Every once in a while we awe at something that is so cool that we wish it existed in the real world that we occupy. This is one of those things. One look at the image and you get it. Immediately. Visualized by American design firm Choi + Shine Architects, these massive structures look almost . . .
Category: Non-Residential
Pictures and articles about non residential buildings including creative offices and prisons!
Awesome Interactive Wall
When technology meets office design to create an eye catching workplace viewable from blocks away, we can’t help but be tinkled pink at the thought. The events agency Büro Hirzberger hired one of the best techie talents, Austrian design agency Strukt Design Studio to create a digitally enhanced wall that would capture the essence of . . .
Office Space of Creative Studio Raw
We just love this cute little office space of UK based design studio Raw. It’s clean, simple and to the point. This no-nonsense approach to the studio’s design is reflected in the company’s web and graphic design projects too and have landed them quite a few big clients (including the Liverpool football club). That is . . .
Colorful Offices of Creative Studio 3FS
It’s official- the wall decal is the new mural! These popular graphics are fun, witty, and technically “green†because they are easily applicable and transferable. In our search for creative office spaces, we found the offices of Third Frame Studios to demonstrate just how clever these décor concepts can be. Slovenian firm Zek designed the . . .
Adobe’s Office: An Artist’s Visualization
We are definitely sure this is NOT how Adobe’s offices look like currently, but these visualizations from designer honchaymoi make us wish they were real. They reflect everything we would expect out of a creative company’s office space. The brilliant splash of color, the iconic signages, and a very healthy dose of fun put into . . .
Twitter Is Growing And So Is Its Office
We have covered Twitter offices not once, but twice before on HD. But given the rate at which the company is adding on employees it was just a matter of time before they outgrew their new base at San Francisco. To combat the space crunch, Twitter has decided to add on more area by taking . . .
Can the office of a finance firm ever be cooler than this?
If you would go by the views, you might mistake Artis Capital Management’s San Francisco based office for a luxury hotel. The scenery the office offers is staggering and I doubt if we have ever come across an office in this kind of a setting before. Rottet Studio architects were involved with the design and . . .
Proposed Stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event on the planet. There is nothing to compare it with. It dwarfs even the Olympics. We are just a week away from this year’s spectacle and just to add to the already fever pitch excitement surrounding the event, here is some football coverage. Qatar is . . .
22 Inspirational Restaurant Interior Designs
Perhaps there is nothing more therapeutic than a fine dining experience. Culinary sophistication and high standards make for a memorable time for anyone in a restaurant. But we design freaks seek more and often end up lusting over great interiors at places like these. Right now we are admiring some fascinating restaurant designs photographed by . . .
Google’s Sydney Office
It is nothing new and we have seen them before. Google offices do make people go green with envy and at times make them rethink their choice of a workplace. This awe that it creates on a viewer is no accident. In fact, it is part of a bigger business plan. Google is one of . . .
Inside Ferrari’s Factory in Maranello, Italy
Okay, we admit. It is going to take one heck of a write up to connect a Ferrari factory to anything ‘home’ and we are not even bothering. But this is something we thought you just wouldn’t want to miss: Ferrari’s state-of-the-art factory, in Maranello, Italy. No public tours are offered at this facility and . . .
Beautiful Offices of LEGO
Chatting breeds creative ideas or thats what it looks like if one walks into the LEGO offices. Designed by architectural firm Bosch & Fjord, the place looks and feels vibrant. If you think that they may have one meeting room too many there, here is their explanation: The idea of having 13 meeting rooms (yes, . . .
Futuristic Interiors of a Bank in Madrid, Spain
YDreams is a company focusing on developing full scale interactive environments combining technology,design and augmented reality. We came across their work recently and have really been impressed with the way they tackled their latest challenge which was to develop a visitor’s center for the Spanish bank Ciudad Grupo Santander. The brief given to them was . . .
Fake Shop Fronts With Funny Window Treatment
Once in a while we come across ideas irrelevant to interior designing but interesting enough to be poeted here. These fake shop fronts are cool to look at. When you are not selling, you pretend to. No one can know the difference. Thats what the recession hit North Tyneside Council has adopted as its slogan. . . .
Stunning Workplaces of a Creative Agency
Have you ever been to the parliament? No, not THAT one. We are talking about the Parliament agency’s office. We have got some pictures of the place and gotta say that we are pretty darn impressed! It belongs to a bunch of guys who believe ‘recycling is not old school’ and have inculcated the same . . .
Amitabh’s Gift to Ash and Abhi Hoax Email
Just when we thought we had our quota of hoax e-mails, there popped another one. And this time its about Amitabh Bachchan gifting a house to his son and daughter-in-law. The pictures look believable until you see the signage on the building and accessories like towels that are a give away. The pictures doing rounds . . .
Amazing architectural concepts for World Expo 2012 Pavilion
Yeosu hosts the World Expo 2012 and it has already started inviting architects to come up with layout plans. Based on the theme ‘Living Ocean and the Coast’, there are some outstanding ideas presented by some of the best architects in business. Every concept has used the power and beauty of ocean as central to . . .
VitraHaus: A Building With Many Views
VitraHaus, a german furniture manufacturing company has had architects Herzog and de Meuron design for a them an amazing place for the presentation of their collection. The building is unique in its concept as it takes inspiration from the typology of the houses in the locality. The end result is superimposition of twelve houses. The . . .
Trendy Restaurant Design
Poncho No 8 is a Mexican food restaurant popular for its burritos. It is located in a busy London street and is done by the native London design studio – Something from Us. The restaurant’s signature style is the vibrant multicoloured herringbone pattern. This made-to-order burritos lunchtime joint is designed keeping in mind the health-quotient . . .
White House Interiors
The White House which has been up for a make-over since January of last year now stands transformed reflecting the taste of the First Family of US. We had previously reported that Obama hired LA based designer Michael S Smith to design a new look. The Oval Office has now become Obama’s personal den which . . .
New Google Offices in Stockholm
The hits keep coming from Big G. Google offices around the world seem to be competing with one another as to who is more cool. Their workplaces are the talk of the town and since each one is built with keeping the city, country and culture in mind, it becomes delightful for any design lover . . .