January guarantees snowfall in the French Alps, but February is when the action really starts to hot up on the slopes. Purge your back-to-work blues with a stay at Marcel Breuer’s avant-garde art village, Terminal Neige in Flaine. Set at 2,000-metres elevation, the 96-room hotel underwent a total revamp in recent years, and is a [...]
Architect Nicolas del Rio has put a South American twist on the Alpine chalet for his retreat in the foothills of the Andes in Chile. La Dacha – available to rent via Off Grid Hideaways from $450 per night – unfurls across 1,500 sq ft, and the mountain retreat sits between ancient oak trees and [...]
Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects are literally and figuratively making waves in Denmark’s cityscape with their latest housing design, The Wave. Sculptural and organic in form, the distinctive peaks of the apartment buildings are visible from rail, road and sea; a feast for the eyes in a country dominated by a flat landscape. Located against [...]
For several years now, Paris town hall is tackling the issue of the rehabilitation of abandoned metro stations. There are 14 of them in town and different projects have been suggested to transform these spaces, particularly by the former town hall candidate Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (as it is shown in the tweets below). From a swimming [...]
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Rouista Tzoumerka Resort is located in the full of firs Vourgareli at the entrance of the National Park of Tzoumerka, Peristeri and Arachthos Gorge. It is a complex of stone buildings, in which the traditional architecture of the region dominates. It harmoniously combines the Greek nature, the modern comforts, the activities, the wild beauty and [...]
Amanzoe Luxury Hotel & Spa -Peloponnese Situated on a gentle rise surrounded by undulating olive groves, Amanzoe’s 360-degree views take in the Peloponnese countryside and rocky coves. The resort is within easy reach of a wealth of archaeological sites and bustling Porto Heli.Dotted across the hillside, Amanzoe’s Pavilions and Villas are classically inspired and contemporary [...]
The Ministry of Sound has been a London nightlife staple for 25 years but now, they're catering to the next phase for their creative club-goers. The new venture is a combination of a shared workspace and a members-only club geared toward visionaries in the music, fashion, and tech industries. Housed in a former Victorian printworks, [...]
Holistic hospitality is the aim at Eaton Hotel DC. The downtown venue is a combination of a healing wellness center and a contemporary bohemian retreat. Rooms are decked out in Gachot Studio-designed furnishings that mix together rich woods and vibrant kilim rugs, giving them a relaxed, residential feel. Guest can mingle throughout a series of [...]
Majestic: this word is not an overstatement when it comes to the Electra Palace hotel in Thessaloniki. Built in one of the most impressive city squares of Greece, Aristotelous Sq., facing the endless sea of the Thermaikos Gulf, its architecture at once imposing and noble, it is one of the city’s architectural gems. Inside the [...]
