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October 10, 2023
Two Spiral Staircases Help Create This Unique Home Design
Architect Alexis Dornier together with interior designer Silvia Fairman, have completed a new home in the Balinese jungle, that features a unique design centered around a pair of spiral staircases. Drawing inspiration from the beauty of nature and a desire to challenge architectural norms, the design took shape as a figure 8, offering continuous fluid […]
October 8, 2023
Wood Lines The Length Of The Gable Vaulted Ceiling In This Home
October 8, 2023 Architecture firm The Ranch Mine, has designed a new home in Flagstaff, Arizona, that’s inspired by the landscape of the surrounding San Francisco Volcanic Field. The surrounding landscape is reflected in the decision to choose a black exterior for the home, while the interiors were inspired by the Danish concept of Hygge. […]
October 6, 2023
A Thatched Roof And Charred Wood Siding Were Used To Create This Modern Home
PAX Architects has completed a modern summer house in Skagen, Denmark, whose design pays tribute to the local architecture and history of the town it’s located in. The materials chosen for the home were inspired by the houses built in Skagen’s Black Period, when charred wood from shipwrecks was often used to build them, and […]
October 5, 2023
Natural Stone Provides A Base For This Modern Home
Bourgeois / Lechasseur architectes has completed a house in Mauricie, a region of Québec, Canada, between Montréal and Québec City. The design draws on the area’s industrial heritage and on the natural setting around it. Three wings on a stone base The house is made of three wings set on a natural stone foundation. Each […]
October 2, 2023
A Tree House That Feels Like It’s Floating Inside the Forest
Integra Studio Arquitetura has completed a modern Tree House for the NaCarapina accommodation complex in Brazil. Raised among the tall Araucaria trees typical of the Rio Grande do Sul mountains, the cabin is designed to feel as if it floats inside the forest. Dark timber among the Araucarias The elevated cabin is clad in cider […]
September 25, 2023
A Contemporary Interior Was Given To This Victorian Era Home
Richard Beard Architects and The Wiseman Group has sent us photos of a project they recently completed in San Francisco, California, that involved updating a historic Victorian-era home. Over the span of several years, the house underwent a complete restructuring and received a new interior layout to accommodate a large family. The first step in […]
September 21, 2023
The Black Exterior Of This Barn-Inspired Home Is Contrasted With A White Interior
Architecture and interior design studio Laney LA has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Culver City, California, that has a dark black exterior. The home with its gabled design, has a path that leads to the glass front door. At night, the exterior lighting highlights the front door and the carport, while […]
September 20, 2023
Red-Pigmented Concrete Screens Surround This New Home In Cape Town
Architecture firm SAOTA, together with interior design firm ARRCC, has recently completed a modern house in Cape Town, South Africa. The home was designed by Philip Olmesdahl, principal of SAOTA, for himself and his family, with him sharing, “When architects design their own homes, they can have a bit more fun; they can be a […]
September 15, 2023
Before & After – A 1960s Split-Level Turned Three-Story Home In Seattle
Floisand Studio Architects has sent us photos of a remodel project they completed in Seattle, Washington, that transformed a 1960s split-level home into an updated design for a family of five. The project’s goals were to modernize the space, add a third floor, relocate the primary bedroom, and open up the main floor living space. […]
September 10, 2023
A Black Brick Exterior Is Consistent With The Dark Forest Surrounding This Modern Home
Architecture and interior design firm GO’C has shared photos of a home they recently completed northwest of Seattle on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington. Located on a secluded wooded site, near a small beach town, the home has been designed with dark black brick walls with deeply raked carbon black mortar joints creating a highly […]
September 4, 2023
Corrugated Metal Covers The Barrel Shaped Roofs Of This Portable Home
William Samuels Architects has sent us photos of a small home they designed and built in Nelson, New Zealand, that includes a single bedroom. The project was created out of a desire by architect William Samuels and his partner, Hannah D’Arcy, to own their first home. Building upon leasehold land, the house needed to be […]
August 31, 2023
Fluted Concrete Walls Cut By Continuous Window Openings Define This Villa
August 31, 2023 NOMO STUDIO has shared photos of a modern home they’ve designed in Menorca, Spain, that features a textured facade of fluted concrete walls. The fluted concrete walls are sliced by continuous window openings creating a combination of horizontal stripes that alternate between solid and glass. Here’s a close-up look at the grooved concrete block combined with darker […]