Marrickville House a bright and colorful project designed by David Boyle Architect, situated in Marrickville, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The scope of the project includes constructing two semi-detached homes as a contemporary infill development. The houses were designed to have two different floor plans to fit with the site’s orientation as well as the […]
Architecture
Architecture projects offering anywhere from modern and contemporary houses infused with a “wow” effect to Mediterranean, Tuscan and Asian influence homes from across the globe. Ranging from exterior and interior inspiration, live-work buildings to incredible commercial and hospitality projects and projects with an emphasis on sustainability are just a few of the highlights in this category. Learn how to maximize the potential of all spaces in your home by viewing incredible projects from world-class architects and designers, collated on a single source.
Capitol Hill Residence integrating sustainable design
With a compact form and several integrated sustainable systems, the Capitol Hill Residence in Seattle, Washington achieves the client’s goals to maximize the site’s views and resources while responding to its micro climate. The residence has been designed by Balance Associates Architects, located on a ridge with a 180 degree view of the surrounding lakes […]
Imposing modern home with volumes in Brazil
The imposing set of cubic volumes overlapping each other creates a striking modern dwellings in the Brazilian town of Londrina. This three level house has been designed by Studio Guilherme Torres for a young couple, in which the architect has dispensed traditional partitions and spaces. The 4,413 square foot (410 square meters) project had to […]
Stunning modern loft in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver
The Mac N Mo show was Katie and Jordan’s first purchase together. Katie, growing up in a family of electricians and Jordan, growing up with a builder for a father and designer for a mother, they had only one month to fully renovate this Mount Pleasant, Vancouver loft in the Mecca building. The living space features over […]
Inspiring modern home renovation in San Francisco
18th Residence is a modern home renovation, located along one of the Mission District’s most cosmopolitan blocks in San Francisco, California, designed by Chr DAUER Architects. The Italianate home was expanded with two substantial yet stealthy additions. Peeking out above the restored front facade, a new third story bedroom level hints at the comprehensively transformed […]
The Old Cowshed House in Australia
The old cowshed in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia has been designed by Carter Williamson Architects. The home was a surprising find; a rare opportunity to preserve some of the character and charm of this eclectic neighborhood and one the architects encouraged for their clients to seize when they sought their advice on purchasing the property. […]
Modern dwelling on a bluff overlooking Lake Travis
Villa Nuevo is contemporary glass walled home perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Travis in northwest Austin, Texas. The house was built in 2009 and designed by Austin-based Webber + Studio, Architects, who specialize in minimalist, contemporary style. The design is ecological: the house’s power, for example, is generated by rooftop solar panels; there’s also […]
Light-filled Toronto residence by Abramson Teiger
The Davis Residence was designed by Abramson Teiger Architects who were asked to design a house with light-filled spaces and an indoor/outdoor integration seen in the firm’s Southern California work, but adapted to the Toronto, Ontario climate. The first floor is clad in black Algonquin limestone, used commonly in Ontario, and layered with wood, detailed […]
Striking backyard oasis in The Netherlands
Dream garden on the coast is a contemporary project by Eric Kant, an international operating design studio specializing in high-end interiors and wellness projects in The Netherlands. The scope of this project was to design an outdoor living space for a modern coastal villa comprised of a private garden with an outdoor pool and water […]
House in a Warehouse surrounded by a garden oasis
House in a Warehouse is a new dwelling in an old warehouse shell designed to be a garden oasis by Splinter Society Architecture in Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia. The ‘interior’, a considered reassembly of parts from the site, extends beyond the new infill skin, to the periphery of the existing warehouse walls, inviting the outside […]