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July 24, 2023

Before & After – A Remodeled 1950s Ranch Home

Studio Robert Jamieson has remodelled a 1950s ranch home in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. The studio opened up the closed, low rooms and paired the old stone walls with new cedar cladding inside and out. The house before When the owners bought the house, most of its original features were still in place. It offered […]

July 23, 2023

Lighting Highlights The Alternating Curvilinear Balconies Of This New Apartment Building

July 23, 2023 Omniview Design has completed the Golf Apartments, a high-end residential development adjacent to a famous golf course in Glyfada, Greece. Key to the design of the building are the curvilinear balconies that alternate directions creating a lively facade. In the evening, lighting is used to highlight the curves of the building as […]

July 20, 2023

This Modern House Was Made From Locally Sourced Stone

Architecture firm ARGDL has shared photos of a home they completed in Tapalpa, Mexico, that’s built using stone, wood, and glass. Local stone was used to generate the main volumes of the home, while the regional pine can be seen in the roof structure as well as the window and door frames, and glass has […]

July 19, 2023

Operable Screens Cover The Exterior Of This Hawaiian Home

Olson Kundig has completed a family home in Hanalei, Hawaii, whose facade is almost entirely wrapped in operable shutter screens. The screens let the house shift between open and closed, so the line between indoor and outdoor living changes with the weather and the time of day. A facade that opens and closes The custom […]

July 17, 2023

A Contemporary Reimagination Of A Classic New York Pizza Parlor

Architecture firm MRDK has completed North of Brooklyn Pizzeria in the York neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada. The design looks back to the classic New York pizza parlor while keeping a clean, modern finish. Two units made into one The restaurant was once two separate commercial units. They were combined into a single space, which made […]

July 12, 2023

The Surrounding Desert Was Blended Into This Modern Home

Photography by Stetson Ybarra Multi-disciplinary design studio Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd. has shared photos of a modern home they completed on the edge of the Las Vegas Valley that has views of Red Rock Canyon. Photography by Stetson Ybarra Commissioned for a family embracing an active lifestyle of immersive environmental experiences, the home has a […]

July 10, 2023

Handmade Elongated Bricks Cover The Exterior Of This Home

Photography ©Paolo Abate MoDusArchitects has sent us photos of a modern home they recently completed in South Tyrol, Italy, that’s faced in handmade bricks. Photography ©Gustav Willeit The home, located in a small town and surrounded by vineyards, appears as a single-family house, however, it’s actually divided into two separate units, one for the main […]

July 9, 2023

Tree-like Columns Show The Craftsmanship Inside This Riverside Pavilion

Design practice firm JK-AR has shared photos of a riverside pavilion in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, which they recently completed that aims to reinvent East Asian timber architecture. Before the city was urbanized, the riverside was surrounded by bamboo forests. Inspired by this lost scene and memory of the city, the design of the ‘The Pavilion […]

July 6, 2023

A Large Double Height Ceiling Allows The Social Areas Of This Home To Open Completely To The Outside

July 6, 2023 Padovani Arquitetos has sent us photos of a project they designed in Campinas, Brazil, that takes advantage of the topography to create a modern home with a horizontal design and lower garage. The home has been designed in such a way that the interior is hidden from the street. The front door […]

July 4, 2023

Large Windows Give This Home A Lantern-Like Appearance At Night

Swatt | Miers Architects has shared photos of a house they designed in the town of Atherton, California, that replaces an earlier mid-century structure that the family had owned for many years. The home, with its white exterior, has an abundance of windows, allowing the home to light up like a lantern at night. During […]

July 3, 2023

Before & After – A Dark Retail Space Transformed Into A Bright Skincare Center

ISENSE DESIGN has shared photos of a recently completed retail design for Beauty Technology Skincare Center in Beijing, China. The designers transformed a dark store with a red facade and awning, into a bright and open retail design with a green facade and large windows. Seizing the opportunity to use color, the designers continued the […]

June 29, 2023

The Sculptural Exterior Of This House Was Inspired By The Folds Of A Ribbon

Studio Ardete has shared photos of a home they have designed in Mohali, India, that has a distinctly different sculptural facade. The exterior of the home draws inspiration from the folds of a ribbon as well as nature and its flowing form. The free-flowing concrete exterior intrigues both users and onlookers from the outside as […]