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November 20, 2023
Celebrated Dutch architect and Pritzker Prize laureate (2000) Rem Koolhaas is not known mainly as a designer of private residences. However, the ones he has designed have become iconic. His famous private residence projects include the most recent three, all of them completed more than 30 years ago: the Maison à Bordeaux (1998), Dutch House (1995) and […]
November 17, 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based McLeod Bovell designed Liminal House for a couple that wanted a residence to meet their needs as soon-to-be empty nesters. The founders of the design firm, Lisa Bovell and Matt McLeodcall, were the designers in charge of the project that took four years to complete. They named the house Liminal, reflecting […]
November 15, 2023
Photo by Michael Moran Photography Architecture and building company BIRDSEYE has shared photos of a home they completed in Sagaponack, New York, that features an exterior clad in reclaimed weathered wood siding. Photo by Michael Moran Photography The home, named Lathhouse, was inspired and conceptually influenced by the region’s local agricultural history, notably by a […]
November 13, 2023
Stilt Studios has shared photos of a newly completed project called the Treehouse Villa, which is located in Grün Resort Uluwatu, a family-run nature-focused luxury boutique resort in Bali. The project consists of 7 distinct units seamlessly woven into the surrounding landscape, with each raised up into the trees on elevated stilted foundations. Ascending the […]
November 12, 2023
November 12, 2023 SAKO Architects has sent us photos of a kindergarten they designed in Tianshui, China, that features a white exterior with a kaleidoscope of colors. The kindergarten, built in a small provincial town, features white exterior walls with windows in the shape of local yao-tung arches. Sunlight from the glass roof penetrates and […]
November 9, 2023
Scalar Architecture has completed a modern cabin in Connecticut that has a minimal ecological footprint. Designed as a 1200-square-foot retreat for a family of writers and producers, the cabin is only accessible via foot or light utility vehicle. The cabin is located in a hilly and forested area with big rocks and not much topsoil. […]
November 8, 2023
X11 Design Studio has shared photos of a home they completed in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, that includes a facade of cascading plants. The home has been designed for a three-generation family, who wanted optimal functionality and a connection between nature and people. To integrate nature into the design of the home, Chrysanthemum curtains have been […]
November 7, 2023
Photography by Younes Bounhar Design firm PARTISANS has designed a home for a family in Toronto, Canada, that features a sculptural brick facade. Photography by Younes Bounhar The design of the Canvas House has been inspired by the homeowners’ love of contemporary art, with the outer walls of the home made of bricks arranged in […]
November 6, 2023
Floisand Studio Architects has renovated a 1970s rambler in Seattle, Washington. The original house had a typical boxy plan and a brick exterior with blue and red accents. The renovation opens it up to daylight and adds a new upper level for the family. The architects are at floisandstudio.com. A new face to the street […]
October 26, 2023
William / Kaven Architecture has completed a home in Portland, Oregon, as part of a group of private residences on steep sites within Forest Park, a 5,000-acre woodland. From the outside it reads as a stack of lit boxes tucked into the trees. The architects are at williamkaven.com. A restrained palette in the trees Dark […]
October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023 Narch Arquitectes has shared photos of a home they designed in Barcelona, Spain, that has large folding windows that connect the interior to the inner courtyard and garden. The home, completed for a couple and their two daughters, has folding windows that can be opened completely or gradually depending on the season, […]
October 19, 2023
Batay-Csorba Architects has designed a home in Toronto, Canada, that takes advantage of the small 65’x20’ pie-shaped corner lot, and includes a sheltered outdoor balcony. The sloping roof partially covers the balcony, with an opening above the Japanese soaking tub. The home’s exterior is clad in old historical buff yellow brick in varying banded coursing […]
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