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Weirdest Apartments in the World

March 5th 2010 01:48

Many apartment buildings around the world are plain looking and lacking in imagination. Fortunately there are architects who think outside the square and some builders brave enough to bring these ideas to reality!
Thanks to koldcast.tv, here are some the best and most imaginative apartment buildings from across the globe. If you like these, read the full article here.

Cubic Houses – Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam asked renowned architect, Piet Blom to design housing on top of a bridge back in 1982. The result? The Cubic Houses. Blom’s concept is that each cube represents a tree, making the entire development a forest. A forest with very sharp-angled, block-like trees, but a forest nonetheless.

Turning Torso Building – Malmö, Sweden

With this building, the name says it all. It truly does look like a person contorting his/her body. The Turning Torso is also a record-breaking structure; when it was completed in 2005, it was the tallest building in Scandinavia and the second tallest residential building in Europe.

Habitat 67 - Montreal Quebec, Canada

Habitat 67 was built for the 1967 world fair (Expo 67). It is what would happen if an architect who loved Legos as a kid built apartments with them as an adult. Its unique design is the product of 354 solid cubes constructed on top of each other and coalesced into 146 “square” residences.

Urban Cactus High Rise – Amsterdam, Netherlands

It’s fascinating how architects can flex their creativity when designing these extraordinary buildings, yet at the same time, fail to devise an equally ingenious name. I guess this building does vaguely resemble a cactus.

MVRDV Stackable High Rise – Rødovre, Copenhagen

The MVRDV Stackable High Rise looks a lot like a castle spire built out of digital bricks as seen in some sort of video game. Its design was inspired by the concept of individuality… and perhaps ballsiness, as well.

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Scariest Foot Bridges

January 22nd 2010 05:09

There have been many Hollywood movies featuring dangerous wooden foot bridges that collapse as you try to cross them, or the bad buys try to cut the supports before you can make it to the other side. Have you ever wondered if such scary foot bridges exist in real life? As this gallery at DJMick demonstrates, they most certainly do!
Below is a selection or you can view the full gallery here.

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Famous Buildings

October 23rd 2009 13:18

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This has to be the most famous cityscape off all time with so may of the world's best known buildings all together. How many can you name.
I'll help you to get started :- Statue of Liberty, Twin Towers, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Big Ben, Pyramids, Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower, Taipei 101, Sears Tower....

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World's Best Hotel Beds

April 27th 2009 02:21

Hotel beds aren't just for resting while on holiday, in some places the holiday takes place from your bed. That's right in the comfort of your mattress and pillow you can sight see, star gaze, go on Safari or literally float around...

Thanks to concierge.com for this great information.

Leave your teddy bear at home in favour of some real wildlife at Loisaba Wilderness, a 61,000-acre private resort located just off the equator in Northern Laikipia, Kenya. Bunk down in a four-poster, mosquito-netted Star Bed on a raised, open-air deck.

Safari slumber party

The weary find rest in every room at The Benjamin Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, thanks to its hypnotizing, sleep-specific amenities such as a 12-choice pillow menu, a bedtime snack of milk and cookies or calming tea and a soothing sound machine. If you don't get a good night's sleep, they'll refund your money!

Just like your bed at home... but better.

Room #1742, the John Lennon and Yoko Ono Suite, at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth in downtown Montréal, Canada is where they held their famous 8 day "Bed-in for Peace" in 1969 and recorded the song "Give Peace a Chance". A must for any Beatles fan. Make love (not war). John would have wanted it that way.

A Bed with History

Each guest room on the 88th floor of the Park Hyatt Shanghai boasts the highest hotel bed in the world—and the view to prove it.

From such great heights

At One by the Five, a single-suite boutique hotel in the Latin Quarter of Paris, the bed futuristically floats above the ground. (In fact, almost none of the avant-garde boudoir furnishings touch the floor.)

A Bed That Floats

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World's Weirdest Hotels

February 18th 2009 06:24

If you're not satisfied with a standard room and ensuite when you travel, how about something a little (or a lot!) different. Believe it or not there is a plethora of bizarre hotel rooms around the world, thanks to the Telegraph here are just a few.

The Dog Bark Park Inn, Idaho, USA.

Sleeping in the doghouse is no bad thing at this bed & breakfast, imaginatively set inside a 12ft beagle. Created by a pair of "chainsaw artists", the lodgings benefit from a cosy alcove in the dog's muzzle.
www.dogbarkparkinn.com

Gruft - Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin.

Deep sleepers should perhaps avoid the Gothic beds at this unique hotel in Berlin – or just opt for a less terrifying bed in the "labyrinth" part of the room below.
www.propeller-island.com

Unusual hotel rooms - Berlin Upside Down.

Upside Down - Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin.

The rooms are created by German artist Lars Stroschen with the aim of altering guests' perceptions, something this "upside-down" room certainly achieves.

The Hobbit Motel, Woodlyn Park, Waitomo, New Zealand.

Put aside your preconceptions of the soulless motel – these Lord of The Rings-inspired rooms invoke homely charms suitable for the most discerning of hobbits.
www.woodlynpark.co.nz

Hostel Celica, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Travellers who want jailtime without compromising their sense of style should also check out the clean lines (well, there are lots of bars) at this converted prison in Slovenia.
www.uhotw.com

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Top Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster

January 26th 2009 07:06

Top Thrill Dragster van Cedar Point, in Ohio, USA.
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National Debt Clock out of Digits!

November 10th 2008 01:37

The National Debt Clock was installed in 1989 to highlight the rising national debt in the United States and each family’s share of it. It is located on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.
At the time of installation, the national debt was under $3 trillion. However, on September 30 this year, the debt topped $10 trillion for the first time and the clock actually ran out of digits to display such a high number.

National Debt Clock before reaching $10 trillion.

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Anonymity of Suburban Life

November 3rd 2008 01:27

This particular picture is from Markham in Ontario, Canada. The same scene can be found in most major cities around the world with identical houses lined up in neat rows one after another. To some people this is their suburban dream, to others this would be their worst nightmare.

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Coolest Apartment Block on Earth

October 22nd 2008 10:44

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an architect born in Vienna who died in New Zealand.
Today he is most widely renowned for his revolutionary architectural designs, which incorporate natural features of the landscape, and use of irregular forms in his building design. He felt that standard architecture could not be called art, and declared that the design of any building should be influenced by the aesthetics of its eventual tenants.
Here are some pictures of one of his designs, the Waldspirale in Darmstadt, Germany. Among other things it contains over 1000 windows, no two of which are alike

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Craziest Streets in the World

September 5th 2008 12:48

The widest, steepest, narrowest, hardest and most confusing streets and roads in the world. You will find them all here.

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Shepherd's Huts

July 14th 2008 02:19

Shepherd's Huts were used by shepherds during sheep raising and lambing. They often had iron wheels and corrugated iron tops and sometimes sides.
Today companies such as Plankbridge Shepherd's Huts in Dorset, UK produce huts for modern uses such as home office, guest room, studio, bolthole, music or garden room.
Here are some of their designs

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Best Hotel Suites

April 30th 2008 11:45

Many hotels have suites. The best ones might be called "honeymoon suites" or even a "presidential suite".

So what do suites offer than regular rooms don't? Well normally there's more room, more furniture, more amenities, more features and other benefits. Below are some of the most quirky and original hotel suites all over the world. These images came from Protraveller.
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