Water is very soothing and relaxing and these ideas for backyard waterfalls can help you to create a peaceful oasis right on your property that is both visually appealing and very refreshing. In the past here on 1 Kindesign we told you about how to make your garden more desirable by designing a pond in your backyard. […]
Casa Blanca is a contemporary three level home with a stunning bright orange staircase taking center stage, designed by Martín Dulanto Arquitecto, located in Lima, Peru. This amazing home offers sleek transparent walls of glass that gives us a visual look into the main living space of this minimalistic home. Looking inside, a bright orange spiral staircase is […]
Summer is around the corner, time to start thinking about how you’re going to create relaxing outdoor living spaces that feel inviting, an extension of the home itself. What makes a great outdoor living area is a combination of elements. The first to consider is lighting. Don’t be afraid to do a little experimenting with your light […]
The Bella Vita Villa is a contemporary oceanfront retreat integrating indoor / outdoor living, designed by Prototype Design Lab, located in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The villa explores lightness, filtering natural breezes, layers of transparency and integrating indoor / outdoor spaces within dynamic patterns of light and shadow, providing a simple frame within which a […]
The Cumberland Townhouse has been designed by Ensemble Architecture, located on a park block in the neighborhood of Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York. The house was in a dilapidated state when the owner’s purchased the building; the rear wall was falling down and water had been entering the building for several years. The house […]
Eng Kong Garden is a typical three storey semi-detached house that was completed in 2013 by HYLA Architects, located in Eng Kong Garden, Singapore. The 3,842 square foot (357 square meters) residence features a timber-clad facade that greets the visitor to this private semi-detached house. The house is nestled on a site area of about 300 square meters, which […]
Faber Terrace is a single family residence focusing on a design filled with natural light and embracing the outdoors, completed in 2014 by HYLA Architects in Singapore. Consisting of 4,025 square feet (374 square meters) of living space, this terrace sits at a corner site and thus the full side of the house fronts the side street. […]
Ocean Deck House is a modern oceanfront property capturing indoor outdoor living, designed by Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects, located in Bridgehampton, New York. From the architect: This ocean front residence captures the sense of indoor-outdoor living by introducing large cantilevered decks and roof decks. Designed for an active family who loves to cook and entertain, the […]
House S showcases geometric volumes of simple and clean lines that has been designed by LASSALA + ELENES Arquitectos, located in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Specific areas like the access gallery and the terrace with view to the Primavera forrest include elements of narrative character in its sculptures as the result of design incentives that build on the […]
Creating the outdoor living space you’ve always desired can be an expensive business. By the time you buy the materials and hire someone to build it for you, that beautiful outdoor space you’ve dreamed of can potentially lead to bankruptcy, no matter how good the weather is. Here are a few tips to get that […]
