resonates with its rich culture and history.”

Placebo Pharmacy

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:48:00 -0700

Designer: KLab Architecture
Location: Athens, Greece
The design process for this large (600m2) supra-local pharmacy forced us to shift our viewpoint and come up with a virtual building—a placebo pharmacy.

The octagonal shape of the existing structure was re-formed into a cylinder in order to create a spiral which seeks to converse with the rapid motion on Vouliagmenis Avenue, the urban artery on which the building stands

Burnham Pavilion

noreply@blogger.com (Maryam) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:22:00 -0700

Zaha Hadid’s Burnham Pavilion officially opened last week in Chicago’s Millenium Park situated next to the UNStudio - Burnham Pavilion ... both buildings direct the public’s attention toward exhibits and events within the park. Hadid’s Pavilion, skinned with fabric, houses a touch-screen installation engaging visitors to invent the future of Chicago’s metropolitan region.

Related links:

http://www.zaha-hadid.com
http://www.cpluv.com
http://www.unstudio.com

UrbanScreen 3D projection

noreply@blogger.com (nowater) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:42:00 -0700

"How it would be, if a house was dreaming"
The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture - the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle.
The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers "Galerie der Gegenwart". Resultant permeabilty of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves - describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself.

Art Direction: Daniel Rossa - rossarossa.de

3D Operator: David Starmann
Sound Design : Jonas Wiese

Realized with mxwendler.net mediaserver

Related links:
urbanscreen.com

Continue Time or handinhandclock

noreply@blogger.com (Maryam) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:48:00 -0700

Dutch product designer Sander Mulder has designed a wall clock with a single, articulated arm that can display hours, minutes and seconds all at once.

The lightning-shaped mechanical arm continually changes shape over a 12 hour period.

Hand in Hand Clock By Johan Bisse Mattsson

can comprehend this: A clock, where the Second’s Hand rotates from the tip of the Minute’s Hand. The Minute’s Hand rotates from the tip of the Hour’s Hand. Confused? I know I amso give it up for Einstein here and head over to the Hand in Hand Clock webpage, where you can experience this mesmerizing design first hand.

Currently the Hand in Hand Clock is implemented as a software solution. Drag the hands to change the time and zoom in and out by using your scroll wheel.

Designer: Johan Bisse Mattsson

Check out his website handinhandclock.com

Related links:

http://www.handinhandclock.com/
http://www.sandermulder.com/

Artist Highlight

noreply@blogger.com (Maryam) — Sun, 5 Jul 2009 07:39:00 -0700

UFO (book illustration)

Alexander Preuss, Is a concept and 3D artist and lives in Aachen, Germany .
Check out his inspiring blog who shares his Concepts and ideas.

Related links:

http://abalakin.blogspot.com/