All Blog Posts Tagged 'pool' (11)

Where do you go to escape the heat? In a recent series, photojournalist Michael Yamashita shared how the Japanese are keeping cool amidst a scorching heat wave. Tokyo Summerland is a popular water park that's home to the world's most crowded wave pool. During the summer, it's been said that there's so many people jammed in there that it's hard to find water inside the pool!…

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Our friends over at Freshome spotted this sweet swimming pool over in Wiesbaden, Germany. As part of his school project, German artist Ich Bin Kong placed the words "Jump for My Love" at the bottom of the humongous pool. His mission was to place a message where people wouldn't expect it.… Continue

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Designed by architects Ong & Ong Pte, this modern house in Singapore is meant to give you "a spatial experience that excites the senses by promoting light." The architects sought to create a relationship between the metallic elements and subtle tones within the house by wrapping aluminum cladding in the air well. This air well divided the two sections of the…

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Not only is the artwork of Jeff Koons currently showing at the Serpentine Gallery in London, if you happen to take a stroll right outside, through Kensington Garden, you'll also see a temporary structure created by…

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Is this really the newest trend? In Brooklyn NY, a few real estate developers decided to re-purpose relatively new dumpsters and turn them into swimming pools. By adding in some kiddy pool toys, stringing up some lights and blasting music from an ipod connected boombox, they created an experience for swimming pool deprived New Yorkers.…

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Have you ever seen a swimming pool house as gorgeous as this? New York based Hariri & Hariri Architecture designed this swimming pool house in suburban Connecticut. I just love the inside/outside feature - you can just imagine having all your friends and family over, BBQing and lounging around on a beautiful, sunny day. The right side even has an outdoor shower…

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Love this visualization of how the effects of global warming would make New York be submerged underwater. Way to go HSBC by Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai ad agency in India for taking an aerial photo of New York and then putting it at the bottom of a pool. Nothing better than scaring the shit out of you to get your attention!…

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Rooftop Pool, W Hotel Hong Kong



W Hong Kong has launched!



Located in West Kowloon, the hub of the buzzing financial district of Hong Kong, the new W Hong Kong serves as the centerpiece in the new 92-story Cullinan complex and aims to bring New York City swankiness to the dazzling jewel of the South China Sea. The hotel connects directly to the one million square foot Elements luxury shopping mall and… Continue

Summer is here, So Cal is scorching, and it's time to jump in the pool! Every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-7pm, the Standard Hotel in Downtown LA hosts a raging rooftop pool party! Listen to different DJ's every week while you enjoy your drink, the view, and your nice new tan. I haven't gone yet but have heard good things about it and plan to go soon.



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-Call the hotel to find out who is promoting the day you want to… Continue