Capella Lodge is located on a remote island retreat positioned in blissful solitude on Lord Howe Island, lying 370 miles east of the Australian coast. Enjoy lagoon, forest, and mountain views from your beachside hut. The lodge is a magical place with breathtaking scenery, jagged mountains, turquoise lagoons, isolated beaches, remote trails and untouched reefs. […]
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A tropical summer retreat in Rio de Janeiro
A gorgeous summer retreat, the Laranjeiras Residence was designed by Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados, in a gated community on the southern coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This sultry residence is composed of 10,226 square feet (950 square meters) of living space. From the architects: Built in a gated community on the southern coast of […]
Coromandel Beach House
A small scale holiday home that is casually laid back yet highly refined, the Coromandel Bach home, designed by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects is located in Coromandel, New Zealand. The residence was conceived as a container home sitting lightly on the land for habitation. An open plan living space forms the majority of the house, […]
Brilliantly designed Australian residence
This spectacular home design called Kew House 3 was created by Vibe Design Group in Melbourne, Australia. The main scope of the project was to embody the iconic elegance of the 1950/60’s modernist style. The facade drew inspiration from a classic styled stereo cabinet, with slats of timber at opposing ends mimicking the speaker elements. […]
Incredible California estate with breathtaking views
The Hilltop House is located in Rancho Santa Fe, California and designed by architecture firm Safdie-Rabines. This incredibly luxurious residence was designed to maximize the 360 degree views from its hilltop location, just north of San Diego. The four level open plan home also features an office tower, library, den and media room as well […]
Transformation of a unique villa in the Netherlands
This project in the Netherlands has been designed by Ooze Architects and has been extended numerous times in recent decades. Ooze architects translated the owners’ desire to recycle the ‘soul’ of the house by transforming it into a unique design. The architects began with a commission to design a kitchen that then evolved into a […]
Minimalist lake house in Munich
Architect Susanne Nobis has the enviable privilege of living in this gorgeous, tranquil house in Berg by Lake Starnberg (Starnberger See), a popular southern Bavarian recreation area for the residents of the nearby city of Munich, Germany. As both the client and the designer, engineer/architect Nobis designed the home and office for her own four-member […]
Impressive guest house in Florida
The Casey Key Guest House, designed by TOTeMS Architecture is located on a barrier island, set within a mature oak hammock along Sarasota Bay in Casey Key, Florida. The wooden structure was inspired by two elements. First, the owner’s one sentence program which read, “respect the land, and the rest will follow. Secondly, the live […]
Captivating modern lake house
The Graham Residence was designed by E. Cobb Architects, in Seattle, Washington. This stunning property was built as a contemporary statement, an oasis of modern lifestyle featuring grandiose architecture. The residence displays a series of cantilevering volumes that merge in a unified design. The intricate architecture needs plenty of time to be understood: from the […]
House in hill immersed into rugged landscape
House in Hill is a single storey villa in Gunma, Japan, designed by Cell Space Architects. Immersed into a south-facing hillside of a wooded site, the design seeks to keep as much of the natural landscape intact by curving around the topography to trace the contours of the land. Placed on a low gradient of […]