March 15th, 2016 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Hut Contemporized – Muji
| Back in November 2015, design specialists Curbed and designboom featured stories about household and consumer goods retailer Muji entering the micro homes space. Muji Hut will target those wanting a stylish, little place off the grid (or simply outside the city). Sales to start in 2017. The company enlisted three designers – Naoto Fukusawa, […]
April 1st, 2015 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Cliffs Impasse – Senneville-sur-Fécamp, France
| “At the end of an impasse, on top of a cliff, at the end of the world. What better place to escape from the world, to create a space that allows thoughts to run wild?” — Antonin Ziegler, Architect | Image Credits – Antonin Ziegler There’s a rural region in northern France on the […]
February 19th, 2015 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Dwell 100 – Chichibu Mountains, Japan
Dwell.com published a top 100 that looks at the most popular living spaces written about over their 12 year history. I thought I would go through and share with a bit of my take on some, maybe all. I don’t know what order these are in and which ended up being THE most popular. Maybe […]
October 3rd, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on The Aqua-Fence, Cesme, Turkey
In western Turkey, there is a beautiful coastal town called Cesme. In this town there is a villa owned by a businessman/topographical engineer by the name of Mehmet Ali Gokceoglu. One day, when thinking about what to do for a fence, Gokceoglu came up with a novel idea: the aqua-fence. It’s gorgeous. That was my […]
September 19th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Top 10 Ugly Buildings – Making a Case for the ROM
Photo Credit: stuffaverylikes.com | I took a trip to Toronto this year and my must-do list included visiting the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). When I told someone this they forwarded me an article about how the ROM was on these lists for the World’s Top 10 Ugly Buildings. At the time, seeing pictures of it […]
July 11th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Javin Lau-Time Lapse-Toronto/Hong Kong
Javin Lau is a master of the time lapse. He captures the vibrancy of Toronto and Hong Kong with breathtaking shots. He has chosen his soundtracks perfectly and takes the beauty and splendor of these two metropolises to a whole new level. The titles “TORONTO IS HOME” and “HONG KONG IS HOME” are relevant to […]
July 2nd, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN | Comments Off on Cityscapes-Night-Part 1
There’s nothing like an evening metropolis. Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, and Tokyo take the stage for this feature showcasing their magnificent skylines. Indie rock in Shimokitazawa, spoiled brats trashing Hong Kong’s Four Seasons again, art viewing at the chairman’s penthouse in Gangnam? Whatever is happening at ground level, we leave that to your imagination. Hong […]
July 2nd, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Cityscapes-Singapore
Breathtaking photography of the majestic city state boasting one of the highest standards living in the world and highest per capita millionaires ratio. Poised to overtake Tokyo as Asia’s wealthy hub in 2023 with 4,878 people with $30 million or more in assets excluding principal residence. Excluding! Currently 10% of the entire population of […]
July 2nd, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN | Comments Off on Cityscapes-Day-Part 1
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June 25th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Cube House – Nagoya, Japan
おはようございます！- Yuriko Ninomiya greets the day from her third story bedroom as her husband opens up the door to their store and gallery below. One of my favourite sites is dwell.com, an architectural design publication. I recently came upon this home and thought I would share. Situated in Nagoya, Japan’s fourth largest urban area, this […]