Architecture

September 17, 2016

Architects Design Giant Honeycomb Building Made of Staircases

British architect Thomas Heatherwick recently unveiled plans for a giant staircase, composed of 154 intertwining flights with 80 landings, for New York's Hudson Yards. Dubbed Vessel, Heatherwick's honeycomb design seems like one of MC Escher's mind-blowing drawings come to life. The architect's inspiration came from an abandoned staircase that caught his eye at a construction site as a student. “It caught my imagination and I loved that it was part furniture and part infrastructure.

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September 5, 2016

Assisted Living Facility Realistically Designed to Look Like Cute Neighborhood Street

This Ohio-based assisted living facility is artfully enabling its residents to relive their warm, youthful memories via its creative interior design. With three locations in Madison, South Russell, and Saybrook, The Lantern lays out its indoor centers to appear like the cozy neighborhoods of the 1940’s, with its hall carpets mimicking sidewalks and grass, interspersed with brick columns and street lamps.

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