Swimming Pool Balcony
Known as Aquaria Grande, the 37-story skyscrapers were the result of a collaboration between Hong Kong based architect, James Law, and Indian real estate company, Wadhwa Group. The complex will have 200 apartments, three levels of car parking, a gym and sauna.
Underground Balcony
In Japan, architect Yukiharu Suzuki has designed the Sukiya House, a very modern looking home with a unique underground tunnel that also serves as a balcony.
Willis Tower Balcony
The owners of the Sears Tower in Chicago have installed four glass-box viewing balconies which stick out of the building 103 floors up. The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out four feet from the building’s Skydeck.
VM House’s Balconies
VM House is an apartment house that consists of two buildings in the shape of letters ‘V’ and ‘M’. VM House makes a strong impression. The glass curtain wall covering the entire facade of the apartment, which makes the interior visible from the outside like a doll’s house, is also visually striking. However, the pointed triangular balconies and the arrangement of the V-and-M-shaped buildings were not designed simply for visual effects. They were created to let in ample sunlight to each home and to provide space for maximum communication with neighbors in adjacent apartments.
Block Balconies
This housing block in Izola on the Slovenian coast offers bona fide affordable options for many young families. The team of Ofis Arhitekti won a national design competition for their design of two apartment buildings, each containing 30 units of varying sizes ranging from studios to three-bedrooms. The unique trapezoidal-shaped balconies accentuate external perspectives and views directly to the sea.
Teacup Balcony
These eye-catching balconies were part of a promotional strategy to market the range of teas produced by Niimi.
Noida’s Residential Project Balcony
Noida is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. An 80 high and mid-rise residential project that surrounds a park and golf course. Some towers will have their own balcony-pool.
Bloomframe Balcony
The Bloomframe balcony designed by Hofman Dujardin Architects and manufactured by Hurks Geveltechniek received the 2008 red dot design award in the product design category. Made from steel, glass and aluminum it is an innovative window frame that can be transformed into a balcony.
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