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Reflective Ponds and Alternating Open Spaces: the Strand Residence
Characterized by an overwhelmingly-diverse geometry, the Strand Residence in Dana Point, California inspires opulent modern living. The imposing residence was envisioned by Horst Architects as a series of open spaces, strongly rooted in the environment. Every room offers extensive ocean views and reflecting ponds at each level ensure a soothing atmosphere.
Raindrop-S lamps made of thin wooden strips, beam a warm and natural light. created by LZF-Lamps.
Raindrop lamps

Inviting
The Canada House by GrupoMM (Carlos Magaña and Mauricio Magaña) in Mexico City.
(via Home Design Find)
Suprasensorial. Experiments in Light, Color, and Space,
at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) LA
Low Cost Housing in Vietnam from Vo Trong Nghia Architects
By reducing the functions of the house and using few and cheap materials, Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has developed a prototype house that can be built for just $3,200.
(via Home Design Find)
Infinity pool of the moment: the Naka Phuket resort
The beautiful resort, settled in one of the most breathtaking tropical gardens, was designed by the architect, Duangrit Bunnag.

A House on Air, Walking on Water
An almost Renaissance-like sweetness pervades the sensibility of the minimalist architect Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.
(via trends/ Home Design Find)
Bar Americano NY
Shake it up with one of Bar Americano’s signature cocktails. Delicious morning, noon and night. Or if you like it straight, saddle up to the Brazilian-style bar and ask for a shot of our house Mezcal.
Bar Americano , the fitting spot for Chelsea’s burgeoning gallery scene sbelongs to Hôtel Americano by cult-favorite Grupo Habita, the inventive Mexican company behind Hotel Boca Chica in Acapulco.
via Travel Leisure
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the art resort is now available on google currents for iPad, iPhone and Android devices.
An elegant way to read your humble magazine on anything slim and shiny.
You can now star stories to save them to look at later, stories have read / unread indicators, everything is neatly organized and your tablet/phone looks snazzy at the pool :)
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Building a city in the middle of nowhere
Living in a temporary camp under the scorching sun, heavy winds and the omnipresent desert sand doesn’t sound too desirable at first. But if you consider the time there as an urban experiment–one that integrates you into an artistic community building a temporary city–the balking fades.
A bureau with an orchestra
Beach Bar Pavilion Los Carpinteros
“A wood-slat egg-shaped pavilion on the beach just steps from the Atlantic may be the most popular art intervention of the Art Basel Miami fair, which closes this Sunday. Commissioned for the fair by Absolut Vodka’s “Art Bureau,” the lantern-like pavilion comes with an orchestra that plays specially-commissioned music by Joan Valent outside until 11 P.M. Inside is a vodka bar, where bartenders wave martini shakers to the beat of the music.” [via]
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Infinity pool of the moment: The Leela Kovalam Beach Kerala
Sandwiched between sea and mountains, The Leela is located near Kerala on the southern tip of India.This area gets a relatively high rainfall which makes the landscape the greenest in India.
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![Building a city in the middle of nowhere
Living in a temporary camp under the scorching sun, heavy winds and the omnipresent desert sand doesn’t sound too desirable at first. But if you consider the time there as an urban experiment–one that integrates you into an artistic community building a temporary city–the balking fades.
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Each year around 50,000 participants set out to become part of a momentary community in the harsh living conditions of a Nevada desert. Towards the end of summer, the Burning Man Festival lures crowds to the Black Rock Desert, USA. The participants create Black Rock City, a town that vanishes after just one week and is then rebuilt each year. In this urban experiment the citizens form solo and communal camps; some are the fruit of yearlong preparation, while others are last minute improvisations.
Leaving nothing behind when they pack up is one of these core principles and one of the most intriguing parts of the event. Thinking of an ephemeral city, heaps of trash spring to mind; festivals often mean destruction and soiling of nature. But the Burning Man Festival is impressive in its departure from this norm. After seeing the amazing architecture the community creates, it is almost unimaginable that it disappears after seven days.
Photo Philippe Glade (via bettery magazine)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d3c376b422a361f0f00a2c700331ed3/tumblr_mexnk9pGSe1qclxiso1_500.jpg)










