The Luxury Penthouse in Johannesburg is the distinct representation of the 21st Century modern living. This is a dream home made come true by the SAOTA and the OKHA Interiors basing on the client’s brief. This is a three-level penthouse that reflects individualism and demonstrates the evolution of the technological aspect of modern living.

It is a smart home tailored for the client with customized lighting and automation. Adam Court is the designer that led the team to complete the project which sets the new standard of urban living. The modern …

This stunning Fashion Pavilion, a touring architectural retail installation – designed by John Lewis and internationally renowned architectural company Grimshaw Architects. Launching on the fashion floor in John Lewis Oxford Street on Monday 5th September 2011, the bold installation will house new private label designer collaborations from a host of designers including Osman Yousefzada, Clements Ribeiro and Tracey Boyd. After two months at John Lewis Oxford Street, the Pavilion will tour the UK for 18 months adding drama and inspiration to flagship John Lewis stores including Edinburgh, Cardiff and Liverpool.

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The Villa Amanzi was designed by Original Vision Ltd, facing ravine with a dramatic slab of rock defining the northern edge and a stunning outlook over the azure blue of the Andaman Sea to the south. The defining elements are the rock and the view. They dominate at every juncture. They resonate on first approach, through the migration from public to private space, in the living and in the family areas, in the gardens, in the bedrooms; and they continue to command respect down the tropical jungle steps that arrive …

The 130 Barrow Street Loft interior succesfully modified into modern style by ixdesign. They was commissioned to bring organized function and a warm sensibility to a 1,050 sf loft-style apartment in New York City’s West Village. Located within a structure built as a truck garage in 1931 and converted to condominiums in 1983, the apartment was plagued with an awkward geometry, limited natural light and an outdated décor.

The existing finishes and fittings were stripped away to visually organize the space and reveal its basic architectural layout. With a cleared palette …

Madrid based architecture firm A-Cero Architects have completed remodel a duplex apartment in Galicia,Spain. The target of this project is improving the luminosity and the design.

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The duplex apartment, with an obsolete aspect, hadn’t been reformed for years since its acquisition. It had the clichés of a property of that period in its finish and furniture, that were damaged and also accumulating and/or suffering later decorations and small reforms. There was a peculiarity necessary to preserve: some blinds in the building front with big slats which in the beginning …

The Mint Hotel Amsterdam is one of the largest hotels in the Netherlands. The Hotel is about 30,000 m2 with 553 rooms, situated next to the Central Station at the Oosterdokseiland.

M+R’s concept for the interior is based on high quality and a businesslike atmosphere. The style is timeless modern and comfortable. The challenge was to create an intimate environment despite a high hotel occupancy, where people can feel relaxed and at home.

For the design M+R was inspired by the hotel chain’s Scottish roots. The ambience of stacked wooden whisky barrels, …

CEI Architecture have designed a modern house situated on the shores of Osoyoos Lake in British Columbia, Canada. This single-family residence was designed to suit the owner’s recreational lifestyle amid the natural setting of the Okanagan region. The house is set on a narrow lot limited by setbacks to a 30’ by 50’ area. The building incorporates minimal openings on the west side and is mostly transparent on the east, taking full advantage of the light bouncing off the lake. A flat roof provides opportunities to sit outside on an …

Hong Kong-based architectural studio AB Concept have completed luxury W Retreat & Spa in Seminyak Bali. This luxury retreat may be dressed to impress the trend-setting hipsters of the Seminyak strip, but the design roots it deeply, and rather distinctively, in its host culture.

Working for one of the most innovative hotel brands of the moment, AB Concept was able to craft a radically new Balinese narrative, combining a neon colour palette with distinctive architectural shapes, and a very relaxed attitude to the boundaries between indoors and outdoors.

The scheme pulls in …

Singapore based architecture firm Guz architects have designed a beautiful house with greenery rooftop, and at all levels. This house situated in new housing estate on the island of Sentosa adjacent to Singapore. The plots are not large and neighbouring buildings are built close to the sides of each house.

The architects strategy was to build a solid wall to each side neighbor to provide privacy where possible, while creating a central light and stair well which would funnel the sea breeze through the centre of the building. The …

The Villa 3S situated on the fringe of Graz Geidorf Austria, designed by LOVE Architecture. The design blurred the boundaries between house and garden creating fluid transitions and an extended exterior living space. The building is a massive brick construction with concrete walls and a reinforced concrete roof. This roof also serves as a thermal storage mass to provide a pleasant indoor climate and is covered with wood outside. This shades the planking and visually blends the terrace and roof into a unified whole.

The relatively strict land-use plan, which stipulated …