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Actually, you may have guessed the answer: the special thing about the window is that it also doubles as a spacious balcony if expanded. And that’s really a clever and practical way to enlarge interior space. The Bloomframe ‘balcony-on-demand’ system is made from particularly solid materials so that it would be absolutely safe for even the fattest people to stand on it. It is not merely a brilliant concept, but real products on the market. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Why do we say, these days nobody is still caring about paper books? In my mind, the ever-developing digital storage devices will never completely take the place of paper books. And we do need to store books, especially valued old books in a better way. The British Library has built up a new Additional Storage Building (ASB) that adopts seven robotic cranes to retrieve books. Seven million books are hoped to be stored in the new library. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Nothing would be better than buildings to display an architect’s rich talent. Therefore before designing brilliant buildings for others, architects should firstly design a most impressive for themselves, not merely for a good reputation, but for a vivid publicity. And rightly here is the best architect’s office I’ve ever seen, which blends with the landscape perfectly. Don’t you want one? I love it! [Read the rest of this entry...]

A British designer has created the spectacular building in Manchester, and I take the liberty to name it as “Giant Block Buildings” just because it reminds me of that classic game ‘block building’. Have you found there are actually 8 floors in total? Well, don’t be treated by its three-floor appearance. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Have you ever heard the Simpsons had moved to Henderson? Of course they’re virtual characters merely living in cartoons, but their house? Hey, it really appeared in Nevada, worth $120,000. Obviously the real house is not built for the Simpsons; in fact, it’s for the winner of the joint contest hosted by Pepsi, Fox, and estate agents. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Wanna to keep the world under your feet? Hey, that sounds crazy, huh? But I’m not kidding. Follow me to the Sears Tower’s new glass balconies on the 103^rd floor, and you will find…wow, the first step is really hard, as you’ll be floating over Chicago! Almost everything there is made of glass, look, transparent walls, floor and ceilings. Of course you needn’t worry about your safety, because the floor measures 3.8cm, and therefore supports a weight of up to 5t. So next time try something exciting, go to Chicago! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Equally eccentric and elegant, the Sun Rays Pavilion by Michael Jantzen seems like giant crystals on the horizon. To make a full use of sun rays, not only most parts of the pavilion are directly filled with sun light, but also the optical equipment on top can store excess solar energy needed by daily use.

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“Out of the box” is the name given to a residence in Bangalore by the Indian architecture firm, which features the perforation design to block views from within. The architects put up two perforated walls around the courtyard that allow light and cooling air to pass through from the outside and make use of the natural light to create a romantic living environment.

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May everyone has tried swings, how many of them once lived in a swing-like cabin? Rather few. So let’s show you a real one. Inspired from swing, the designer hangs up a wooden house in the air, which can keep shaking all the time. Therefore, it’s quite suitable for sailors rather than people with carsickness.

Made of recycled materials, the module office is equipped with all office necessaries and takes up an area of 2.1×2.1 square meters. Because of its module design, we can quickly build up a studio in a new place. Once it is simply set, the office can obtain energy supply through the external pendants immediately, and the telephone could then work through wireless networks.

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Beijing National Stadium, whose alternate name is Bird’s Nest, is an amazing venue. But this time we are mentioning another animal’s house – honeycomb.

The venue is made from many different inflatable hexagonal modules, which makes it be a mobile building.

It is a 90 x 60 metres dynamic oval structure capable of holding 3500 people in a central performance space of 2000 sq m. The entire project can be transported in 30 standard 40 ft containers (or 20 without the optional roof). The structure will require 2 weeks for assembly and one week for disassembly.

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This is a innovative bridge. Only when you take the first step, the next step will appear, and when you step on the next the former one disappear. So the walker is gonna get a magical travel.

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Designer: Michael Cross

Unlike most other constructions, this one from Shigeru Ban is made from paper board. And it is starting to pre-sale of £20,000 – 30,000. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You won’t guess what is hidden in a huge book like this at a glance. In fact, a fully furnished room gonna pops up after opening the book. Although they all made from normal cardboard, this is still a good concept for those who are lacking in living space. Hope the development of new material can help us get a real book house.

