Faber Terrace is a single family residence focusing on a design filled with natural light and embracing the outdoors, completed in 2014 by HYLA Architects in Singapore. Consisting of 4,025 square feet (374 square meters) of living space, this terrace sits at a corner site and thus the full side of the house fronts the side street. […]
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Distinctive Northwest Harbor House with sustainable elements
Northwest Harbor House is a contemporary single story raised structure that has been designed by Bates Masi + Architects, located in East Hampton, New York. This stunning single family home is comprised of 1,895 square feet of living space. Straddling freshwater wetlands and a tidal estuary just six feet above sea level, this house’s site demands extraordinary […]
Contemporary brick addition in Ranelagh by NOJI Architects
This brick addition project is a contemporary extension on a typical Ranelagh redbrick terrace by NOJI Architects, located in Ranelagh, an urban village on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. Although simple and to the point, this small extension showcases some wonderful features that you are sure to love. The lighting turns this simple kitchen […]
Contemporary design merges with energy efficiency: Skidmore Passivhaus
Skidmore Passivhaus merges contemporary design with the highest level of energy efficiency, designed by In Situ Architecture, located in an existing neighborhood or post-war houses in Portland, Oregon. From the architect: Comprised of 1,956 square feet of gross living space, the residence provides a true live / work condition. Two separate buildings address the program […]
Mesmerizing M4-House in Japan by Architect Show
M4-House is a contemporary single family private dwelling completed in 2013 by Architect Show Co, located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The 1,291 square foot (120 square meters) residence makes extensive use of variously-toned wood to merge together the different spaces of the home. From the architect: M4-house (overlapping house) was built in silent countryside […]
Sleek and stylish family home in Vancouver: Orchard Way
Orchard Way is a stylish family home designed by McLeod Bovell Modern Houses in collaboration with McKinney York Architects, sited in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Completed in the summer of 2011, this 7,300 square foot home is nestled on a very spacious and wooded lot of 12,000 square feet. The materials used in this […]
Groveland House displaying sophisticated interiors in West Vancouver
Groveland House is a contemporary single family home designed in 2013 by Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses, located in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Nestled on a 27,000 square foot lot, the 9,000 square foot home encompasses materials of architectural concrete, basalt stone, stained cedar, composite panel. A gentle three-story sloping site offers significant connections to grade […]
Modern apartment displaying an artistic flare by Widawscy Studio
M09 Residence is the interior design of an apartment offering a combination of art: painting poetry and music by Widawscy Studio Architektury, located in Sosnowiec, Poland. Monochromatic color scheme broken by accents of red and wood create the whole space of the apartment. The kitchen is elegant and modern. Classic colors and simple forms are the opposition to the […]
Live/work house in Montreal filled with natural light by NatureHumaine
Alexandra Residence is a new two story live/work house completed in 2013 by studio NatureHumaine, located in the Mile-Ex district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The client’s priority was to maximize the natural light in their new 3,300 square foot home. This was made challenging by the east-west orientation of the infill lot. However, the architect’s design fills even the core […]
Intriguing play of volumes exhibited by 4 Springs Lane house
4 Springs Lane is a contemporary custom home designed by Robert M. Gurney Architect, sited on 24 acres of rolling topography, open fields and woodlands in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Extensive site investigation, including erecting scaffolding at various locations, resulted in the placement of the house high on one of the hills, overlooking a meadow at the […]








