Architecture & Design
Treat Your Amenity Space to an Ultra-Modern Look with ‘White Ice’
Are you looking to make a bold statement in your common spaces? If not, you should be. They say you can always judge someone by their shoes. In the same vein, you can always judge a building by its flooring. Miami-based Surfaces has just released a new unique tile material consisting of a crystallized glass surface on a porcelain body—and there is nothing on the market quite like it.
NYC Apartment Gets Artistic
Equity Residential reports it developed Ten23 Apartments with an eye toward redefining luxury residential living.
MHN TV: Millennials Want Customized Apartments
KTGY Principal Manny Gonzalez, AIA LEED AP, shares insights about unit customization. In order to stay competitive, apartment owners and operators will need to steer away from the one-size-fits all approach by allowing renters to customize their spaces with movable walls, accent walls in a variety of colors and other options.
Museum-Quality Sculpture to Grace NYC Apartment Property
Equity Residential reports it developed Ten23 Apartments with an eye toward redefining luxury residential living.
Appealing to Millennials: Must-Haves for New Apartments
A recent webinar titled “Top 12 Must-Haves in Your 2012 Apartment Project” described important features to consider for new apartment community projects to appeal to renters, particularly Generation Y.
Riding Out the Storm
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, a renaissance in urban multi-housing takes off in New Orleans.
PROFILE: Dieter Greiner, Architect
Dieter Greiner is an architect who brings lessons in building efficiency to American developers–courtesy of German design and engineering.
Beyond Luxury: The Nahho Flotation Tub
The Nahho bath from Duravit is so spacious that it is dubbed a ‘floatation tub.’ With features like a Bluetooth connected sound source and a waterfall tap, it is no surprise that Duravit’s EOOS design group built this tub from the ground up to achieve the highest possible state of relaxation.
$131 Million Military Housing Named Project of the Year
The American Public Works Association, San Diego/Imperial Chapter, has recently named The Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) at Camp Pendleton, a $131 million property, as its 2012 Project of the Year.
Design for Highrise Residences in Beirut Complete
The design for the first phase of Waterfront City in Beirut, which will include 270 residences rising eight levels above street level, has been completed.