This was the 5th cottage built by Hugh Comstock, who was known for building small houses that looked like something out of a fairy tale. The cottages in Carmel, where he built them, are known by their names rather than by typical street addresses, and this one is called “Our House.” It looks much the...
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Stylish Dark Modern House In NYC Suburbs
Stuart Shanks Architecture has collaborated with B^space Studio to realize a custom residence outside of NYC. The dwelling is designed to reinterpret the traditional forms of the neighboring houses from the 1930s, stripped of all traditional decoration. Since the house is situated at the corner of a busy intersection, the design starts from the interior,...
Contemporary Light-Colored Apartment In A Bauhaus Building
This 1930s thoughtfully renovated apartment has a compact size in addition to its neglected state and awkward configuration, local practice WE Architects boldly rejigged the space into a contemporary apartment of effortless sophistication without most crucially effacing its modernist sensibility and nostalgic charm. The apartment’s original layout comprised two equally sized rooms linked by a...
Contemporary Apartment In A Subdued Color Palette
Belarusian interior and furniture designer Sasha Hamolin renovated a family apartment in Minsk. Embracing a muted color palette and a no-fills aesthetic, the property is nevertheless imbued with a soulful spirit thanks to an eclectic mix of complementing textures and subtly contrasting accents, while the designer’s keen eye for detail makes sophisticated solutions seem simple...
Small Quirky Apartment Inspired By The Aegean Sea
Collaborative design studio ABACO has completed the renovation of a small 42 m2 apartment in the heart of Paris, France. The redesign corresponds to the client’s needs and preferences, generating a colorful, bright interior, with spatial elements that remind of Greek villages and the Aegean sea. ABACO has developed the project focusing on the clients’...
English Tudor Revival-Style Home In Los Angeles
This English Tudor Revival-style home in Los Angeles still looks much the same as it probably did when it was built in the 1920s. It has many of its original details, including diamond-paned windows, dark beamed ceilings, and vintage tile bathrooms. This is a truly rare estate that exudes all the glamour of old Hollywoodland...
Modern Mock-Tudor Home With Industrial Touches
Surman Weston has built a house in Surbiton, south-west London, with a facade that riffs off the mock-Tudor facades of the surrounding suburban homes. Named Ditton Hill House, the home was designed to combine the client’s desire for a contemporary house that had an industrial aesthetic with an acknowledgement of its location in a London...
Minimalist Taiwan Apartment In A Soft Color Palette
Taiwanese interior design practice KC design studio have a talent for transforming quirky, compact urban dwellings into comfortable living spaces. This renovated apartment in New Taipei City, Taiwan, made the Studio face an awkward, wedge-shape floorplan, lack of views and low ceiling heights. By embracing free-flowing spaces, sculpted ceilings, and a fluid material with soothing...
Off-Grid Olive House In Mallorca Mountains
This off-grid guesthouse was built by studio Mar Plus Ask has built in Mallorca, Spain, for creatives in need of a quiet escape. Tucked away high up in Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountains, the Olive House are run year-round by Mar Plus Ask as a silent refuge where solo architects, writers and artists can stay free from...
Contemporary And Functional Apartment In Neutrals
The owners of this beautiful apartment in Tel Aviv, two professional photographers and designers, wanted their new place to be their own mini gallery where they could display all their artwork, photos and items collected over the years. Of course, this also had to be a welcoming home and a functional one as well. They...