Have a wooded lot? Time to build a forest book nook! Like this article? Share it: If you're in search of an inspiring live work home – a forest book nook – try these digs on for size! The Scholar’s Library in Olive Bridge, New York by local architecture firm Gluck & Partners is an unusual raised house plan surrounded by lush, leafy woods. This simple but striking space sits perched among the treetops, with a study space enclosed in windows at the top, and the actual library – housing approximately 10,000 books – tucked in the windowless area below. Please Leave a Comment Luxury Fish House by Guz Architects By Eric • Feb 12, 2011 • Selected Work The Fish House, located in Singapore, was designed by Guz Architects. Singapore is well known for its hot and humid climate: that’s why this luxury residence (5,800 sq ft) features natural ventilation, a green roof and large windows. From its amazing views to the ocean to its stunning James Bond glass media room in the basement, this residence has it all! Fish House by Guz Architects: “The main design concept is to create a house which has close relationship with nature and this is achieved by having a swimming-pool linking the house with the landscape and ultimately visual connections with the sea. The curved roofs, which symbolizing the sea waves, also emphasize the idea of the nearby sea. Fish House is a modest and yet luxurious residential design which gives residents opportunities to live in harmony and comfortably with nature.” Photos by: Patrick Bingham-Hall
41 Secretly Incredible Travel Destinations The Eiffel tower, Golden Gate Bridge and the Coliseum may be amazing in their own right, but there's something special about going to a spectacular location that few travelers venture to. Take a virtual journey with me to these secretly underrated places... Albarracín is a beautifully preserved medieval village in Northern Spain. The rock paintings in the cliff-foot caves of the Albarracin Cultural Park (some of the most important evidences of the Levantine prehistoric art of Spain) and the "Picaportes" (door knobs) are something to marvel at! Take a trip to the hanging Gardens of Marqueyssac overlooking the Dordogne and La Roque Gageac. The Swallow's nest is a decorative castle located between Yalta and Alupka, built on top of the 130 foot high Aurora Cliff. Bishop Castle is undoubtedly one of the craziest castles in the world, created by the one-man castle builder Jim Bishop. Chefchaouen is best known for its blue buildings, painted in a spectrum of soothing hues.
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45 Bizarre and Incredible Building Design Showcase| Strange Buidlings Around the world, you can see buildings of all shapes and sizes but only very few have a look that can make everybody stare. Buildings that draw their charm not only from conventional architectural attributes like height, space utilization and energy efficiency, but also from some weird physical appearance. Yes, those which that look so queer and outrageous that you would think the designs are against established principles and conventional thinking. Well, unless you tour the building yourself, including of course the interior, you can never say. In this article we are showcasing some really quirky and astoundingly strange building designs that you can look at for your information, inspiration or for anything. We hope that this article can help you where it matters. Advertisement 1. 2.Krzywy Domek 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. Author : Sonny Day Sonny M.
15 Quirky Reasons to Visit Ottawa Friday, 04 January 2013 16:11 Written by Jantine Van Kregten When news broke that the beloved Parliament Hill Cat Sanctuary has closed, many people commented that this was one of the quirkiest attractions in Ottawa and one they would miss visiting (or showing to visitors). We at Ottawa Tourism humbly offer these other quirky Ottawa offerings to help fill the void. Some are family friendly, others more adult-oriented, some are free and others have a fee. How many have you done? Yoga on Parliament Hill1. 2. 3. 4. Rideau Canal Skateway5. 6. 7. HOPE Volleyball SummerFest 8. 9. The Ottawa Jail Hostel Haunted Walk tour 10. 11. 12. 13. Nordik Spa-Nature 14. 15.
New Underground Eco-friendly Hotel Bella Vista By Matteo Thun ShareThis We've seen a couple of very interesting eco-friendly, semi-submerged underground hotels and homes lately. (e.g. Villa Vals, The Underground home of Gary Neville) And here's yet another one that I cant wait to see finished. The design consists of 11 individual hostels built into the Italian hillside that utilize economical and ecological methods of heating, cooling and building. In this sense, the architecture of the new hotel BELLA VISTA reflects the local resources: it is the heart of the nature of the national parks around the Stelvio, with its towering mountains surrounding the city Trafoi, the hotel was built with materials from the immediate surrounding area. Bella Vista's dominance over the place transformed into a co-existence with the earth. above: Matteo Thun images and information courtesy of Matteo Thun and casaclima About Klima Hotels and Clima Houses: www.agenziacasaclima.it
13 Tilted Architectural Wonders of the World 13 Tilted Architectural Wonders of the World Article by Steph, filed under Offices & Commercial in the Architecture category. When you don’t place a structure – particularly a very tall structure – on a solid foundation, this is what happens. The building starts to lean, further and further each year, and though it may take centuries, it will eventually come crashing down without serious efforts to stabilize it. This infographic from The Economist gives us an idea of just how much many of the buildings on this list are off-kilter, from Big Ben at just 0.26 degrees to the Suurhusen church tower in Germany at 5.19 degrees. Big Ben, London, UK (images via: wikimedia commons) That’s right, it’s barely visible to the naked eye, but British Parliament have officially reported that its Clock Tower (a.k.a. Tiger Hill Pagoda, China (images via: wikimedia commons) Suzhou, China has its very own leaning tower in the form of a pagoda. Two Towers of Bologna, Italy (images via: wikimedia commons)