HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates, unveils the world’s most anticipated hotels, resorts, and spas – The Trump Ocean Club Panama. The Arrival Lobby is grand featuring an open space with 24-foot ceilings and expansive windows for plenty of natural light. From here, guests can be whisked to the Sky Lobby on the 15th floor. This lobby features curving class windows where light seeps in and guests have incredible views of the ocean and city. Designed as a large-scale living room, the Sky Lobby features tropical rugs inspired by …

The ‘Twin Towers’ Bella Sky Hotel recently opened for public on May 16th. This modern hotel designed by 3XN Architects. the prongs of the Bella Sky Hotel rise 76.5m into the sky, branching off from one another in a graceful arch so recognisable that Arne Bang Mikkelsen, Director of the Bella Center concludes: “We have decided not to add any signage on the exterior.”

Whilst the sheer volume of the building sets it apart from its local competitors – with 814 hotel units and 30 conference rooms it is currently the …

Modern Architectural Design

This office building material made of reinforced concrete and covered in glass, designed by Architrend Architecture. The building has a large frame on the first floor, concrete-face view of 50 cm height, placed flush with the external shock defines the volume of the first floor, creating a gap with the glass facades of the ground floor. Wide overhangs to protect the entire perimeter of the building’s windows from the sun, the curtain walls are made of aluminum frames with thermal and solar control double glazing with argon gas, …

Modern Architectural Design

The Fine Arts Center Building built in 31,000 sq area in Edcouch-Elsa, Texas. Designed by Kell Muñoz architects, this building reflected heritage, hopes, aspirations, and community history. The building looks very attractive from the outside since the exterior is decorated with lots of bright colors. The building was finished in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. The Corrido acts as a story teller of the artistic achievement and cultural negotiation in a community. This building able to blur the line between architecture and folkloric tradition in a form that …

Spain based architeture office Santiago Parramón (RTA-Office) recently designed House F, a modern house situated in a land with a high incline and a stream that crosses it. Finally the architect decided preserve the site intact to lean on it an object, a big volume which rests in a minimum surface. The house only takes contact with the land through a central nucleus with small dimensions. It was an archaeological work where the architect worked as a surgeon in order to minimize the impact on the rocky land. Inside the …

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects just finished a modern flagship store building for Uniqlo Shanghai, introduce their brand and house their offices. The branding of the store required visibility of location with windowless space to display product however the government prevented exterior lighting or removal of the existing facade glass. A rotating series of mannequins inhabit the entry. Robotic lighting tracks patron activity and engages them in a dramatic experience. A glass shard cuts through the existing concrete floors, and is animated with mannequins flying vertically on theatrical rigging. This new …

The Mediacite Building was designed by Ron Arad Architects in Liege, stands out as a symbol of the city’s revitalization and strives to spearhead the city’s regeneration. The 350 metre long mall weaves through the fabric of the refurbished old market centre at one end, through the new two storey building, connecting to the new Belgian national television centre at the other. The design of the roof unites these elements with a complex network of steel roof ribs that undulate through the mall. The lattice of steel sculpts the volume …

This Villa projected in Athens by Klab Architects, spaces are characterized by straight lines and orthogonal shapes, this is interrupted by the gentle arc of the staircase that leads to the upper floor where the bedrooms are located. The villa hides a space of tranquility underground, an indoor swimming pool and a sauna occupy this lower lever and there only means of natural light is a west facing skylight that poor light into the room. Concealed lights in the ceiling, a backlit translucent wall and the reflections provided by the …

Situated near Coopers beach New Zealand, this house consists of living pavilion, bedroom block, garage and the corridor. The living pavilion sits apart to the north of the bedroom block and references a campsite in homage to the campground that occupied this area for many years. Two sides of the pavilion completely open up evoking a sense of casual living associated with the traditional Kiwi-family camping holiday, while windows to the other sides further bring the outside in. The garage and basement of the bedroom block are linked to the …

This modern dwelling situated in “La Finca” Estate in the town Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid), designed by A-cero Architects. The house plot has a rectangular shape and a surface of 4.500 m ². It is a two storey building (ground floor and basement). Both levels are perfectly adapted to plot slope where the house takes place. In the main entrance is a hall which communicates with an ample wide lounge and a dining room. Both stays overturn towards the back façade. They have plenty ample windows that are opened for …