Working alongside an interior designer, bespoke aquarium designers Aquarium Architecture, were commissioned to create a dazzling feature for Stephen Ireland, a footballer player for Manchester City. The 6000 litre salt water reef aquarium is 13ft long and stands at an imposing 8ft high. The £100,000 tank houses hundreds of species of fish and a substantial live coral reef hand constructed and maintained by the Aquarium Architecture team. There is also the addition of a dedicated Wifi and SMS connection which allows the aquarium to be monitored remotely 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world. See the rest of the article for a video of the bespoke aquarium filmed by Beeston Media, with photography by pixel 360.

A-cero have once again designed a truly unique contemporary home, this time for a large family on the outskirts of Madrid. The luxury property at first appears to be hidden between concrete walls that extend up to the roof. The walls are dyed in dark gray and contain grass and other plant life, giving an appearance of an organic structure which helps soften the concrete building. The landscape garden also includes an elegant garden, a small lake and a pádel track.

The interior design of the property is immaculate, with luxury and bespoke furniture used throughout, which adds to the high-end look and feel of this contemporary home. The contemporary property also contains a bespoke home cinema room, a futuristic kitchen and uses modern lighting throughout. A-cero have also used a renewable energy system on the roof to aid with the energy autonomy of the home.

Guz Architects designed this luxury tropical property which encapsulates the essence of living in the hot and humid climate of Singapore by creating open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer residents views to the ocean. Photography by Patrick Bingham Hall.

Eastern Design Office have designed this contemporary home / office for a Japanese trainer brand. The site is in Takarazuka-city of Hyogo Prfecture. It is located in an exclusive residential district that commands an entire view of the Osaka Plain. The luxury home is built on the slope of a hill with an elevation of 330 meters, with large full height windows creating light throughout the property, as well as offering superb views of the Gulf of Osaka, high-rise buildings, Kobe port, Kansai Airport, Itami Airport, and shadowy blue mountains beyond.  Photography by Koichi Torimura.

Nikos Koukourakis designed this luxury residence for a client in Dionysos,  23 km northeast of Athens. The modern house uses straight lines and big openings enable the natural light to travel through every space of the house, reducing the amount of energy needed to illuminate the house.  Furthermore the house was designed and built according to ‘’green architectural choices of materials used, as well as using a cutting-edge home automation system to enable every feature to be controlled by a single control panel. The continuous optical dialogue between the inside and the outside is achieved by the 3.50m (each panel) sliding windows that appear in the main elevation. The house was first designed in every detail in a computer 3-D model, which allowed to have a better understanding of the building’s interaction with the environment.

The building dominates with its clean-cut lines, while its volume is split, without being dissolved, from the rich perimetric openings giving to it an airy sense via to their exposure to natural light. The big glass surfaces leave a permanently open dialogue with the outside, without creating the least sense of isolation with the luxury interior of the house.

A-cero specifically designed this luxury property to fit in within it`s surrounding environment, and to make full use of the exceptional weather that Spain is renowned for. They used large windows throughout, which allowed the main lounge area to be an open space leading to the landscape garden and swimming pool beyond. The property structure is based on two rectangular volumes, and within these feature clean finishes, high-quality materials and exclusive furniture and fittings which all combine to result in an exceptional living space.

Smith Designs designed the luxury 910 project in Victoria, Canada, the culmination of a series of fully furnished suites designed for a local developer. This luxury penthouse suite served as a display suite for the condo development before being privately purchased recently. 3300 sq ft of floor space plus a deck of almost the same size is designed for the professional couple who love to entertain. The “Kitchen Theatre” is raised to allow views to Victoria Harbour and the Olympic Mountains, and provides bar-height seating to the lower contemporary Family Room area. The main TV rises out of a low credenza in the Family Room and lowers out of site to maintain views to downtown. It is also tied into the suite-wide home automation system.

Aquarium Architecture are highly-skilled designers and installers of specialists luxury aquarium designs. The company operates on a global scale offering a highly-bespoke design, installation and maintenance service to clients looking for that stunning focal point in a home, office, club or restaurant, to name just a few locations where they have previously installed their Aquarium Art.

