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Holiday seekers get a new destination in Taiwan's new retreat in the skies! MVRDV designed Y House with its glass-edged roof-top swimming pool is the latest entrant in weekend getaways.

The basic purpose of the orders was to enable working people to pool their financial resources to supply each other with essentials that the state and the capitalists would not, including life insurance, pensions, cradle-to-grave medical care, and homes and schools for destitute family members. Members paid dues, usually modest, to support these services, which sometimes included their own hospitals, clinics, orphanages, and schools. And unlike private employers, the orders fought hard and usually succeeded in keeping their promises to their members even when times were bad.

Designer Mamoru Maeda of SEMBA Vietnam creates an earthy oasis with a resort-like-feel on the ground floor of an apartment block in the midst of the bustling city of Ho Chi Minh, giving residents much to look forward to when they think of using their pool facility. Check out this oasis in a concrete jungle…

Given its myriad entities and perhaps the world's most advanced performance pool, Watergarden in Istanbul is a first-of-its-kind gastronomy and entertainment centre. Check it out and tell us what you think

Prioritizing nature over built form, hillside resort DuSaiResortSpa by VITTI.sthapati follows a hybrid typology of traditional tea estate architecture and standardised concrete construction.

Eray-Carbajo architecture and design studio create an intriguingly masculine ambience for Adam - the grooming atelier brand in London. Check out how this ordinary barber shop has been transformed into an upscale service haunt and leave us your views...

Ar. Lotfi Sidirahal introspects into traditional Omani architecture and interior design to chisel a contemporarily flavoured resort at the scenic cliff edge in Oman. Check out the design and tell us what you think...

Akin to an internal courtyard, a water body constitutes the focal point of this home. Check it out and tell us what you think...

Architectural studio Concrete designs #HotelAndaz at #Munich, borrowing the best of the local culture and tradition to compose a contemporary project that is as myriad as the city itself.

Reiterating that space (metaphorically too) is an important element of life and lifestyles, Axelrod Architects chisel an 80's home into a sleek modern structure carefully maintaining the nature connect…

Developing a dialogue between architectural form, geometry, sustainability and smart materials, Margot Krasojevic Architects designs a photovoltaic ice skating rink in Russia. Check it out and leave us your views...

Conner + Perry Architects redesign a 1940's cabin in the woods into a luxurious home showcasing an enviable lifestyle. Check it out here…