Archive: July 2014

Dr. Dre Sells his Hollywood Pad and Buys Gisele Bündchen’s Residence

It didn’t take much to convince Dr. Dre to purchase Gisele’s lavish residence and cash out forty million dollars to make it his own. No different to 2001, when he set his eyes on a luxury property in Bird Streets, in Hollywood. Dr. Dre didn’t think twice before spending 15 million dollars on the property that caught his eye due to its magnificent garden and breathtaking views of the city. In fact, the record producer went on to live in…

World Prix d’Excellence Award: Luxury Condo in Brazil

Brazil has earned its first gold medal in the residential category  of the 65th edition of the Priz d’Excellence, which was held in Luxemburg last May. In addition to the gold medal in the Low Rise Residential category with Vila dos Corais in Pernambuco, Brazil was also awarded in the Office category for the Centro Empresarial Senado in Rio de Janeiro. The Vila dos Corais condo was created by the construction company Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias. The condo, which was the…

La rivisitazione delle “Case dei Maestri” della scuola di Bauhaus

The period between the twenties and the thirties proved to be a productive spell for architecture in Germany. Leading to new waves and schools of thought. The Bauhaus school was considered a very important  institute in Germany: its first headquarters was at Weimar , however in 1925, with the advance of the Nazi troops, it moved to Dessau where it continued until 1932. Subsequently avant-garde buildings were created for the professors. These residences then became famous in all of Germany…

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