13 skyscrapers set to transform City of London skyline by 2026

January 3, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

These new renderings reveal how the City of London skyline is set to look within the next decade, with the addition of 13 skyscrapers, including one expected to be 290 metres high. The CGIs commissioned by the City of London Corporation show how the skyline of London’s financial district will be affected by 2026, based on current

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Hi-Tech Hub The ‘Dutch Mountains’ Planned to Become the World’s Largest Wooden Building

January 3, 2018 Patrick Lynch 0

Plans have been revealed for the “largest wooden building in the world” to be located just outside Eindhoven in the town of Veldhoven, The Netherlands. Known as the Dutch Mountains, the complex was conceived via a multi-disciplinary partnership made up of tech companies, service providers, architects and developers, and would contain a hi-tech, mixed-use program for residents and visitors.

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MH House / Agostina Perazolo

January 3, 2018 Cristobal Rojas 0

Located in a typical residential area on a tilted hillside overlooking the mountains, this project leveraged the property’s assets opening itself towards the rear view. From the street, the only visible volume is the social area, turning the ground floor into a perfectly private space. The living room, dining room, study,kitchen and outdoor social area were combined in a single space framed by a floor-to-ceiling door wall which opens completely revealing unobstructed mountain views. The master bedroom was also designed as a unique set of fluid spaces. There are no doors between the bedroom, bathroom and walk-in closet.

DH Liberty redesigns west London hotel to hint at the owner’s love of plants and beekeeping

January 3, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

A rooftop beehive was DH Liberty’s starting point for the overhaul of this boutique hotel in Chelsea, which is finished in rich green and gold accents. The Clerkenwell-based studio, which is led by founder Dara Huang, was briefed to design luxurious accommodation that celebrated the client’s love of plants. The My Chelsea hotel owner –

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XinXian Inn Hotel / penda

January 3, 2018 舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang 0

The XinXian Inn Hotel is located in the centre of Beijing, the Dongcheng District around the corner of Galaxy Soho on the eastern 2nd Ring road. The low-budget Hotel is neighbouring the Xinxian Hutong, a large area with traditional Chinese courtyard houses, which entrances are now mostly blocked by newly constructed commercial buildings. Throughout Beijing, the rich culture and vivid life-style of the Hutong areas are mostly getting replaced by high-profitable and shallow real-estate blocks. With the XinXian Inn Hotel, we tried to incorporate the atmosphere and history of the Hutong areas into a hospitality design.