From showrooms to high-end homes, this feature explores how architecture now places the car at the centre of display.

LUXUO examines eight buildings where the automobile becomes the organising principle of architecture. Cars are no longer stored out of sight. They are displayed, elevated and engineered into the structure itself. Speed does not sit on the road alone. It is embedded into glass façades, lift systems and reinforced concrete volumes designed around weight, width and display. Projects range from automated car towers in Singapore to private residences built around fixed collections. In each case, the building responds to the dimensions and status of the vehicle first and the living…

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Josh Rossmeisl on Engineering Escapism and Immersive, High-Touch Hospitality

Josh Rossmeisl is preparing to bring his most ambitious concept yet to downtown Atlanta. The founder and chief vision officer of AMP Up1 Hospitality—the force behind award-winning social destination Your 3rd Spot—has dubbed the new concept The Looking Glass, an immersive social playground designed to accommodate more than 1,000 guests and evoke a sense of wonder and discovery. Guests will use a signature “Curiosity Card†to unlock experiences throughout the venue, from elevated games and immersive art installations to hidden surprises and a venue-wide scavenger hunt called “The Curiosity Quest. 

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