Berlin Aquadon Exposed!

Berlin Aquadon in Raddison Hotel exposed! Guests are not allowed to scuba dive....only maintenance workers.

Story @ inhabitart> http://tinyurl.com/7zvt4v2

Luxury Container Hotel

Units of a luxury shipping container hotel, from designboom's 10 best shipping container buildings of 2012.

Via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/cmnxntm

Memory House in Spain

Spanish "House of Would" is based on client's memories. Pre-fabricated wooden boxes, translucent bridges, unfinished wing.

Txt & pix via designboom> http://tinyurl.com/d9k44xh

Texas Green-Roof House

Texas green-roof house, with plantings noted...

Details archinect> http://tinyurl.com/cn97n9g

Open City

"Open City," an intervention by Raumlaborberlin made of stacked sheds designed and built by different people for different purposes. 

Txt, px & more projects @ designboom>http://tinyurl.com/c4vvjfj

Boat House Writer's Retreat

English boathouse stripped and turned into writer's retreat. Beams exposed at last....I'll take it! Can it be moved to Long Island?

Txt & pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/bo8orar (4 photos)

Make It Bigger

Extensions, additions, expansions and renovations are architecture too. A house in Germany doubled in size. Question: can a house be "improved" by size-reduction?

Pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/bu743tf