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May 18, 2022
Photography by Bicubik Photography Leppanen Anker Arquitectura has completed a new house in Los Chillos, Ecuador, that takes inspiration from the surrounding environment. The architects decided to bring back the use of wood, stone, and clay but with a contemporary mindset, resulting in a home that would feel light and airy. This strategy resulted conceptually […]
May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022 SDH Studio Architecture + Design has completed a new home in Pinecrest, Florida, where a noticeable design feature is a kitchen, that includes two large islands. The larger of the two islands has an L-Shape, and the back side drops down to act as banquette seating with a table for a casual […]
May 18, 2022
Magic can result when architect and client have known each other for two decades and when both are willing to take the time to consider the best way to renovate a sprawling Upstate New York estate. Architect Niels Schoenfelder of Mancini Enterprises and client Beverly Kerzner spent countless days and dinners over four years debating […]
May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022 Circle Studio Architects has sent us photos of one of their completed projects, a new house addition for a home in Melbourne, Australia. Glazed tiles act as a creative design feature on this house, a choice that is not often seen as an exterior material on houses. Contrasting the shiny glazed green […]
May 17, 2022
A vast book collection and a trusting friendship between designers and their client helped turn cramped ground-floor rooms into a sun-filled, tranquil private reading room. Six years ago, Tao Liu and Chunyan Cai, co-founders of the Shanghai-based architecture and interior design firm Atelier tao+c, designed an apartment for a client with whom they have since […]
May 15, 2022
Architects Annie Barrett of aalso architects and Hye-Young Chung of HYCArch have completely transformed an existing Spanish-style house in Los Angeles for a couple anticipating semi-retirement. Working together with Landscape Architect David Hocker of Hocker Design, the front garden has been created with a dense screen of San Pedro cacti, replacing the need for a […]
May 10, 2022
Karlikova Architects has sent us a new project, a modern house in Kyiv, Ukraine, that has the post and beam structure exposed throughout the home. Inspired by the form of a Bavarian chalet, the house was designed to host events, such as parties for large groups of people and biker club meet-ups (50+ people). The […]
May 9, 2022
Real estate agents West Coast Modern, has sent us photos of their latest listing, a remodeled 1968 mid-century modern home in Vancouver, Canada. Let’s take a look at the ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos of the home… Before – The Exterior The original home had faded green paint and white framed windows that matched the garage […]
May 4, 2022
Studio Ilk Architecture + Interiors have shared with us their recently completed project, a new house in a semi-rural area of Tasmania, Australia, that includes stone walls. The house is located on a site with challenging bushfire exposure, complex biodiversity overlays, and a rugged cliff-side coastline to the East and South. The exterior of the […]
May 2, 2022
Loader Monteith Architects has completed the reconfiguration and rear extension of a 1980’s cottage in a Conservation Village in Scotland. The ground floor plan of the existing cottage was composed of small, dark rooms which closed the house off from the expansive rear garden. The clients requested that the architects upgrade the home and bring […]
April 29, 2022
RKD Architects have shared with us a house they’ve designed in Park City, Utah, that’s made up of three pods, each with a curved, outward-leaning window wall. The home, surrounded by the Wasatch Mountain Range, includes a variety of natural materials such as cut limestone walls and wood beams. Stepping inside the home, the outward-leaning […]
April 29, 2022
Design firm LUO studio has recently completed a new pedestrian bridge in Jiangmen City, China, that’s been built using pine wood, concrete, aluminum plate, and glass. The bridge, which spans across a small tidal waterway and is located within an eco-cultural tourism resort, has an arched design that accommodates the passage of boats underneath and […]
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