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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 worthy of special mention, being deep purple with a blackboard-style ceiling. The Batman-themed room is not bad either: simple and stylised, like the comic book character himself. At 169 per night, it is well worth a look.
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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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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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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...
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