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8 July, 2011 Amazing Spaces
Tetris for a Building
The Slovenian Urban Planning Institute assigned Ofis Group to design 650 apartments in the capital Ljubljana, and these have now been built. The apartments are on four storeys, in total 58 meters long and 15 meters wide. The Institute was inspired by the famous block building game "Tetris". The front side was inspired by an array of Tetris parts, and although the parts have different shapes and s...
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8 July, 2011 Amazing Spaces
World's Narrowest House: Only 1.5 meters wide
The Polish architect Jakub Szczęsny has designed the world's narrowest house, which is only 1.5 meters wide. Despite its size, it contains everything present in a normal-sized house, including a kitchen, a bathroom, a bedroom and a living room. Due to its narrowness, the designer built longitudinal stairs instead of normal ones. The narrow house will be built in an alley between an old tenement ...
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30 June, 2011 Amazing Spaces
Apple in a spaceship
Steve Jobs, Chief Executive Officer at Apple, revealed the new headquarters of the company during a presentation to the council of the American city of Cupertino. Jobs presented the 3.1 million square foot plan of office spaces that would hold 13,000 employees. He demonstrated what's attractive about the site using animation. The site was previously owned by his young age idols Dave Packard and ...
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30 June, 2011 Amazing Spaces
A building larger than Indonesia
Dutch company "KuiperCompagnons" are designing the office building for "Agung Sedayu Group" after announcing a collaboration with the Indonesia Institute of Architecture for a competition to design the company's new headquarters in Jakarta. Applicants have an issue with the area, as this commercial and domestic estate development group wants a much bigger building than the specified space area fo...
Read More24 June, 2011 Amazing Spaces
The Green School in Indonesia
Environmental experts and designers John and Cynthia Hardy established the Green School in Badong in Bali, Indonesia, where they launched the project out of their desire to urge local communities to live in a balanced and sustainable environment. The school teaches people how to build using sustainable materials, such as bamboo. The school was founded in 2010, and its first branch is the Mairan...
Read More23 June, 2011 Amazing Spaces
Exeptional design for mosque
Architect Kashif Mahboub Chawdhory unveiled his basic design of the Shandogan mosque in the suburbs of Chittagong port in Bangladesh. The architect is using designs that date back to the 1500 era in an area of 1048 meters squares, while preserving the traditional role of the mosque as a place for worship for the community. He proposed two designs: one with a front porch with heavy walls with low...
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17 June, 2011 Amazing Spaces
Refurbished from floor to ceiling
The designer Philippe Starck is never short of ideas, especially when called upon to rethink the interior of a hotel in Paris's 20th arrondissement! The Mama Shelter Hotel has been completely redecorated with his hallmark approach: an extravagant atmosphere and elegant style. The artist did not hesitate to insist on modernism, with restrained colouring and plenty of angles. The bar-lounge is wort...
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17 June, 2011 Amazing Spaces
The height of good taste
Here is a Japanese restaurant that is the height of good taste - literally, because the premises are perched on the branches of a huge Gajumaru tree. Yes, Naha Harbor Diner is no ordinary restaurant, offering visitors the chance to enjoy a variety of Asian dishes at six metres above ground level! Naha Harbor Diner is situated in Okinawa, Japan, and access to it is via a spiral staircase or lift. ...
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