When it comes to designing a fully functional and organized kitchen, kitchen islands will help to fulfill all of your cooking and entertaining needs. A kitchen island should be your focal point in the kitchen and you want to make it unique and interesting. You can stylize it with texture, color or pattern that is […]

Gardens Cape Town house is a contemporary renovation and addition by Grobler Architects of a semi-detached Victorian cottage in the Gardens area in Cape Town, South Africa. Renovations to the cottage included conversion into a home office with guest suite. Period features and finishes were reinstated with new external timber doors, sash windows and shutters […]

Axis Mundi was in charge of a complete gut renovation of a small one-bedroom light filled duplex in the Meat-Packing district, New York. One of the outstanding features of the 675 square foot space is the dramatic arched window which fills the space with light. The space was reconfigured, a new kitchen and powder room […]

The Retreat Selous is an all-suite tented lodge, an enchanting refuge situated in wild bush on the banks of the Ruaha River, Tanzania. Your suite is one of just twelve in this remote haven in the Northern Selous. As the largest protected wildlife sanctuary in Africa, The Selous Game Reserve is often described as a […]

West Seattle Residence is a modern house comprised of concrete, glass, and steel, designed by Lawrence Architecture, situated in the West Seattle district of Seattle, Washington. The 3,800-square-foot house sits on top of a steep hill looking westward with dramatic views of Puget Sound. It’s essentially a loft-like glass curtain wall pavilion that sits on […]

Greenwich Village Townhouse is a landmark Greek Revival townhouse from the 1840’s that has been designed by Axis Mundi, situated on a charming street in New York’s Greenwich Village. The four floor building (plus sub-basement) was gutted to the original brick building envelope. All new mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems were installed, and the garden was […]

Port Townsend Residence was designed by Lawrence Architecture for a retired couple in their mid 60s who were moving ashore after 30 years of living on a sailboat. The two bedroom home is situated on a heavily-wooded 10 acre site on the Olympic Peninsular near Port Townsend, Washington. Originally containing a grove of deciduous trees, […]

We just received picture of the project Casa K, the transformation of a museum to a house, completed in 2013 by PEÑA Architecture in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Here is a description of the project from the architects, “The former Kralings Museum at the Hoflaan has been transformed starting in 2010 into a luxury apartment building. […]

Dune Road Residence is a low-key, two-story oceanfront house that has been designed by Stelle Architects, situated in Bridgehampton, New York. From the architects, “The original house, slated for demolition, was built into the dune before current coastal construction standards requiring a much higher elevation. The goal was to keep the existing scale and dynamics of the […]

When tastefully designed, a warehouse conversion can provide a strong visual appeal to a dwelling, which is the case with this inspiring property in Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. An exceptional inner city home with ground level double garage, cellar space and laundry are all about convenience. On all the upper levels, luxury is […]