Walking through this impressive house in Belgium is like making a time travel from the Middle Ages to the present time. The history of this new mansion dates back to the 16th century when the building was erected as a brewer’s house. Over the years, the house has known quite some alterations and renovations, resulting […]
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An architectural safe haven in Poland
Located in a small village at the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland, the Safe House was designed by architectural firm KWK Promes with the aim to provide its residents a feeling of maximum security. The two story concrete residence offers approximately 6,100 square feet of spacious living areas, floor to ceiling windows, panoramic views of the […]
Spectacular garden house in Brazil
This incredible 80′s house was designed by Brazilian architect David Guerra. The director of a company, with a head office in London chose this house to be reconstructed into a vacation residence in Brazil. One of the main wishes was to make the interior/exterior integration bigger, making the garden participate in the day-by-day of the […]
Medieval 16th century restoration in Spain
Barcelona architect Anna Noguera has converted a sixteenth-century house in Girona, Spain into two contemporary holiday apartments. Located in the core part of Girona’s medieval quarter, within the scope of the first wall and overlooking the Plaça de Sant Domènec, is the property Alemanys 5. The refurbishment has been undertaken with very few materials: iron, […]
Tropical bamboo pavilion house
Yoka Sara’s artistic flair is immediately apparent in the Kayu Aga House located in Canggu, Indonesia as a vacation home for an Italian businessman. The compound essentially consists of a carport and three orthogonal sleeping pavilions located in the four corners of the site. Occupying the center is a two-story pavilion containing the principal living/dining […]
Add a secret garden to your living room
The Secret Garden indoor/outdoor collection has been designed by Thai home furniture company Ayodhya Trade. The Secret Garden Table is a mosaic of various greens and textures that recall landscapes ranging from Tuscany’s rolling hills to the exotic Amazon rainforests. Each table in the collection is comprised of various kinds of moss encased within a […]
Luxurious island villa on Discovery Bay
Located in Discovery Bay, Jamaica and built in 2000, Amonoka Villa, whose name in Indonesian means “peaceful home”, is a luxurious 9,600 square-foot creation executed to perfection. Amonka’s imaginative architects used only materials of the finest quality and many of the authentic design elements were imported from Bali, especially much of the wood and woven […]
Unique greenhouse-inspired home in Paris
Charles and Julie Carmignac purchased this 1,600 square-foot home is 2009 in the 14th Arrondissement on this city’s lower Left Bank of Paris, France. Mr. Carmignac is a member of the folk-rock band Moriarty. This incredible home was originally built in the 1800s as a haberdashery. After looking at numerous other houses, the couple decided […]
Stunning home makeover on a centuries old island
Robert and Domitilla Peugeot hired architectural designer Claudio Modola to renovate their home on the Kenyan island of Lamu. This centuries old island, with an old town that is a UNESCO protected Cultural Heritage Site, is accessible only by boat or air, and cars are not allowed. Domitilla wanted to create spaces for entertaining. This […]
Angled exotic beach house on the Aussie waters
This modern contemporary beach house has been designed by Australia’s Wright Architects is as exotic as its location, steps from the beach of Port Douglas. The only thing that rivals this picturesque property is the contemporary design of the house itself, which subtly infuses water influences into its bold concrete, steel and core-filled clay brick […]