A former warehouse established in 1985 for the spice trade was transformed by Marie Burgos Design into an expansive contemporary loft with dramatic Hudson River views in TriBeCa, New York. With its 25-inch-thick base and enchanting Beaux Arts facade, this regal structure later housed a thriving Hudson Square printing company. After an impeccable renovation, the […]
Amazing lake house in New Zealand: Kaipara Bridges House
Kaipara Bridges House is a contemporary property designed in 2009 by architect Simon Twose in South Head, New Zealand. The lake house is composed as a simple horizontal form part dug in and part spanning over the dunescape. The building is ‘wrapped’ in a timber skin which forms the cladding and soffits, and also continues […]
Glass house embraces its natural habitat on Kiawah Island
Christopher Rose Architects designed this stunning Blue Heron Pond Road residence on the north end of Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The architects refer to this home as “high-tech-meets-Lowcountry” – a fitting description for the contemporary property. From the moment the design process began, it was very much a balance of stretching the architectural imagination and […]
46 Casual beach chic rooms to inspire
Designing your home in a casual beach-chic style should be bright and airy, visually transporting you to the beach no matter where you live. Coastal interiors blur the line between indoors and out or remove it altogether. Casual coastal style incorporates beautiful accessories such as shells, coral, maritime instruments and coastal art, aiming for a […]
Absolutely stunning Casa Lluvia Blanca in Mexico
Casa Lluvia Blanca is a modern, three-story estate nestled into the quiet middle of a block in the historic center of the beautiful colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Designed by House + House Architects for a couple with an innate international style (she’s from San Francisco, he’s from Denmark, and they live […]
Hobbit home hidden in the hillside of Switzerland
SeARCH and CMA collaborated to create Villa Vals, a holiday retreat dug in to the alpine slopes of Vals in Switzerland. The surrounding nature has been left undisturbed and unobstructed by any sort of architectural development. Not only does the project defer to the natural landscape, but also to the vernacular architecture while protecting the […]
Stylish and sophisticated home in Silicon Valley
Waldfogel Residence is a stylish and sophisticated home designed by Ehrlich Architects in Silicon Valley, California. This 8,000 square foot property takes its cues from the surrounding community and its art collector owners. The house opens on all sides through a pinwheel plan organized around a 3-feet-thick poured-in-place concrete axial wall that is punctuated by […]
Stunning House By The Pond in Bridgehampton
House By The Pond is a stunning single family property situated in Bridgehampton, New York, designed by Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects. The overall design of the house was a direct response to an array of environmental regulations, site constraints, solar orientation and specific programmatic requirements. The strategy was to locate a two story volume that […]
Modern home integrating real trees in the structure
Hayes Residence has been designed by Travis Price Architects as a simple main area with a guest house connected and apart in West Virginia. The main place is a bedroom, kitchen, dining and living. Basics are met under ceilings that are vaulted in wood. The living trees were saved and become captured art as they […]
Tropical beach house retreat in Cabo San Lucas
Bringing the tranquility of the ocean into the house, this incredible family vacation retreat is set on a private beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, designed by New York based architecture studio Ike Kligerman Barkley. The front door opens into a casual living room and terrace, out to the grass and infinity pool, and on […]








