Ensamble Studio created a rough concrete exterior, left for years in the wilderness, and then hollowed it out to create a tiny home with waterfront views. The Truffle sits on a hilltop in Laxe, Spain, and consists of only the necessities, a bed, shower, sink, and kitchenette. Ensamble retrofitted the hollowed out interiors with smooth […]
Some of the old country houses of the historical region of Emporda , in Girona, Spain have been rescued from oblivion by its current owners, who love the area. The reasons are as obvious as simple: the charm of the original materials, traditional architecture and the stunning surrounding landscapes are the best attraction when you […]
Set on one of Punta del Este’s most exclusive areas of Uruguay, La Teta y La Luna is one of the city’s most iconic homes. The residences vast landscape is composed of different gardens with different feels, lying over one of the few private beaches in town. The property consists of miles and miles of […]
Alric Galindez Architects designed the Casa S in Bariloche, Argentina. The house is a result of several stone boxes piled up on the side of a sloping area. Each one of these cases points and frames an outstanding view, where we can find Catedral, Otto, and Ventana mountains, as main characters of the landscape seen […]
This charming guesthouse is located in the hollow of the Alpilles, a small range of mountains in Provence, southern France and stands on a hundred years old olive tree hillside. Visitors can stay in the white, blue, pink or yellow room, each with its own character and personality. Stone walls, gravel on the ground, and […]
This is a small outbuilding in the Belgian countryside has been extended and transformed into a house, now a bed and breakfast. The design was masterminded by architecture firm Atelier d’Architecture Bruno & Partners, who introduced steel sheets into the existing structure to create a mezzanine floor; the aim then was to extend these sheets […]
‘Under the Moonlight House’ is an immaculately crafted art form, designed by one of Italy’s leading architects, Giovanni D’Ambrosio. The home was built within the scenic Australian mountains in one of Victoria’s premier ski resorts, the Dinner Plain Village, overlooking Mount Hotham. Constructed of steel, concrete, timber and locally quarried stone, D’Ambrosio created a structure […]
The New York Times voted Puglia as southern Italy’s most up-and-coming destinations and rightly so. Villa Santoro is located in the Valle d’Itria region, of Puglia with its rolling hills, meadows and ancient olive groves. Rebuilt by a Milanese and Austrian architect/designer duo, Bricchi-Marksteiner, this is a small masseria (farmhouse) that encompasses two trulli, witch-hat […]
Argentines Federico Bonomi and Cynthia Kern purchased this 1850’s original farmhouse in Uruguay with the idea of turning it into a hotel. When the restoration was over they decided to keep it as their own second home. It is located in Carmelo which is a short distance from the border with Argentina. Well out of the […]
This beautiful tropical villa was designed by Javier Barba in 2002 on the island of Mykonos, Greece. Mykonos is among the most fabled of all the Greek isles, slap in the middle of the Aegean. Nowhere else, it seems, has the water ever looked this deeply mysterious, not least because it contrasts so inherently with […]
