Architecture & Design Community
April 8, 2024
Photography by Architectuurfotograaf – Rob van Esch Architecture firm WillemsenU has shared photos of a home they completed in a meadow in The Netherlands, that has been built into the ground. The home is tucked away in the landscape, surrounded by flowers and trees, and hidden within a small hill. The design of the house […]
April 7, 2024
FINNE Architects has shared photos of a Pacific Northwest house they designed on Bainbridge Island, Washington. A 500-ft driveway winds through the woods up to the house, located in a clearing at the top of a gentle hill. The house was designed to be sustainable from the start, with deep roof overhangs, 40% higher insulation […]
April 4, 2024
A storage warehouse in the south of France, between Montpellier and the sea, has become a contemporary family home. The conversion is by Brengues Le Pavec architects, who kept the building’s metal frame and industrial character while adapting the house to the Mediterranean climate and way of life. Before: a dark storage building Before the […]
April 3, 2024
Building Arts Architects has shared photos of a contemporary home they recently completed in Dorset, Ontario, that hovers above the natural sloped terrain close to the water’s edge of Kawagama Lake. The building, which sits lightly on the rugged site, invites expansive sky and water views, while a prefabricated 18cm thick mass timber structure called […]
April 2, 2024
Architecture and art studio Svima has shared photos of a kitchen and living room they updated, with the kitchen featuring brass design accents. Their clients, a Toronto couple, has opposite tastes: he is an enthusiast of tenebrous minimalism, and she is a lover of bright French country kitchens. They wanted to renovate their home of […]
March 28, 2024
Borja Lomas of Voluar Arquitectura has designed a new home in Madrid, Spain, that’s covered in weathering steel and has a uniquely shaped design. The shape of the home showcases various areas that branch out in different directions, some of which are cantilevered away from the house. The weathered steel exterior, which provides different colors […]
March 27, 2024
Developer Comma Projects, together with interior designer Kate Richards and building designer Jayson Pate Design, has completed a duplex in Queensland, Australia, with a distinctly neutral interior. Let’s take a look inside one of the villas where the design objective was to instill an immediate sense of tranquility, reminiscent of a day spa or wellness […]
March 26, 2024
DeForest Architects has shared photos of a home they designed that follows the topography of the site, with some rooms tucked into the land and others floating above it. Located in a waterfront neighborhood just south of Seattle, the one-acre wooded site sits atop a bluff overlooking Puget Sound. The property had been part of […]
March 25, 2024
Bryant Alsop has renovated and extended a typical free-standing timber period home in Australia. The project keeps the original house at the front and adds a new open-plan wing at the back, linked by a glazed walkway. From the front door to the garden From the front door, a hallway runs through the old house […]
March 21, 2024
Architecture firm Studio KUNZ has shared photos of a home they completed in a small town in the south of Brazil. The home sits on a high plateau, surrounded by an idyllic landscape formed by araucaria trees, which was key for a young couple who have a close relationship with life in the countryside. The […]
March 20, 2024
March 20, 2024 Design firm Studiomateriality, has shared photos of a retail store they designed in Athina, Greece, that has a monochromatic interior to catch the eye of people walking past. The interior of Wild Souls features terracotta-orange paint that has been applied across the dropped ceiling, splashback, cabinetry, and kitchen island across the shop. […]
March 17, 2024
Architect Dario Castellino has transformed an abandoned stone ruin that was once overgrown with brambles, into a small off-grid home. Overlooking Stura Valley in Roccasparvera, Italy, the modern expansion of the ruin includes burnt larch wood and large windows. The home uses reclaimed wood from the Stura valley, while the expansion features a structure with […]
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