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Designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti, these rocks located in Santo Domingo, Colombia are actually art center. They will be the symbol architecture of Santo Domingo. Don’t be confused next time you encounter people entering huge rocks.

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Next time you go to Newark, Ohio, US, do remember to visit this weird building. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Next time you saw a beluga floating in the air, don’t doubt your eyes, it is real! NO, I don’t mean it’s a real beluga, but a real thing shaped in beluga.
This is actually a helium filled craft which function as a hotel. It comes with 60 hotel rooms and a 500 square meters meeting center. This beluga could cruise at 173mph which allows it to travel the globe on non-stop 3 day journeys.

You wanna have good night in it? First check out your wallet.

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Swedish government has officially approved the plans to construct a moose-shaped building. It is located in a mountain top, which is 500 meters above sea level.

This world’s largest moose is 47 meters high and 45 meters long. It could fit 350 people inside the moose. You wanna know what functions in the moose? Just watch the video after the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]

While mentioning library, most people gonna describing it as a room with lots of books like upon line arranging on the shelf. So, it gonna be a good idea to paint the exterior wall of library like this.

This is the temporary wall of Cardiff library of Kansas City. You won’t be asked of the question like “where’s the library” while walking on this road. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This roof could provide not only shade but also power with so many wind turbines. It is a eco-friendly roof for those crossing dessert. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Hey, this billboard gives you a chance to live in a single apartment. It might that you could receive some payment for AD. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This building is assembled by many blocks. It looks very cool, just like toy bricks. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This club is powered by all the dancers. While you’re dancing in it, your shaking gonna be translated into energy. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In this bar which have these two interactive system you gonna have a exiting experience. Video after the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]

This pavilion is designed by MIT for Expo Saragossa next year. It could display text and graphic by waterfall and even detect the people who wanna walk into the expo area. It’s magic. Video after the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]

With a slide board and several slide chairs, you can get extra space while not cooking. You like it? [Read the rest of this entry...]

With these unique designs, this house could be more energy-efficient and eco-friendly. [Read the rest of this entry...]

With the help of silent fan, you could get this tent within 3 minutes. But why is it called a meeting room? You wanna have a meeting in it? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Located in Tokyo, this building is eight feet at the big end, two feet at the narrowest, thirty-six feet long. Therefore, we call it slim building. With a night light bamboo image, it looks cool at night! You still mind it’s weird layout? [Read the rest of this entry...]

The 2000 year old art of Chinese shadow puppetry provides a great vehicle for bringing together art and literature. Can you imagine if using real people instead of puppetry, what will the Shadow play be? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Every functional union of this concept kitchen is hidden behind the kitchen wall while not being used. It’s cool. But no word yet on if this concept will go into production. So, just waiting! [Read the rest of this entry...]

You are homeless, you wanna a house? Then, you should not miss this this so-called shellhouse.
Carolina invents this house make of recyclable material for homeless person. She has chose the St.Franciss of Assisi Church in New York to test her system. All the persons be chosen would received a meal in the morning for free. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In the era of internet, will send a postcard just for some words? At least I won’t! So, if the post offices wanna attract more persons, they should do something uniquely.

Post office underwater, like this, gonna be a good idea. This picture is a post office in Vanuatu. But I also do not believe they will go to this office just for a postcard! [Read the rest of this entry...]

This incredible, interactive multi-touch bar is from “Tonfilm”. Wanna see the magic bar? Video after the break.

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It’s so weird to working on toilet!

It was my dream when I was a child to have a slide like this. But now, I don’t think it is only for entertainment. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is the first undersea restaurant in the world, which located Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Everyone wanna receive as much view as he/she can in his/her own apartment. So, Glenn Howells is building a fundamentally new kind of mansion which could rotate by itself to gather different views. Additionally, it uses solar power to revolve the cylindrical form and recycling water to irrigate the landscaped gardens.

Can you imagine the feeling in this kind of apartments? It gotta be pretty cool!

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I suppose there might be some smell in this kind of restaurants. You? [Read the rest of this entry...]