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You probably got used to articles on Freshome that feature things like ‘amazing architecture ideas” , “world’s largest…” and so on. We know you like seeing brilliant and unusual constructions here and we will try to keep offering them to you. Designed by Asymptote Architecture and with a lighting arrangement done by Arup Lighting,… today’s project is located in Abu
By LaviniaApparently the answer to the question in the title is “yes”. The name of the project below is “Fairhaven Residence” and belongs to DeForest Architects…. The house has no less than 3800 square feet and is made out of geometrical boxes. The interior looks as if somehow unfinished, with hanging wooden structures on the ceiling and concrete floors, but
By LaviniaHave you ever thought how it would be like to live in a bunker or an underground tunnel? Well, today we bring you the upgraded version of that, which is an all-equipped underground home. Situated in the Swiss village of Vals, deep in the mountains, the house is very hard to spot, which makes for a perfect gateway. The unusual…
By LaviniaWe are used to important mobile phone operators to come up with fantastic commercials and build their brand on impressive advertising efforts. However, it’s been a while since we’ve seen such a great office building. The architects from Barbosa & Guimaraes… respected the Vodafone slogan ““Vodafone Life, Life in Motion” in creating this dynamic building. The construction has eight floors,
By LaviniaAqua Tower is yet another recent eye-catching building on the skylines of Chicago. The amazing project comes form Studio Gang Architects in collaboration with Magellan Development…. It is really nice to come across buildings that had a simple idea behind them and that have a design that can easily be drawn or reproduced and be easily recognized worldwide- like
By LaviniaThis is what “twisted architecture” should actually be about: great looking buildings with completely unexpected angles and creative approaches. “The Villa” comes from Studio Daniel Libeskind…, a company with offices in USA as well as in Europe. Here are some words from the architects’ website concerning this project: ” The Villa creates a new dialogue between contemporary living and
By LaviniaI’ve heard a lot of couples complaining about decorating their homes. But what was surprising, was the fact that they were not so much worrying about how their bedroom would look like, but they were rather confused about the hallways and living-room, as these are the places where they would welcome their guests. Which, if you think about it, makes…
This beautiful house – Casa Negra or “the Black House”- comes from Andres Remy Architects… and is located at a 30 km distance from Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a spectacular natural environment. In taking on this project, the team of architects had to deal with some of the circumstances of the local setting. First of all, they had full responsibility
By LaviniaSally Conran… is an art director and stylist whose passions involve interior design, lifestyle and last but not least- and you probably did not see this coming- food. For today, we made a selection of some of her works regarding interior arrangements. What is striking at first when looking at her projects is an overall feeling of peace, harmony and
I know most of you enjoy seeing shows on TV showing how things are made, and admit it, you have a nasty feeling of contempt when seeing how things were before any huge improvement. We thought this would also be the with these pictures. We found them on “The design Firm”…, a company that offers full custom interior design
Kohler… is a design company creating and selling kitchen and bathroom items worldwide. For today we would like to show you these unusual sinks, which we hope will give you an idea of a fresh way to improve how your bathroom looks. Using vivid colours (mostly red, yellow and green), art patterns were applied to the surface of these sinks
With the Holidays coming up, we’re sure most of you are looking for ideas on how to make the best of these upcoming special days. We would like to be a part of your quest and try to help you. We hope that we will transform your job of preparing and arranging a Christmas table into a fun and pleasant…
Founded in 1963, “Binns kitchens + bath design”… is a design company located in Toronto and Ontario. The firms comes up with new ideas but also does makeovers. We liked the fact that they have a large variety of kitchen designs and we decided to share some of them with you. All the interiors in the images below display all-equipped
Victor Boeda… is a designer from Paris whose creations are quite impressive. For today we decided to show you this original lighting design. It is called “Cache-Cache” lamp, which in French stands for “hidden”. This is exactly what this item is all about: the light stays concealed behind a flexible material which can be closed or open in order to
Cadaval & Solà-Morales… is a design company founded in 2003 in New York, but moved their headquarters in Barcelona and New Mexico in 2005. Winner of impressive awards, their main mission is to constantly conduct research in order to come up with new and improved “intelligent solutions”. This particular project is an exhibition(Ulls del Mon) the firm arranged in Barcelona,
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