Archterra Architecture designed this compact pavilion house, a beautiful additions project located in Margaret River, a small town south of Perth in western Australia. Nestled amongst a jarrah and peppermint forest, a contemporary pavilion was added onto an existing timber framed and clad house. This project is entitled “Hidden House”. The new work consists of a reading […]
This contemporary hillside home of 1,500 square feet was designed by Coates Design Seattle Architects, located in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Bainbridge Island is one of the largest islands in Puget Sound, approximately eight miles due west of Seattle and comprises 28 square miles and 53 miles of coastline. Built on a steep slope with prior […]
Christopher Simmonds Architect has designed this four-story contemporary home overlooking the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. An extreme change in grade across the home’s narrow property presented several design challenges. The architects devised a solution that was unconventional, locating the front door on the lower level of this 4,000 square foot dwelling. Normally this would be […]
SAOTA Architecture in collaboration with interiors studio ARRCC has designed this sculptural lake house and office/guest wing on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. This contemporary dwelling was created for a successful Senegalese businessman and his family. The design draws on the owner’s heritage to advance an emerging African‐inspired aesthetic in its form, materiality, and textural quality. The triangular shape of […]
SALA Architects in collaboration with Braden Construction renovated this incredible home originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, located in Grant, Minnesota. This historically significant property was constructed in 1955. The original vision of the project consisted of the main house, which is a 1,875 square foot residence named the “Studio” by the original owners, and three […]
CAAHT Studio Architects created this vacation retreat consisting of two simple gable cabin forms, located in Matarangi, a small modern tourist town on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. The cabin is nestled within an existing clearing amongst the pine trees, near the beach to provide various degrees of shelter. Two gabled structures are connected by a central […]
This cozy cabin retreat designed by SALA Architects is nestled along Crystal Bay, a bay on Lake Superior in Lake County, Minnesota. The homeowners are a couple who sought out a property that would offer them a year-round retreat with views of Lake Superior. They purchased the property first, while they saved money to build their dream getaway. Their […]
Surrounded by a wooded site, this contemporary Japanese garden home designed by Stuart Silk Architects is nestled on a small bay on Lake Washington in Washington Park, a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington. The property boasts sweeping views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains, well-suited for the homeowner’s collection of specimen trees. The […]
Birch Creek Ranch was designed by JLF Architects, a mountain rustic ranch house overlooking Ennis Lake and the Madison Range in McAllister, Montana. This stunning retreat blends a mountain aesthetic and a contemporary edge while simultaneously complementing the tranquil landscape its nestled upon. Appearing modest in size from afar, the 5,000 square foot interior is plenty […]
Rufty Custom Built Homes and Remodeling is responsible for this home whose design is based on mountain-inspired living, located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Before beginning this project, the client, a local real estate developer, shared one of their family’s favorite pastimes, heading out west to go skiing. Over the years, they had fallen in love with the […]
