Songbird Lane residence is the transformation of an existing two story 1970s farmhouse into a sustainable modern home by Reader & Swartz Architects, located in Frederick County, Virginia. Description from the architects: This house was originally a two story, nondescript, 1970’s “farmhouse” with no architectural merit, clad in baby blue vinyl siding. The house had mold problems, and, consequently, its […]
Manitou Lodge is a modern cottage retreat conceived for a family that loves to entertain, cook, and eat by Prototype Design Lab, located at Lake Manitou, Ontario, Canada. The brief was to plan for a lifestyle based around the kitchen — the centerpiece of the home. Description of the project from the architects: They enjoy sharing their cooking passion […]
Agalarov Estate is a private contemporary villa with a distinctive exterior facade designed in 2014 by architecture studio SL* Project, located in Moscow, Russia. Description of the project from the architects: All unusual in this house. Starting from the place where he built the village Agalarov Estate absolutely does not fit in the suburban format. It has a […]
The Aldo House is a sensationally designed contemporary family home by Prototype Design Lab, located in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The residence is comprised of three slipping volumes of varying heights and lengths, staggered to respond to site and programmatic conditions. Each one is clad with a different material to hint at its interior […]
House 3 is a stunning contemporary renovation and addition to an old Victorian home by Coy Yiontis Architects, located in Balaclava, Victoria, Australia. This partly 2 storey home was designed to accommodate an extended family of eight on a relatively modest site within a dense urban context. A bedroom for each of the four children, one […]
This spacious contemporary home consists of two connected pavilions designed by Darren Campbell Architect, located in a Wahroonga, a suburb on the upper north shore of Sydney, Australia. The front pavilion encompasses the main entryway and an open concept living room, dining and kitchen. The rear pavilion houses the private zones of the home, the bedrooms, comfortable lounge spaces and […]
Mount Pleasant is a striking home conversion of two connected buildings with a primary focus on music and entertainment by Roundabout Studio, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in September 2014, this fabulous contemporary residence is comprised of 5,480 square feet of living space. For more than half a century this site was home to Cruickshank’s, a neighbourhood […]
Sandringham Residence is a family cottage addition by Techne Architecture in collaboration with Doherty Design Studio, located in Sandringham, a bayside suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand.
Hasenacher is an incredibly beautiful single family private residence that has been designed by Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects, located in Zurich, Switzerland. It is a place filled with memory. Historical memories of a different time abound, memories of a different purpose, memories of Hasenacher’s beginnings, memories of children laughing, swimming, growing up and having children of […]
The EPV House is a semi-detached home whose interiors have been re-designed by AHL Architects Associates, located in the Ecopark Green Urban Area, Vietnam. Ecopark is known as a new green urban area with a lot of ancient trees, low building density and the house seems to be hidden behind the trees. The client brief was a house […]
