PORTABLE BEACH HUT – WHANGAPOUA SLED HOUSE

The Whangapoua Sled House is a clever little portable beach hut designed byCrosson Clarke Carnachan Architects. The hut is situated on the shore of an idyllic white sanded beach in New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula.

OFFICE LOBBY BY ONE PLUS PARTNERSHIP

Impressive Office Lobby by One Plus Partnership, a Studio from China.

WAVE HOUSE BY GUNES PEKSEN

Turkish architect Gunes Peksen designed this unique summer retreat house, it’s done entirely in white and it is envisioned to suit distinctive lifestyles. Taking on its wave shape, Peksen managed to come up with an abstract form for the house, the monochromatic and neutral choice of color is in sync with its intention of imitating ripples of water.

ANTON HOUSE BY JAVIER DE ANTON FREILE

Located in Zamora, Spain the Anton House designed by Madrid based studioJavier de Antón Freile covers over 1,184 square foot of land. This minimalist styled residence was created with concrete as the main material complimented by large panels of glass windows, it is the perfect representation of a simple idea executed brilliantly with clean details.

The Hotel / Cha Am / Thailand

The Hotel Cha Am (originally known as Alila Cha Am) is a seventy nine room resort next to the beach of Cha Am, small vacation city in Petchaburi, Thailand. The project is recognised through its boldly geometry and blunt architectural dialogue. Underneath the simple geometries of the project lies the complex thought of materiality and architectural composition vocabulary.

JOSEFINE/ROXY CLUB BY FRED MAFRA

The Brazilian Josefine/Roxy Club has a very interesting futuristic architecture.The space was originally built and designed in 2007 by its original Brazilian architect Fred Marfa, the club combined in his 955m² space, two dance floors, three bars, plus four VIP areas that can be combined into one larger VIP space. In addition, it has two lounges and smoking areas with a retractable roof.

House in Kitasando with Built in Skate Bowl

If Japanese based firm Level Architects has got a project that is all kinds of masculine– black leather sofa included.

24TH STOREY GLASS BOTTOM SWIMMING POOL

The Holiday Inn have just revealed a new 24th storey swimming pool at one of their locations in Shanghai, China, which has nothing underneath the deep end apart from a pane of toughened glass.

Taman Anggrek - Jakarta, Indonesia

Introducing the world's longest architecturally-integrated media facade - over 1,160 feet long.

Private Weekend House Retreat in Nosice, Slovakia

The project was designed by the Bratislava-based studio at Pokorny Architeki, and was recently completed in 2011. The home is a great size for a vacation spot, spanning about 1,400 square feet ideal for a few couples looking to get away for a while. The home has all the essentials to help keep warm in the harsh weather conditions including an indoor jacuzzi to set the mood right.

Cocoon House by Planning Korea

The house will be located in Jeju Island, Korea. The cocoon, located at the center of the house, provides a space made by nature that protects and develops inner living things from outside. The first phase of the construction will be started in September 2012 and will be completed in 2015. The Cocoon House features an outdoor pool overlooking the sea, kitchen and living areas, a conference zone, small library, and rooftop garden.

Colorful Box Office Constructed from 12 Shipping Containers in Rhode Island

The original concept for the Box Office was introduced black in 2009, and in 2010 the project was completed as a collaboration between Distill Studio and Truthbox. The project consists of 12 different office spaces constructed from a total of 32 shipping containers residing in Providence, Rhode Island.

New W Hotel Koh Samui

If you’re wondering where to go next, you didn’t hear about the New W Hotel in Koh Samui.
Overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, this heavenly vacation spot was designed by MAPS Design studio as a collection of imagined spaces shaping a welcoming paradise.

OMA: CCTV headquarters now complete

It started with an architecture competition in 2002. Now, 10 years later, the winning design for the new CCTV headquarters in Beijing by architect Rem Koolhaas, has finally been completed. The outcome is obviously very impressive. Seeing a 473,000 square meter structure with this form in the middle of a city can only turn heads. Unreal, futuristic, but actually now.

Micro House by Robin Falck

“A couple years back in 2009 I got this idea of an cabin/small house that would be small enough to be built without the need of a permit. In Finland it’s 96-128 sq. ft. (depending on where you are). So I started daydreaming about different possibilities and didn’t really believe that I would one day actually build it.”

Cement Factory Turned into an Amazing Home

Talk about destiny! In 1973, architect Ricardo Bofill found an old cement factory in Barcelona and saw something most of us would not see...potential. The industrial complex from the turn of the century was made of over 30 silos, underground galleries, and huge engine rooms. The factory, abandoned and partially in ruins, was complete with many surrealist elements, including stairs that climbed up to nowhere, mighty reinforced concrete structures that sustained nothing, and pieces of iron hanging in the air.

Space Invader House

Studio Guilherme Torres designed the LA House for a young couple who wanted to eliminate the small spaces and the traditional partitions in their existing 4,400 sq ft (410 sq m) condominium in Londrina, Brazil.

Daring Home without Walls or Ceilings

Fernanda Marques created something radical - a home that is truly one with nature. In order to accomplish this, she took a big risk - she built a 2,700 sq ft (250 sq m) home that isn't completely covered with walls or ceilings.

Brooklyn’s Clock Tower Apartment Renovated

Often we catch ourselves daydreaming about the perfect city digs. An artsy Soho loft perhaps? Maybe an industrial Brooklyn warehouse or a charming West Village brownstone? One that always remains in the forefront of our minds is the lofty Clock Tower apartment, wedged happily betwixt the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. A little background info – The Clock Tower was erected in 1915 on the Dumbo waterfront, and sits atop one of the largest poured concrete buildings in New York. But today, what used to be a machine room for clocks now houses a stunning home.

RR House by Studio Guilherme Torres

Studio Guilherme Torres was recently commissioned to redesign the interior of this penthouse apartment in São Paulo, Brazil. After tearing down all of the walls and rebuilding the installation, Torres used a polymer cement to recreate the floors, stairs and walls of the entire apartment. A large wooden bookshelf handcrafted from Canadian oak serves as the main concept of the project and surrounds the entire living room, while the rest of the home is updated with modern touches including a state-of-the-art home theater system and retro-inspired furniture.