Not just any treehouse, the "Hemloft" was built in a secret location near Whistler, British Columbia by a Canadian software developer turned carpenter. Plus, it has enough room for two people to relax comfortably. Click here to view this gallery's first image. Continue reading for a video tour of the treehouse.
When is a chocolate bar not just a guilty pleasure? When it's a geeky bed designed to look like a giant chocolate bar, complete with wrapper. Unfortunately, there's no word yet on where / if this is available for purchase. Click here to see the first image in this WINS gallery, courtesy of HackedIRL.com. Continue reading to see an awesome loopkicks tricking sampler video as well as a video game rock medley.
Located in Chelsea, New York City, this steampunk apartment is the world's first and only. Featuring "a chef's kitchen furnished with high end appliances and steel countertops along with custom finished concrete floors. The most unique aspect of this incredible apartment is the 32-foot zeppelin LED programmable light system that ties the entire look together." Click here to view the first image in this gallery. Continue reading for an inside look video.
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This incredible apartment by New York-based Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture is more than meets the eye because it modular design opens up to reveal a full-sized kitchen, bedroom loft, and even bathroom w/shower. That's not all, the "bedroom loft creates space for a roomy walk-in closet below, while stair risers conceal a series of built-in drawers." Click here to view this gallery's first image. Continue reading to watch a video that shows a shoebox Manhattan apartment that measures only 78-square-feet.
Travis Price Architects wanted to build a full-sized bookshelf into Wade Davis' small office, so they built it directly into the ceiling. Mr. Davis is an anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer, so this dome-shaped bookshelf has more than enough space for all his reading material. Continue reading to see one more picture.
Designed by Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects and called "The Cape Town", this beautiful structure is what a modern tree house should look like. It's nestled in a wealthy community of City Bowl known as Higgovale and measures 2500-square-feet. Click here to view this gallery's first image. In related news, continue reading to watch a video of the world's largest tree house.
Called the "Keret House", this ultra slim home "will measure between 122 centimeters and 72 centimeters at the most narrow points in the interior," making it the world's narrowest. It's set to be constructed between 22 Chlodna Street and 74 Zelazna Street in the district of Wola, Poland. Continue reading for one more picture.
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At $21.8-million, "The House", located in Tokyo's Minami-Azabu district, is touted as the world's most expensive 1-bedroom apartment. Featuring custom-designed furniture by Cecotti Collezioni, a Parisian-style terrace overlooking Arisugawa park, and a "massive, fully enclosed courtyard garden." Click here for more pictures. In unrelated, but still cool architectural news, continue reading to see Europe's narrowest house.
Although the dwelling is only 1 bedroom, there is plenty of room and 'The House' spans 4,434 square foot which brings the cost per square foot to about $4,916.55. No expense was spared on this luxury dwelling as outlined by the details from Japan Sotheby's International Realty.[via InthrallD]
Finding a decent-sized plot of land to build a single family residence on in Japan is a near impossible task. So, when a small and triangular piece of land popped up, the team at Mizuishi Architect Atelier took full advantage of it. This "multi story home spans over an approximate area of just over 29 square meters. and includes plenty of high ceilings that make the smaller space feel much better than it actually is." Click here for more pictures. Continue reading to see a CNN report on yet another tiny home in Japan.
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Recently sold for a whopping $34.1-million, the Portabello Estate, located in Corona Del Mar, California, spans a breathtaking 22,000-square-feet. It boasts a " 2 lane bowling alley, movie theatre equipped with ticket booth, automotive museum, and much more." Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a video tour.
The home spans 22,000 square feet, and features 8 bedrooms, ten bathrooms, five half bathrooms, and of course the two stunning saltwater pools outback with surrounded by grotto cliffs.[via InthrallD]
