The Alkaid wall light by Stefano Marcato

The designer Stefano Marcato present one of his creation of contemporary lighting called the Alkaid wall light. This Alkaid lighting is designed for Nemo, Italian manufacture that is known as the manufacture that have great and beautiful collection of prestigious lights, that combine contemporary Italiana Luce classics of the 80s taste. The Alkaid wall lamp is a Blown glass diffuser with metal ring and it is suitable to be placed in staircases, corridors,... 

St. Lambert Residence by Rene Desjardins

St. Lambert Residence is a contemporary house project design of Montreal, Canada based interior designer René Desjardins. This architect has done designing this 1960s bungalow in St. Lambert, Quebec, for a young couple with two children. All the partition that separated the living room and dining room and kitchen are removed, creating a beautiful connection between these room completed with awesome fireplace next to the living room. The architect... 

House in Nikaia by Christina Zerva Architects

Great idea designing a modern house design is done by Greek architect Christina Zerva. This beautiful architect has design a stunning unique house in Nikaia, Greece. The theme of this house design is the architect wants to build a house consist of two cubic forms consist of a living and a sleeping area. these two main site is separated and connected by a glass bridge. The other beautiful things in this modern residence design is after the entrance... 

China’s Suzhou Courtyard Garden Inspired Private Residence

Inspired by the Suzhou courtyard gardens of China, the design of the garden preceded the design of the house. The design philosophy was for the building to relate to the landscape. Located in the middle of a residential block, the building and landscape integrate to create a serene, intimate world within a dense community context. Following the tradition of Chinese architecture, the exterior space was the primary conceptual element from which the... 

Morgans Hotel Group Announces the Opening of Ames

Morgans Hotel Group Co. opens Ames in Boston, the latest addition to the company’s collection of Originals. Benjamin Franklin meets a supermodel with Morgans Hotel Group’s newest property, Ames in Boston. Morgans Hotel Group, known for introducing the boutique hotel with the opening of Morgans in 1984, is making its next bold move by bringing its provocative style to this rich and historic city. Ames represents a singular and authentic addition... 

Brookfield Properties’ 1225 Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC Earns LEED Platinum Certification

Brookfield Properties Corporation announced that its recently redeveloped 1225 Connecticut Ave. office building in Washington, DC has earned LEED Platinum certification – the industry’s highest rating for environmental sustainability. It is the first redeveloped office building in the Eastern United States to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The following building features facilitated the LEED-CS (Core & Shell) Platinum rating from the... 

The Luxury Carlyle Residences

The affluent consumer market is on the rise. The Luxury Consumption Index (LCI) shows that consumer confidence is increasing, as the average dollars spent on luxury goods is up ytd and from first quarter to second quarter of this year. Buyers, brokers and developers alike express optimism, forecasting that the more than two-year decline in homes sales is over and that the consumer market is emerging from the recession, putting purchasing power back... 

Napa Valley’s Historic Bardessono Farmstead Morphs Into America’s Greenest Luxury Hotel

Phil Sherburne, a pioneer in modern green development, will open his long-awaited Bardessono hotel, restaurant and spa in California’s famed Napa Valley during the first week of February. The 62-room luxury hotel with its 92-seat restaurant and bar is situated on the Bardessono family farmstead in the heart of historic Yountville. Sherburne, who was hand-picked by the Bardessonos to develop their six-acre property, promised an ecologically-friendly... 

Contemporary Italian Architecture Cadorago Civic Center by Marco Castelletti

The project involves a close relationship between direct and open space el’edificio suggests that the main facade of the new building becomes the centerpiece of the square and remains symmetric relation to the design of the space center. The new pavement design is dictated by the idea of the pedestrian area close to the two-way vehicular crossing side in order to foster a better facing the curtain of buildings that challenges you to the south... 

Contemporary Leap House by Tony Owen NDM Architects

The Leap House is located in Sydney’s Dover Heights and has Panoramic views of Sydney Harbour and the Opera House. The house is located on a rock outcrop. The clients brief was for it to Leap out from the rock into the view. As a result the house starts low at the rear and curves up to open out towards the harbour. The layered folds of the metal panel facades create privacy to the street whilst the facades facing the north are completely glass. We...