Unique city for older people in Arizona

Posted by Bogdan on December 8, 2011 | No Comments

Sun City is a great place to visit, play & retire, as the official website describes this community for active seniors. The infrastructure of the city built on 14.6 square miles (37.8 square kilometers) is amazing, describing lots of curved geometrical shapes, and winding or circling roads that connect the neighborhoods. It was built in [...]

A great example of a large house built on a small terrain in the city

Posted by elutzik on November 24, 2010 | 7 Comments

You want to live in the city but you can’t afford a house? Well, than you could inspire from this ingenious couple who wanted to live in a suburb in Sidney but couldn’t afford a house. They bought a 7m x 6m (22.97 ft X 19.69 ft) and created a 220 square meters (721.78 square [...]

This is how every rooftop should look like

Posted by elutzik on November 17, 2010 | No Comments

The official version: The rooftop was conceived in three primary strips; a vegetated roof, a folded wood deck and a paved area with lawn.  The central strip of folded wood decking provides a proliferation of uses including gathering areas, viewing benches, tanning areas and hot tub. The wood strip is interrupted by the main tectonic [...]

City of the future in an artist’s vision

Posted by elutzik on November 11, 2010 | No Comments

Spiral Garden at Iida Awards 2010

Posted by elutzik on October 7, 2010 | No Comments

The Spiral Garden is one of the second prize winners of Iida Awards 2010, and it was created by Benet and Saida Dalmau, Anna Julibert and Carmen Vilar from Spain. This type of garden is not only suited for parks, but it would also be great in a town square. This is what the designers [...]