Houses

January 5, 2014

Former Museum in Rotterdam Transformed Into Luxury Home

Rotterdam-based studio Pea Architecture recently completed the transformation of the former Kralings Museum at the Hoflaan into a luxury apartment building called Casa K. The space features a shared entryway, an elevator, and three spacious apartments designed with a contemporary, open layout and bright sunlight streaming throughout. Architect Gabriel Pea's main challenge was to create a sleek, modern design while remaining within the city's preservation requirements.

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December 5, 2013

Swedish University Students Design Modern Solar-Powered Home

Team Sweden, consisting of 25 students from Chalmers University, recently developed this environmentally-friendly group house that is powered entirely by the sun. Halo is a sustainable living concept that began as a rough sketch and eventually emerged into a full-scale, functioning building. The 645-square-foot circular design was intended to foster group living by providing smaller private rooms and larger amounts of shared communal space throughout the home.

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June 15, 2013

The Grand Cancun is a Groundbreaking Luxury Eco-Hotel

Architect Richard Moreta Castillo has conceptualized The Grand Cancun luxury hotel, a groundbreaking design that will be supported by a series of stilts that elevate the main level up from the water. It will feature a variety of amenities, such as underwater dinning and high-end shopping but the design's real triumph is how eco-friendly it is.

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September 25, 2012

Amazingly Efficient Use of Space in World’s Narrowest House

It's hard to imagine anyone living in the world's most narrowest home, sandwiched like a pill between two large buildings. But this 150 sq ft home designed by Jakub Szczesny of Polish design firm Centrala is not just a concept, it is, in fact, the real deal. The Keret House, named after Szczesny's favorite writer and poet, measures an astounding 47 x 27 inches.

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