New Starbucks Stores Earn Pioneer Millworks Grand Prize Awards for Their Reclaimed Antique Barn Wood
Pioneer Millworks reclaimed barn siding received two Grand Prize awards from the Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) for specialty food retailer of the year at the 2010 A.R.E. Design Awards. Pioneer Millworks salvaged barn siding was used as wall treatments in interior and exterior applications at both the Starbucks Coffee Company’s 15th Avenue Coffee & Tea Shop and Roy Street Coffee & Tea Shop. “We love working with retail...
NBBJ and CCDI Break Ground on Hangzhou Sports Park
Like many cities in China, Hangzhou is undergoing rapid urban change. While the city center had historically developed around the West Lake area, opportunities for industry and commerce have shifted the city’s expansion towards the Qian Tang riverfront. New construction has tripled the city’s size in the past 10 years leaving behind a modern architectural fabric that is powerful in scale, yet still in need of public place making. NBBJ, in collaboration...
LMN Architects-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West
As media from around the world descend upon Vancouver, B.C. for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, they will experience in the Games’ broadcast media center an unparalleled model of sustainability. Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects, in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the Vancouver Convention Centre West (VCC) has just been awarded LEED® Canada Platinum certification, the first convention centre project in the...
Covington Welcomes Brand New, State-of-the Art Winn-Dixie
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. celebrates the completion of its brand-new store here tomorrow. The 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art supermarket, located at 70431 Highway 21 north of New Orleans, features a 24-foot tall open entranceway highlighted by an outdoor farmer’s market featuring fresh produce from local growers. This is the Jacksonville, Fla.-based grocer’s first newly-constructed location since 2004. The Covington location also is the first...
Marni Boutique’s Interior at the Crystals, Las Vegas
Sybarite’s design for the Marni flagship at the Crystals in Las Vegas was inspired by the image of a cracking whip, seemingly suspended in mid-air as it unfurls. Defining the perimeter, this sinuous ‘lasso’ of stainless steel encircles the boutique, providing hanging space for the RTW collection. At one end it is anchored by the cash and wrap desk, and at the other it morphs into a sculptural wall inset with fibreglass shoe displays. Painted...
Bowen Family Homes to be Building New Homes in January
Bowen Family Homes announced today that it will begin building 43 new homes this month. The new construction will include spec homes and presale homes in 11 of their communities. New construction is being scheduled at Autumnbrooke, Berkeley Chase, Brynfield-Woodvale, Caswell Overlook, Deerfield Green, Hanover Place, Preserve at Johns Creek, Kensington Creek Manor, McGinnis Reserve, Stonehaven Pointe and Willoughby Cove. Autumnbrooke in Buford is...
Jockimo Introduces Anti-slip Glass Flooring and Glass Stair Treads
Jockimo Inc. introduces anti-slip glass flooring and glass stair treads that seem to trick nature. Walk across water or air, when it comes to design elements, it is difficult to imagine anything more dramatic than Jockimo’s structural glass floor. Glass flooring allows light to flood into a room creating a sense of space and depth that no other material can offer. A stunning addition to any decor, Jockimo glass flooring provides a beautiful...
Luxury Iconic Mansion with 4 Levels of Absolute Unrivalled Palatial Living
Architecturally designed & decorated, by the renowned award winning Stott Structure, in associated with the exclusive Le Mercier’s Fine Furniture, Baltimore’ guarantees to mesmerise and truly impress. Uncompromised in design, spaciousness and lavish inclusions, Baltimore tiers across four storeys,2 blocks and offers more than 2200 square meters of palatial living. Be prepared to be captivated the moment you enter the 9m high elegant...
Modernist Masterpiece Villa for Sale
Designed in 1961 by Claude Parent, one of France’s most revered modernist architects, this villa is a statement of avant-garde architecture with extensive use of raw concrete, glass walls and a spectacular exterior staircase. It commands a privileged location at the summit of Cap d’Antibes, a famous spot for its stunning views. The modernist villa, which now is for sale, boasts panoramic views of both the Bay of Antibes and Golfe-Juan. It features...
Housing 137 Spanish Residential Building by H Arquitectes
The Urban Planning for “Plaça de l’Església” in Granollers intends to regain the role of this square within the old part of town. H Arquitectes plot is the key factor for the consolidation of this centrality, due to it occupies the space that gives continuity to Barcelona Street and connects with ‘Plaça de la Porxada’. The three facades of the building become a single skin that, thank to the continuous use of the stone even...
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