Completed recently by the interior designer Julia Palmer, this magnificent 530 square meter structure overlooks the Mallorca oceanside with casual grace and comfortable simplicity.  Designed softly to accent the minimal color from the choices in incorporated artwork and furniture, the Villa easily walks a fine line between a comfortable, elegant family living space and structural accent specific to Mediterranean-designed homes.  Calming and graceful, light moves organically through the building from the south side of the structure, but the allowance of architecture fixtures, the rearrangement of of windows and use of soft colors and reflective walls keep the light intensity from being overpowering and, in fact, can also contribute to an efficient use of energy. – via

Everybody knows that the true meaning of good interior design is to work out your small gap within a strict budget in a creative way. And a great example is this residence by Steven Harris and Lucien Rees-Roberts. The guys worked with a 4,000 sqm building and succeed to bring about a contemporary styled interior. Throwing subtle colors and layered textures, the folks over at Reese Roberts Solicitors (they’re specialists property practice in Liverpool) have combined a classic and richly texture approach, with the right amount of lighting in every room. Looks charming! – via

Designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates, The Opposite House Hotel is snuggled in Beijing, China with 98 beautiful guest rooms and an amazingly unique penthouse lying on the two floors of the building. With a striking emerald glass exterior, this hotel adopts an open design which makes use of the abundant natural light and evokes the feeling of spacious loft living. Although it uses a lot of wood in its interior to make a spa ambiance, this is truly a structure of blending between contemporary and conventional. You’ll never get used to the surprise evolved by its six stunning restaurant designs which collaborate luxury and privacy into a whole new level.

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