Designed by BC&J Architecture together with Craftsman Building Fine Homes, this Scandinavian modern home of just 1,400 square feet lives large with its walls of windows and soaring loft space on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Clad in Shou Sugi Ban siding, the structure recedes into its wooded setting, while the contrasting Douglas fir rafters and soffits […]
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This modern tree house is a celebration of nature in California’s Martis Valley
This one-of-a-kind modern “tree house” was designed by Olson Kundig, in collaboration with owner/architect Faulkner Architects, in the prestigious Martis Camp community near Lake Tahoe, California. Nestled on 2.2 private acres bordering National Forest Land, this impressive dwelling celebrates a rugged, high-desert landscape of ponderosa pine, manzanita, and exposed basalt. The home’s footprint meanders through […]
Inside this stunning modern glass house in a peaceful woodsy setting in Illinois
The personal family home of architect Celeste Robbins, this dreamy modern glass house is tucked within a three-layered ravine and surrounded by a serene woodland setting of 1.25 acres in Glencoe, Illinois. In addition to this densely wooded, sloped site, an intermittent stream gracefully wraps the property. This modern home with timeless warmth encompasses 5,020 […]
Step into this beautiful California home inspired by old Spanish architecture
Sutro Architects designed this Spanish-style home in the idyllic community of Winship Park, a neighborhood of Ross, California. Surrounded by towering redwoods, this 2,850-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath residence boasts an earthy, warm color scheme that honors its Spanish architectural style. Situated at the base of a hillside, the previous home that resided on the site had […]
Architect couple transformed 1930s Austin bungalow into a dream home
This 1930s Austin bungalow, home to architects Annie-Laurie Grabiel and Arthur Furman, founders of the award-winning Side Angle Side, was recently renovated. The seven-year process resulted in a charming, beautiful home salvaged and restored to align with its charming older Austin, Texas neighborhood. The architects purchased their 1939 slab-on-grade bungalow for multiple reasons – the […]
This lakeside midcentury gem gets a remarkable renovation on Lake Michigan
Robbins Architecture, in partnership with Insignia Homes, has renovated the interior and exterior of this lakeside midcentury gem, originally designed in 1956 by Winston Elting in Southwest Michigan. The overhaul of this home respects the midcentury design principles yet feels modern and fresh, not weighed down by the past. The utter simplicity of the original […]
Inside a Vermont forever home with stunning midcentury modern vibes
Cushman Design Group has created this incredible contemporary home as the architect’s personal residence, situated on a beautiful property in Hyde Park, Vermont. The house encompasses 2,300 square feet of living space, with an exterior facade of eastern white pine that is complemented by an intricate standing-seam metal roof design. On the interior, the walls […]
Architect’s midcentury Texas home is striking and creative inside and out
Shawn Gottschalk, principal and partner of StudioMET Architects, designed this midcentury home situated in the Garden Oaks/Oak Forest neighborhood of Houston, Texas. The main objective of the architect’s personal family home was its connection to the outdoors. Unlike other brand-new houses in their neighborhood, this dwelling embraced a simple, functional pavilion. In an age of real […]
Tour a European inspired country home with stunning details in Ojai, California
This European-inspired country home was designed by architect Steve Giannetti and designer Brooke Giannetti of Giannetti Home as their personal family home, located in the heart of Ojai, California. Called Patina Farm, this haven embodies a lifestyle of fresh air, open space, and calm, along with a slower pace of life. This 4.67-acre estate was […]
A peek inside this stunning midcentury modern home tour in Dallas, Texas
M Gooden Design has designed Vertex House a 4,200 square-foot private midcentury modern home, carefully oriented on a pie-shaped lot at the peak of a hill in an active neighborhood near White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas. Michael Gooden, Principal of M Gooden Design, crafted the home for his own family of four after occupying […]