Do you admire different architectural styles, but admire them more or less online? Do you sigh deeply when you see unusual buildings and wish you could take a peek inside them? Not just take a peek, maybe just spend a day or two in them? Well, you can, you just have to turn in the right direction.
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Have you walked on the castle hill in Ljubljana lately? If you did, did you notice anything unusual? Something like 3 cubes stacked on top of each other? Yes? Well, let us tell you that it is a modular living unit, which is the fruit of the imagination and knowledge of Slovenian architects from the Ofis studio.
Cape Town Tree House is the most unusual tree house. It is designed in harmony with the surroundings and placed in a very strategic position to offer visitors wonderful views. If there is a paradise on earth, it is surely in the Cape Town tree house.
If your path ever takes you to the French countryside around Bordeaux and you travel with your thumb up, pay attention to the wooden pavilions "stuck" on wooden pillars. These are your lodgings. The water tower-like bivouacs are available for free and are just what hitchhikers and hikers need after a long day.
We blame ourselves for losing touch with nature. That we cut down the forests, neglect the rivers, do not cultivate the land and pollute the air. They say that nature will take its revenge on us. Let's (p)remain optimistic! There are more and more initiatives for living with nature. We seem to be re-learning what a relationship can bring us and how important it is for the generations after us. Mette Helbaek and Flemming Hansen share the same opinion, having created a permaculture farm in the south of Sweden, where you can reconnect with nature and find inner peace.
Most of us probably know the wooden house more from fairy tales than from real life. Well, except maybe in Gorenjska. It is quite interesting that we are a land of forests, and yet we did not build such houses. The Finnish architecture studio Pluspuu can be a source of inspiration for us as well, because they combined modern architecture with wood as the basic construction material, and the result is extraordinary wooden houses. At extremely affordable prices for a shoe.
Times are changing and maybe, just maybe, the image of mountain houses as we have known them until now will also change. Log cabins built from solid wood and logs, sometimes even thatched roofs, etc. of course they have their own charm, a fairy-tale touch if you will. In the Slovenian Studio Pikaplus, they designed a slightly more modern version of the house, but it is no less fairytale-like.
This is how we imagine a dream weekend and we believe that you too will not remain indifferent to this magical house in the heart of nature.
Emojis are taking over the world! Not only that, emojis, which some describe as the first truly global "language", have become a significant part of digital communication. But not only did emoji communication begin to replace text messages, they also made their way into architecture. In the Netherlands, a building has sprung up with the most popular digital pictograms carved into its facade.
Today we present to you 16 of the most beautiful and stylish fitness centers in the world, which will motivate you to jump in for a workout or two yourself. Here are the most beautiful gyms in the world.
The year 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the death of the great architect Jože Plečnik, who left the biggest mark on Ljubljana and created it as we know it today. We commemorate the anniversary with various events and activities that take place throughout the year. Do you want to get to know Plečnik's Ljubljana better by bike? Then there are guided bike tours on May 6, 20 and 27, 2017 as ordered.
Who says treehouses are just for kids? Today, these are very popular even among adults. With complex construction, elegant and stylish design and perfectly furnished interior spaces, the charming childhood house has matured into a modern hideaway for all ages. Here are stylish treehouses for adults that you'd be more than happy to spend a night or two in.