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Showing posts with label Housing. Show all posts
December 08, 2011
November 30, 2011
Modern Garden Office
Designed by David Ajasa-Adekunle.
Available in a variety of colors as well as copper, zinc, steel, and plywood facades.
more photos below.
October 08, 2011
First Crescent Villa
by Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects
Designed by Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects, the First
Crescent is a breathtaking minimalist home commanding a 270 degree view
of Lions Head, Campus Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Some of the main
features of this villa are seven bedrooms, two terraces, the linear
layout and limited palette of materials. Many of the walls are replaced
by glass that provides natural lighting and during the night, a modern
lighting system underline the home’s contemporary design making it
even more interesting.
Located in Campus
Bay, South Africa, First Crescent is rented out and available for $
1,500 – $ 5,000 per day, depending on the season.
September 25, 2011
Project Utopia
Designed in an almost perfect square, measuring 100 meters in length and width, the floating palace has 11 decks, multiple helicopter pads and a wet dock in the central atrium. On the top floor will be an observatory with 360-degree views.
Project Utopia is designed to move. Beneath each leg are propellers that can rotate 360 degrees, allowing the floating home to travel, albeit at a snail’s pace. The designers believe the Utopia could house micro nations at sea.
September 11, 2011
Nakahouse / XTEN Architecture
Architect: XTEN Architecture
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Project
Team: Monika Haefelfinger, Principal; Austin Kelly, AIA, LEED AP,
Principal; Monika Haefelfinger, Austin Kelly, Scott Utterstrom, Jae
Rodriguez, Qichen Cao, Karin Nelson, Joseph Tran, Karin Von Wyl
General Contractor: NWGC, INC.
Structural Engineer: Axial Engineering Group
Geotech: CY Geotech
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 2700 sqf
August 24, 2011
July 28, 2011
Vacation Needed?
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
When Milton wrote about Paradise Lost, he obviously hadn’t been to The Maldives yet. Situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, a new luxury resort has been developed that’s situated right in the heart of the Maldives Islands. Although its existence has been a well-kept secret, word has slowly spread about a new luxury resort that’s recently been developed in the area. For €1,240 EUR a night (approximately $1,770 USD), couples can opt to stay in the resort’s underwater Honeymoon Suite which is located five meters below sea level and surrounded by swarms of exotic fish. With 50 houses on stilts, 79 private villas and beach villas, Conrad Rangali Island truly is paradise on earth for those looking for a nice, relaxing getaway.
When Milton wrote about Paradise Lost, he obviously hadn’t been to The Maldives yet. Situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, a new luxury resort has been developed that’s situated right in the heart of the Maldives Islands. Although its existence has been a well-kept secret, word has slowly spread about a new luxury resort that’s recently been developed in the area. For €1,240 EUR a night (approximately $1,770 USD), couples can opt to stay in the resort’s underwater Honeymoon Suite which is located five meters below sea level and surrounded by swarms of exotic fish. With 50 houses on stilts, 79 private villas and beach villas, Conrad Rangali Island truly is paradise on earth for those looking for a nice, relaxing getaway.
May 17, 2011
MANicure & Relaxation
The best man spas in the world
Leela Palace Kempinski, Udaipur, india
The palace is a maze of stunning arches, courtyards and gardens, all finely appointed with gold-leafed floral motifs, mother-of-pearl artefacts and handcrafted white marble with exquisite inlay work in typical Rajasthani style.
It's the sumptuous courtyard overlooking the lake waters that you'll be drawn to, however, as it's here that the ESPA spa, with its tented pamper rooms, gives hours of stress-busting treatments. By having specialists on hand to identify individual needs and tailor treatments accordingly, the experience is designed to offer guests full interaction in the spa process, from the music to the massage oils.
Go for the Royal Knights Of Rajasthan treatment - a four-hour MOT with a facial, scalp massage and aromatherapy massage. All this will leave you feeling immersed in the experience and post-treatment, dare we say it, a little closer to the Big Man.
The Royal Mansour, Marrakech
It's a vast, cool, calm space that offers one of the most comprehensive ranges of treatments you are likely to find anywhere. The highlight is the hammam, a traditional cleansing and massage therapy. A word of warning, though: do this on your first day. Part of the treatment involves a rather harsh once-over with a traditional scrubbing mitt. It hurts (in a good way), especially if you're a bit pink from the sun, but the skin-finishing results are incredible and your tan will last for weeks rather than days after you return. Trust us, in such a closed-off world, where the most taxing activity of the day is getting out of your monstrous bed, these are all-important considerations.
The Montage, Beverly Hills
a huge, 20,000 square feet spread over two lower- ground floors, it channels Andalusian design notes across a broad range of treatments and day-long retreats. Water, too, plays an important part in the procedures, including hydrotherapy baths and the Montage Affusion, a one-of-a-kind water experience featuring multiple shower heads and contrasting temperatures to pep up even the most jet-lagged and jaundiced body.
