The Opposite House Hotel opened in the summer of 2008 in Beijing’s vibrant Sanlitun district. Designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates, the hotel’s 99 contemporary guest rooms are among the largest in Beijing with more than half being over 70 sqm. The rooms are strikingly simple with natural wooden floors and subtle touches of Chinese décor, lending each one a sense of place. The name, The Opposite House, is derived from a translation of a Chinese word, which historically described the building located opposite the main house in a courtyard where guests would stay.

The Opposite House is the first of a number of hotels being developed in China, Hong Kong and the UK by Swire Hotels, which will all be distinctive hotels, individually named and each uniquely designed by renowned architects and designers. Please Check The Following Design…

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Modern Palabritas Beach House by Jose Orrego Peruvian architect Jose Orrego has designed a beach house on Palabritas Beach in Lima, Peru.

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The Romanticism Shop is a Women’s Clothing in Hangzhou, China brand with about 500 stores in China. Japanese architects Keiichiro Sako and Takeshi Ishizaka of SAKO Architects, have now designed a few locations for the brand in the city of Hangzhou. Seen below is the second Romanticism shop they designed. In an interview with movingcities.org, Keiichiro Sako has described the design: The client asked me for a design that no one could copy. There were no other requests. My design style is that if a client has a requirement, I try to get a grip on his thinking and bring it further. As there were no requirements, I questioned the concept of the boutique, the clothes and the relationship between body and space. In the end I designed an organic net winding through the space. Clothes are our second skin, space a third skin, and my design is positioned in between the clothes and space. It’s like a piece of furniture that you can hang clothes on and it changes its shape into partition, counter, chair, furniture as well as railing.

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The Bench Fizz Combines a Solid Mahogany top by Cameron Van Dyke.Cameron Van Dyke has created the Fizz bench.The bench combines a solid mahogany top, steel legs, and a curious pattern of various sized holes, which in the right light, results in an interesting play of light on the floor below it.

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British Furniture Design Creativity The 1FORMTABLE by John Grabham. 1FORMTABLE is an ambient display of careful design and thoughtful creativity. The table features a section which can house 18 dvd’s, along with an overhang surface top which creates room for snacks and beverages. The elegant curved sections can also hold books, journals or more personal accessories.

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More info from the designer: The original 1FORMTABLE concept was to be made from steel, however once a steel prototype was made I noticed that it was not feasible and the table was extremely heavy. Therefore I discussed the material Corian with a friend who had recently used it, I researched into the material then later proposed my design to DuPont. They were extremely helpful with any changes and suggestions to the design. After productive meetings over dimensions and final tweaks to the concept, the first prototype was successfully made.

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