A selection of luxury tropical beach villas designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid are being built on the private Caribbean island of Dellis Cay in the Turks and Caicos. * Search for luxury property in the Caribbean Described as ?starchitectural? by Dr Cem Knay from O Property Collection (www.opropertycollection.com), the luxury villa collection launches on the 15 of November, featuring contemporary designs by Zaha Hadid and other top architects like Piero Lissoni, David Chipperfield, Shigeru Ban, Carl Ettensperger and Kengo Kuma. The beach houses in varying sizes - from two-bed homes with expansive terraces and balconies to three-bed duplex penthouses measuring over 2,000 square feet ? will be arranged around a central pool surrounded by water areas. These include a relaxation pool, shallow water pool and a children?s pool interconnected by walkways for private beach access. Every home will have unobstructed ocean views, according to Dr Knay, and will be fully serviced by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. ?The only chore left to guests will be choosing a favourite home,? says Dr Knay. The mixed-use project divided into ?lifestyle areas? will be constructed over the next three to five years by O Property Collection, dedicated to building in unique locations in Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asian markets. * Search for luxury property in the Caribbean
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Uniquely unique? The Yorkshire grain silos transformed into a home that's a symphony in glass, steel and curvesAmid the beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire, on the edge of the Castle Howard Estate, The Silos is a property for which the word 'house' simply doesn't cut it. And that's not the only way in which it's made us throw out the dictionary.
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Polluting water executives now face up to two years in prison, but will the new laws make much of a difference?The Government has announced that water company executives caught covering up illegal sewage spills could now be imprisoned for two years, under new laws — but many still have their doubts.
