The designers provided sketches to the builders, and they used Gypsum moldings to create the pattern, while a deep red, matte paint was used to add warmth and charm to the room.
In the bedroom, the sleeping area was defined by raising the bed and positioning it on a wood platform. To highlight the wood platform that wraps from the floor to the wall, hidden lighting was installed around the edges.
The bedroom, which has corner windows, has been designed so that a wood desk installed under the windows is positioned to take advantage of the view, while poufs have been included for sitting on the floor. Along one wall of the bedroom are floor-to-ceiling white cabinets that provide ample storage, and as part of the cabinet design, a portion of it was cut away to cr...
Welcoming you to the house is a green wall and water features, while steps lead to the wood front door. Welcoming you to this modern house is a green wall and water features, while steps lead to the wood front door. Stepping inside, the interiors are inspired by the beach houses of California. Colors and textures like linen provide the comfort while wooden furnitu...
wei yi’s spatial planning of the ‘ridge’ project is inspired by taiwan‘s landscape of hills. it is centered on the design approach of layering, showcasing the structure layer by layer like hills, which provides the dweller with an initial state of peace and abundance. the living and dining rooms are connected as one big space, maximizing visual perception in a limited ar...
The generously proportioned design of this private house has a natural appearance and exudes calm and relaxation. It is situated on a hillside, surrounded by mountains and forests and faces the sea. The ceilings are high, thus lending the rooms an airy atmosphere. The windows reach from floor to ceiling and so offer an undisturbed view of the natural surroundings, thereb...
‘The client really wanted something like an écrin [jewellery-box] interior, mixing art deco shapes and beautiful details like those of watch components,’ says Kalpakian. ‘As he collects street art, I started to think about graffiti as leaving a message, or a signature on a wall.’ Starting with a manifesto drawing of abstract lines and shapes taken from both sources of in...
Completed in December of 2016, the 310 square metre, two storey home more than lives up to both requests. To start with, the architects completely redesigned the flow of the interiors, creating a layout that is open and bright; perfectly suited for their clients, a family that adores entertaining. The joint kitchen, dining and living room embraces this concept, not on...
Just inside the front entrance is a small sitting room with a wall full of floor-to-ceiling white cabinets. This area can be used as a home office (there’s a small desk built into the cabinets) or as a sleeping area for guests. A red door and graphic wall paper give this space a bright and fun feeling. Next to the bathroom is a nursery. Rectangular opaque windows glow...
The house, designed for a couple with adult children that have moved out, and was created as a space to entertain friends and to relaxing. Welcoming you to the home is a white entrance hallway, with a bright red pendant lamp and decorative red tiles. The entrance hall provides access to the three main areas of the home, the bedrooms, the living, dining and kitchen, an...
The design of the room had to be a comfortable place for the children to sleep, but also be able to have additional sleeping spaces for when friends visited and still have plenty of room for playing. The end result was a wall feature that has two house-shaped beds. The large wall unit, made from birch plywood and white painted mdf, combines cupboards and open shelves ...
The couple that live in the house wanted to have a garden that could entertain large gatherings, but at the same time feel intimate for when it is just the two of them. From this angle, you can see how the backyard relates to the house, with a small bbq space on the lowest level, The backyard has been split by height and by materials to allow for different areas to...
The current owners of the 3 bedroom terrace house, Stephen’s parents, wanted to have a space that was light and spacious, and would allow them to engage with their large garden, which was previously hidden from view. The new extension, covered in charred timber cladding, contrasts the original white terrace house and provides a durable exterior and monochrome pal...
The Cave Year of Construction: 2017 The best way to get to know an architect is to know their projects, they speak for us, unmask us when the work is honest, they exist as a mirror of who we are. There is something behind the cave that speaks of who I am, that form of an enclosed cube that seeks to be hidden from the world, while showing openings that exhibit ...
A housing unit that due to Barcelona´s rising rental apartment demand was divided, as it happens with theatre plays, in three acts. Located in the very heart of Poblenou it manages to reflect the neighbourhood’s industrial character while sequentially unfolding its spaces in a narrative manner.
max zhivov read several hydroplane forums, before the idea of realizing the ‘HH’ hydrohouse appeared. due to the lack of mobile water parking for planes, the idea for the ‘HH’ is to combine a houseboat, a dock for boats, a garage and water parking for a hydroplane. zhivov assures the captain may be able to position his or her ‘hydrohouse’ in any water area. the houseboat...
some projects start with an idea, others with a view, and sometimes, with a relationship. ‘can ghalili’ is a renovated residence in spain for a client who was looking for a second home. the project’s aim was to maximize the living space for the family, so they could have a place to share memories, enjoy holidays and take in the city of barcelona. barcelona-based LoCa st...
the habitual lifestyle of the owner, the requirement of which KC design studio will blend into the house, is the fundamental idea utilized for the interiors. based on the rectangular pattern of the space which may carry a certain kind of limitation, the traffic flow is realized by applying the concept of a rather flexible structure instead of employing the traditional sh...
the ‘vms house’ designed by marcos miguelez is located on a triangular site surrounded by mixed-use lands, near the outskirts of leon, spain. a small orchard of fruit trees border the plot on one side, a small dirt road on another side and a street in front of the main façade. the building is presented as a bold volume built in stone, adapted to the geometry of the locat...
the design of ‘house W’ located in beijing, china has taken three years to complete, with numerous adjustments in between. the design team has invested great effort and the process has witnessed its own growth. as the owners of the project, the architect duo play both party A and party B during the design phase. the key is to clarify the expectations on living and to sol...
