Saturday, March 31, 2012

Palawan Underground River or St. Paul Subterranean River

Longest Navigable Underground River in the World
This is the most famous cave in the Philippines. The longest underground river was discovered a few years back in Mexico somewhere in the Yucatan. St. Paul Underground River in Palawan, Philippines may not be the longest underground river in the world anymore, but it is still the world’s longest navigable underground river. The navigable part of the river inside the cave of the 4000-acre St. Paul Subterranean River stretches 15 kilometers in length (5 miles). St. Paul Cave is the 3rd deepest cave in the country.

Mabinay Philippines Caves & Natural Springs

Mabinay Caves & Natural Springs in Mabinay Negros Oriental Philippines

Oriental Negros’ answer to those who want to spelunking is the town of Mabinay in the central portion of Negros Island. Mabinay, which is 87 kilometers from Dumaguete City, is bounded in the north by the municipality of Ayungon, the city of Bais in the south, the municipalities of Bindoy and Manjuyod in the east and the provinces of Negros Occidental in the west.

Mabinay boasts of 22 caves and is place

Bohol's Hinagdanan Cave

Aside from the famed Chocolate Hills, the white beaches, dive sites and the tarsier, Bohol is known for many caves, some historic like the Dagohoy cave yet the most popular of them and the most accessible is the underground Hinagdanan Cave located in Dauis.
My parents being Bol-anon (my mother’s roots hailed from Panglao Island), the cave is our favorite stop on every trip. Years back, the area where the cave was located was devoid of houses, open and bare, except for  intermittent trees. With an adventuresome spirit, I often swam in the cave’s pool and explored its crevices.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Amazing Pink Small House Innovative Design

Don’t judge this modern pink house by its appearance. The exterior looks ordinary, but this modern small house has amazing interior layout. The interior has spiral concept with flat stairway for multifunctional purpose, from seating until small movie theater. Pink outside and green inside, this sloping house has innovative space arrangement, so there are lots of activities areas but still feel compact and spacious. 
 
Project credits : Petr Hajek, Tomas Hradecny and Jan Sepka of HSH Architekti.

Structural Timber Frame Unique House Design Ideas

Structural timber frame and steel structure of long high glass façade and inner courtyard define this unique house architecture. Maximum openness with spatial space layout, create dynamic journey between interior house and the exterior. Variety of areas with different widths and perspectives interior design combine with perfect garden landscaping. Moreover , this modern house is energy efficient with extra well insulated floors, roofs and facades. The glass facades have an excellent thermal break frames with highly insulating glazing.

Designed by WHIM Architecten.

L-shaped House Design Simple Bungalow Style


What kind of house should be built on breathtaking view and landscape of the fjord? A simple house is enough, but with the accurate placement, the house can take all advantage of the site and will be perfect to spend holidays. Like this L-shaped house design. The house designed as simple bungalow style with flat roof.
First wings placed at the southern side of the plot with open plan concept. The first wings structured with transparent glassed shelter. The transparent structure can capture the stunning fjord view and protect

Floating Structure Modern Flat-seam Copper Cladding Lake House Design


This modern lake house has floating structure to create flat portion and enhance lake views capturing. The exterior clad with flat-seam copper materials. This modest house consists of three floors, first floor for service area. Second floor for compact kitchen-dining-living space and third floor for bedroom with large outdoor terrace. At the back of house, outdoor beautiful garden with natural design landscape idea, surround by concrete construction that become retaining wall. At front of lake, simple garden along with small pond designed with stones become a cozy place to enjoy the lake vista. 

Designed by Hutchison and Maul Architects.

Modern Kitchen Interior Design with Stylish Black-White Concept

Full black and white wall with neat and clean-lines layout and modern furniture make this kitchen interior design really fresh and modern. William Morris style art deco tiles in black create stylish and bold effect for the kitchen interior design. Flash of scarlet in joinery detailing and kitchen appliances and accessories and timber floor enhance the charm of this kitchen interior design. This modern kitchen designed in such way for practical use space planning of busy dweller. 


Designed by Melbourne interior designers Nexus.
Photo by Earl Carter

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Chameleon Luxury Rocky Desert House Design

This luxury house located rocky beam and desert that make this house more gorgeous. Its building really like chameleon, unified with its beautiful landscape. The entry way from the street is composed of an arch shaped stone clad wall combined with another curved wall juxtaposed by a steel gate that penetrates thru the wall and continues all the way to ground zero.

