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March 1, 2021
y0 Design Architect has recently completed a new house in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, that was requested by the owner to be simple and modern. The house with a geometric shape is located on a corner lot, with a garden that wraps around the corner. The facade of the home uses wood, tile, and steel, and is […]
February 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based artist Rob Ley has completed Pangaea, a large artwork commissioned for the exterior of the NCR Headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Ribbons, points and nodes The piece is built from layered aluminium ribbons. They react to a field of points placed across the wall, and where they meet they form a network of […]
February 10, 2021
Architecture firm Etea has designed Estancia Lago, a small boutique hotel in Mexico made up of three cabins set around a lake. Raised on concrete columns, the cabins appear to float on the water. The firm is at etea.mx. Part of the Amalia complex The hotel belongs to Amalia, a complex that combines forestry and […]
February 10, 2021
February 10, 2021 Designer Anton Brunberg has created a unique and sculptural chair named ‘Pallet Thief’, that uses recycled pallets as his chosen material. With a background in fine woodworking, furniture design, and conceptual design, Anton set about trying to find the answer to the question, “How to still celebrate the pure joy of making […]
January 17, 2021
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter in collaboration with ASP Architecture has designed the Breitenbach Landscape Hotel. Located near Alsace, France, the ecotourism hotel design has been inspired by Scandinavian traditions, the meeting of two cultures (French and Scandinavian), as well as nature and architecture. The main building of the hotel, whose exterior is wrapped in Alsatian chestnut […]
January 16, 2021
The Kuono tiny house stands in a forest of Ohia trees in Volcano, Hawaii, about five minutes from the nearby national park. It is a small modern cabin that guests can rent through Airbnb. Tall windows and wood cladding The most visible feature is a set of floor-to-ceiling windows, 14 feet tall, that open the […]
December 1, 2020
Architecture firm Green Advisers AS has designed an expansion of the Øyna Cultural Landscape Hotel in Norway. The new wing adds 20 hotel rooms, and a large green roof helps it settle into the surrounding landscape. Why the hotel grew The hotel hosts conferences and family celebrations, and demand for overnight stays kept rising. The […]
November 17, 2020
‘Casa La Tigre’ is the latest instalment by The Cool Hunter’s favourite digital artist Massimo Colonna. In this newest work, a continuation on the theme of that penultimate symbol of wealth and status, the luxury pool, Colonna has created an Escher-esque tropical fantasy replete with stairs ascending and descending to everywhere, and nowhere. With dappled golden […]
November 9, 2020
November 9, 2020 As part of the design of the ‘Ohana Floor’ at the top of Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, Habitat Horticulture transformed 24 columns that surround the circular floor and created eye-catching vertical gardens. Aiming to create a tropical atmosphere, the vertical gardens are 13 feet high and use approximately 25,000 plants to […]
November 3, 2020
Canadian design firm NÓS has created Moving Dunes, a large mural for the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts that covers Avenue du Musée in Montreal. The painted street seems to swell into ripples, an effect designed to recall the features of a body or a face. The studio is at n-o-s.ca. A street that seems […]
August 18, 2020
Architect Carlos Castanheira of CC&CB Architects designed the Canopy Walkway in Serralves Park in Porto, Portugal. The timber path lifts visitors off the ground and leads them through the treetops, offering an unusual view of the park and an easy way to enjoy a walk among the trees. The architect’s work is at carloscastanheira.pt. A […]
July 18, 2020
K11 Art House is a cinema complex at K11 MUSEA on Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong. It is operated by UA Cinemas and was designed by the Hong Kong-based firm Oft Interiors. The flagship of K11 MUSEA The cinema covers 6,034 square metres (65,000 sq ft) and is the flagship theatre of K11 MUSEA, a retail […]
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