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December 5, 2025
A Small Cottage With a Big Personality Gets a Two-Storey Contemporary Addition
Nestled in the Californian hills, a small cottage affectionately nicknamed ‘The Shack’ has undergone a remarkable transformation. Feldman Architecture teamed up with its owners, photographer Catherine Wagner and designer Loretta Gargan, to create a rustic contemporary home that blends the charm of the original cottage with modern comforts. The result is a serene escape from […]
December 3, 2025
A Modular Home Designed for Life Between the River and the Sea
Between the river and the sea on the southern coast of Bahia, Brazil, a new kind of tropical retreat has taken shape. Designed by UNA barbara e valentim, the Modular Bahia project shows what happens when contemporary architecture meets deep sensitivity to climate, territory, and landscape. Modular Bahia unfolds across a peninsula where the views […]
December 3, 2025
The Family Who Gained a Whole New Lifestyle With a 538 Square Foot Addition
In Melbourne, Australia, a creative couple and their teenager have discovered a completely new way of living, all thanks to a clever pavilion added to their heritage bungalow. Designed by Taylor Knights Architecture & Interior Design, the 538 square foot (50sqm) addition does not fight with the original home. Instead, it works alongside it, creating […]
December 1, 2025
A Breezeway, Ocean Views and Timber Everywhere Inside This Coastal Family Home
Some homes are shaped by the people who gather inside them, while others are shaped by the land they overlook. This one manages to be both. The Two Pavilions House by Tom Robertson Architects sits quietly along the Australian coastline, but its purpose is anything but quiet. It was created as a retreat where three […]
November 30, 2025
How This Family Home Was Designed Around Pool Days and Dinner Parties
Some homes are built for everyday living and others are designed to make life feel a little bigger. The South Harbor Residence by Blaze Makoid Architecture falls into the second category. Set on Sag Harbor in North Haven, New York, it sits on a site that naturally invites you to slow down and look out […]
November 29, 2025
Inside the Coastal Home Designed for Peaceful Living and Big Weekends
Some homes are built for show, others for practicality, and then there are those rare places that quietly understand the rhythm of real life. This East Hampton home sits on a cove overlooking the ocean and was created for a couple who wanted a place that felt grounding for everyday living yet ready to grow […]
November 29, 2025
The Concrete and Glass Home Making the Most of Its Forest Setting
In the quiet coastal community of Costa Esmeralda, a home has appeared among the pines. Designed by architect Luciano Kruk for a couple with children, this single storey structure settles into the landscape without disturbing its natural rise. What looks at first like a dark timber and concrete shelter quickly reveals a bright interior shaped […]
November 27, 2025
A Journey Through a Home Crafted for Quiet Luxury
baukultur/ca approaches Glen Manor Haus with the belief that Quiet Luxury comes from precision rather than excess. Their design for this Toronto home focuses on clarity, proportion, and honest materials that work together to create calm. In the first steps through the house, the intent becomes clear. Light is shaped thoughtfully, spaces unfold with purpose, […]
November 25, 2025
This Charming Stone Cottage Now Features a Light Filled Extension
The Cottages began as a compact, dimly lit historic home in Charlbury, England. The goal was simple, create a bright, flexible family space without compromising the cottage’s heritage. The solution came through a sensitive single storey addition that stays visually quiet while opening the interior to daylight and the garden. From the street, the traditional […]
November 23, 2025
The Glass Box Living Room That Changes How You See the Mountains
cgmodern architecture set out to show how a small footprint can still feel expansive in the Colorado mountains. Perched at the far edge of the property, this live-work home frames daily life against sweeping views and shifting light. Every room reaches outward, drawing in sky, weather, and wildlife. The architects combined thoughtful planning, simple materials, […]
November 21, 2025
The Tropical Home Crafted Around Light Filled Spaces and Lush Outdoor Rooms
Villa Lyla sits on the island of Nassau, shaped by South African architecture studio SAOTA and interior designers ARRCC. From the first moments inside, the value of the design is clear. Light, air, stone, and water come together in a calm and intentional way. Every view directs you toward nature, every material choice deepens the […]
November 19, 2025
A Smart Backyard Addition Gives a 1940s Home Space to Breathe
Some transformations do not come from tearing everything down. Sometimes all it takes is a smart addition in just the right place. For a Seattle based husband and wife team, one an architect and the other a landscape designer, that meant looking straight into their own backyard. Their 1940s home was full of charm but […]