West Side Place, Australia
Designed by the award-winning Cottee Parker Architects, West Side Place will provide the ultimate luxury living experience in Melbourne’s CBD. Far East Consortium purchased the site in 2013 and is now developing this 1.2 hectare site into a $2 billion destination precinct. West Side Place is a complex of four residential and hotel buildings. The project will be Melbourne's biggest inner-city development, encompassing 97,000 m2 of floor space. …
Mercury Towers, Malta, Southern European island
Built in 1903, Mercury House sits on a 9,500-square-meter site. Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visualizations of a 112-meter-high tower, planned for Paceville on the northern coast of Malta, which would be the country's tallest building. An extensive renovation to the existing structure will see the integration of residential apartments, a boutique hotel, and a range of public spaces and amenities. "Conceived as two volumes stacked vertically, the tower incorporates a realignment that expresses the…
Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences, Dubai
The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences will forever change the landscape of Dubai. Located on the crescent of The Palm and next to the Atlantis resort, this new generation of distinctive luxury will offer a sophisticated lifestyle with infinite ocean views, lush green spaces, with spectacular 360-degree views, all encapsulated in creative architecture. The complex will offer 795 guest rooms and suites as well as 231 serviced residences. It will also feature private gardens, cantilever pools,…
Arkup, 5.5 Million dollars Floating Home, Miami
Arkup's ambitious concept for a floating home has indeed been built in Miami. This luxurious home costs 5.5 million US dollars. The Arkup #1, as it's officially called, is a 22.9 m-long two-story ultra-luxury houseboat comprising 404 sq. m of floor space. It was designed by Dutch architecture firm Waterstudio.NL. Its most interesting feature compared to other floating homes we've seen is its hydraulic stilts. These can be deployed…
One Barangaroo Crown Tower, Sydney
Crown Resorts has unveiled images for Sydney's first six-star hotel and its serviced apartments at Crown Residences, a controversial $2.4 billion development at One Barangaroo; Sydney's biggest urban regeneration project. The sculptural form of the building is reminiscent of three petals intertwining together towards the sky. Crown's resort and casino tower is designed by WilkinsonEyre, a London firm. The interiors have been being designed by Meyer Davis, a New York firm that specializes in hotels…
