Sanya Arts Space

Our friends at WebUrbanist featured the really cool, possibly even cold ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden north of the Arctic Circle and I thought FF readers would enjoy it as well. The ICEHOTEL is a culmination of talented artists from around the world who carved 2 ton ice blocks into the 32 rooms and furnishings, and it even includes the Absolut Icebar Jukkasjärvi by Lena Kriström and Mark Armstrong so its inhabitants can blow off a little steam after a hard day of work. If you want to see this year's version you better hurry as the life span of the ICEHOTEL is a mere 4 months.

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By nature a new restaurant has to be hip and trendy to take us away from our favorite eateries and take our business to a new place. "Restaurant Et Cetera" is a new project created by designer Jan Schreiner. In the images provided by Jan, we can see an incredible use of colors that really create some "pop". The use of pinks blended with darker background colors create an environment that is light and intimate at the same time. Without the brighter colors, the place would be a dark room not for the trendy, but for those that want to "not be seen". More information: Jan Schreiner.

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This is one sizable piece of real estate in London which features a basement and two floors. The property is located on Swains Lane in Highgate and is offered by "The Modern House". The basement has a home theater perfectly designed since an absence of natural light is most desired in home theater design. The ground floor contains a garage with parking for two cars, a grand entrance hall and two bedrooms with bathrooms. The second floor has a reception room, two terraces, kitchen and dining area and one more bedroom with bathroom. More information: here.

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Here is one of the most inviting modern homes I have seen in a while located in Cadiz, Spain and designed by A-cero Architects. You better wipe off your feet before you enter the SotoGrande that sports one of the most all white interior designs around nicely accented with a few splashes of color for depth and dimension. The designers must have intended for the layout to be used for serious entertaining as the SotoGrande sports an ample roof top lounge, large size swimming pool and pool side bar and lounge area, as well as balconies and patios for quite a few guests. A-cero Architects also develops multi-family dwellings with an equally forward thinking design you can see here.

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Here is one of the most inviting modern homes I have seen in a while located in Cadiz, Spain and designed by A-cero Architects. You better wipe off your feet before you enter the SotoGrande that sports one of the most all white interior designs around nicely accented with a few splashes of color for depth and dimension. The designers must have intended for the layout to be used for serious entertaining as the SotoGrande sports an ample roof top lounge, large size swimming pool and pool side bar and lounge area, as well as balconies and patios for quite a few guests. A-cero Architects also develops multi-family dwellings with an equally forward thinking design you can see here.

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This beautiful apartment was designed by the architecture firm, Morrison, Seifert and Murphy. The property is located in One Arts Plaza in Dallas, Texas which is an urban living project combining commercial and residential real estate. More information: here.

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tec ARCHITECTURE based in Los Angeles and Switzerland led by founding partners Sebastian Knorr, Heiko Ostmann and Moritz Knorr have won numerous international awards, including the "NEXT" L. A. AIA Award and the American Institute of Architects Honor Design Award. Their collaboration with the Marcel Wanders Studio resulted in Casa Son Vida 1 on the Spanish island of Mallorca that seems to be the perfect combination of architecture and interior design. Casa Son Vida 1 located near Palma in the exclusive Son Vida community is the first of six planned villas on the island, Casa Son. I hope you enjoy and get some design inspiration from these pictures. Visit tec ARCHITECTS for more of their outstanding modern architecture here.

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Vessel Architectural Pottery creates those visually captivating elements that add shape and function to any environment inside or outside. Here is a sampling of their planters, large vases, and even a set of book ends. See the entire collection of planters and creative elements from Vessel USA

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Sometimes you just need to get away from the rest of the family and the Banyan Tree House from Rockefeller Partner Architects comprised of Rocky Rockefeller, Christopher Kempel, and Brian Pera offers a nice sanctuary and a modern interpretation of a place we used to play as kids. Like most tree houses the Banyan features its share of wood interior and exterior appointments and nice open views and natural lighting with its well placed windows. This cozy setting makes the best of the 170 square foot floor plan and gives a sense of a much larger space thanks to the tall ceilings and smaller scale furniture. See more of the simply stunning residential architecture from Rockefeller Partner Architects Here. Via Contemporist

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We have covered a lot of architecture projects and this one, called "Leaf House", may well be the most amazing cottage in the world. The cottage is located on an escarpment overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Sydney, Australia. It belongs as part of a larger private residence. The shape of the project has been fastened from the images of leaves making this very unique indeed. The roof is constructed of copper which has been woven into a pattern much like how a plant in nature would appear. The inside construction is anchored by supports that have been shaped to mirror that of plant stems; growing wild and in all directions. The end result is a panoramic view from the cottage that also contains a unique look from inside as well. Leaf House was designed by Undercurrent Architects.

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