Articles in the Buildings Category
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, News on 27 November 2008
Finally man’s best friend is getting his due in luxury. Yep, a pair of Great Danes got their paws on a 250,000 pounds worth kennel which is being constructed on an exclusive estate in Gloucestershire.
The comfort of the dogs is of utmost priority for the architects. Perhaps that is why their bed are sheepskin-lined with a temperature control option. The pooches can also relax in the spa which gives saline treatment for better looking coats and howl along a 150,000 pound sound system whilst a 52-inch plasma TV shows their favourite Scooby-Doo cartoon.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Concept on 18 November 2008
This might just be a scene from a James Bond flick, the difference is — it is real! A new high-security data center called Pionen data center located in an old nuclear bunker inside the bedrock of Stockholm (below 30 meters) is drawing attention because it is sealed off from the world by entrance doors 16 inches thick.
A creation by one of Sweden’s largest ISPs Bahnhof, this insanely cool and unusual environment was conceptualised keeping the human focus in mind. It houses a Network Operations Center using German submarine engines for backup power and has 1.5 megawatt of cooling for the servers. Triple Redundancy Internet Backup Access ensures Pionen as one the best-connected places in northern Europe.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Home Decor, Luxury on 16 November 2008
We had heard of the concept of a little ambient room within a room. And now we are hearing of My Room II from Yamaha, which is nothing short of a human-sized vault!
As the name suggests, this tiny room is an improved version of the previous model. It is designed to fit in an apartment offering complete soundproof privacy for watching TV, confidential meetings and for practicing karaoke. So, in less time you get more comfort.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Concept, Home Decor, Luxury on 14 November 2008
And we thought that the bigger the caravans, the uglier they become! But the caravan by Scandinavian maker Polar might just change the belief with his Glacier, which is being celebrated as the largest caravan in Europe. At 40 feet long, this gigantic structure stands for sheer class and luxury.
The $125,000 worth caravan is more like a mini-lodge. A great alternative to a holiday cabin or a large boat, this dream boat is targetted at an exclusive audience with its four permanent beds and three rooms. Plus you also get to enjoy 320 square feet of living space that also includes small luxuries lika a sauna, an open fireplace and a large open-plan kitchen equipped with a dishwasher and side-by-side refrigerator and freezer.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings on 6 November 2008
It was at the height of the cold war with both the major parties having dangerous nuclear weapons at their disposal that making of Bunkers was an absolute crazy art with many people trying to dig up their own shelters from the imminent nuclear winter that never came. But there are still many remaining marks of that era and this is probably the most impressive of them all. The Underground Fortress comes with some of the best features which you would find with difficulty in a normal home. This underground fortress is a 1600 square feet hand dug space that is a complete luxury home fitted with the best facilities available.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings on 24 October 2008
If this was not dubbed as real, one could have sworn that this was something that is just a little prop used in a B-Grade Hollywood movie where walking structures from alien planet come and swallow us up. But the world’s first Walking House is built for those who like to get a move on with their lives. Build on a set of six hydraulic-powered legs; this really looks like a monster from a bad nightmare. But the new mobile home is far better and a lot more planet-friendly than conventional homes and could very soon be an integral part of our world.
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Posted in Architecture, Art, Buildings, Eco-friendly, Luxury on 15 October 2008
Some time ago we used to wonder how extraordinary it would be to have a workshop that was convertible? Or what if we could mover yoga walls as easily as we roll up a mat? And this is the best: how awesome it would be to rebuild, rearrange and reassemble our garden retreat just like we rearrange our furniture. Say no more because M-Velope is finally here!
Step inside this magic kingdom and anything is possible. Standing 15-foot high by 14-foot wide by 17-foot deep, M-Velope is a functional art form constructed with a steel frame. The hinged wooden panels on this transformable structure open, move and close as per your wish and desire. Internationally renowned architectural pioneer, Michael Jantzen was struck by this brilliant idea which he transferred into only ten structures that are exclusively available at Neiman Marcus.
