The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai officially opened last Wednesday as the world’s tallest hotel, verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. The $106 billion hotel is a 72 floors, 355 m (1,165 ft) twin-tower skyscraper complex, run by Marriott International. The towers each have 804 rooms (total of 1608 rooms), nine restaurants, five bars, lounges,… Continue reading World’s Tallest Hotel Opens in Dubai
Category: Home and Furniture
Old Dutch Prison Turned Into a Luxury Hotel
Het Arresthuis was previously a place from which people desperately wanted to leave. As one of the Netherlands’ most feared prisons for almost 150 years. But following its closure and something of a makeover, people are now paying good money to spend a night at the former jail. This would be the only prison that… Continue reading Old Dutch Prison Turned Into a Luxury Hotel
Inside The New Google Tel Aviv Office
Google has recently moved into an incredible new office space Tel Aviv, Israel. Designed by Camenzind Evolution, in collaboration with Setter Architects and Studio Yaron Tal, the impressive 85,000 sqft campus occupies 8 floors in Electra Tower. With incredible views of the city, the space is set primed for not only giving employees the right tools for work, but… Continue reading Inside The New Google Tel Aviv Office
Clothing Store Made Entirely From Shipping Containers
Aether is a clothing store located in San Francisco that is made out of three 8′ x 9.6′ x 40′ shipping containers piled one on top of one another, designed by Thierry Gaugain. The store features a glass-enclosed cantilevered lounge and a trick laundromat-style clothing conveyor system. The small LA-based company’s first standalone store also have a traveling Airstream trailer… Continue reading Clothing Store Made Entirely From Shipping Containers
Yo! Home: The Apartment of the Future
Simon Woodroffe, the founder of YO! Sushi has designed a new apartment prototype with a space saving feature easily converts an eighty square meter space (the size of a one bedroom apartment) into a much bigger home. Using techniques learned while touring with Rod Stewart and other musicians, Simon Woodroffe has created a convertible apartment unlike anything we’ve… Continue reading Yo! Home: The Apartment of the Future
The Swiss Army Apartment
New York city-dweller, Graham Hill founder of treehugger.com transform his tiny 420 square studio apartment in New York to a remarkable multifunction living space that can be configured into six different rooms, living room, dining room, office, guest office, master bedroom and guest bedroom. If you include the kitchen and the bathroom which morphs into a phone booth… Continue reading The Swiss Army Apartment
Floppy Disk Coffee Table
Floppy Table is a unique retro piece of furniture designed by a Berlin-based designers Axel van Exel and Marian Neulant. The coffee table is created to resemble a classic 3.5″ floppy disk. The table is made out of welded hot rolled steel and stainless steel, it comes with a secret compartment that can be accessed by pushing… Continue reading Floppy Disk Coffee Table
Beverly Hills House by Jendretzki
This Hal Levitt mid-century property located in Beverly Hills, LA, was transformed by Jendretzki into contemporary 5,000 square foot residence. Full reconfiguration of a Hal Levitt 50′s house. Partitions were replaced with shelving units to open up and connect all spaces. New ipe interior flooring extends out to the pool deck. Pool is reconfigured to better follow… Continue reading Beverly Hills House by Jendretzki