Home Sweet Shell

This "Shell House" reminds me of Swiss Cake Rolls that I used to eat when I was little...but maybe I'm just hungry...

But the inside is really cool. 

[via materialicious]

Fiera Milano

In 2004 Daniel Libeskind won the commission to design 106 acres of old fairgrounds in the heart of Madrid. The project, Fiera Milano, will be centered around a park and will feature residential, office and retail as well as a contemporary art museum.

According to Libeskind's website, the project will breathe new life into the veins of Milan and "create a new paradigm for new and emerging lifestyles, recreation and wellness."

The mixed use project is truly unique as it was designed unlike any other urban design in the world. Fiera Milano reexamines the physical environments that residents live and work in, while deliberately constructing stunning views and vistas, as well as "exciting pedestrian experiences."

Due to Fiera Milano's scope and enormity, Libeskind has collaborated with Zaha Hadid, Arata Isozaki and Pier Paolo Maggiora on the project. The project is scheduled for completion in 2014.

[image via studio daniel libeskind]

village of cards

Bryan Berg created an "architectural model" of the Beijing Summer 2008 Olympic Village entirely out of playing cards. The card village features the "Birds Nest" stadium and Beijing TV Tower. The village took 160 hours to construct.

[via bbc]

Sand Architecture

I decided to celebrate summer with some amazing sand castles and sculptures.

[images via flickr]

Stairs that float

So Pianca made the wardrobe in this picture...but I absolutely LOVE the stairs...how they float in the air and seem to climb the wardrobe and books almost. very cool. 

little blue village in the sky

A Rotterdam family realized they had a space problem as their eldest son reached his teenage years and the old garden shed that he and his younger brother had been sharing as a bedroom was no longer adequate. The family lived in a loft, above the family business so there weren't many options. Then they remembered something an old friend had said, they should expand to the roof. Well, that old friend was Winy Maas, who had since garnered attention as a principal architect at MVRDV. They gave him a call and Maas took it from there.

Maas created almost an entire second structure ontop of the existing one. Three pseudo-detached houselike rooms create a "village." They resemble the houses from Monopoly, multiplied x 10000000000 and blue. Each bedroom/miniature house has its own spiral staircase from the main loft. I LOVE the stairs.

[via nyt]

my kind of balcony

(via dezeen)

Natural Light

This house was designed by Seifert Stoeckmann in Gelnhouse, Germany. It features 52 windows and the bedroom is a "drawer" that can slide out so you can sleep under the stars.

[Via Coolboom]