The Vineyard house is situated far away from Hong Kong’s business district in Yuen Long, with bright open spaces and a garden area surrounded by lush foliage. Designed by interior design firm S.I.D. Ltd., the clients, a couple with two sons, wished to minimize the division of indoors and out by keeping the balcony doors […]
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Rustic and uber stylish Finnish country home
Cement, wood and glass comprise this simple yet stylish Finnish home as spotted on Nuevo Estilo, created by two designers, Ulla Koskinen and Sameli Rantanen as a prototype for construction company Kannustalo. The home, whose model name is called Lato (which means ‘barn’ in English), is now their own residence and center of operations. Ulla […]
Stylish mews house in Knightsbridge Village
11RMS is a mews house located in the heart of Knightsbridge village, London. Designed by Elips Design, the internal planning responds to particular needs of the occupants. The design concept is driven by the willing to connect with one staircase the 3 floors to maximize the space. The living spaces were designed as open space […]
Striking rural dwelling in California: Paso Robles Residence
This rural home is nestled on an 80-acre agricultural site in California’s Central Coast wine region of Paso Robles. Paso Robles Residence is a 2,667 square foot weekend home that will eventually become the owner’s full-time residence, designed by San Francisco-based studio Aidlin Darling Design. The design directly responds to the wide diurnal temperature fluctuations […]
Cylindrical house reminiscent of a yurt in Japan
Reminiscent of a yurt, a white cylindrical house in Chiharada, Japan leans towards the traditional Japanese vernacular (light minimalist spaces) but replaces the more customary straight lines with curves. Japan-based architects Studio Velocity were instructed to design a house for a couple and their two children on a unique site in Japan – next to […]
Stylish Swedish home with lavish design features
This newly built and very attractive upscale house, spotted on Skeppsholmen is situated in Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. The house is built with very lavish materials, making this 2,206 square foot (205 square meters) home into something quite out of the ordinary, where every detail has been planned, carefully thought through and executed to perfection. The […]
Spacious and transparent dwelling full of light
This single family apartment for four people is situated in a stately building in the town of Rooseveltlaan, southern Amsterdam, Netherlands, designed by i29 l interior architects. The original 1,614 square foot (150 square meters) structure, with rooms for staff, a double hall and long hallways with lots of doors has been transformed into a […]
Modern home integrated within a scenic landscape
A custom-designed house for a hypothetical client explores the universal human desires for both orderliness and spontaneity, while firmly rooting itself to the landscape and creating privacy by shaping the terrain. The 4,500 square foot Sagaponac House was designed by TsAO & McKOWN Architects in Wainscott, New York. The primary challenge was to design for […]
Hillside dwelling entrenched in the landscape
This fascinating dwelling features a unique design that places the property directly into and around several hills on an exposed and desolate site, situated in Luque, Paraguay and designed by architecture studio Bauen. The arched roof, which mimics the shape of the top of a hill, blends beautifully into the landscape. The expansive windows emit […]
Otter Cove Residence gripping the cliffs of Carmel
Atop a rocky outcrop just south of Carmel, California, the private Otter Cove Residence appears as a lavish, natural extension of the landscape. Boasting unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean, this fabulous home was designed by Sagan Piechota Architecture. The 10,000 square foot house employs a winding, s-shaped plan to take advantage of the stunning […]