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May 14

Nestled Between Lush Tropical Mountain Greenery – Banyan Tree Seychelles

Extreme Architecture, Photos

Perched between natural vegetation overlooking the exquisite beaches of the Indian Ocean, the Banyan Tree Seychelles resort lays lush tropical mountain greenery at your feel just below the carefully designed villas. Located on the south-western coastline of Mahé Island, this collection of 60 beautifully welcoming Creole-style villas await guests with their elegant and bright interiors and swimming pools guarded by imposing palm trees. Two of the villas, the Intendance Pool Villa and Presidential Villa are uniquely remarkable. The first one has a spacious terrace, private jet pool and swimming pool and draws you with its embedded hill structure, in between imposing granite rocks. Inspired by charming local colonial architecture, the villa’s indoor sunken tub with deluxe shower will prove a paradise for those in love with water. The second villa’s striking tropical outdoor shower and private free-form infinity swimming pool across the granite boulders will leave you breathless, but slowly become part of your favorite places. A spa and botanical and spice garden guide your mind towards relaxation and beauty, trying to keep up with the offerings of surrounding nature.
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May 11

Secret Garden – Zaha Hadid and Paola Navone Create a Fairytale Land With Dazzling Design

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

This seems a bit like stumbling and falling into the hole that led Alice to the Wonderland. And unlike the old classical version, this is more akin to the world as viewed in the Johnny Depp starrer but sans all the dark spookiness that came along. The Secret Garden designed by Zaha Hadid and Paola Navone is a beautiful setup that uses installations of woven hazelnut branches, glittering lights, bright structures along with elements of nature to create an interactive and alluring experience that seems to transcend you into a different world.
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May 11

How Has Skyscraper Design Changed Since 9/11?

Extreme Architecture, Interview, Movies

The collapse of the Twin Towers served as a stark and stunning reminder to architects and engineers of the value of using a concrete to protect skyscrapers from the ravages of fire. Miles O’Brien reports on how the design of skyscrapers has changed since 9/11.
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May 11

Passion, Profession And Fun Shaping The Skateboard House [Video]

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Movies, Photos

Malibu, California, is home to an interesting residential project – the PAS House/ Skateboard House. As you might guess from the name and photos, this unique space was designed to be both a modern home and a collection of skateboard-ready surfaces both indoor and outdoor. Built for Pierre Andre Senizergues (PAS), a former World champion, Pro Skater and owner of a well-known skateboard footwear and apparel company, the Skateboard House encompasses all the owner’s interests. Created by skateboarder and designer Gil Lebon Delapointe and Los Angeles-based architect Francois Perrin, this customized home will be placed at the top of the Malibu hills, so it’s a mixture of views over the Pacific and innovative interior design. Separated into three programs- one containing the living, dining and kitchen areas, another one sheltering the bedroom and bathroom and the third one dedicated entirely to skating, the house will feature skate-able areas throughout. Integrated in a curved wall, the kitchen on one side and the sitting area on the other shape a hybrid between living, working and having fun. This dynamic home complements the owner’s lifestyle in stead of changing it. How would your house look like depending on your hobbies?
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May 10

Minimalist Japanese Residence Displaying a Polygonal Shape – Nomura 24

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This residence called Nomura 24 House, designed by Antonino Cardillo and displaying original architecture and design features. The project is located in Hyōgo, overlooking Ōsaka bay, Japan and is structured on two levels. Here is more from the press release: “Inside, on the first floor, a large polygonal living room with seven sides possesses the inexact quality of certain medieval Italian piazzas, on whose sides the openings – now windows, now doorways – describe multiple directions of aspect and travel. The irregularity of the geometry, therefore, crystallizes in the shape a willingness for dialog among the parts which make up the whole: kitchen, Japanese room and window over the bay, foreshortened to avoid direct exposure of the interior to the road.
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May 10

Interview with Manuelle Gautrand – One of the Most Interesting Architect of the French Architectural Scene

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interview, Photos

This video shows an interview with renowned French architect Manuelle Gautrand. She is the principal architect and director of the agency MANUELLE GAUTRAND ARCHITECTURE. She mainly designs buildings in areas as diverse as cultural facilities (theaters, museums, and cultural centers), office buildings, housing, commercial and leisure facilities. Her C42 Citroën showroom on the Champs Élysées brought her international recognition. In 2008, she converted the Gaîté-Lyrique Theatre into a centre for modern music and digital arts and received a commission for the AVA Tower at La Défense. Internationally, she has designed a car showroom in Cairo and has recently taken part in the competition for the new Munch Museum in Oslo. In 2010, Gautrand became a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. In 2005, she was elected a member of the Academy of French Architecture. In 2002, she was awarded the Academy’s Silver Medal. In this video we can see Flores Zanchi interviewing Manuelle Gautrand in her Paris studio. During the interview, we can learn more about one of the most interesting architects of the French architectural scene.
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May 10

Extreme Form of Kaffee Partner Headquarters by 3deluxe

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German practice 3deluxe has recently completed the ‘Kaffee Partner Headquarters’, a corporate complex for a coffee brewing machine company in osnabrück, germany. Stacked layers of ribbon cantilevers create an aesthetic centerpiece to a U-shaped building, doubling to define the main functional offices. The flowing contours derive from the brands values of vitality and lightness while the predominantly white color is accented with natural hues found in their product, coffee. Spanning 100 meters in length, the tripartite arrangement forms a 9,800 square meter structure. Strips within the facade branch from the focal element, connecting the adjacent wings with support services for customers and employees. The undulating profiles become a relief of linear strips which border copper-pigmented metallic window frames.
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May 10

Constrasting the Lush Vegetation of Koh Samui – Villa Beige

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

Integrated in the lush vegetation of the Thai island of Koh Samui, Villa Beige is located on an impressive natural 5,000 square-meter beach-front private lot, overlooking the coastline. According to the official description of the property, “Villa Beige has 4 double-bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a private marble pool, a modern entertainment living room, a private spa and steam sauna, gym, private beach facilities, a fully equipped office, Internet Wi-Fi in all buildings and resident staff including a professional chef and a security guard“. This retreat in Thailand is equipped for guests who enjoy luxury and don’t like to leave anything to chance. Mediterranean design defines the villa throughout. As for the furniture arrangements, some of the items are said to be designed by the owners, while other were imported from around the world, mainly from Italy and France. Have a look at the photos and tell us if they trigger and holiday-related sensations.
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