About Alexander Calzadilla

Alexander Calzadilla is a Cuban male originally from Philadelphia, who has happily called Miami his home since moving here at the age of 15. He attended Southwest Sr. High School and Florida International University, ultimately receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. While in college, he began working as a paralegal for the Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Reichenbacher, a position he kept for seven years after graduation. He subsequently worked at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Associates before landing at Costa Nursery. After distinguishing himself with many accomplishments, he was promoted to the position of Director of Specialty Products, which included the orchid, bonsai and lucky bamboo departments. When Alex was first put in charge of the three departments, they ranked near the bottom. By the time he left Costa after seven years, Alex had transformed the floundering departments into unqualified successes, posting record earnings, sales and profitability. In 2008 Alex was named the Costa Employee of the Year. Alex now puts his formidable prowess as a businessman into his newest venture, Avant-Garde Home Furnishings, LLC, serving as Managing Partner.

About Avant-Garde

We offer home furnishings and decor for every area of your home,both inside and out, always striving to bring you the most current design elements being used by today's top designers, at a fraction of their retail cost. Whether you are completely redecorating an area of your home, looking for the perfect accent piece to finish off an existing room, shopping for a unique gift, or simply "window shopping" to get design ideas, Avant-Garde is the place to go for everything modern & contemporary for your home.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Dubai, UAE... Simply Amazing City a great atmosphere

A very modern awesome creation..
Abu Dhabi, UAE, A city designed with many future goals

opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

Here are the fantastic and opulence Helix hotel design by Leeser Architecture in Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Called the Helix Hotel for its staggered floor plates, it rests in the bay, partially floating in the water and adjacent to the serpentine Sheik Zayed Bridge currently under construction by designer Zaha Hadid.the Hotel Helix takes part in a critical dialogue between rich and civility among the various services offered by a small town and the demands of a guest at the five star hotel. The floor of the curves suggests a winding path leads through a bustling city and many program elements are open to the views through the central void. Although the gap seems to offer complete visibility, there are enclaves for private meetings and guest privacy. It is designed for an activity that feeds the next time that affect clear separations between each activity. Moreover, a feeling of being free to experiment haphazardly all aspects of the hotel without having to decide on an agenda in advance. In the days luxury holiday of culture, there are play areas make the hotel a destination in an iconic design. From the beginning, is both a showcase for the wealth of the opulent life, because it is a totally enclosed urban experience. For example, the building has an inverse functional origin of water drops from the ceiling down through the vacuum at the lower pressure. At the entrance, valet parking for customers driving to its fleet, which, instead of being predictable on the surface or below the hotel, is located in the bay instead. Cars are literally pushed into the water. As guests head to their rooms, spectacular views Zayed Bay even more dramatic in the upper floors. At the top of the propeller, the pool deck on the top floor has a full group size glass bottom, and visible water swimmers from eight floors below ground level. In the restaurant below the lobby, the waves of the bay are so close to the floor plate that absorbs at the edge of the restaurant inside the glass curtain wall.

wonderful and opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

stunning layout at opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

stunning and opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

main lobby opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

landscape opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

fantastic lobby design in opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

fantastic and cool helix hotel design by leeser architecture

cool opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

cool bedroom design in opulence helix hotel design by leeser architecture

This is absolutely amazing any way you look at it. They already have the worlds only 7 star resort and now thins.. These people will not stop going out of their way to attracft tourists, first a dessert ski resort, then the worlds only 7 star resort, then the world tallest building, and now this.. Great job and way to attract tourists.. Its like the UAE has built its own versions of Disney world, since that company will not build in the Middle East.. Oh and I forgot and how could I, the man made Palm Islands in the UAE, an artificial neighborhood, design masterpiece..

Here they are one by one..

Burj Al Arab: the world's only 7-star resort

Burj Al Arab is a unique sail-shaped hotel situated on a man-made island in Dubai. The 7-star hotel has 27 double-storey floors, 202 bedrooms and all of the luxury trimmings. www.jumeirah.com

Worlds only Indoor Ski Resort...

Ski Dubai is the first indoors ski resort built in the Middle East and is part of the Mall of the Emirates, one of the third largest malls in the world. Travelers can visit the ski resort to enjoy the experience of real snow all the year round. The resort is a haven for ski sports enthusiasts, as it offers a 60-meter high indoor mountain, which is designed with 5 slopes of different difficulties and steepness.

The Ski Dubai resort also offers an amazing variety of activities for everyone like snowboarding, tobogganing, snowball shooting, or just playing in the snow. Not only this, the ski resort also has a snow play area that comprises of climbing towers, an icy body slide, a 3-D theatre, a mirror maze and an ice cave.

It offers something for all age groups and levels of expertise. If you get tired and need a break, Ski Dubai offers a number of themed restaurants where you can rejuvenate yourself before you go back for a fresh round of skiing.

Worlds Tallest Building...

Burj Khalifa
Also Known As: Burj Dubai or Dubai Tower
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Developer: Emaar Properties
Architect: Adrian Smith, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM)
Year: Officially opened January 4, 2010
Height: 828 meters / 2,717 feet (including the spire)
Stories: 162

About the Burj Khalifa:

Originally named Burj Dubai (or Dubai Tower), the soaring skyscraper is now called Burj Khalifa, after Khalifa Bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai has been a showplace for innovative buildings, and the Burj Khalifa shatters world records for building height. The skyscraper is much taller than Taiwan's Taipei 101, which rises 508 metres (1,667 feet). During a time of economic slowdown, the Burj Khalifa has become an icon for wealth and progress in Dubai. No expense was spared for the building's opening ceremonies on January 4, 2010.

The Man-Made Islands at Dubai...

The Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was used to create these massive man made islands. They are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space. Three of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them all.

Upon completion, the resort will have 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, movie theaters, and many other facilities. It is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people. It is advertised as being visible from the moon