3 news and picture results for the tag: Dune.

HtO is a play on the formula for water, H2O in Toronto, Canada

February 17, 2011 Filed Under: Open Space
HtO is a play on the formula for water, H2O in Toronto, Canada

Designed by Janet Rosenberg + Associates, HtO is a play on the formula for water, H2O  is located in Toronto, Canada. As visitors enter HtO they walk uphill through green dunes planted with willow trees and silver maples, then they descend down towards an expanse of sand peppered with tall yellow umbrellas, reaching a wooden boardwalk at the water’s edge. Whatever lace  at in the park, whether... 

Longitude 131° in Ayers Rock, Australia

July 28, 2010 Filed Under: Commercial Building, Hotel
Longitude 131° in Ayers Rock, Australia

Designed by COX RICHARDSON, located in Ayers Rock, Australia, Longitude 131° is a luxury, self-contained boutique hotel two kilometres to the south-west of Ayers Rock Resort. The 15 hotel rooms and central facility are located on a remote, crescent-shaped dune with uninterrupted views of Uluru. Environmental protection of the dune flora and fauna during both construction and occupation led to important... 

Casa Tropical in Mundaú, Brazil

July 13, 2010 Filed Under: House, Residential
Casa Tropical in Mundaú, Brazil

Designed by Camarim, Casa Tropical is located in Mundaú, Brazil. Mundaú is a fishermen’s village in an immense beach in the state of Ceará, in Northeast Brazil. 3º 10’ 42.51” South of the Equator, years are split in wet and dry seasons, with temperatures ranging from 22ºC to 33ºC. Heavy rainfall from January to July ensures a fertile ground where vegetation flourishes until December. The...