Architecture & Design Community
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 […]
December 19, 2023
Magarao + Lindenberg Arquitetura has shared photos of a modern home they completed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, that has its post and beam structure on display throughout the interior. The clients wanted a house with personality and practicality, which would be spacious but without losing coziness. To do this, the architects chose wood as […]
December 18, 2023
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has recently completed a new library in Kisarazu, Japan, that has been built into the earth. Almost hidden from view, the library is located in an area that was once a valley filled with construction debris. Now rejuvenated, the land was able to be used, with the architects creating a small […]
December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023 Michael Cooper Architects has shared photos of a 1980s plaster-clad home in Auckland, New Zealand, that they renovated to bring it up to today’s standards. The house needed a re-design inside and out, with the clients requesting a contemporary design. The clients also wanted a design that used texture on the home’s […]
December 13, 2023
Imbue Design has completed a desert retreat in the landscape of Grand Staircase-Escalante, Utah, a place where the owners can put their feet up and take in the land around them. Project lead was Christopher Talvy. The studio is at imbue.design. Resting at the foot of a bluff The aim was to disturb the land […]
December 12, 2023
December 12, 2023 Guz Architects has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Singapore, that was conceived as a multigenerational family house arranged around a large garden and an old rain tree which was protected and preserved. The architects included passive cooling measures, which were integrated into the design of the house with […]
December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023 Adrian James Architects has shared photos of a contemporary home they completed in Oxfordshire, England, that has a sculptural form which sprouts organically from its hillside setting. The home’s design is inspired by the crinkle-crankle Cotswold stone wall, with ribbons of cast Portland stone snaking around the exterior, accentuating its cliff-ness and […]
December 10, 2023
Theresa Obermoser, Austrian-born, London-based designer and founder of TO Interior Design has completed the three-year overhaul of a Renaissance-style building in Vienna where she also has offices. The result is Am Hof 8 Austria’s first private members club. Her signature eclectic and internationally inspired style combines Scandinavian, Japanese and French design features. The same is […]
December 9, 2023
Hong Kong-based interior design firm Lim + LU founders Elaine Lu and Vince Lim received a dream assignment from their friends: to design an office space that would accommodate three generations working together in a home-like environment. The client wanted a functional office yet wished to avoid the cold and boring office vibe. The 300 square-metre […]
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