House On Fanø Inspired By Traditional Danish Longhouses

House On Fanø Inspired By Traditional Danish Longhouses
On the island of Fanø, Denmark, Lenschow & Pihlmann has completed a new single-family dwelling inspired by the traditional longhouse typology. With its elongated shape, the vernacular architecture style stems from the need to offer protection from the island’s harsh prevailing winds while housing both barn and accommodation under one continuous roof. In reference to... 
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Preston Hollow House Of Three Cast-Concrete Volumes

Preston Hollow House Of Three Cast-Concrete Volumes
This Dallas residence is called the Preston Hollow home and was designed by American studio Specht Architects being influenced by the texture and shape of modern Dallas, Texas houses built in the 1950s and 1960s. The architecture is brutalist and the long cast concrete volumes comprise 8,826 square feet (820 square meters). Specht Architects oriented... 
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Modern Lisbon Townhouse Of A Historic Building

Modern Lisbon Townhouse Of A Historic Building
Located in Lisbon, this historic three-storey townhouse has been adroitly converted by local practice SIA arquitectura into two interlocking yet distinct residences that share a sunny courtyard. Taking its name from Rua de São Marçal, the street it’s situated on, the project involved the accommodation of two contemporary homes with minimal interventions to the centuries-old... 
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Modern Luxurious Apartment Done In Light Shades

Modern Luxurious Apartment Done In Light Shades
Architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment for a family’s holiday home near the beach in Matinhos, Brazil and filled it with vintage Brazilian furniture. Measuring 158 square metres, the three-bedroom unit is close to a sandy beach called Praia Mansa de Caioba and has views of the Atlantic Ocean. Throughout the apartment there are... 
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Modern Barn-Inspired House With Laconic Interiors

Modern Barn-Inspired House With Laconic Interiors
Slonsko Chalpa (which translates as Silesian House) is a very special project recently completed by architecture and design studio mode:lina. At first glimpse it may not look that different from other barn-like homes but the story behind it is unusual to say the least. A large portion of this project consisted of reconstructing an old... 
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Modern Hawaiian Home On A Hardened Lava Field

Modern Hawaiian Home On A Hardened Lava Field
Set atop a hardened lava field in Kona, Hawaii is Makani Eka, one of Walker Warner Architects’ and Philpotts Interiors’ latest residential works. The home features four separate structures with views of sky, sun, and water that are inspired by traditional Hawaiian villages. Fostering a strong connection with the site’s natural surroundings of lava and... 
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Cozy Modern Barn-Style House In Rural England

Cozy Modern Barn-Style House In Rural England
Elliott Architects has designed this barn-like house in the Tyne Valley, England, with double-height living space beneath a steep gable ceiling. The house is called North Bank. Despite its rural location, the house sits close to the road and has neighbors on three sides. It’s oriented to look out over the Tyne Valley to the... 
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Eclectic Apartment With Bright Colors In Berlin

Eclectic Apartment With Bright Colors In Berlin
Berliner Zimmer is a recently renovated apartment in the elegant neighborhood of Charlottenburg in Berlin that lavishly channels the building’s architectural heritage while reveling in contemporary finesse. Meticulously detailed and exquisitely crafted, the apartment is a treasure with intricate interventions and bespoke furnishings whose understated sophistication belies a focus on functionality and a passion for... 
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Modern Rustic House With A Secret Stone Cavern

Modern Rustic House With A Secret Stone Cavern
What might initially look like a regular little house in Austin, Texas turns out to be a really special build. This was a project completed last year by Tim Cuppett Architects. The house consists of two volumes arranged in an L shape and clad in weathered wood, they are connected by a transparent glass section... 
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Modern Attic Apartment With Built-In Furniture

Modern Attic Apartment With Built-In Furniture
MH.AP Studio designed an attic in Barcelona with clever built-in furniture and storage throughout making the most of the 70 square meters of space. The original flat was dark and compartmentalized with small rooms that missed out on natural light. To make the space work, they reconfigured the layout to include a hallway that does... 
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