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I’ve always wanted a moat…

Australian studio Robert Mills Architects have completed a house surrounded by a pool of water in Melbourne, Australia. Called Ross Street, the front facade has no windows at all to shut out noise from the street, while the ground floor at the back of the house is glazed floor to ceiling.

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That’s an example of the depressingly funny captions written and partnered up with modernist house photos from past photo shoots from the pages of Dwell Magazine over at Unhappy Hipsters. The Tumblr blog seems to be a bit off on the “hipster” label (in our hood, hipsters rent, not own expensive modernist showcases), but then again, we’re not complaining too much when we can enjoy such gems as: “He is sad because his house looks like an elementary school. And all the children have died.”

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Lathed wooden desklamps with rotating lids which act as switches to control the light intensity.

via Noon Studio.

Of course I am biased seeing as I was responsible for the design of Conde Nast Traveller’s site, but this is still a great feature…

This is the biggest list of hotel recommendations we’ve ever seen. Readers of Condé Nast Traveller elected 681 (!) hotels that they deem the best in the world. Many of them are posted online, and it’s been fun to click through the list for eye candy and inspiration…

via Apartment Therapy Chicago.