Keter Invest Announces Price Reduction of Luxury Villas Fameya

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Keter Invest Announces Price Reduction of Luxury Villas Fameya

Keter Invest has decided to reduce prices despite the fact that even in ongoing global economic crisis the prices of real estate on Croatia Coastline remained the same and are now even growing. The real estate prices in Croatia are growing because of the positive tourism trends in Croatia. Keter Invest started building a Luxury Villas resort a year ago under a trademark Fameya. The resort consists of 22 luxury villas which are in the vicinity of... 

New GE LED Module Simplifies Lighting, Makes Luminaires Upgradeable and Serviceable

November 5, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
New GE LED Module Simplifies Lighting, Makes Luminaires Upgradeable and Serviceable

General lighting with energy efficient long-lasting LEDs in directional applications such as recessed downlights, tracks, pendants and sconces becomes as easy as changing a standard light bulb early next year. A new technology “twist” from GE Consumer & Industrial—a small puck-shaped LED module that gives lighting designers and end-users the ability to easily upgrade LED lighting as technology advances—addresses the inflexibility of integrated... 

Boston’s Award-Winning Boutique Development Defines Luxury

October 16, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Boston's Award-Winning Boutique Development Defines Luxury

The award-winning condominiums at Zero Marlborough offer spectacular luxury finishes, concierge services, valet parking and gorgeous views of the Public Garden and Back Bay skyline. Beth Dickerson of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty is the exclusive sales and marketing broker for the remaining residences, including the newly furnished seventh floor model. “This building is in a prestigious location, offering fabulous design and a wonderful... 

The Melbourne Convention Centre earn a ‘6-Star, Green-Star’

September 6, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Real Estate
The Melbourne Convention Centre earn a '6-Star, Green-Star'

In the highly competitive Business Events market, hundreds of cities around the world are vying to attract global attention and a larger slice of the meetings market. Melbourne, one of the World’s Most Livable Cities – according to The Economist – has found a way to not only be noticed, but to set a global benchmark. Responding to the international call for sustainability, the Australian city has opened the ‘greenest’ convention center in... 

APS Environmental Showcase Home by Jones Studio

July 28, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
APS Environmental Showcase Home by Jones Studio

Award winning architecture by Jones Studio. ASU/APS Environmental Showcase Home. Originally designed as a cutting edge showcase featuring innovative and environmentally interesting materials, systems and concepts for APS, culminating as a highly successful marketing tool to gain community support for the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant Expansion. A great showcase of ideas, it was later donated to the ASU Foundation who ran it open for tours and as... 

Loloma 5 Live / Work by Will Bruder Architects

July 28, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
Loloma 5 Live / Work by Will Bruder Architects

Loloma 5 – A completely modern Live/Work solution at a new level of urban experience and architectural design. Showcasing a fabulous palette of materials designed and conceived by Architect Will Bruder. Every unit offers commercial office space, 2 bedrooms, roof terrace, and a view patio aligned with Camelback Mountain. This was the first development in the Loloma Arts District which offers easy access to the very best of historic downtown Scottsdale,... 

David Wright Residence by Frank Lloyd Wright

July 28, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Real Estate
David Wright Residence by Frank Lloyd Wright

The David Wright Residence was the designed in 1950 by Frank Lloyd Wright for this fourth son from his first marriage. Intended as a Desert Dwelling, the residence is lifted off of the desert floor in a spiraling design, a ramp-way provides access; all terminating in the master suite. Such design allowed for systems placement and concealment as well as to catch a gentle desert breeze. A reinforced concrete floor cantilevers the space and the interiors... 

Vienna’s new Trespa Meteon and glass house

June 22, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Vienna's new Trespa Meteon and glass house

The Kai Stania private house, near Vienna, is a unique and stunning example of modern domestic architecture using large glazed walls framed with black Trespa Meteon panels. A stunning glass and black clad house has recently been completed near Vienna. The house was designed by well-known designer and architect Kai Stania to live and work in and to act as a marketing tool for his design business. It is situated on a tree-covered hillside with a stunning... 

Colonial Baluster Rounds Out CertainTeed Panorama Railing Design Options

March 25, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Colonial Baluster Rounds Out CertainTeed Panorama Railing Design Options

CertainTeed welcomes a new colonial baluster to its Panorama™ line of composite railing, rounding out a broad array of design options that create a unique look for one- and two-family homes. Drawing inspiration from classic American colonial architecture, the shape of the balusters resembles a wood-turned spindle with a symmetrical, ornate appearance. Available in Colonial White and Desert Tan, the colonial balusters are molded in polyvinyl chloride... 

Pantone Unveils 2010 Color Direction for the Home Furnishings and Interior Design Industries

March 24, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Home Improvement
Pantone Unveils 2010 Color Direction for the Home Furnishings and Interior Design Industries

Pantone, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced PANTONE®VIEW home + interiors 2010, the eight most directional color palettes, plus an additional palette of tinged neutrals, for 2010 home furnishings and interior design. “Color trends are not conjured up using a crystal ball. They are the result of much observation of our surrounding natural world as...