Glamorous Wardrobe Design Butterfly

Here is chic and beautiful wardrobe design called as the Mademoiselle Armoire. This glamorous wardrobe design has intricate butterfly decorative art in French art style. The decorative butterfly made from polished brass with luxurious silk lining. This luxury and elegant storage exterior look will enhance your bedroom interior. This glamorous wardrobe design featured with interior door in polished brass, 8 antique mirror drawers, and two adjustable bronze glass shelves. Feminine and romantic appearance of this furniture really stunning.
Made by KOKET.

Glassware-like Seating Design Iconic Style Furniture

See image above, a new colorful glass? Nope, there are series of seating furniture. Look at the detail, the pieces is scaled up and the pattern really same as original glass. This glassware-like seating design has creativity touch. Classic glass design that interpreted in playful way. The colors chosen really yummy. This seating design with the colors will bring cheerful atmosphere in any interior which has this seating iconic style furniture as its decoration element. The colors chosen as main colors are twilight, sky, fuchsia, lime, citron, cherry. This iconic style furniture made from recyclable material, a polyethylene that has UV stabilized.

Designed by Keith Melbourne for Zenith Interiors.

PS 08: Valuable Creative Desk Design

Has narrow space for study or working area? This creative desk design is the right choice of furniture. Not only to fulfill the narrow study or work area, this creative secretary also make perfect organization of your stuff. Simple, only the essentials shape, this secretary furniture offers plenty room for writing utensils and others. Clear, unique, and compact design made the storage hidden perfectly.
With dimension H 83 x W 80 x D 57 cm, this creative desk
design has black linoleum for work surface.
The lid can be opened and closed by gas struts and gently. On the inside, make elastic straps and a storage slot in order. Design: Lippert Studios. Photo: mueller-moebel.com. Information about the products: www.mueller-moebel.com.

Modern Round Coffee Table Design

One of latest Cirkel Collection from Daphna Laurens is this modern round Coffee table furniture. This modern coffee table has unique appearance. This round coffee table has two composition shapes. First is round-shape table with surface twisted. Second is cone-shape for functional storage. The circle’s shared basis and the materials treatment and unique combination create a lovely modern coffee table. Soft colors make elegant appearance, suitable for your home. Photography: Mike Roelofs.

by Daphna Laurens

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Modern Outdoor Chairs with Hand-woven Resin Wicker Materials

36h and 56h are the name of these two unique and modern outdoor chairs. These modern outdoor chairs made of hand-woven resin wicker on an aluminum frame. The name of these unique and full creativity chairs outdoor furniture refer to the number of hours skilled craftsmen spent making them. These heart-felt process chairs available in gray/white, white/blue, and white/gray/blue colors combination. The unusual shape and hand-made work make these chairs really prestigious. Place it in the outdoor area of your house, and the atmosphere will be changed in stunning ambience. These modern outdoor chairs are designed by Fabio Novembre for Driade.

Modern Vase Design From A Series of Ring-shaped Stone Slabs

Want to bring stones elements in your home interior? This modern vase design maybe become priority to décor your home with stones elements. This modern vase created from a series of ring-shaped stone slabs. Each piece of ring-shaped stone slabs slipped into a metal bracket and the result is unique and modern sculptural vase. The ring-shaped Silestone slabs has various shape, sizes, and colors. Just combine it, and you will have custom made unique vase for your beautiful flowers. This modern vase design is conceptual project by Swedish studio Form Us With Love and Spanish stone company Cosentino.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Modern Living Room

Designer's Notes
A sitting area/sunroom combination can be a great place to utilize comfortable furnishings, such as this custom-made chaise lounge. Paired with a single neck roll and fur pillow, this small area becomes a retreat of its own. 

Michael Habachy
Interior Designer; Habachy Designs 

Modern House Design with Extraordinary Elements Triangular geometry-Like Structure

Modern House Unique Space Arrangement Design



modern house design narrow corner site construction
A corner difficult site inspires unique design of this modern boxes-like house. The space and structure of this house has simple attractive open connecting to the exterior. There is a hole at second floor for plants growth. The plants, timber bamboo growing until top floor that has small nook structure functioned as terrace and opening indoor space to outdoor. The exterior clad with wooden board with interactive windows and doors panel arrangement for transparency ideas. There is master bedroom with simple modern design on top floors, equipped with minimalist terrace.

Designed by: Craig Steely Architects.