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Habitat 67 is an unusual looking residential complex located on the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, Canada. The project was initially a pavilion housing one of the world’s largest exhibitions, Expo 67 held in 1967 and considered to be the most successful World’s Fair of the 20th century. Habitat 67 was designed by Moshe Safdie [...]

Outhouses… before the advent of indoor plumbing, these permanent porta-potties were a necessary evil whose use wasn’t an option. Though most outhouses in developed countries have been torn down, a rare few remain. These iconic one-room bathrooms serve to remind us of those dark days when if you had to go, you had to go out first.

Rona Landman is an interior design firm from New York whose works leave nothing to the accidental. We enjoyed checking out their portfolio and here is the selection we prepared in order to give you a general idea on their creations. From uncomplicated interiors to complex decors, from a simple color pallet to an intense [...]

Global Architectural Development have recently come up with an architecture design that left us speechless. Located in Bodrum, Turkey, an important tourist attraction during the summer season, this amazing home comes with two original surprises. Most residences stick to a common roof built out of tiles, shingles and so on. Not this particular home, though. [...]

From designers Ishac Bertran and Gizem Boyacioglu comes a unique and revolutionary concept as an alternative to the common window blinds. The project was inspired by the Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window, a movie that got translated in Spanish as “La Ventana Indiscreta”  (“The Indiscreet Window”). But as their name suggests, the blinds are indeed [...]