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LM Guest House in Dutchess County, New York, is a study in minimalist elegance, with a fabulous architectural inspiration. The 2,000 square-foot house was designed by New York-based Desai/Chia Architects on the private client’s working farm that had no existing buildings. As peaceful as possible, in a fantastic balanced with the nature.

What must have been a rather sizeable budget gave Desai/Chia Architects’ founders, husband and wife Arjun Desai and Katherine Chia, an opportunity to create an updated interpretation of the iconic Farnsworth House, that Ludwig Mies van der Rohe completed in 1951 in Illinois.

Although Farnsworth House was considered by some at the time to be cold and characterless, its place steadily as a superior example of understated sophistication and as a incredible expression of van der Rohe’s desire to create balance and discourse between the indoors and the outdoors.

Similarly, the LM Guest House allows the residents an expansive view of the landscape by framing it with the triple-pane glass windows that are 20 feet wide and more than 10 feet high. Amazing and speechless nature views…

And although the LM Guest House seems very simple in appearance, it is a marvel of engineering and sustainable features. Geothermal heating and cooling, radiant floors, natural ventilation, motorized solar shades, photovoltaic panels and rainwater harvesting for irrigation, are just some of the examples of how this modern retreat attempts to fit in with the surrounding nature rather than conquer or harm it. A truly Green house.

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Euroluce 2013 just starts tomorrow and we have the top novelties for you: since mini wall lamps by Anglepoise until Loos table by Luca Nichetto, there will be lots of reasons to stop by Euroluce 2013.

I am fan of modern, industrial and architectural lamps. Euroluce will bring everything about this, so we have exciting news from the brands mentioned above. Check the top brands below with there amusing noveltis.

General info

9-14 April 2013, 9.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Trade only. Open to the general public only on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14

Euroluce 9-11-13-15

1. Anglepoise | Pavilion: 13 E10

Mini wall lamps are Anglepoise’s novelty

2. Zero | Pavilion: 15 C33

Loos table by Luca Nichetto

3. Delightfull | Pavilion 13 G09

Cosmo suspension lamp by Delightfull

4. Flos | Pavilion: 13 C09,D18

Flos suspension lamp

5. Artemide | 11 C19,C29,D16,D28

Little by Jean Nouvel

2013 will be remembered as a year of great lighting tendencies, and the design scene respect the Milan novelties. Interior design and architectural projects are extremely influenced from the laws of this lighting design fair.

Stay tuned, more to come on the incoming days!

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Manufacturers who want to conquer wealthy buyers have realized that apartments must now focus on hyper size. In the last two or three years global demand for apartments of 550 square meters had experienced a dramatic increase. This tendency is changing the designs of luxury apartments which now come to occupy an entire floor or even multiple levels of a building.

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Exclusive condominiums in Asia

An example is the residential tower Opus, a 12 storey building in the cosmopolitan city of Hong Kong where each floor has more than 620 square meters and is occupied by a single luxury apartment. The building broke the record price for the city after only four months of its completion. In fact the apartment on the ninth floor was sold for 58.7 million dollars. In Taipei, the apartment on the thirtieth floor of a new residential tower called Ellipse 360 is a little more than 863 square meters. It has three bedrooms and glass walls that offer a 360 degree view and is on sale at a price of 12.46 million dollars.

Opus Hong Kong

Opus Apartment by Yabu Pushelburg

Incredible London apartments

This phenomenon was initially led by London and the cities of North America. Just in the British capital the largest luxury apartments are located in the newly renovated 3 10 Grosvenor Crescent, housing units that are larger than 1021 square meters and if you want to buy a penthouse in a privileged area the choice would be Battersea Power Station where buildings should reach 720 square meters. You’d better hurry though because some have already been sold when the project was presented in January for $ 9 million. Another major project of considerable interest for the luxury market in London is the Vauxhall Tower still under construction. It’s an imposing 50 storey residential tower which has already attracted buyers. Between requests there are those who wanted the top three floors all for themselves. The triple penthouse of 1672 square meters was bought by a businessman from south east Asia according to the London Times.

Vauxhall Tower London

Vauxhall Tower London Interiors

New York and Miami the cities of extra luxury

In the United States the apartments are not only higher and higher but are getting bigger. A first sign of this trend had arrived from New York in November 2011. In fact, after only six months of its submission the sensational rise One57 had sold 50 percent of the apartments including the huge attic of almost 1021 square meters for 95 million dollars. Also noteworthy is the valuable properties at 432 Park Avenue intended to be the tallest building in New York City once completed in 2015 which will reach 800 square meters and will be sold for 82.55 million dollars. In Miami the futuristic Mansions at Acqualina will host a duplex penthouse of 1395 square meters, a real home in heaven with a 360 degree view on sale for $ 55 million. The demographics of investors for these large penthouses include Russia, China and the Middle East which require space as they often consist of families and staff. But while in the past they preferred to buy large country estates now they want to live in the city center and have full access to all the comforts of urban life.

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One57 Pool