The founders of luxury home building company Ador Bespoke Homes have created this classic-meets-contemporary house as their personal dream home in Excelsior, Minnesota. During the construction process of this 3,650-square-foot dwelling, the homeowner’s goal was not to be trendy but to make sure that every detail served a purpose and fit their overall design. The finished […]
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An architect’s dream house: Lake home meets modern in Wisconsin
This beautiful modern dream house was custom designed as an architect’s personal family home by West Luxe Design + Build Firm, located in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The architect is the founder of the firm and was responsible for every detail, beginning with the construction drawings and finishing with the interior furnishings. With a clear […]
A peek inside this amazing mountain refuge in the Colorado Rockies
This contemporary refuge in the mountains was designed as the personal family home of the co-founders of RKD Architects, located in the vibrant community of Edwards, Colorado. This house is a composition of simple shed roofs, expressed on the interior with raw, almost urban loft-like imagery and angular stone forms. On yet another spectacular mountain site, […]
A Tudor-style house gets a stunning modern twist on Chicago’s North Shore
This modern lake house is the personal residence of Elissa Morgante and Fred Wilson, co-founding partners of Morgante Wilson Architects, sited in Wilmette, on Chicago’s suburban North Shore. Expansive walls of glazing provide on the rear facade provide sweeping views over Lake Michigan. It features a modern interpretation of the traditional Tudor style on the […]
A nature-inspired cabin retreat protrudes over the forest on Puget Sound
Jim Olson of Olson Kundig Architects has designed this cabin as a personal family retreat located on the Puget Sound in Longbranch, Washington. The architect’s reverence for nature and admiration of the property’s beauty is expressed in the design of his cabin which is nestled amidst the towering fir trees of an ancient forest. What […]
1850s Cedar shingle cottage gets lovingly restored in New York
Elizabeth Roberts Architecture has transformed the interiors of this historic cedar-shingle cottage located in the Bellport Village Historic District, New York. The house is made up of the original cedar-shingle cottage constructed in 1850 and the additions that have happened over the last century. The architect purchased this home for her family, which had originally belonged […]
An impressive forest house in Truckee with stunning design details
Olson Kundig in collaboration with owner/Truckee-based architect Faulkner Architects has designed this high desert forest house located in Truckee, California. This impressive dwelling celebrates a rugged, high desert landscape of ponderosa pine, manzanita, and exposed basalt. The home’s footprint meanders through the understory, deliberately shaped to preserve existing specimen trees and create a protected internal courtyard. […]
A rusted steel and timber shelter has amazing Teton Mountain views
This modern rustic shelter was designed as the family home of Eric Logan, Design Principal at CLB Architects, located on a sagebrush plain north of Jackson, Wyoming. Originally constructed in 1997 on an aggressive four-month construction schedule and a tight budget, the minimalist home has adapted over time, evolving with the family’s needs. The home borrows its […]
A sustainable retirement house in Georgia cantilevers out to a tree canopy
Robert M. Cain, Architect has designed this sustainable retirement house for an architect and her engineer husband, located on ten acres in Hart County, Georgia. The name of this home is Holly Hill, entitled after the numerous American Hollies scattered across the property. This 3,597 square foot, two-bedroom, and three-and-a-half bath dwelling is nestled into the site […]
See a reimagined midcentury Florida house with peaceful lakefront views
This midcentury modern house was renovated by SCOTT + CORMIA – Architecture in collaboration with John McClain Design, located in College Park, a vibrant neighborhood just outside of downtown Orlando, Florida. The homeowner is also the architect of this project, collaborating with the team to bring his vision to life. The dwelling was stripped down to the essential […]