Hotel Puerta América, located in Madrid, is 12 floors of pure architectural beauty. Every object, from the elevator lobby to towels, were created by powerhouse designers and architects. The hotel features amazing public spaces such as the Black Tears resaurant and the Underground Garage. The hotel can be considered, “12 floors with 19 stars.” It’s a truly stunning structure. […]

Cecile Bonnifait and William Giesen have built a bach (holiday home) out of a 20ft shipping container. This isn’t an easy accomplishment. They pulled it off by having one side of the container fold down to open up to the outdoors. Doing this gives the home a bright and open feeling. Every inch of it […]

It may be somewhat oxymoronic, but in Santa Monica, California, a “green” parking structure may be constructed soon. The structure, which provides 900 parking spaces (14 which are specifically for electric vehicles), is the first LEED Certified parking structure in the United States. To encourage alternative forms of transportation, the structure includes free bicycle storage.
The Santa […]