This beautiful country house is situated in the foothills of the Val Tidone, in the Piacentine countryside of Italy. Designed by Park Associati architects, the home was conceived as a contemporary interpretation of the traditional ‘cascina’ and barns typical of the area, which is reflected in the materials and proportions, presenting itself as a modern […]

Lima Residence is located in Calabasas, California, designed by Abramson Teiger Architects. The home is comprised of a series of connected folding roof and wall planes clad in metal, strategically positioned to accentuate views of the canyon below and mountains beyond. At points the folded walls lift up revealing poured-in-place concrete walls that enclose much […]

The Bowen Mountain house has been designed by CplusC Architecture in New South Wales, Australia. The home was originally conceived to be a simple weekend getaway home, but the pavilion house grew into something much more substantial. The original brief was expanded to include landscaping, a pool, pool house and sauna with the most stunning […]

Adrift Beach House is set beachside amongst Tuckeroo and Pandanus trees just back from the rainforest and sand dunes which separates the property from the beach in Suffolk Park, New South Wales, Australia. The beach house has been recently renovated by Heanesbuilt, who retained the original character of the house to integrate with the new […]

Balnarring House has been designed by Simon Couchman Architects and is situated in Balnarring Beach, Victoria, Australia. The brief called for a family holiday house where family could be together but not on top of one another. While sympathetic to its surroundings of tea-tree and banksia trees, the design of the house seeks to make […]

The Gothic Quarter Apartment is a renovation of a small apartment with a terrace in the heart of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter behind the City Hall in Spain. Designed by YLAB Architects, the original 1,399 square foot (130 square meters) space is composed of a sequence of bright and spacious rooms connected by large arched openings, […]

This tropical, unique and green house, entitled “Stacking Green” is located in Saigon, Vietnam, designed by architecture firm Vo Trong Nghia Co., ltd. The home got its name because its facades are filled with vigorous and vital greenery. The modern residence was designed for a thirty-years-old couple and their mother, a typical tube house constructed […]

Impressive Villa Mia lies beachfront on the island of Koh Samui. It is the only villa on Chaweng Beach. The villa’s architecture follows the Balinese format of having numerous pavilions positioned to form a central courtyard enclosing the swimming pool and directing the focus out to the beach and the ocean. The entrance to the […]

Piha House is located in Piha, a coastal community in Auckland, New Zealand designed by Xsite Architects. Completed in 2003, the home appears as a concrete block, glass pavilion set amongst Pohutukawa trees overlooking the West Coast. Here is a project description from the architects, “the experience is, however, both surprising and inspiring for the […]

The JKC1 House is a family home designed by Singapore-based architectural firm ONG & ONG located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. The house sits on a slight incline overlooking a pool in the front yard, following the feng shui belief of balancing the mountain and water elements. Here is a description from the architects, “the first […]