TrendHunter.com - Architecture

• Multisensorial Glass Observatories - NYC's Summit One Vanderbilt is Soon to Open to the Public (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Summit One Vanderbilt, a multi-level entertainment observatory in the heart of New York City, is soon to open to the public. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF), this four-lever entertainment...
  
  
• Respectful Architectural Refurbishments - The Upgraded Denver Art Museum Reopens to the Public (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) The Denver Art Museum has received a facelift thanks to design firms Machado Silvetti Architects and Fentress Architects. The museum was originally designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti back in...
  
  
• Unconventional Housing Developments - Mask Architects Redefine Living in New Project Development (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Mask Architects designed a sustainable housing development that has a rather dystopic and futuristic feel. Named Madre Natura, this housing development was inspired by artist Constantino Nivola'...
  
  
• Curvilinear Desk Designs - Charlotte Perriand Has Reimagined the 'Petit Bureau En Forme Libre' Desk (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) French architect Charlotte Perriand collaborated with Cassina to redesign and reissue the Petit Bureau en Forme Libre Pro writing desk. Originally designed in 1956, this desk is made for small...
  
  
• Slate-and-Copper-Clad Houses - Invisible Studio Created a Home to Appear Hewn From its Landscape (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Invisible Studio created the House with Courtyards on Cornwall's northern coast. Clad in local slate and copper, the house appears to be hewn from the surrounding sloping landscape. The...
  
  
• Creativity-Focused Workspace Clusters - The Design District Opened on London's Greenwich Peninsula (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) The Design District in London is officially open to the public. The cluster of workspace buildings aims to create an encouraging and inspiring area for creatives. Located on the Greenwich Peninsula...
  
  
• Cantilevered Residential Building - ODA's New Residential Tower Design Increases Size as It Ascends (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) The American design firm ODA unveiled its renderings for a unique residential building to be built in Manhattan's Upper West Side. Titled Era, this 20-story building will be approximately 136,...
  
  
• Unpolished Rural Villas - Villa Icaria Enjoys Sweeping Views of Spain's Tagus River (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Spanish design studio Arquitectura al Descubierto has completed a Spanish villa that redefines the relationship between country and city. Villa Icaria is located on the banks of the Tagus River in...
  
  
• Spectacular Residential Designs - Amirhossein Nourbakhsh's Housing Concept Celebrates Nature (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Architecture student Amirhossein Nourbakhsh has designed an extraordinary bridge concept between two rocky cliffs in British Columbia, Canada. The concept is called Valley Residential Bridge and...
  
  
• Serene Golf Clubhouses - Wood Marsh's New Design Invites Golfers to Enjoy the Coastal Landscape (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Design firm Wood Marsh has completed a sleek clubhouse facility for a golf course in Point Lonsdale, Australia. The design was intended to blend into the surrounding coastal landscape perfectly....
  
  
• Hospital-Converted Penthouses - Sky House is a Bali-Inspired Unit in a Former Miami Hospital (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Sky House is located at a former Miami hospital. The converted penthouse's decor scheme is based on Bali-themed designs, creating a spacious and airy environment.  The property underwent...
  
  
• Vegetative Tropical Getaways - VOID Designed a Stack of Concrete Units on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) VOID designed an offset stack of concrete units to form a small apartment building on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The lush area creates a tropical concrete getaway. Dubbed the Guaruma building,...
  
  
• Patterned Music Buildings - Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli Completed a Patterned Concrete Music School (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli architectural office competed a music school in Bressanone, Italy. The completed building is made of monolithic concrete volumes. The exterior walls are decorated with a...
  
  
• Community-Fostering Mixed-Use Developments - OMA's New Morden Wharf Development Receives Approval (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) The renowned international architecture firm OMA has been approved for its new Greenwich Peninsula mixed-use development. The Morden Wharf development will sit adjacent to London's O2 Arena...
  
  
• Utopic Administrative Offices - do-M's Wonderland-Like Office Design is Inspired by the Four Seasons (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Do-M design has transformed a Korean art administrative office once belonging to the Joseon Dynasty into a vibrant and contemporary space for visitors to experience Korean art, fashion, and culture....
  
  
• Off-Grid Hiking Havens - Sher Maker Embraces Local Tradition to Create an Off-Grid Cabin in Thailand (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) A Chiang Mai-based architecture firm Sher Maker has erected an off-grid timber cabin in Thailand. Sher Maker has completed the Wood and Mountain cabin together with a group of local builders and...
  
  
• Luxurious Modernist Ecological Villas - Can Cocotero Villa is Located in an Ecological Community (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) The Can Cocotero is a luxurious villa located in Ibiza's first ecologically inspired community. The luxurious six-bedroom villa was created by Spanish architect Jordi Carreno, collaborating...
  
  
• Thought-Provoking Tourist Centers - This Visitor's Center Sparks Conversation About Climate Change (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Architect Dorte Mandrup has completed a visitor's center that overlooks the sweeping views of the Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland. This visitor's center invites visitors to experience...
  
  
• Modular Home Designs - BJ Segal Redefines Architecture by Rejecting Bespoke Designs (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Architect and former Apple design director BJ Segal has launched its new mass-timber housing company called Juno. The architect explains that his firm will sell its designs as products rather than...
  
  
• Grass-Covered Loft Teahouses - Terunobu Fujimori Designed the Grassy Goan Teahouse in Tokyo (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Terunobu Fujimori is the brainpower behind the Goan Teahouse. Known for his quirky teahouse designs and fondness for unusual structures, the Japanese architect and architectural historian showcased...