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The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England required the construction of a mini-city within a city. The compact design allows most of the sporting venues and the athletes’ village to be within walking distance of one another.
The Olympic Athletes’ Village comprises of 11 apartment blocks with 2,818 apartments to accommodate the 16,000 athletes and officials who stay there during the Games.
After the Olympics, the apartments will provide affordable housing for Londoners.
Located in the ‘Tiny Town’ neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, this modern infill is a testament that affordable loft-style living is an attractive alternative to high-rise condominiums.
The narrow house sits on a 14’x70′ lot on Craven Road. The house that was here before was a drug lab which was subsequently condemned and demolished.
Located at 3481 Washington Street in the prestigious Pacific Heights neighbourhood in San Francisco, California, this beautiful home blends classic Edwardian exterior architecture with contemporary interior design.
Designed by Longhi Architects, Alvarez Beach House is built into the side of the cliff and has a series of terraces that connect the house with the ocean. This stunning 5-storey beach house located in a gated community on a cliff of Playa Misterio south of Lima, Peru has 6,200 square foot of living space and a swimming pool on the lower level.
Designed by Robert M. Gurney Architect, this beautiful contemporary pool house located in suburban Washington, D.C. is built behind the main house surrounded by mature trees and manicured gardens. The new garden pavilion is intended for year round use as a garden sanctuary as well as a pool house. The warm natural space of the interior contains a stainless steel kitchen component with seating, stone and mahogany walls and a fireplace.
The emphasis of this stunning duplex apartment in Malibu, California is on transparency and to provide complete integration between the different living spaces. The modern interior design makes full use of technology. Glass is a main theme throughout the apartment. There is a glass staircase and glass elevator. The clear glass swimming pool can be seen from the spa-like master bedroom above.
Situated on a sloping site in the Dover Heights neighbourhood in Sydney, Australia, this beautiful modern duplex building with two attached dwellings was designed to blend the units together. A concrete frame with timber privacy screens at the entry ensures a cohesive exterior appearance. The two homes enjoy breathtaking views of Sydney harbour from the spacious living areas.
Renovated from the ground up, this four-storey carriage house in the East Village neighbourhood in New York City has a clean modernist interior design that is sophisticated. The house measures 2,300 square feet with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a study and a media room in the cellar. A brushed steel spiral staircase connects all the floors from the media screening room in the basement to the gourmet kitchen on the second floor all the way to the rooftop terrace.
