A former warehouse established in 1985 for the spice trade was transformed by Marie Burgos Design into an expansive contemporary loft with dramatic Hudson River views in TriBeCa, New York. With its 25-inch-thick base and enchanting Beaux Arts facade, this regal structure later housed a thriving Hudson Square printing company. After an impeccable renovation, the […]
Kaipara Bridges House is a contemporary property designed in 2009 by architect Simon Twose in South Head, New Zealand. The lake house is composed as a simple horizontal form part dug in and part spanning over the dunescape. The building is ‘wrapped’ in a timber skin which forms the cladding and soffits, and also continues […]
Christopher Rose Architects designed this stunning Blue Heron Pond Road residence on the north end of Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The architects refer to this home as “high-tech-meets-Lowcountry” – a fitting description for the contemporary property. From the moment the design process began, it was very much a balance of stretching the architectural imagination and […]
Waldfogel Residence is a stylish and sophisticated home designed by Ehrlich Architects in Silicon Valley, California. This 8,000 square foot property takes its cues from the surrounding community and its art collector owners. The house opens on all sides through a pinwheel plan organized around a 3-feet-thick poured-in-place concrete axial wall that is punctuated by […]
House By The Pond is a stunning single family property situated in Bridgehampton, New York, designed by Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects. The overall design of the house was a direct response to an array of environmental regulations, site constraints, solar orientation and specific programmatic requirements. The strategy was to locate a two story volume that […]
Robert Street Residence is a contemporary home in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, designed by Taylor Smyth Architects. Here is a description from the architects, “Back in 2009, Kate Prevedello approached Michael Taylor, a partner at Taylor Smyth Architects, with a proposition. In 1999 she had worked for partner Michael Taylor when she was an architecture student. […]
The River House is a stunning weekend cottage retreat that is nestled at the base of the Cascade foothills, opening to the banks of the Columbia River in eastern Washington, designed by McClellan Architects. The house was designed for a young family of four with a separate guest bunkhouse perched over the detached garage and […]
This contemporary designed property, spotted on Sotheby’s, is the epitome of open-plan lakeside living in Bobs Cove, New Zealand. The home has been exquisitely finished both internally and externally using natural schist, cedar and expansive glass walls, all of which blend beautifully into the natural surroundings. An impressive copper front door perfectly complements the exterior […]
Surrounded by redwood trees, this stunning Mill Valley, California residence was designed by CCS Architecture as a home for an empty-nester couple. The site was the inspiration and the guiding element for the architecture: vast views of Mt. Tamalpais, intimate connections to groves of redwood trees, and a steep incline. Given its location, stepping up […]
Clean and simple define this 1,200 square foot Portage Bay, Seattle, Washington floating home. After living on the water for 10 years, the owner was familiar with the area’s history and concerned with environmental issues. With that in mind, she worked with Architect Ryan Mankoski of Ninebark Studios and Dyna Contracting to create a functional […]
