Mandarin Oriental Hotel Barcelona

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has recently opened their first European hotel. The interior design of the Mandarin Oriental Barcelona that makes this hotel so special. [via thecoolhunter]

Vodaphone Headquarters in Porto, Portugal

Vodaphone has built an architectural wonder as its corporate headquarters. Designed by Barbosa Guimarães Arquitectos.[barbosa-guimaraes via thecoolhunter, photos by ultimasreportagens]

Vitrahaus

[images by Iwan Baan courtesy of Vitra] The newly completed Vitrahaus by Herzog & de Meuron on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany – just outside of Basel, Switzerland.

CSD Archtecte

This is the house in a narrow street in the Center of Antwerp(Belgium),Together with Joep Debie they form CSD Archtecten, so they designed and build their own home themselves.

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Godiva Chocoiste

Godiva Chocoiste in Harajuku
Wonderwall designed this new concept flagship store adding a breath of fresh air to the more traditional image of Chocolatier Godiva. The shop features humorous design details such as the “melting chocolate” ceiling combined with the primarily classical interior design. for more

TBWA/Hakuhodo Offices in Japan

TBWA/ Hakuhodo, a global advertising company in Tokyo, has a really amazing and spacious setting to work in. Wouldn't it be fun to peruse books and gather inspiration while at work on that grassy knoll? Yes, please. Read more about it here.

Technology Center Medical Science – Berlin

Technology Center Medical Science (Das Science Center Medizintechnik), located in central Berlin between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate.designed by Gnädinger Architects, via: thecoolhunter.net
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Leo Burnett Office in Singapore by Ministry of Design.

The most beautiful bookstore in the world.

The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht is a bookstore built in a one-time Dominican church, celebrating a time when most of the knowledge preserved in books was not of a secular nature. Times have changed, religions have swelled and contracted, yet this church still stands thanks to Merkx and Girod Architects, who have taken this classic temple and kept it alive with a new set of knowledge. Next time you’re in The Netherlands, pay Maastricht a visit, and don’t miss this preserved temple of knowledge and the tomes it holds within. Absolutely brilliant, in our opinion… [Via Dezeen]

waterstudio NL: the citadel water apartment complex

the citadel floating apartment complex by waterstudio NL
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The citadel is the first floating apartment complex, part of the new water project in the netherlands by waterstudio NL. the building will consist of 60 luxury apartments with parking spaces and large terraces. through its fluent design it shows the endless possibilities of building on water. new water is a benchmark project in dutch water-management developments. the artificially maintained water level of this former polder, measures approximately 2.5km by 500m and will be raised to bosom-level, creating a site that will not only act as a regional contingency water storage area, but also hosts a multitude of water-related developments including 1200 dwellings.