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Barcelona impressive Arquitecture

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You might have walked through the streets of Barcelona, delighted with its fantastic views, its gorgeous buildings and its magnificent Arquitecture. Today, though, we present you this colourful work you might have failed to notice.

Santa Caterina Market in Barcelona, where Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT Miralles Tagliabue Arquitects Associats created a huge, undulating canopy for an existing, neo-classical-style market building in a large square in 2005.

The canopy consists of a mosaic of 325,000 hexagonal brick tiles "whose various colors recall a sill life of produce," according to the exhibition's catalogue, which also noted that "an elevator will be completed in the coming year to bring visitors up from market level."Barcelona impressive Arquitecture

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You might have walked through the streets of Barcelona, delighted with its fantastic views, its gorgeous buildings and its magnificent Arquitecture. Today, though, we present you this colourful work you might have failed to notice.

Santa Caterina Market in Barcelona, where Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue of EMBT Miralles Tagliabue Arquitects Associats created a huge, undulating canopy for an existing, neo-classical-style market building in a large square in 2005.

The canopy consists of a mosaic of 325,000 hexagonal brick tiles "whose various colors recall a sill life of produce," according to the exhibition's catalogue, which also noted that "an elevator will be completed in the coming year to bring visitors up from market level."

Published on Leave a comment on Fantastic Real Estate 3D video

This fantastic video of the 3D rendering was created by Tronic Studio in New York. Its metaphor of the Real Estate bubble together with the air-construction of this magnificent building makes it an appealing target for luxury buyers.

 

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/5496876[/vimeo]

 

The real estate in question here is the 57-story luxury residence, 56 Leonard, in Tribeca, designed by the Pritzker-prize winning, Beijing Bird Nest-creating Swiss firm of Herzog & de Meuron. Tronic tapped into their architecture background to envision this video where the elements of each floor fall down from the Manhattan sky and land on the custom-designed sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Absolutely brilliant.

Published on Leave a comment on Metropol Parasol in Seville

Magnificent Arquitecture. Metropol Parasol by J. Mayer H.

This magnificent Metropol Parasol is well-known in Spain by being the place chosen for the 15-M  in Seville. The 2011 Spanish protests, also referred to as the 15-M Movement and the Indignants movement, are a series of ongoing demonstrations in Spain whose origin can be traced to social networks and Real Democracy NOW (Spanish: Democracia Real YA) among other civilian digital platforms and 200 other small associations.

But we are talking Arquitecture here. Architects J. Mayer. H are the authors of a giant latticed timber canopy as part of their redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnación in Seville, Spain.

The Metropol Parasol scheme includes an archaeological museum, a farmers market, an elevated plaza, and bars and restaurants, all contained beneath and within the parasol structure.

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Published on Leave a comment on Arquitectural wonder: the new media art school in Malaga

The new media art school in Malaga is a clear example of fine arquitecture brought to society

Be amazed. Spain is starting to be part of a new arquitectural movement. Fine arquitecture starts to be all around us. You can breathe it in the streets, in all public buildings such as libraries or universities. Houses are being constructed with a new sense of taste. It might be a difficult period for much of us, but, the positive side is things we felt like we could never reach in other times, are pretty affordable nowadays.

An example for this wonderful reconstruction of the world we live in are libraries and universities. The new school for media art in Málaga, situated in the South of Spain, is a magnificent piece of art made for us mere citizens.

Enjoy these images and feel free to make any comments or suggestions for future posts. At the bottom of this post you will find the information of this project from it's arquitects at MVRDV.

 

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The cloud of Knowledge reminds to the nightmare of 9/11

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MVDRV Arquitecture Studios have recently created a polemic building. The cloud of Knowledge. Two high-rises connected by a “pixelated cloud” structure that, tragically, calls to mind the kinds of images you don’t really want to call to mind when looking at a new set of twin towers: the 9/11.

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One of the most beautiful houses in the world 

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This extraordinary beachfront estate, on a ¼-mile white sand beach, is a rare masterpiece in architecture and interior design and includes every luxury imaginable. Having been featured in various design magazines as well as the TV show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, this stunning property sleeps 10 guests in 5 impeccable bedrooms, with 5 full and 2 half-bathrooms. The sumptuous decor inside the forty-foot-high interior has been customized with the finest art treasures from throughout the world, creating a true beachfront palace.

The Jewel of Maui is a dramatic vision at night, as seen from the edge of the sixty-foot luxury infinity-edge pool. Inside, there is central air conditioning and a media room with a 9-ft. projection screen & plasma TV/DVD system. The grand hall ensures every guest in the home has a comfortable place to gaze at the ocean and pool areas from the plush, 30 ft wraparound sofa.

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Published on Leave a comment on House Hunting in Germany

795 thousand euros for a two-bedroom one-and-a-half-bath apartment

Two bedroom appartment in Germany - House Hunting in Germany

"This two-bedroom one-and-a-half-bath apartment is on the second floor of a 1906 manor house on Elbchaussee, an Elbe riverfront thoroughfare known for its regal villas and impressive gardens. The three-story white house is in Othmarschen, a wealthy residential district a 15-minute drive from the city center of Hamburg.

The house has six units, accessed via a grand marble staircase with wrought iron railings. The apartment, with 1,367 square feet of space, has high ceilings, pitch-pine floors, distinctive moldings, numerous windows and three terraces".

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Published on Leave a comment on A Prewar Manhattan Apartment

Simplicity can be soulful

“This is all about balancing youthful instincts with the trappings of success,” says architect Lee F. Mindel describing the transformation he oversaw for his clients, a Manhattan real-estate developer and his entrepreneur wife, who would be hosting dinners for their high-powered colleagues and friends. “The greatest form of grandeur for me is spaces that don’t constrict, that give you options.”

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Will Smith shows his dream house of Malibu

The Smith clan show their luxurious home in Malibu. Jada is currently starring in HawthoRNe on TNT; Will’s next film, due in May 2012, is Men in Black III.

Stephen Samuelson designed an adobe-style residence full of intimate spaces, organic forms and hadcrafted details.

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