Architecture & Design Community
November 1, 2022
Architecture firm KUD has designed the Imperium Town Homes, a collection of 4 townhouses in Australia, with a curved brick facade. The exterior features natural earth-colored bricks accented by protruding black metal window frames. The black frames cast shadows onto the brick, adding even further interest to the building’s exterior. Here’s a look at the […]
October 31, 2022
It is not news to The Cool Hunter readers that we value tasteful restorations. We believe that new and flashy and complicated is easy. Restored and restrained is difficult. So it is easy for us to agree with British-born designer-to-the-stars Jake Arnold for whom his adopted hometown of Los Angeles can at times feel just […]
October 28, 2022
Dion Keech Architects, in collaboration with the homeowner, has completed a new U-shaped house with a black exterior. The homeowner, who is a designer themselves and also owns Mr Pinchy and Co, a contemporary Australian brand that creates sculptural homewares, was heavily involved throughout the design process of the rural house. The house features thick […]
October 26, 2022
Architects EAT have completed Kori Ice Cream, a fun and colorful ice cream shop with Japanese inspiration that’s located in Hawthorn, Australia. The designers referenced Japanese kawaii culture and the hyperpop music movement, as well as street art and curbside posters to create a graphically and visually strong space. They mention that “peering into the […]
October 25, 2022
Serendipity, good luck and a great deal of trust and courage were all needed to make this elegant restoration of a century-old traditional Mallorcan possessió or rural estate happen. The architectural refurbishment was directed by Bernat Oliver and Javi Márquez, and interior design by Feliu Rullán and Victoria Vidal, the owners of the Mallorcan interior design […]
October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022 Architecture and Interior Design firm Wood Marsh has completed a new residential building in Victoria, Australia, that has a remarkable sculptural form. The overall curved design of the asymmetrical building has the appearance of being carved from a single raw material, while the columns have been shaped and crafted to integrate them […]
October 23, 2022
FORWARD Design | Architecture has shared photos with us of the renovation that was done on this mid-century modern home in Kansas City, Missouri. The home, originally designed by the architecture firm Linscott, Kiene & Haylett and built-in 1954, was revolutionary at the time for its T-shaped split-level plan, which allowed for a more spacious, […]
October 21, 2022
Grenier Richards Spensier Architecture, together with interior design firm Studio Findlay, has completed a new house in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec, Canada, that has a striking all black metal and wood exterior. Welcoming guests to the home is a simple entryway with a black front door and a minimalist bench. In the living room, large windows wrap […]
October 19, 2022
Nico van der Meulen Architects has sent us one of their latest projects, a new modern home that includes extensive folding aluminum screens on its exterior. The metal screens, with a perforated pattern, start on the front facade of the home, while the entryway includes multiple water features, a sculpture, and hidden lighting. The screens […]
October 18, 2022
Design studio Ruang Nyaman has recently completed a co-living project in Bali, Indonesia, that includes a variety of micro-apartments and communal spaces. One design element that caught our eye, are the curved seats that are included in the outdoor space of each micro-apartment. The lounge chairs, which add a curved element to the straight lines […]
October 10, 2022
October 10, 2022 Nestled in a woodland setting and located near Grand Marais, Minnesota, the ‘Gaucho‘ A-frame cabin is just a few minutes walk from Lake Superior. The inspiration for the A-frame came from the owner’s time spent living in Argentina, with the exterior clad in metal, and surrounded on two sides by a small […]
October 7, 2022
October 7, 2022 Ben Callery Architects has shared photos of a recently completed modern extension in Victoria, Australia, that was added to a Victorian heritage terrace house. The new rear extension includes twin parabolic roofs that stand out against the neighboring houses, and allow light to filter through to the interior. The home includes a […]
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