Peterssen Keller Architecture, together with Martha Dayton Design has crafted this gabled cottage-style house that combines traditional charm with modern touches, situated in Kenwood, a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The property features a wooded backyard with a pathway that leads through a meadow and down to the Kenilworth Trail. To top it off, the home is […]
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This magnificent hillside house in Vietnam is in perfect harmony with nature
Stella Casa is a contemporary house designed to harmonize with its natural surroundings by Idee Architects, perched gracefully on the hillside in Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam. The architectural layout is carefully adapted to the steep terrain, with a series of interconnected functional volumes stacked along the slope. Each volume is carefully oriented to capture the best views […]
Cool modern dwelling promotes indoor-outdoor living in Mandeville Canyon
Griffin Enright Architects has imagined this spectacular modern dwelling that is situated in Mandeville Canyon, a beautiful, tree-lined cul de sac with a friendly community in Los Angeles, California. This 4,600-square-foot project is situated on a knoll at the corner of a scenic canyon with panoramic city views. Developed as a series of horizontal volumes […]
A 1960s midcentury home makeover in Texas in perfect harmony with nature
Design-build studio Black Rabbit has beautifully renovated this 1963 midcentury modern home that embraces eco-friendly design features in the quiet Sherwood Oaks neighborhood of Austin, Texas. The 2,294-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bathroom dwelling harmoniously blends indoor and outdoor living spaces to enhance its wooded surroundings. Concealed from the street by a Texas limestone privacy wall, the inviting […]
Inside this insanely gorgeous Wyoming house with heavenly mountain views
This incredibly gorgeous mountain modern house was created by Design Associates Architects in collaboration with KAM Designs, situated in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. With sleek yet charming interiors, this 7,000-square-foot home offers six bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms. Built by Mortensen Signature Homes, this striking dwelling was crafted to maximize views of Sleeping Indian Mountain and Jackson Hole […]
This waterfront beach cabin offers a sanctuary on Orcas Island, Washington
This spectacular waterfront beach cabin, created by Heliotrope Architects, is nestled on Orcas Island, the largest of the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest, in northwestern Washington. This 2,400-square-foot family retreat is set on a northwesterly oriented beach, facing the Strait of Georgia to provide incredible views. The property includes second-growth Douglas firs, a beech […]
An impressive coastal refuge perched on a hillside in the San Juan Islands
Hoedemaker Pfeiffer is responsible for the design of this incredible coastal refuge perched high on a hillside in the San Juan Islands, an archipelago in Washington State. The owner of this property wished to create a retreat inspired by a beloved stone Appalachian home lost to fire some time ago. For the architects, they were not […]
This historic farmhouse renovation in Atlanta reveals charming details
On a leafy street in Atlanta, Georgia, the principal designer of The Brooks & Studio and her family purchased this farmhouse home that was built in 1910, giving it a complete renovation and restoration. It was one of the original farmhouses on the street, and the first phase of construction was completed in just 9 […]
This peaceful Lake Oswego home gets a stunning wabi-sabi makeover
Embracing minimalism and wabi-sabi sensibilities, this peaceful home was reimagined by Ment Architecture together with Grayhaus Interiors, nestled amongst towering Douglas firs with views of Oswego Lake, Oregon. The project team sought to create a 2,700-square-foot residence that felt both expansive and intimate with an intentional connection to the outdoors and an emphasis on employing natural materials. […]
Colorado mountain home in perfect harmony with nature: Feng Shui Home
This impressive contemporary mountain home was designed for a family of five by Rowland+Broughton Architecture and is nestled on a single-acre, cliffside property in Aspen, Colorado. Boasting sweeping mountain and valley vistas, this five-bedroom, 8,250 square-foot family home embraces the concept of Bagua, an organizing element of Feng Shui that helps determine spatial relationships and encourages energy, […]