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 […]
This stunning two-storey contemporary home in Johannesburg, South Africa has been designed by Nico Van Der Meulen Architects, entitled “House Serengeti.” The home’s visual success is due to its mix of earthy textures against high-gloss finishes and raw material against refined elements. According to the architects, the design brief asked for, “a stylish family home […]
This incredible residence was designed by Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados, and is situated in Malibu, California. This modern display of sophistication and light shows off bold pops of color, limestone flooring in the whole living area, steel and glass on the staircase, lift, bridge, railing, and doors and wood on the upstairs floor and in […]
The Maleny House was designed for expatriate Australian clients in international banking working in Bucharest, Romania, by Bark Design Architects. The ‘Glass House Mountain House’ in Maleny celebrates its site, perched on the edge of the remnant rim of the Glass House range, as well as the essence of its place – ‘sky and mountains’. […]
Residence Villa Noi is a single residence that was separated into smaller houses to accommodate the forest of pine trees within the site in Phang Nga, Thailand. Designed by Duangrit Bunnag Architects, each of the houses will be described by different materials that were used: brick, sandstone, red marble, wood and glass. Visit the website […]
La Vinya Villa is enveloped into the lush fairways of the PGA Catalunya in beautiful Girona, Spain. Sensitivity is the keynote in this expansive show villa in which outdoor and indoor spaces, patios, porches and pergolas extend outwards, mingling with the natural setting. It is where the bedroom terraces are built from stone that blends […]
At the bottom of the Andes Mountains is an incredibly beautiful shop house immersed in the middle of a grove of elms, located on the outskirts of the city of Santiago, Chile. Designed by Parra + Edwards Architects, Apollo 11 was given its name because it is designed like a ship that landed in a […]
Bilt House is a fabulous modern dwelling which has been meticulously designed with the incorporation of several unique elements in Brussels, Belgium. With unique architectural finishes, furnishings and equipment throughout, this residence is presented as a comfortable living space for its owners. The Bilt House has been portrayed from different vantage points to showcase the […]
The Bridge House has been designed by San Francisco-based architecture studio Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects, situated in Marin, California. The site is fifteen acres of wooded grasslands with a ravine running through. The house bridges the ravine, spanning east to west. The house is a continuous twenty-two-foot wide two-story bar. A stair leads up […]
This incredible concrete holiday home was designed by BAK Architects in the coastal forest of Mar Azul, 400 km south of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The foundation was built with respect for the environment, with the structure consisting of two perpendicular prisms, on a strong slope with dense foliage. The goal was to minimize intervention in […]
