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It’s tempting to just hang a TV set on a wall but a dining room could use a little bit more than that especially for when the guests arrive. 3 Dining Room Features
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Half painted walls may seem outdated but there are so many ways to do them in a modern stylish way it’s incredible that we don’t see more of them in today’s interior designs. Half Painted Wall Ideas
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Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz are selling their 5.4 acre Jersey mansion they bought five years ago from Eddie Murphy in favor of an even bigger house. Peek Inside Alicia Keys’ New Jersey Mansion
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So remember all those unusual ideas for small spaces we’ve written about? Like mobile walls, transformer apartments, and super projects like the Elastic Living. Mobile Bed For Small Spaces
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Church conversions never cease to amaze. Here is another example of a church making amazing family home. Chicago Church Conversion
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We here at Interiorholic appreciate interesting unsual architecture. So to continue the topic of new interesting architecture we’d like to introduce IROJE KHM Architects, Exciting Angular Buildings
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There is something about untreated (almost untreated) naturally shaped wood pieces that is both elegant and raw. They are gorgeous simply as they and they make for great base for home decorations, furniture, and accessories. Driftwood In Decor
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The reader asked me to do a part two for our 10 Most Bizarre Building in The World post featuring more recent buildings, so I decided to mix it up and add something new and exciting, not completely bizarre necessarily (cause those are pretty rare) but strange and interesting all the same. Some of these projects will only be completed in a few years and some were finished as long as last year. I hope you enjoy this post as much as our previous architecture tops.
Strange & Interesting Architectural Projects
Dior boutique in Seoul by Peter Marino and Christian Portzamparc
Peter Marino and Christian Portzamparc have designed an interesting luxury building for Dior’s boutique in Seoul. A six-storey building features an exquisite white exterior that like petals of flower encloses a more modern glazed structure giving the building an overall aura of mystery and luxury.
Casa Atlântica by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid has unveiled a new project in Brazil – an apartment building that looks like a futuristic spine, which is very much in the architect’s style. Casa Atlântica that is going to be 41.5 meters high will have 11 storeys elegantly squeezed inbetween two other buildings in in Rio de Janeiro.
Moon Hoon by Jang Dukhyun, Park Jungwook
Moon Hoon is a project of a design team Jang Dukhyun, and Park Jungwook has been completed this year and consists of two buildings that form sort of a full moon with their concaving structures. The client wanted a building to feel private and relaxed for public to enjoy coffee and art.
HANDS Corporation Headquarters by THE_SYSTEM LAB
This amazing office building was built in 2014 by THE_SYSTEM LAB in Seoul and actually looks different from any angle. Beside its interesting open structure it also has a peculiar shape for when you look from the side it seems more uneven than when you look straight at it.
Messner Mountain Museum Corones by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid does it again as she is completing a mountain museum for a famous climber Reinhold Messner. The building is set into the Alpine peak Mount Kronplatz with only a few of its features protruding from the sides. That hovering balcony is probably one of the best places to enjoy mountain vistas from.
Theater by UNStudio
This city theater was proposed to a city of Den Bosch, Netherlands by UNStudio and will now replace Theater aan de Parade. The building is subtle in its unconventional-ness with its uneven parts loosely clinging to each other but an even more interesting thing about this project is that it was chosen by people who have given 57% of their votes for the design.
Sonnenhof by J Mayer H Architects
Color is a sort of thing that’s more interior-y than architecture-y but J Mayer H Architects managed to design a housing and office complex that works on a contrast of black and white. Consisting of four buildings the complex creates an inner yard with benches and some vegetation.
Le Roc Canteen by D’Houndt+Bajart
Designed by D’Houndt+Bajart this peculiar building is a canteen for kids that attend neigbouring school and kindergarten. Built in a style of a mountain rock the building’s main body’s resting on numerous white-painted thin columns, which the architects wanted to shape after wood (trees).
Amethyst Hotel by NL Architects
This one’s strangest of all. Inspired by the amethyst NL Artitects proposed for a chain hotel. The amethyst’s famous crystaline features are translated into the facade of the building providing windows for hotel rooms.
Of course, these buildings aren’t that shocking but are rather more exquisite and subtle in their strangeness and peculiarity. Some are simply interesting and eye-catching. There is no provocation or actual challenge of all the architectural rules and standards but there are definitely passion and love in these projects.
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Ideas are precious. So when you come across a brilliant idea you just know it has to be done. We stumble upon hundreds of interior design and decor ideas every day so here are a few of them to inspire you to improve your home. Design & Decor Ideas For Home
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Shipping containers make great houses that is for sure. But are there any other uses for these ‘oversized pallets‘? Shipping Container Ideas
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Sometimes an interior just doesn’t seem to have that special something to make it truly special. It can be that it’s too simple or too slick in its modern minimalizm. And when you can’t rebuild it or buy it that’s when the drawn on elements come to help. Drawn Elements in Interior Design
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If you’re tired of things mundane and ordinary here are some great ways to bring in some spark into your daily life. With some power of design and creativity you can turn your home into a wonder world or at least something very close to that. Creative Solutions for Home
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If you could live wherever you wanted, where would it be? An edge of an ocean or sea? Or perhaps thick greenery of the forest? These architects imagine life in the mountains and cliffs beside the water. Imaginative House Design Concepts
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Furniture shaped after people’s favorite foods like pizza, cupcakes, and bananas is certainly something unusual to have in the interior. And while it doesn’t always look fitting, it surely does make a statement. Furniture Shaped as Your Favorite Foods
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When doing a renovation, remodling, or some kinds of interior work there are so many ideas and solutions out there, one can lose the sight of how it all works together or simply get overwhelmed by the sheer number of ways to go about it. Basic Interior Design Solutions
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There are probably more gadget designs for kitchen than any other room out there. Many interesting designs and ideas lead or come out of the kitchen. But here we wanted to assemble the most useful kitcheware that we could picture ourselves using. Kitchen Gadgets & Products
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Bathroom is the ultimate place to rest and relax after a long hard work day. A warm tub is a dream after an endured stress, workout muscle pain, and just a long exhausting road. Bathroom Gadgets to Upgrade Your Bathroom With
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Imagine watching the weather change in a miniature. Sure, weather apps are informative but they aren’t exactly tangible. Tempescope Shows Present or Future Weather
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If you want to be able to afford a little more sound inside your house than a mosquito’s buzz but can’t sound proof your house there are some decorative ways to increase sound insultaion. Decorative Sound Proofing
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For some, there is nothing quite like a hot cup of coffee to start their day or to get the conversation going. Coffee Designs
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Overlooking Cape Tainaron this defensive tower in Greece has been turned into a cozy guest house with the preserved original design and simple decor. Guest House in Greece
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If the mystery of Hanging Gardens have always intrigued you there are a few things you can do to recreate them within the walls of your own home. Hanging Gardens In the Interior
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