Hotel Me Barcelona by Sol Melia

The ME Barcelona building is already part of the skyline of this Avant-garde city. Designed by renowned French architect Dominique Perrault, developed and constructed throughout by the AIA Salazar Navarro architecture studio in Barcelona, and decorated by Corada Figueras Arquitectos, it has 30 floors with 259 rooms and suites, all offering stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea as well as the hills of Tibidabo and Montjuïc. The aesthetic design... 

Mozia Clocks by Giovanni Levanti

Mozia Clocks is a contemporary clock furniture design coming from Italian architect Giovanni Levanti. this designer has designed this Mozia clocks for furniture manufacture Diamantini & Domeniconi. The design is so nice and simple with Colorful Mediterranean abstraction. This beautiful Clocks characterized by a wide, thin and cone-shaped face housing, in an unusual relationship, the minute and the hour hands. Solar synthesis turning time into... 

Retiring to Cyprus and a Five-Star Welcome at Aphrodite Hills

Generous tax concessions and the five-star facilities at luxury golf spa Aphrodite Hills are making retiring to Cyprus an increasingly popular choice for overseas property buyers, report prestige property experts Savills Select Resorts. Pensions tax is just 5.0 per cent in Cyprus which has one of the most generous tax environments in Europe – an added bonus to go with its 340 days of annual sunshine and warm Mediterranean welcome. The benevolent... 

Midnight Madness at Mediterranean Village Apartment Homes

On Wednesday, August 26, Mediterranean Village kicks off its highly anticipated Midnight Madness event. From 9:00 a.m. to Midnight, the apartment home community will host the all-day promotion which will include several drawings throughout the day for Apple® iPods, Nanos and iTouches. Guests who sign a 12 to 13-month lease during the event on August 26 can select either one-month free rent or an iMac. Food and beverages will be served all day. Located... 

Pavilion at Riesbach harbour in Zurich

The new kiosk is conceived as a pavilion amongst the trees in the listed park by the lake, as an object that is a further link in the chain of leisure amenities stretching along the lakeside landscape. In principle the aim was an integrated treatment of the façades and to largely dispense with the usual differentiation of the front and the back in order to obtain an object-like and sculptural appearance. The new building is principally fabricated... 

Ski-in, Ski-out Crystal Peak Lodge Becomes Luxurious Cornerstone of Breckenridge Resort’s New Peak 7 Base Village

One of the most popular ski and snowboard resorts in North America, Breckenridge Resort, Colo., is unveiling a new base village area this winter that features luxurious ski-in, ski-out accommodations and skier services. The Crystal Peak Lodge, opening today, is the centerpiece of Breckenridge Ski Resort’s new Peak 7 base village, which features a Mediterranean-themed dining experience at Sevens restaurant, a ski and ride school, a rental and... 

American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons

Anne Fairfax and Richard Sammons are at the forefront of a movement among architects today who draw inspiration from the wellspring of the classical traditions in architecture. They have developed a body of work that reflects and adheres to the long-held theories of proportion and order passed down through many past generations of scholarship and practice. practice.

Scottsdale Quarter Will Be Home to an Enticing Mix of Upscale and New-To-Arizona Restaurants and Retailers

Glimcher Realty Trust, one of the nation’s leading retail developers of upscale shopping and lifestyle centers, today confirmed some of the key retailers and restaurant merchants that will occupy Scottsdale Quarter. Scottsdale Quarter will include over 600,000 square feet of premium retail and office space in the heart of Scottsdale, Arizona and is planned to open Phase I in spring 2009. Of the tenants announced, many are making their Phoenix/Scottsdale... 

Impulsive Group To Integrate Charter Yachts with Luxury Hotel Properties

New York-based hospitality and real estate company, the Impulsive Group, www.impulsivegroup.com, has announced plans to integrate its charter yacht business with the firm’s growing portfolio of luxury hotel properties. Since 2004, Impulsive Group has offered yachts for charter during the Mediterranean high season and the Caribbean winter months, but by 2009, the hotel group will formally assimilate the two businesses: vacation packages that... 

Luxurious Fort Lauderdale Ocean Estate to Sell at Auction

The exquisite Fort Lauderdale Ocean Estate with spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean will sell at absolute auction, to the highest bidder, on Thursday, October 16th at 2 p.m. The auction will take place inside the home. J. P. King Auction Company, the nation’s leading real estate auction marketing firm specializing in high-luxury properties will manage the sale of the home. “Living the good life doesn’t get any better than having the ocean...