STRUCTURES: LEAPrus NEW ALPINE STATION ON MOUNT ELBRUS, RUSSIA



Italian architects LEAPfactory's recently constructed new energy-efficient hotel on the southern glacier of Mount Elbrus, in Russia's Caucasus mountain range was the result of their aim to redefine the culture of dwelling, of workplace and of life.  This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase - living the high life! 

 

 

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COOL: STOCKHOLM'S METRO STATIONS

Well known for its decoration of it's stations and earning the title of  'The World's Largest Art Gallery', Stockholm Metro stations are unlike any other. Exposed, unfinished bedrocks are painted and decorated to create amazing works of art.

Stockholm metro - Rådhuset station - Stockholm - Sweden

ATTRACTIONS: DUBAI'S MIRACLE GARDEN - WORLD'S BIGGEST NATURAL FLOWER GARDEN

Who would have thought the world's largest natural flower garden would be situated in the middle of the dessert? They even achieved the title record for 'The Largest Vertical Garden' on 28th of March 2013.

More than 45 million blooming flowers in stunning designs, awesome shapes and structures, and eye catching color combinations achieved through 45 different flower varieties and color. Miracle Garden is one of a kind in the region and in the world for such a unique display and extravagant outdoor recreational destination. Miracle Garden in its First Phase is providing state of the art services and facilities including open parking, VIP parking, sitting areas, prayer room, toilet blocks, ablution facility, security room, first aid room, carts for handicapped visitors, retails and commercial kiosk and all other related services available to facilitate visitors.

STRUCTURES: THE WORLD'S LARGEST BULDING IS 4X SIZE OF VATICAN CITY

Can they get any bigger?  Yes they can!

China has done it again.  If we didn't know any better, we would say they were in competition with Dubai who themselves have erected many a record-breaking structures such as the world's tallest building in Burj Khalifa and now this year already the world's largest natural flower garden and the world's tallest hotel.


Welcome to The New Century Global Center, which recently opened in Chendgu, China. It is 328 feet high, (100 metres high), 1,640 feet long, (500 metres long) and 1,312 feet wide, (400 metres wide). That’s roughly 20 times the size of Sydney’s legendary Opera House, four times the size of Vatican City, and three times the size of the Pentagon. And its 420 acres in floor space is nearly the size of the entire country of Monaco (499 acres).

It’s an absolutely mammoth structure.

But what good would the world’s largest building be without a mind-boggling array of businesses, range of activities, and mix of amenities. Here are some of them. (Click on photos to enlarge)

The New Century Global Center is home to myriad retail outlets and a 14-theater movie theater.
AP Photo/Feng Zi/ColorChinaPhoto

The New Century Global Center is home to myriad retail outlets and a 14-theater movie theater.
AP Photo/Feng Zi/ColorChinaPhoto

COOL! THE EXBURY EGG

What is the Exbury Egg you say?  Well it's a temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner in the estuary of the River Beaulieu. It is a place to stay and a laboratory for studying the life of a tidal creek, a collecting and collating centre with integral storage & display areas. It will take on the patina of 730 daily tides below the water line, and 365 days of weathering by wind, rain and bleaching by the sun above.  AMAZING STRUCTURES!

STRUCTURES: HOUSE BUILT ON A ROCK IN THE RIVER

These amazing pictures of this tiny one-room house balancing on a rock in the middle of the Drina River in Serbia, is mind blowing considering it has been there since it was built in 1968! COOL!

Pounded by floods and high winds, it continues to stand strong against the elements of time. The structure, located near the town of Bajina Basta, has become a well-known attraction for visitors to the area. The house was built by a group of young men who decided that the rock on the river was an ideal place for a tiny shelter, according to the house's co-owner, who was among those involved in its construction. - Yahoo.com

Now this is one well-built house!

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STRUCTURES: 6 OF THE WORLD'S TALLEST SKYSCRAPERS IN 2012

CTBUH, (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat), did their Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012.  They did over 62 buildings but we're only featuring the top 6.  Interesting enough, 4 out of these 6 structures completed in 2012 were from Dubai.


6.) JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai Tower 1
The JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai Tower 1 is a hotel located in the city of Dubai, in United Arab Emirates.  The construction on this hotel was started in 2006 and completed in 2012.  It stands 355.4 meter / 1166 feet high with 82 floors above ground level and 2 floors below.  It has 14 elevators and 804 hotel rooms with 1045 parking spaces.

It's rankings are as follows:

Global Ranking: #27 tallest in the World
Regional Ranking: #8 tallest in Middle East
National Ranking: #6 tallest in UAE
City Ranking:     #6 tallest in Dubai

STRUCTURES: HOUSE IN SAYO, JAPAN

As seen on Dezeen, by fujiwaramuro architects:
Boxy wooden rooms branch out from a crooked blue spine at this family house in Sayo, Japan.

With a simple title such as the House in Sayo, this single-storey residence is located beside a car park in a sparsely populated residential district.