In a beautiful turn of the century brick building built in 1890 we discovered on Alvhem, is this fabulous newly renovated apartment in Vasastan, Sweden. The 753 square foot (70 square meters) home is decorated in a stylish contemporary design, featuring a spacious balcony, living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The bright and airy living […]
Creatively partitioned five-story Chelsea townhouse
The existing dwelling in Chelsea, London has a deep and narrow floor plate, with daylight penetrating from the east and west. The proposed project by architecture firm Elips Design aimed to enhance the amount of natural light by investigating levels of transparency both vertical and horizontally, through a play of reflections and perspectives. That is […]
Astounding renovation of a mountain home
Colorado-based studio TruLinea Architects designed 302 N. Aspen St. in 2009, a historic renovation and remodel of a main house and carriage shed in the town of Telluride, Colorado. The firm moved and reclassified a historic front yard shed and turned it into a carriage shed. The 3,500 square foot main house went through a […]
Modern home integrated within a scenic landscape
A custom-designed house for a hypothetical client explores the universal human desires for both orderliness and spontaneity, while firmly rooting itself to the landscape and creating privacy by shaping the terrain. The 4,500 square foot Sagaponac House was designed by TsAO & McKOWN Architects in Wainscott, New York. The primary challenge was to design for […]
Beautifully restored refuge in Costa Brava
Near the beautiful town of L’Escala in Costa Brava, Spain is this gorgeous property spotted on Mi Casa, whose original 19th century construction was restored by architect Gloria Duran Torrellas. The distribution and the original state raised challenges that were overcome thanks to the commitment to respect the existing structure, by the recovery of materials […]
New York style loft in the heart of Barcelona
An old carpet warehouse, spotted on Shoot 115, retrieves its original splendor after a reform that respects its industrial roots and combines pieces with lots of history with new ones made to measure. This 1,830 square foot (170 square meters) loft is situated in a building in the heart of Barcelona, Spain built more than […]
Amazing sustainable hotel in Mexico: TuboHotel
The TuboHotel is an eco-friendly destination spot which came out of the need of having an inexpensive room for users. Made from recycled concrete pipes, the hotel was designed by T3arc in the outskirts of Tepoztlán, Mexico, with excellent panoramic views of the Sierra del Tepozteco. Located in a wooded setting of unusual features, the […]
Beautiful Norway home with Scandinavian interiors
This beautiful three-story home stands on a hill with stunning views of the Oslo fjord in the small town of Drøbak, Norway. Owned and designed by Francisca Vegara, the home is comprised of 3,659 square feet (340 square meters) of living space featuring a living room, three bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and two rooms to […]
Gorgeous bohemian style riad in Marrakech
One of the four biggest riads in Marrakech, Morocco, this riad was once the residence of the Riyad Charai family and the property of the Private Secretary to the famous Pasha Glaoui. Hidden behind a weather-beaten door in the narrow streets of Bab Tharhzout quarter, this lovely riad boasts a larger than average floor area, […]
Spectacular steel and glass Manhattan townhouse
An inspiring renovation with superb structure and patrician facade, this 1848 Gramercy Park townhouse in New York City presented exciting challenges for the new generation of the Isaly family. Previous conversions had left one large triplex crowned by three loft-like residences. Their dream was simple but ambitious: the reconfiguration of the building into two dwellings, […]