Architecture & Design Community
January 18, 2024
January 18, 2024 Architect Jan Tyrpekl, has shared photos of a small elevated cabin that was designed in Hainburg an der Donau, Austria, for a client who owned a farm and wanted somewhere to relax. Located on the border of a young orchard and mature trees. It has an archetypal house shape, but it is […]
January 16, 2024
Bjella Architecture has sent us photos of a contemporary home they completed in Los Angeles, California, that’s nestled on a hillside overlooking the sprawling city. Due to the home being in an area prone to earthquakes, the structural elements are bigger and bolder. There are timbers connected by heavy steel plates, ornate steel compression struts […]
January 14, 2024
Studio for Architecture & Collaboration (StudioAC) has designed a modern single-family home with a black exterior in Toronto, Canada. The home has a gable roof and appears as a series of stacked boxes, with different levels defining the various areas of the home. The rear of the home is similar to the facade, with the […]
January 9, 2024
Bates Masi + Architects has sent us photos of a new home they recently completed in Bridgehampton, New York, that has its living spaces elevated above the ground. A coastal lagoon’s narrow shape and adjacent topography funnel storm surge and wave action onto the scenic but low-lying site. Therefore, the architects took these conditions into […]
January 7, 2024
Artistree, a company that creates treehouses and tiny homes, has shared photos of their design named “The Spyglass Treehouse”, which provides a unique window into the surrounding environment. Inspired by old-fashioned spyglasses used to magnify what is in the distance, this treehouse brings you up close to nature with its round spherical design and an […]
January 7, 2024
Avoiding the tired recreational ski resort style of log structures and gabled roofs, architect Omar Gandhi has nevertheless managed to create a “cottage” feel in the project he named White Rock after a community in the area. The Gaspereau River Valley is the agricultural centre of the province of Nova Scotia located on the extreme […]
January 5, 2024
Floating in a luxuriously classic Celine bathtub while viewing the Eiffel Tower is not an experience many people get to have at home, even in the opulent 16th arrondissement of Paris. However, at Apartment Henri-Martin, located along Avenue Henri-Martin, this is exactly what the owners can do now, after an extensive reconfiguration and renovation of their […]
January 4, 2024
ANACAPA Architecture has sent us photos of a home renovation they completed for a young family of four who sought to update their 1952 California Ranch home nestled in the San Roque neighborhood of Santa Barbara. The original home had an awkward layout that chopped up the interior, with the architects explaining, “To get to the backyard, you had to go […]
January 3, 2024
Architecture firm Wittman Estes has transformed an original house built in the 1940s, located on the eastern shore of Hood Canal near the Bangor submarine base in Washington State. Due to the complex constraints of the shoreline exemption, the architects kept to the existing footprint, expanding the house only from the existing structure. The new […]
December 27, 2023
Openideas Architects has shared photos of a modern project in Ahmedabad, India, that includes two homes for multi-generational living, with a curving bridge walkway that connects to outdoor entertaining areas. The bridge, which includes hidden lighting, travels above water features, gardens, pathways, and driveways. The railings that accompany the bridge are higher at some points […]
December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023 Obreval together with Catch Architecture, has recently completed a modern ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in Carpenteria, California, whose design curves around a circular patio. The semicircular cutout that envelops the dwelling, invites an abundance of natural light into every corner and maximizes the outdoor space on a small corner backyard. The wood […]
December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023 Exterio Studio has shared photos of a modern home they designed in the Kujawy region of Poland, that has a layout similar to two barns positioned side-by-side. The home has been designed to take advantage of the long and narrow lot, with the layout divided into two interconnected forms. Upon arrival at […]
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