The Ansley Glass House, designed by BLDGS Architects, is located in an historic downtown neighborhood, with a mature tree canopy and direct views to the immediate city skyline. The project replaces a series of additions to a 1910-era house with a new glass-lined living space including a garage, kitchen, family room, library, and a new […]
The cabin of curiosities
This unique vacation home called, Allandale House has been designed by William O’Brien Jr. The residence provides space for an eccentric collection of artifacts that resist straightforward classification. Wines, rare books, stuffed birds and an elk mount are among the relics on display in this small house. The house links three horizontal extrusions of leaning, […]
Beautiful restoration of a vintage-style palazzo
This gorgeous home is called Casa Orlandi Guesthouse, which is an 18th century palazzo in Prato, Italy. It has been renovated by the Italian architect and founder of b-arch studio Sabrina Bignami. The traditional decor in this 18th century home is mixed with different styles. The vintage Saarinen tulips chairs fit surprisingly well with the […]
Stark and edgy home has intriguing design
This incredible holiday house is located in the middle of a village in the Lower Engadine in southeast Switzerland, designed by architects Gabrielle Hachler and Andreas Fuhrimann. The community of 70 inhabitants lies in a remote valley and is still relatively untouched and unspoiled. Over time the village was periodically hit by fires, meaning that the […]
A stylish contemporary cottage design
Company Summer Fun along with Kjellander + Sjoberg Architects, Sandellsandberg Architects and Tham & Videgard Hansen Architects joined forces to create a series of thoughtful and stylish sheds/cottages. The 161 square foot garden shed may not be that much for a creation, but it is when you have three of Stockholm, Sweden’s best architects at […]
A beautiful wooden retreat in the mountains
Methow Cabin is a modern cabin designed by Eggleston Farkas Architects. The cabin is situated in Winthrop, Washington and the owners use it as a retreat for a variety of outdoor activities such as cross country skiing and mountain biking. The building has been aligned with the valley, opening at the ends to focus on […]
Japanese tea house amongst the trees
Designed by architect Terunobu Fujimori, Takasugi-an is located in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan and sits atop two chestnut trees, cut from a nearby mountain and transported to the site. Takasugi-an literally means “a teahouse too high.” Guests must climb a freestanding ladder, which leans against one of the trees in order to reach the little […]
Scandinavian home gets a shabby chic makeover
It takes a lot of imagination and love to create a beautiful family house like this one. Airy white interiors furnished with vintage pieces, decorated only with objects meaningful to the owners – exotic art ‘souvenirs’ brought from all of their journeys. Natural materials create cozy, warm atmosphere: wooden panels, soft woolen carpet, leather and […]
Modern living on Hoopers Island
This 2,200 square-foot residence is located on a Chesapeake Bay barrier island near the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. Designed by David Jameson Architect, the project conceptually fuses architectonic form with the natural elements of the site. Positioned between a salt meadow marsh, a pine forest, and the bay, the architecture is conceived to […]
Modern sustainable living on the Venice Canal
Situated on the Venice Canals of Los Angeles, California, Hover House 3 represents the third in the Hover House series by Glen Irani Architects. This series focuses on maximizing outdoor living on small lots by ‘hovering’ the building envelope above the grade level in order to create space for outdoor living environments. This series proposes […]








