Nicolas Tye Architects came up with one that teaches us something about innovative architecture and unusual transformations. Long Barn Studio is the name of the building below and it was raised on the ruins of an old barn measuring a total surface of 2,200 square feet. The place has an interesting architecture and it manages [...]

In celebration of Shark Week 2010, Discovery Channel’s office building in Silver Spring, Maryland was transformed into a giant shark. Five inflatable pieces (head, two side fins, dorsal fin and tail) were hoisted into place by a crane and securely tied down with cables and ropes.

This building has also designed to attract and catch all its surrounding lights from all different directions making the home full of the warms from the lights. The contemporary home has floor-to-ceiling windows and is a light and airy rendered in stone, stainless steel and blonde wood. The four-bedroom home includes a spa, gym, massage [...]

Japanese studio Takeshi Hosaka Architects have completed an igloo-like noodle restaurant near Mount Fuji, Japan. Called Hoto Fudo, the building allows air from outdoors to circulate through large openings in the walls, apart from in the coldest season when curved acrylic sliding doors are used. The design allows rain to fall at the edges of [...]

Designed by Undercurrent Architects, this curiously-designed house is a private residence located in Sydney, Australia. The roof looks like fallen leaves, thus it has been dubbed the “Leaf House”. The roof is supported by winding branch-like steel tubes and the interior is enclosed in glass panels. For more privacy, some rooms are tucked below a [...]