U.S. Courthouse to its local surroundings in Alpine, United States

Located in Alpine, United States, U.S. Courthouse to its local surroundings was designed by PageSoutherlandPage. This courthouse is a very particular response to the extraordinary quality of the landscape, the climate of West Texas and the specific mission of its occupants. The simplicity and solidity of the building takes account of the powerful Trans-Pecos terrain [...]

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Quay West Resort and Spa Falls Creek in Victoria, Australia

Designed by Elenberg Fraser, Quay West Resort and Spa Falls Creek is located in Victoria, Australia. When autumn’s icy fingers wrap themselves around the dying rays of summer, our holiday dreams begin to turn from beach to ski-field. St Falls, the building created as a new gateway for Falls Creek, is literally a dream, its [...]

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Tauern Spa Zell am See in Kaprun, Austria

Located in Kaprun, Austria, Tauern Spa Zell am See was designed by skyline architekten ZT GmbH. This concise urban composition rises up from the valley in a rounded manner and is clearly recognisable from the surrounding mountains as an integrative unit. The roof of the project was, therefore, an important design feature. From below, the [...]

Tags: Alpine, Austria, Engineering, Environment, Kaprun, Roof, Tauern Spa, Zell am See, ZT GmbH

Svärmisk Resort & Spa Apartments, Mt Beauty in Victoria, Australia

Located in Victoria, Australia, Svärmisk Resort & Spa Apartments,  Mt Beauty  was designed by Grant Amon Architects Pty Ltd. Colours and materials have been developed to produce an honest, economical, low maintainence, environmentally responsive design fully integrated with the landscape principles for the whole site.The northern orienatation, offering spectacular views down the valley, present the [...]

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Solaris in Colorado, United States

The Solaris designed by Barnes Coy Architects is located in Colorado, United States, Incorporating elements of the area’s European Alpine design heritage with more contemporary forms, Solaris is a newly completed mixed-use facility nestled at the centre of luxury skiing destination Vail, Colorado. Developer Peter Knobel noted that whilst the essentially picturesque region may be [...]

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