LOU – Little Black Dress in Vienna, Austria

The LOU – Little Black Dress designed by AllesWirdGut is located in Vienna, Austria.  A hillside cut and a court below grade provide for natural lighting of the access area and multi-purpose room. The basement becomes a full-blown living area. Above it, the main residential levels are nestled against the slope, separated from the garden only by an all around-strip of windows which allows looking... 

Tags: Austria, Basement, Building engineering, Food storage, Geography, Loggia, Physical geography, Rooms, Sauna, Subterranea, Vienna, Visual arts

Da Vinci Residential Tower in Mexico

The Da Vinci Residential Tower designed by Pascal Arquitectos is located in Mexico.  This condominium tower includes 38 apartments. The service areas include a multi-purpose room, paddle tennis court, open swimming pool at the roof garden, lounge, SPA with a two lane lap-pool, jacuzzi, restrooms, dressing room, and a balcony with a fantastic view to the gardens. Each apartment has 3 bedrooms, all... 

Tags: Apartment, Bathing, Bathroom, Bedroom, car wash, Da Vinci Residential Tower, energy saving lighting controls, Health, Jacuzzi, Mexico, Pascal Arquitectos, property, Restrooms, Rooms, Toilet, Washroom

The Well House in Marlow, United Kingdom

Designed by Stephen Fletcher Architects, The Well House is located in Marlow, United Kingdom. The 1980s conversion to a private residence had been carried-out with little imagination and resulted in endless low-ceilinged rooms leading off each other, and huge areas of wasted boarded-off roof space. The completed project features a double-height central Living Room which provides a much-needed focus... 

Tags: Architecture, Bathing, Bathroom, Construction, Flooring, Marlow, Restrooms, Rooms, United Kingdom

Bristol Heart Institute in Bristol, United Kingdom

The new Bristol Heart Institute was designed by CODA Architects located in Bristol, United Kingdom. provides a world class centre of excellence for the NHS, with public and user engagement placed at the centre of the design process, including the Art Programme, responding to the belief that art can have a healing effect on patients. The new Heart Institute comprises beds, outpatient, diagnostic and... 

Tags: Architecture, Atrium, Bristol, Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Royal Infirmary, England, Heart Institute, Infirmary, Institute building, NHS, Rooms, United Kingdom

CircleBath, hospital opens for business in Bath, United Kingdom

Designed by Foster + Partners, CircleBath, hospital opens for business is located in Bath, United Kingdom. The compact, democratic design encourages a sense of community and well-being with facilities more comparable to a luxury hotel rather than a traditional hospital. The three-storey hospital is set into the hills on the edge of protected green belt nine kilometres south east of Bath. It is planned... 

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