This contemporary townhouse is the ultimate luxury home designed by architect Wojciech Huczek in Victoria, Australia. With clean lines and incredible space planning, this four bedroom, two and a half bathroom home is comprised of 3,229 square feet (300 square meters) living space. This incredible home makes a statement in every sense of the word […]
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Tropical beach house in the Brazilian jungle
This incredible tropical beach house is set inside a fantastic preserved area of rain forest, on the coast of São Sebastião, just minutes from Barra do Una Beach, Brazil. Designed by São Paulo-based architecture firm ArqDonini this house respects the environment due to its construction. The adopted system was a mix of iron frame, corrugated […]
Museumotel: modernized space pod for hip travelers
Museumotel was originally designed in 1966 by architect Pascal Hausermann for hotelier M. Thierry as a cluster of 9 domed white bungalows that look like space pods crossed with hobbit holes, plopped down in the wooded landscape of northeastern France. Originally called “Motel de l’Eau Vive”, the hotel was very successful, but the ensuing years […]
Sustainable living in a Costa Rican villa
This fascinating home in Atenas, Costa Rica is called ‘Villa Areopagus’, designed by Paravant Architects. Sitting on a modest site, the 8,072 square foot (750 square meters) home has been custom designed to be as intimately connected to the natural landscape around it as possible. The exterior facade that faces the street is mostly opaque, […]
Haven of tranquility and relaxation in Mallorca
This beautiful vacation refuge was spotted on Nuevo Estilo and is located near Artà, a small town with history, charm and beautiful beaches in a perimeter of only five kilometers, on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca. The owners commissioned architecture studio Zirón Architects to implement traditional old Majorcan construction to build the home. The […]
Modern concrete and glass duplex in Madrid
Steel, concrete, glass and travertine are four materials combined in this duplex home in the financial heart of Madrid, Spain. Designed by architecture studio Bueso-Inchausti & Rein, the materials define the volumes that make up the house and at the same time create an intentional play of lights and shadows. The old building was partially […]
Modern beach house on the Brazilian coast
Two boxes of reinforced concrete, rest fixed connected on the mountainside of the Brazilian coast. The Paraty House is located between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, on one of the islands near Paraty City, where the residence cantilevers 8-meters outward from the mountainside. The 9,041 square foot (840 square meters) house finds balance in […]
Beautifully restored oil mill in Mallorca
This beautiful rural home, spotted on Nuevo Estilo, is situated in Algaida, in the heart of Mallorca, Spain has passed through many uses since it was built in the 1700’s. It was once an inn, then a winery, an oil mill, and then it was abandoned and forgotten. Architect Durval Dias Junior discovered this historical […]
Sensational French chalet in St Martin de Belleville
Chalet Beranger has been designed by French designer and interior architect Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance in St Martin de Belleville, France. Far from the geometric construction methods of a traditional chalet, the interior architecture of this 5,704 square foot (530 square meters) three-storey family home is a domestic landscape whose forms emerge from the ground like small […]
Gorgeous mid-century ranch house remodel
The Bal Residence is located in Menlo Park, California, designed by Berkeley-based studio Terry & Terry Architecture. The project was designed for a retiring couple, and necessitated the need for accessible space. The 2,000 square foot project ties the new addition in the rear garden area to an existing mid-century ranch house by way of […]