Want to go to Jail For Spring Break?

via. thelifefiles 

This one definitely caught my eye; think of taking your next vacation and skipping the Marriott and instead resting your head in one of the worst prisons in the Netherlands?

Het Arrethuis closed in 2007 after over 150 years and just opened their doors after turning the former 105 former prison cells into 40 guest rooms.

I don't know about you, but I think that mentally I wouldn't feel right about sleeping there no matter how nice the rooms look. Just the thought of all the lives wasted behind those walls makes me cringe and I think it would lend to a melancholy experience. Maybe I'm wrong though it could be a fun experience as long as the rooms don't lock at night..

What do you think? Check the pictures and video and let us know:

Lego Bridge by MEGX

Just recently, Graffiti artist MEGX turned this average bridge into real life, 3D art!

This is the kind of stuff we love! After over 4 weeks of painting this bridge in Wuppertal, Germany it finally got its affordable, unique makeover.

My question is why don't more cities do things like this? In my opinion, if governments let more artists run free they could really make average cities come to life! We see this already in area's around us like Birmingham and Ferndale on smaller scales like sculptors, but I'd like to see even more!

These are relatively cheap solutions that have a big impact! Not saying I'd want every city to be Lego Land, but if cities used more design and art and incorporated them into every day structures and roads I believe the world would be a more interesting and beautiful place.

Let's face it. Concrete is an eye sore.

“The House” – 22 Million Dollar 1-Bedroom Condominium

Via: HighSnobiety

Holy Sh#t talk about expensive real estate! 

"The House" is a 1 bedroom, 4,434 ft condo in the Minami-Azabu district of Tokyo. It has a bathroom with a hot tub, a fitted walk-in closet, plasma televisions, shoe storage that fits 200 pairs of shoes, a gourmet kitchen, a courtyard garden, original artwork painted on site, and more; the list goes on and on... 

Next time you win the lotto (good luck) and need a place to get away on the weekend, remember to check to see if "The House" is still on the market...

Technische Universitat

Via: Gizmodo

How dope is this? Say you need to get from the forth floor to the first floor but don't want to deal with those pesky stairs. Well that's not problem at Technische University in Munich, Germany! It's as easy as sliding down one of the giant slides in the corridor!

Don't you wish you had a giant slide at your school?

"We'll Have a Big Ass Crib & a Long Yard"

Via: BBC

Check out super producer Pharrell's crib in sunny Miami. Beautiful! Pharrell is definitely a big kid at heart.

"In The Kitchen With The Heat Making Beats In My Apron!"

Via: TheCoolHunter

Welcome to this pad dubbed the "Willy Wonka House" in Tribeca, New York.

This house is BONKERS! NUTS! SUPER FUNKY!

The home is a 15,500 square foot, 6 floor warehouse designed for Mixed Greens gallery owner Paige West and her family in New York. The house has a two-story climbing wall, a green roof, a college-esque chandelier made of ping-pong balls, among other crazy art. The design is a wild example of the versatility of color, space, and architecture.

Have You Ever...

Via: Gizmodo

...Imagined what it would feel like to walk inside a real cloud?

The Transsolar Cloudscape instillation makes it possible! Architect Testuo Kondo & engineering company Transsolar collaborated to create real clouds suspended in empty space inside a building. They did it by pumping three layers of air at different humidity and temperature levels to produce clouds. Awesome!

"Are You Ready To Go? I Know The City Gettin' Ready For Me"

Via: TheCoolHunter

Welcome to British jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge’s London flagship store.

Pretty dope layout with the star-laden ceiling & multicolored rugs.

Wanna Get Stoned?

Via: LikeCool

Check out this house built between two gigantic boulders in Fafe, Portugal.

I wonder if Fred Flintstone lived there...

Detroit Red Wings Concept Stadium

Via: Yahoo! News

The Joe Louis Arena in Detroit has been the Red Wings home for more than 30 years.

Now fans are chiming in, requesting larger bathrooms, seats with cup holders and more aisle room, better parking, and the elimination of the dangerous steps that lead up to the Joe.

Alexander Pollock, an award-winning stadium designer with Ann Arbor's Abraham Kadushin Associates Architect Planners, is planning to submit a bid to the city to design a new stadium in the downtown area.

Here are some VERY early concept designs of what the stadium might look like:

"So Live Fast & Die Young"

Via: BBC Blog

The Tangga House designed by Guz Architects in beautiful Singapore.

How boss would it be to have an aquarium in your living room?

Disco Chair

Via: The Coolist

Designed by: Kiwi & Pom

According to The Coolist, "[The chair] can be switched to a flash/pulse mode for a disco-style lighting effect."

"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"

Via: The Cool Hunter

Casa Son Vida in Mallorca, Spain

According to the Cool Hunter the house is designed by, "Luxury residential developer: Cosmopolitan Estates. Eclectic Dutch designer and founder of Mooi: Marcel Wanders. And award-winning Los Angeles, Switzerland, and Hong Kong-based: tecARCHITECTURE."

Pure luxury at its finest:

"I’m Livin’ In The 21st Century, Doin’ Something Mean To It"

Fitzroy High School in Melbourne, Australia.

Yeah, you read that right, HIGH SCHOOL!

The building is designed by Melbourne-based McBride Charles Ryan.

Each space is open and splashed with color making it versatile yet structured for students and teachers.

Im saying: Spaces like this create a relaxed environment for students enabling them to focus and find inspiration for creativity.

Via: The Cool Hunter

Walking on Water

"I step into the booth, it's like I'm walking on water."

Check out Ithaa Restaurant located 5 meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Maldive Islands.

To celebrate it's 5 year birthday, the 12 seat restaurant is offering guests to sleep underwater!

Images via: Luxist.com

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