Make sure you leave time to experience the sauna and steam areas: rather than being hidden away in the changing rooms, these form a large part of the overall approach, and therefore feel, of the place - a pampering spa, certainly, but one that actively and swiftly sets your world to rights.
Four Seasons Provence
Behind the white robes and whale music is an MOT-style service centre that comes with all the scientific credentials of a bona fide dermatologist's clinic. And although the usual pampering treats are on the menu, most men sign up for an ogre-to-Adonis aesthetic overhaul - the kind often promised (but rarely delivered) by over-the-counter concoctions.
Unlike other spa packages, guests at Terre Blanche are subjected to a thorough seven- step screening process before a bespoke programme is devised. Blood tests determine food intolerances and toxicity levels (which are then observed by chefs) while personal trainers plan exercise routines and therapists hand-pick the perfect products.
Gleneagles, Scotland
Try its signature treatment, the Source, a massage therapy that incorporates locally sourced ingredients such as river-washed stones (a footbath) and lavender and oat herbal wrap. Two hours may seem like a protracted amount of time for any man to spend face down on a bed, but trust us, it's way more relaxing than spending four hours following a small white ball.
via GQUK
Leela Palace Kempinski, Udaipur, india
The palace is a maze of stunning arches, courtyards and gardens, all finely appointed with gold-leafed floral motifs, mother-of-pearl artefacts and handcrafted white marble with exquisite inlay work in typical Rajasthani style.
It's the sumptuous courtyard overlooking the lake waters that you'll be drawn to, however, as it's here that the ESPA spa, with its tented pamper rooms, gives hours of stress-busting treatments. By having specialists on hand to identify individual needs and tailor treatments accordingly, the experience is designed to offer guests full interaction in the spa process, from the music to the massage oils.
Go for the Royal Knights Of Rajasthan treatment - a four-hour MOT with a facial, scalp massage and aromatherapy massage. All this will leave you feeling immersed in the experience and post-treatment, dare we say it, a little closer to the Big Man.
The Royal Mansour, Marrakech
It's a vast, cool, calm space that offers one of the most comprehensive ranges of treatments you are likely to find anywhere. The highlight is the hammam, a traditional cleansing and massage therapy. A word of warning, though: do this on your first day. Part of the treatment involves a rather harsh once-over with a traditional scrubbing mitt. It hurts (in a good way), especially if you're a bit pink from the sun, but the skin-finishing results are incredible and your tan will last for weeks rather than days after you return. Trust us, in such a closed-off world, where the most taxing activity of the day is getting out of your monstrous bed, these are all-important considerations.
The Montage, Beverly Hills
a huge, 20,000 square feet spread over two lower- ground floors, it channels Andalusian design notes across a broad range of treatments and day-long retreats. Water, too, plays an important part in the procedures, including hydrotherapy baths and the Montage Affusion, a one-of-a-kind water experience featuring multiple shower heads and contrasting temperatures to pep up even the most jet-lagged and jaundiced body.
Make sure you leave time to experience the sauna and steam areas: rather than being hidden away in the changing rooms, these form a large part of the overall approach, and therefore feel, of the place - a pampering spa, certainly, but one that actively and swiftly sets your world to rights.
Four Seasons Provence
Behind the white robes and whale music is an MOT-style service centre that comes with all the scientific credentials of a bona fide dermatologist's clinic. And although the usual pampering treats are on the menu, most men sign up for an ogre-to-Adonis aesthetic overhaul - the kind often promised (but rarely delivered) by over-the-counter concoctions.
Unlike other spa packages, guests at Terre Blanche are subjected to a thorough seven- step screening process before a bespoke programme is devised. Blood tests determine food intolerances and toxicity levels (which are then observed by chefs) while personal trainers plan exercise routines and therapists hand-pick the perfect products.
Gleneagles, Scotland
Try its signature treatment, the Source, a massage therapy that incorporates locally sourced ingredients such as river-washed stones (a footbath) and lavender and oat herbal wrap. Two hours may seem like a protracted amount of time for any man to spend face down on a bed, but trust us, it's way more relaxing than spending four hours following a small white ball.
via GQUK
May 14, 2011
April 29, 2011
The Pharrell Williams Resource Center
Recording artist and producer (and Virginia Beach native) Pharrell Williams is partnering with the City of Virginia Beach to build a resource center, in Williams Farm Park. The purpose of the center is to provide an environment conducive to learning and serve as a place to “inspire and educate”. The Center’s programs will seek to change the world of the underserved kids, one kid at a time, by giving them resources/tools to meet their unique potential. The vision of the center is to modernize the community center concept by empowering kids to learn through new technologies, arts, and media.
April 20, 2011
April 12, 2011
March 10, 2011
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