Posted in Auctions, Buildings, Car, Estate, Property on 27 September 2008
Having made a fortune through internet and online marketing, Entrepreneur Rick Hill puts his procured possessions, a Lamborghini and a 6-bedroom house on sale. Following the austere way, he has decided to retire from the rat race at an early age of 30 to relax and lead a simpler life as compared to the materialism which is the rule of the day. Quoting he wants “someone else to enjoy the house and car”; he wishes to savor languorous moments for the rest of his life. His six-bedroom home in Church Road, Hockley with modern amenities like conservatory, indoor swimming pool, gym and games room, gorgeous lawns in front of the stately house and an idyllic setting makes this too lucrative a deal to refuse. So for all you affluent people out there, if you happen to be interested in a smart purchase that will be an asset for life then go ahead and grab this opportunity.
It comes alongwith a happening Lamborghini Gallardo, the car Hill is auctioning too and this package deal comes to you at a sumptuous price of £1,150,000.
Via Luxist
Posted in Buildings, Expensive Food, Worlds Most Expensive on 26 September 2008
Whether you’re planning a wedding, rewarding your team or holding a conference for clients, this is the perfect venue for an event that will always linger in everyone’s memory. Atlantis, the majestic place has captured the world’s imagination with its magnificent scale and ingenuity. With offerings like a resort relaxation, a landmark hotel, unique marine habitats, an exhilarating water park, pristine white beaches, world-class cuisine, indulgent spa and cosmopolitan boutiques, this one sounds like a dazzling world of imagination, pleasure and luxury.
Covering over 113 acres and offering 1539 rooms, The Palm Dubai features two hotel towers linked by an arch and is Dubai’s first truly integrated resort. A massive attraction is surely the 42 acres of water-themed amusement known as Aquaventure, the 11-acre Dolphin Bay, The Ambassador Lagoon with 100’s of marine species and the fascinating ‘Lost Chambers’. Accommodation is of the highest standard and restaurants are in abundance ensuring that this wonderland will surely delight and thrill world travellers for years to come.
The hotel’s top floor being the costliest, houses a £13,000-a-night three-bedroom, three-bathroom suite complete with gold-leaf 18-seat dining table. This being Dubai, a gaudy bauble of consumerism packaged in sweltering heat, is sure to have no dearth of affluent people.
Alongside the resort’s ocean-themed entertainment there will be a 1,800-seat theater nearby housing a permanent Cirque du Soleil show beginning in Summer 2011. There are also plans for the QE2 liner to become a hotel and tourist attraction docked next to the island. It is hoped that the Atlantis hotel, which is modeled on a sister resort in the Bahamas, will play a part in sustaining Dubai’s tourist industry after regional oil profits have run dry.
To stay or visit is to live out your dreams amidst warm Arabian seas here. So this one is sure to be a spiritual home away from home for the likes of the Beckhams - gaudy, brash, big and expensive.
Via alifeofluxury
Posted in Buildings, Designer, Estate, Fashion, Home Decor, Luxury, Property, Worlds Most Expensive on 8 December 2007
Saying deep down estates demands high-end price is justifiable. There is no restriction on adaptation of current basement as space-hungry homeowners are making it their business deal.
Talk about Ricky Gervais’s golf simulator, which is currently under construction under his Hampstead home or feel free to glare the Foxtons’ founder Jon Hunt’s underground car museum, designed for his Kensington Palace Gardens villa. Such money-thrift basement projects are now been seen as Londoner’s extension of choice. To deliver estates of their desirable standards, sharp developers are doing R&D over how to produice light and airy living spaces from deep below the earth.
A gated mews house features two subterranean storeys along with with the highest basement ceilings in Belgravia (3·2 and 3·4m). The creation is the brainchild of Alan Waxman of developer Landmass, 21 Grosvenor Crescent Mews’s submarine lodging flaunts a garden with sliding roof, a nine-metre waterfall along with the “usual” sauna, steam room and gym. It would be available for sale in January for £8mn.
Go a mile away from it and you will come across another underground creation of a double basement by Alex Michelin of Finchatton, who is busy renovating a listed house positioned in Eaton Square.
Natural light is inserted by fibre optic cables, and the glass-flooring of the first basement level allows throwing blue reflections from the swimming pool below to filter upwards. The effect is enchanting.
Well now you must be thinking how and what all prerequisites can make it this virtual structure of yours take a hard reality? Techniques! Anmd its growing space.