Each bespoke aquarium is built from special optically clear glass, with the above installation holding over 5000 litres of water and accommodates over 200 marine fish, providing the desired unique focal point at this exquisite home. Reinforced using a high grade steel collar and clad with Italian granite, the glass tank fits elegantly into the interior of this London residence. The aquarium is situated on the basement floor overlooking a large Japanese garden, offering a relaxing oasis away from the main living area. Photography by Roxy Fieldhouse.

Khosla Associates have designed the Cliff House in Chowara, a fishing village in Kerala, India. The luxury home is elegantly perched 200 ft. above an expansive stretch of green along the Arabian Sea coast, at the edge of a cliff, its most prominent feature is an asymmetrical sloping roof set against the fronds of a coconut plantation. Opening its embrace to the warm sea breezes, the home covers an area of 1397 sqm.  Luxury furniture and accessories are kept to a minimal, so that the focus doesn’t stray from the natural environment.

The client lives in London and commissioned the house as a holiday home to enjoy the Kerala sun, the views, and requested for a large outdoor pool, several decks and meditation areas. He was keen to use local artisans and material and his empathy towards the active fishing community in Chowara prompted his decision to buy a plot of land that had some distance from the beach. The structural engineering was completed by Manjunath & Co, the contemporary landscaping by Hariyalee Consultants, luxury interior design by Khosla Associates and the photography by Bharath Ramamrutham (photos, courtesy Khosla Associates).

Luxury London property developers Rigby&Rigby have once again completed an elegant development in the heart of London. This time they have renovated a Belgravia town house with 4 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms and upper and lower terraces.  The property has been beautifully decorated and features large open plan living spaces, which create an abundance of natural throughout the home. The Eaton Terrace home is also moments away from the many amenities, shops and restaurants of Elizabeth Street, Sloane Street and The Kings Road . The luxurious property is currently available to purchase for £6,650,000.  For more information please visit Rigby&Rigby. Photography by Beeston Media.

This ultra-luxurious penthouse has a 280 degree view of Sydney, the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Set in one of international award-winning architect Harry Seidler’s sought after properties, the elegance and luxury of this sensational penthouse home is unrivalled glamour, opulence, and sophistication. The luxury penthouse is, elegantly distributed over the top three floors and boasts exquisite appointments and impeccable finishes throughout. The five bedroom It features five bedrooms including an impressive master suite complete with spa and walk-in dressing room. Other features include an aquarium, home cinema, stunning private roof terrace, 20 metre pool and gym. Currently for sale via Luxury Penthouses Worldwide.

Luxury London Property Developers Rigby&Rigby have recently completed Number 2 Wilton Place, an elegant regency townhouse that has been refurbished with a flawless blend of contemporary and classical interior design. The uncompromising specification includes the latest in cooling, lighting, audio/visual and security systems.

Wilton Place is within walking distance of Harrods, Hyde Park and the world renowned shopping and restaurant facilities on Sloane Street and Brompton Road. The property consists of 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and 3 reception rooms and is currently available to purchase for £6,950,000. For more information about this luxurious Belgravia property visit Rigby&Rigby or Strutt&Parker. Photography by Beeston Media.

The luxurious Ludwig Penthouse, designed by local architect Craig Steely, sits atop a contemporary building overlooking Aquatic Park and offers a range of magnificent views of San Francisco. Photography by Rien Van Rijthoven and Tim Griffith.

The luxurious Marataba resort is a 85,000 acre game reserve at the foot of the Waterberg Mountains in South Africa. Marataba embraces both the contemporary and the ancient in an exciting union of innovative architecture, design and technology, paying tribute to, and confirming, the concept of the African Renaissance.

BVN Architecture designed the Elysium 154 as part of the Noosa project, a residential development within the highly desired Noosa Heads postcode in Queensland, Australia. Photography by Christopher Frederick Jones.