Awe-inspiring Spiral of Stairs

June 29, 2011 Filed Under: Architecture
Awe-inspiring Spiral of Stairs

You will love this dramatic design of modern stairs. It’s awesome for a stairs that exist to simply accomplish the function of going up or down floors can manage to be so stunning and chic. great job for the designer of this stairs. via

Shanghai Tower, Tallest Building in China Breaks Ground

November 29, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction

Shanghai Center project will be started since Nov. 29, 2008. It is proposed to be the tallest building of China after it finished. Shanghai Tower will be a 632-meter, super-tall tower sited in the heart of Shanghai’s Luijiazui Finance and Trade Zone, adjacent to the Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center. As the newest icon on the Shanghai skyline, Shanghai Tower’s distinctive transparent spiral form will showcase cutting-edge sustainable... 

Intelligent Traffic System Makes Hamburg’s Elb-Tunnel More Efficient

October 7, 2009 Filed Under: Construction, Real Estate
Intelligent Traffic System Makes Hamburg’s Elb-Tunnel More Efficient

Echelon Corporation announced that its LonWorks® technology is being used in Hamburg, Germany to help move traffic safely through the Elb-Tunnel. The traffic guidance solution uses light emitting diode (LED) lights embedded with Echelon’s LonWorks control technology to guide cars through the 3.2 kilometer tunnel, optimizing traffic flow and reducing pollution. Up to 150,000 vehicles per day use the tunnel. The highly robust surface lights are similar... 

The Vagga Cradle by Jonas Lindvall

May 15, 2011 Filed Under: Home Improvement
The Vagga Cradle by Jonas Lindvall

The Vagga Cradle is a handmade furniture made from walnut by the designer Jonas Lindvall. This Vagga Cradle is made in Sweden. via

Storage Cabinet

December 3, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

Refined bathroom cabinet delicately graces cramped quarters in style. Some assembly required. May require additional freight charge. Wood. 13 3/4″ x 11 3/4″ x 33″ high. Buy

Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

January 22, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

One of the greatest and most spectacular building projects in the history of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG was completed in December 2008: the new Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Located directly in the very heart of this unique sports car company so rich in tradition, the Museum serves to present the fascinating thrill and diversity of the Porsche brand to visitors from all over the world. More than 80 cars are on display in the 5,600 square... 

Pranziamo Dining Table – Le Corbusier Style

June 24, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Black ovoid steel frame

Chamberlain Clicker Universal Garage Door Opener Remote Control #CLT1D

January 26, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Clicker, 2 Button Replacement Garage Door Transmitter, Rolling Code Compatible, Operates Up To 2 Different Brand Openers At 1 Time, Includes 9V Battery & Visor Clip, Works With All Non Rolling & Rolling Code Openers Except Genie.View product details at Amazon

Louvres and planks by Reglit

December 6, 2008 Filed Under: Construction, Home Improvement
Louvres and planks by Reglit

Profilit planks in a combination of clear and sand-blasted cast glass were used. Reglit is a cast-glass plank system typically employed as an external glazing system, but at the refurbishment of Imperial College’s Central Library it was used internally for glazed partitions and as a bespoke external louvre type system to the new service tower above the entrance. Website: www.reglit.com

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Agrees to Invest $30 Million in Kennedy Wilson

October 18, 2008 Filed Under: Real Estate

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), has agreed to purchase a major interest in the real estate services and investment firm of Kennedy Wilson. The announcement came today from William McMorrow, chairman of Kennedy Wilson and Thomas Sorell, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer of Guardian. Under the terms of the transaction, Guardian will purchase $30 million of convertible subordinated debt in Kennedy Wilson....