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December 5, 2025
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
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 1, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
cgmodern architecture designed a two-storey live-work house in the Colorado mountains, with offices below, a 15-foot glass living room above and solar power.
November 21, 2025
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
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 […]
November 17, 2025
Tucked deep within a wooded plateau in Woodland, Minnesota, sits a home that seems to whisper rather than shout. Designed by ALTUS Architecture + Design, this serene, single level retreat was created for a couple who wanted calm spaces, natural light and an intimate connection to the forest all around them. What unfolds is a […]
November 15, 2025
Some homes make an impression the moment you see them, and this Melbourne property does it with complete quiet confidence. Designed by AM Architecture as a walled garden sanctuary, it follows the architects vision of bringing the outdoors inside to form the conceptual heart of the project. Shaped by greenery, bluestone and soft light, the […]
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