Techné Architects have renovated the Prahran Hotel in Melbourne, Australia and transformed it from a tiny add-on back extension into a voyeuristic playground. The hotel is a substantial two story corner pub with a beautiful streamlined art deco facade, which feature nearly 40 metres of concrete pipe.
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Adastra: The Super Yacht
The Adastra Super Yacht is designed by Sussex-based boat designer John Shuttleworth. It took five years to build the luxury yacht in China. Measuring in at nearly 140 feet long, the yacht’s shape took into account both hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, ensuring that this thing would be built for speed while not sacrificing fuel consumption. The $15 million yacht wins the 2013 World Superyacht Award for… Continue reading Adastra: The Super Yacht
Wedding at IKEA
Chad Martin and Lynne Klanbida tied the knot at an IKEA store in Sydney, Australia, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2013. The couple beat out 500 other couples last year to win their dream wedding hosted by IKEA which gifted the newlyweds with furniture, kitchen crockery, and other furnishings for their home. via: News
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
Quinze & Milan for Eastpak Sofa Collections
Belgian designers Quinze & Milan have collaborated with Eastpak to create the Club Sofa 01, a sofa styled with the famous backpack details. Eastpak’s sofa collection comes in various colors and features plenty of pocket storage around the exterior of the pieces. This stylish sofa provides all kinds of storage for your books, magazines, reading glasses, iPod, headset, various remotes, video game… Continue reading Quinze & Milan for Eastpak Sofa Collections