Location: Brazil
Architects: Mareines and Patalano
via: thecoolist

Location: Khao Lak, Thailand
Architects: VaSLab Architecture
via: Contemporist

The Metropol Parasol is the product of a 2004 design competition to cover the Plaza de la Encarnacíon in Seville, Spain. It is the worlds largest wooden structure, composed of interweaving waffle-like panels that form canopies and walkways.

The structure is intended to serve as a farmer’s market, archeological site and an elevated plaza containing restaurants and bars. Designed by J. MAYER H. Architects.

Location: The Hamptons
Architects: Stamberg Aferiat Architecture
via: Wallpaper

“Mixing the crisp steel-framed aesthetic of high American Modernism with the zinging colours of Miami Deco and 1980s Po-Mo, Peter Stamberg and Paul Aferiat have carved a individualistic niche in contemporary American design.”