Architecture

Red balconies top Odile Decq's Antares tower in Barcelona Studio Odile Decq has completed a 30-storey luxury residential tower in Barcelona, featuring curved balconies that are coloured red on the upper floors to give the building a distinctive presence on the skyline. The Antares tower contains 88 high-end apartments and is situated in a seaside location at the beginning of the city's Avinguda Diagonal, next to the Telefonica tower designed by EMBA. Studio Odile Decq won an invited competition in 2015 to design the building, which had already been partly constructed prior to the financial crisis of 2008. The Antares...

Knotty cedar clads 5280 House in Montana by Barkow Leibinger The founders of architecture studio Barkow Leibinger have created a square-shaped dwelling for themselves in Bozeman, Montana, that features ample use of wood, including cedar siding and glue-laminated timber beams. The 5280 House is located in the tree-studded foothills of Mount Ellis, near the small city of Bozeman. The 3,200-square-foot (297-square-metre) dwelling rests on a gently sloping site along a creek, in an area with both farmland and suburban housing. The 5280 House is arranged around a central courtyard The home serves as a family retreat for Frank Barkow and...

Avenir Celebrates Opening of Clubhouse Designed by Randall Stofft Architects PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avenir, the distinctive master-planned development in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, that includes a total of 3,900 homes in gated neighborhoods is celebrating the opening of the Avenir Clubhouse that will serve the communities in the first stage of the project. Avenir's expansive 16,000 sq. ft Clubhouse opened March 1, 2022, and is designed to be the social center of Avenir's communities. The Avenir Clubhouse is a resort-style facility for residents of Avenir in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Designed by Randall Stofft of Randall...

Ten sleek co-working spaces that provide an escape from home working As the world starts emerging from coronavirus lockdowns and many people begin returning to offices and shared workplaces, we have rounded up 10 co-working spaces for our latest lookbook. Whether a freelancer, small start-up or larger business, co-working offices can be a convenient and flexible solution for those looking to work in a collaborative environment. These 10 co-working sites combine domestic features such as cosy armchairs and sofas with sophisticated work areas furnished with modern desks, private partitions and well-equipped facilities. The co-working spaces also provide employees with networking...

Archer Peers estate agents utilize ECS5 to showcase high quality video content in their eye-catching window display Archer Peers estate agents utilize ECS5 to showcase high quality video content in their eye-catching window display The Archer Peers office premises window display, with high quality video content displayed on a 49-inch high brightness screen “...having the ability to display high quality video content in our shop window is a huge benefit to us and puts us a step ahead of our competitors. ECS Global took the difficulty out of us being able to do this and are always on hand whenever...