Torre Mare Nostrum by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue

This building is designed by the prestigious architect from Barcelona Enric Miralles and by Benedetta Tagliabue, who won the call for ideas for the Gas Natural Group’s new head office. The proposal by the EMBT studio is characterised by a spectacular 20-storey glass tower which, given its sinuous, modern architecture has already become a landmark on the skyline of Barcelona. A horizontal building... 

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Temple Har Shalom Combines Art, Architecture, Judaism and Skiing

Put together a world-renown Japanese ceramic artist, a world-class German architect, 35 acres of pristine land in the mountains of Utah, a quest for spirituality, and the result is probably not what you would expect. After 14 years of rented office space converted into sanctuaries and classrooms, the Jewish community of Park City, Utah has opened the doors to its first synagogue, Temple Har Shalom,... 

Tags: Adam Bronfman, Alfred Jacoby, architect, architectural, architecture, building, design, door, Fireplace

Grand Designs on Battersea, London

A new vision for Battersea Power Station has been launched that will see power being generated at the iconic London landmark for the first time in 25 years. Developers say that renewable sources of fuel will be used trather than coal. Work on the £4bn development, subject to planning permission from Wandsworth Council, is due to start in 2012 and will also include retail space, offices, housing and... 

Tags: air conditioning, Battersea Power Station, design, floor, Greater London, ground floor retail spaces, London, office, retail space

Inside The Mansion House

The Mansion House, in the heart of the Square Mile, has been the residential home and a working office for the Lord Mayor of the City of London for over 250 years. Explore the building as Keeper of Walbrook Hall, John Davies takes you on a tour of this amazing building in the City of London. Mansion House features elaborately decorated rooms for large ceremonial events, banquets and receptions, many... 

Tags: building, Greater London, House, John Davies, London, office, residential, United Kingdom, Walbrook Hall

Paustian Shelf Hang On

The ’Hang On’ wall shelf, designed by the architects Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen is intended to be a functional and easy-to-use wall-suspended shelf system which is simple and straightforward to install in, for example, waiting rooms, living-rooms, work rooms or at the office. The shelf is made up of a u-shaped shelf element which is bent at both ends, thereby providing support for, for example,... 

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Paustian 2R cabinet system

The 2R Cabinet Range was designed in 1997 by architects Rasmussen & Rolff as a storage unit in an idiom suitable for both the home and for functional office interiors. 2R is one of Paustians most popular lines, thanks to its simple modular construction, countless combinations and purity. There are no handles on the doors and drawers, which are held shut by a magnet system and released by a slight... 

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Andean Santa Marta

The bodies of offices and personnel services are highlighted by contrast of materiality and scale, in which the livability and quality of the spaces are achieved through the scale, lighting and sound expressed in its materiality in the light of concrete and glass. [architectures design]

Tags: Andean Santa Marta, architect, Architects, architecture, design, glass, office, Paula Medina, Space