This classic metropolitan loft found on Sotheby’s features a “wow factor” that only could be found in SoHo, one of the most incredible neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York. This dramatic space is located in an architecturally significant, pre-war building, featuring restored original cast-iron columns, beautiful exposed brick arches, and abundant natural […]
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Beautifully restored rustic barn
The Goodman House is a transported, restored and re-erected Dutch barn frame contained in this house like a guitar in its case in Pine Plains, New York. Designed by architecture firm Preston Scott Cohen, the 4,499 square foot (418 square meters) gabled barn form appears to turn outside in due to a passageway traversing the […]
Stunning 16th century mansion house in England
This stunning Jocobean mansion house has been immaculately restored to the highest standard in Howsham, North Yorkshire, England. The property features roughly 83.5 acres of riverside gardens. Howsham Hall has recently undergone an extensive program of refurbishment resulting in an exceptional historic home, with 21st Century advancements ensuring a comfortable environment for a modern day […]
Mediterranean luxury estate in Montecito
This Mediterranean luxury estate is a masterpiece of comfort and technology, designed by celebrated architect Walter Frost and is situated in Montecito, California. This remarkable six bedroom and six-and-a-half bathroom estate was crafted of local stone quarried on-site in the 1920’s. Decades later, it captured the attention of distinguished interior designer John Saladino, who purchased […]
Rustic barn house in Norway
The Farm House designed by architecture firm Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects was built for two historians and their children. The 1,776 square foot (165 square meters) home overlooks Lake Mjasa at an abandoned farm in Toten, Norway, which they have inherited. From the architects: “The existing old house in the yard is not insulated and used for […]
Rural shabby chic in Provence
Rural shabby chic, warm are the strong points of this gorgeous home in Provence, France. Owned by an English antiques dealer, Josephine Ryan the restored abandoned village house is filled with beautiful details from her shop. The home had been uninhabited for a long time and required hard work and imagination. The result is inspired […]
An historic contemporary retreat in the mountains
For a contemporary take on the traditional Australian homestead, look no further than The Kilns in Victoria’s High Country. Converted from the historic corrugated-iron tobacco-drying shacks that were common in this region in the 1950s, they feature polished, heated concrete floors, washed timber interiors, soaring ceilings, and picture windows framing the rural landscape as well […]
Restoration of a historic castle in Tuscany
Castello di Casole is a signature development of Timbers Resorts in Tuscany, Italy. Vineyards and orchards of olive trees pattern the hillsides. Two grand cypress-lined lanes ascend to an historic castle poised to open as a 41-suite boutique hotel. Dotting the 4,200-acre historic estate are restored Farmhouse Villas each with dramatic glass-tiled private pools. Preserving […]
Magnificent historical chateau in Provence
Built in a hill-top village, a refuge for lovers of ancient stones…In the early 17th century, the Chateau de Moissac-Bellevue was a residence dedicated to relaxation, owned by a noble family from Provence, France. Sobre, patrimonial, remarkable, with its monumental entrance, vast drawing-rooms and dining-rooms opening out to the gardens, its imposing kitchen, its bedrooms […]
Magnificent restoration in Barcelona
This spectacular architectural restoration is located in a building in the old quarter of Barcelona, Spain. The house was originally a fabric store for 20 years but was in poor condition and needed to be restored. The owners of this home, a young couple with a small child, acquired this unique house and commissioned the […]