French Quarter is located within the historic old town of Southampton. Telephone House, an existing redundant commercial building, is located opposite the site. War-time damage combined with post-war traffic planning had destroyed the historic urban fabric of French Quarter. The existing buildings were of poor quality with frontages set back behind wide pavements, destroying the sense of enclosure and impeding activity on the streets. A four lane carriageway cutting across the historic grid of the city resulted in loss of spatial definition to key streets. Linden Homes, who had acquired the site, partnered with the local ouncil to deliver objectives of the city plan – to reinforce the northsouth spine of activity between. Read the rest of this entry »

This is truly a dream home is perfect and fabulous, located in the area of Deer Crest at Deer Valley Resort. This house also will make your dream come true skier. SKI Magazine Dream Home, built in 2007 to house the ideal ski vacation, and offers approximately 14,000 square meters consisting of 6 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 2 living room, gourmet kitchen, après ski area, fitness center and more. In addition to luxurious facilities, the Dream Home offers 4500 square feet of heated wrap around deck and patio area, 2 exterior fire pit, a heated pool with grotto, hot tub and a large ski access bridge. This house is really defining the Deer Valley ski luxury home. Read the rest of this entry »

Hopkins Architects get planning for South Hampstead High School campus and complete two arts buildings for Henrietta Barnett School. Hopkins Architects’ design for new teaching and sports facilities at South Hampstead High School (Girls’ Day School Trust), was granted planning permission by the London Borough of Camden in January 2011. The new facilities include a new school entrance building, classrooms, library, music school, indoor sports hall and external netball court. The development transforms and rebuilds existing school buildings to create a coherent overall campus, incorporating new and old fabric.

Having occupied its present site for over 120 years, this represents a significant step in securing the school’s long term future and maintaining the outstanding standards of teaching that have made it the leading school in Camden and placed it in the top ten academic schools in the country. The development will also improve the School’s sustainability performance, making it an exemplar of sustainable school design. The aim is to achieve a 95% improvement on the school’s current energy consumption, with a resulting annual saving of 45 tonnes of carbon. Read the rest of this entry »

The thirty metres high tower has an aerodynamic design that becomes a landmark, an element that wrapping as the bodywork of a car around the bearing structure of the engine. It constitutes a kind of light signal, a lighthouse on the surrounding territory. The Tower takes place around the chimney exhalation of underground parking and is formed by a system of kerbstones that, going up around it, creating a space tale.

The slowly climb is accompanied by a series of emotions, sounds, lights and images that follow each other around the core. Through a system of lighting and thanks to video projections, the area seems to miss its materia, becoming a fluid of information and communications with the territory.The images, sounds and lighting reproduce and filter the surrounding environment featuring the image of the place. Read the rest of this entry »

MotoArt has created some furniture and art, this time he came up with another creation striking for home and office. This is a table that is designed with a combination of creative design and art objects. Made using the wing section and formed manjadi a long table that is very unique. Created to pay homage to the golden age of aviation industry, the company has worked with the Waco Aircraft Company to develop a unique conference table presents the creative combination of art deco design and the expertise of conventional arms “Wing Conference Table.” Integrating racing pants leg and 1 / 2 “glass-top to an antique wing of the biplane Waco 1930, conference table 24 ‘is sure to win important awards from friends and business associates, while adding a sparkling atmosphere to your home or office. Read the rest of this entry »