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Strangebuildings.com has a wonderful collection of the world’s most unusual architecture and together with Bored Panda presents you an incredible list of 33 strangest buildings in the world, and best of all, it’s not just another random list, but it is based on 4.520 unique visitor votes. So don’t blame panda for this exact order, blame yourself for voting this way, or for not voting at all. (the voting took place here .)
Top 33 World’s Strangest Buildings (sorted by 4.520 visitors votes) | Bored Panda
There are a lot of ways to make a nice bedroom, but for kids there is an element of excitement that is just as important as bedroom size and style. As these pictures illustrate, a cool bedroom for children can be a virtual fantasy world in itself – in this case by making the outdoors the driving interior design idea and central concept of the bedroom space. Complete with climbing ropes, ladders, swings and all kinds of hidden storage spaces, this bedroom brings all of the elements of an outdoor play space inside and makes the room feel like a self-sufficient home at the same time. The best part, of course, is the tree house in the center of the room – who would not have enjoyed that as a kid growing up?
Cool Interior Tree Home: Best Kids Bedroom Design Ever? | Designs & Ideas on Dornob
10 Amazing Tree Houses: Plans, Pictures, Designs & Building Ideas | WebUrbanist
As a young child (or perhaps even an adult) who hasn’t dreamed of living tree houses ? Some structures are built on trees or hung from trees, but some unusual tree house building designs are even grown from trees or built right into a tree. Some people live in trees as a luxury, some to help save the environment and others out of tradition or necessity.To me, The Tote evokes visions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish architecture found in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Ethereal and magical with a strong tie to nature, The Tote in Mumbai is absolutely gorgeous.
Branching Structural Beams - The Tote is Ethereal and Magical Elvish-like Architecture (GALLERY)
For those of you wanting to make your own stairs, perhaps an addition to your home where it needs it, here’s a great tutorial/example on how to make stairs out of plywood . The hardest part about making your own DIY stairs seems to be planning and making sure you cut out the right pieces. Nevertheless, I think I will bookmark this, surely there will be a time when someone needs it. This project uses only one sheet of plywood. It makes a four level step that is 32 3/4 inch tall.
How to Make DIY Stairs Out of Plywood!
Ultimate Pirate Ship Bedroom
This is what we all dreamed of as kids when we imagined our ultimate room, but designer Steve Kuhl has made it a reality for one lucky 6-year-old Minnesotan. Rope bridges, secret passages, a 2-story slide and a jail cell? This is like having Disneyland as your own room!
PICTURE OF THE DAY | TwistedSifter
A SUNNY DAY IN POSITANO, ITALY Photograph by Gerard Bryan (Lockk9) This beautiful shot shows a lovely sunny day in the picturesque village of Positano, on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. The Amalfi Coast (Italian: Costiera Amalfitana) is a stretch of coastline on the southern coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula in the [...]
Architect and programmer Michael Hansmeyer has undertaken a most ambitious project, designing an incredibly ornate and complex column with over 16 million individual facets! Hansmeyer has taken his initiative beyond the computer design phase and actually fabricated a full-scale 2.7 meter (8.8 ft) column made from stacked cardboard sheets. Check out the pics and information below for more details on this fascinating exploration. The project involves the conception and design of a new column order based on subdivision processes. It explores how subdivision can define and embellish this column order with an elaborate system of ornament.
The World's Most Complex Architectural Columns
© Angel Vilches We’ve told you before about “Metropol Parasol”, the Redevelopment of Plaza de la Encarnación in Sevilla , designed by J. MAYER H. Architects . March 27 marks the opening, while the final completion of the project is scheduled for April 2011.
J. Mayer H. Architects’ Metropol Parasol opening this Sunday | ArchDaily
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