This beautiful remodel and addition to a 1950s house in Seattle, Washington opens up the original floor plan and creates a new entry sequence, providing a view through the house and reinforcing indoor-outdoor connections. Designed by Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects, who decided to keep the basic structure of the residence preserved. Existing wood siding […]
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The Flood House in Berkshire, England
The clients had moved into a rather ordinary brick and tile 1970’s house on the banks of the river Loddon in Wargrave, Berkshire, England in early 2005 and wished to rebuild using a system-built house. Designed by John Pardey Architects, the brief segregated the 2,604 square foot (242 square meters) house into three distinct zones; […]
Beautiful Eagle Ridge Residence on Orcas Island
This spectacular property called “Eagle Ridge Residence” captures an earthy feel while still maintaining flawless design which is simple and chic. An elegant and unique home on Orcas Island in Washington State, designed by Gary Gladwish Architecture, nature seems to interact with the building both inside and outside. From the architects: “54 years ago she […]
Steel and glass home with jaw-dropping views
Alinghi is a cutting-edge cedar, glass and steel vacation home, clinging to the cliffs of north Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, Australia. This eco-chic beach pad has five bedrooms, including a master suite that’s separated from the main pavilion by an expansive travertine terrace. Luxury furnishings, high-tech gadgets and slick entertaining areas which all have expansive jaw-dropping […]
Contemporary home with a warm inviting feel
This fabulous home in Sydney, Australia has been designed by Corben Architects. The three-storey north facing residence has four bedrooms and is designed to take maximum advantage of outstanding water views and maintain absolute privacy to the adjacent neighbors. The 3,767 square feet (350 square meters) building replaced a small older style single level home. […]
Elok House creatively built with an urban forest
Elok House is an infusion of glass, concrete, steel and timber mixed with natural elements of trees and plants, the ingenious design of Chang Architects. This residence is the result of an owner’s dream, to live in a structure that emulates a natural forest within the forest urbanized city of Singapore. The home features interchangeable […]
Modern Japanese House Design: Boukyo House
Designed by forward-thinking Nakayama Architects, the ultra modern Boukyo House located in Sapporo, Japan, makes an artful and efficient use of space. With the objective to make the most of every inch, the house architecture is a simple box, but that’s as far as simplicity goes in this elaborate design. From the weathered, rust-colored exterior […]
Modern Holiday Retreat: Florida Beach House in Australia
This incredible holiday retreat is a modern beach house located in Florida Beach, Australia and was designed by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects. The design emphasizes and focuses on the immense Indian Ocean. All spaces are aligned and extruded through a strict dialogue of plan and section revealing the intensity and variety of this great ocean. The […]
Luxuriously modern Villa A in Austria
This stunning luxury residence entitled Villa A is located on the slope of the Poestling Berg, a mountain overlooking Linz the capital of Upper Austria. The property is accessible from the road behind leading down hills to the building’s main entrance, covered by an extended cantilever roof structure. On the street side the building facade […]
Magnificent penthouse on Lidingö Island
This utterly gorgeous penthouse constructed of glass, steel and Siberian larch is located at the top of the eighth and ninth floor in Lidingo, an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, north east of central Stockholm, Sweden. This unique structure features floor-to-ceiling windows and unparalleled sea views as well as the detailed 1,615 square feet […]