Versatile dimensions In the metropolises of this world, housing prices are often prohibitively expensive. The Transformable Smart Home, designed especially for young Chinese, offers an impressive solution. It incorporates a small room, which users can continuously adapt to their living conditions and preferences. This versatile architectural system is based on the pri...
Family reunions can be loud affairs, a fact that one Torontonian family patriarch with ten energetic grandkids knows well. To secure peace and quiet while staying close to visiting family, a homeowner on Ontario’s Lake Simcoe hired Superkül architects to design a retreat within a retreat—a modern kid-free cabin separate from his existing bungalow. Dubbed Pointe Cabin, th...
The architects preserved much of the original 1925 nursery, turned the former gym into an airy, open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area. They also divided a large classroom into three separate bedrooms. The entire residence features 13-foot-high ceilings with restored skylights and windows that bring natural light into the interior. A guesthouse occupies the floor ...
Surrounded by mills and farmhouses, the contemporary villa references the local rural vernacular with its vertical timber cladding but distinguishes itself using an eyecatching sawtooth roof. Designed by Paul de Ruiter Architects, the energy-efficient dwelling is predominately powered by rooftop solar panels.The Villa Schoorl was mostly built with natural materials to bl...
Located between infill buildings, the MeMo House is the work of local studio Bam! Arquitectura, which based the design on sustainable design principles, such as low energy consumption and native plantings. The light-filled home embraces nature with its back garden and sloping green roof that connects all three floors.Located on a dense urban plot in San Isidro, the compa...
Located in the French village of Manigod in a popular ski destination, the Mountain House was subject to strict building codes that the architects say allowed for “very little freedom of architectural expression.” Local guidelines dictated numerous design aspects, including building height and width ratio, roof slope, building material, and even window sizes, in order to...
Built from locally and sustainably sourced reclaimed timber, Inhabit treehouse offers beautiful and cozy digs with stunning views of a lake and the Catskills mountain range beyond.Built for a family with plans of opening the treehouse up to rentals, Inhabit Treehouse is a small and efficiently designed space with all the comforts of home. FSC-certified reclaimed cedar so...
The 12,000 square-foot luxury home sits on the water front of the exclusive Indian Creek area, and it can be yours for a cool $29.75 million. The 12,000 square foot home, which was built with raw materials including exposed concrete, stone, and teak wood, boasts stunning interior design, but the outdoor landscape is undoubtedly a dream come true. The one-acre outdoor ar...
The cedar retreat’s design was part of the 2016 event, Kenya Hara’s House Vision, an exhibition that showcases community-led housing projects that aim to help small towns boost their economies. Like a lot of rural areas in Japan, the small town of Yoshino has an aging population that is dwindling by the day. For years, the town’s principal industry was sustainable forest...
Built in the Czech Renaissance period, the old house has been damaged, rebuilt, and transformed numerous times over hundreds of years. The architects carefully peeled back those layers in the palimpsest-like home to uncover unexpected architectural elements.In upgrading the old home, the architects also worked to preserve many of the original details such as old plasterw...
LEAPfactory was inspired by the idea of living in harmony with nature to create Frame. The home can be customized and configured according to a buyer’s desires and budget, and includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a study area, a kitchen, dining area, an outdoor terrace, and a double height living room. Forest Stewardship Council certified wood, metal sheet cladding, and...
Located in Blackheath, Australia, the 1,100-square-foot Upcycle House is a three-bedroom, two-bath family home with a large living area. The design team worked on the philosophy of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it and if it is broke, fix it” to sustainably build out the home’s exterior and interior with upcycled materials. The home is reinforced with insulated brick, ...
The project consists in the refurbishment of a house between party walls located in La Tallada, a genuine small village of Empordà. The volume of the house supposed to be rehabilitated had undergone several changes and extensions which contributed to its peculiar aspect of a turret. The project has sought to strengthen this particular verticality of the house tha...
Like many German cities, Bremen is confronted with an increasing housing shortage and a growing demand for affordable housing. In response to this, the largest Bremen Housing Association, GEWOBA, has prudently taken on a supplementary extension to their existing 45,000 plus housing stock. The urban niches are activated by the punctual int...
In the Regional Natural Park of Boucles de la Seine, a barn in ruins was reconverted into a place of residence. The new shelter was built onto the existing one. A zinc shell covers the roof and the walls to conserve a monolithic, agricultural architecture with few openings. The framework is the fundamental element of the new residence. From the outside, ...
This residence in Western Massachusetts maintains a dualistic relationship with the lake against which it is nestled. When seen from the street, the house is abstract in form, showing no aperture or puncture. As one steps down the walking path and towards the lake, however, the house opens itself up. A singular stacked timber wall, serving as both ret...
