The word ‘biophilia’ means ‘love to nature’ and it appeared for the first time in 1984. It’s logical that very trendy today biophilic design is incorporating nature with decor. It includes natural light, vegetation, natural materials, natural colors, natural shapes and animals. This idea to fuse design with natural elements is considered to have a...
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House Designed Around A Japanese Garden
The Hidden Cove residence is located on Lake Washington and it consists of cedar-clad pavilions organized around a Japanese garden. The home features amazing views of the water and the Cascade Mountains in the distance. The owners desired a tranquil atmosphere and access to water. The residence also needed to accommodate their unique collection of...
Contemporary House With Fruit Trees On The Roof
This unique house by Vo Trong Nghia Architects is built in Vietnam, and the most unusual thing about it is its fruit trees on the roof. Formed from brick and stone boxes stacked around a green courtyard, Thang House is the latest in the practice’s House for Trees series. Vo Trong Nghia Architects designed these...
Spanish Colonial House With A Bold Modern Interior
California firm Síol Studios has maintained the historical character of a 1920s dwelling while adding contemporary elements, including an eclectic array of furnishings and artwork. the Genesee project encompasses 1,848 square feet (172 square meters) and is a second home for the family. The Spanish colonial revival-style house has white-painted stucco facades and a red-tile...
Sondern-Adler House By Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright fans, here’s your chance to admire his Usonian-style houses built in 1939. The Sondern-Adler House in the Roanoke neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, is an L-shaped, 2,965-square-foot Usonian-style home, one of two that Frank Lloyd Wright built in Kansas City. In 1939, Wright designed a 900 square foot home for Clarence Sondern...
Glass And Concrete Rainforest Retreat For A Philosopher
Brazilian studio Atelier Branco has completed a glass house called Casa Bibliotheca among a rainforest in São Paulo with a rooftop terrace for the resident “to read and smoke a cigar looking at the stars”. It was created for a philosopher, who wanted a private space to read and think. Located on a sloped site...
4 Bathroom Lights Tips And 25 Examples
Great lighting is important in every room in the house, but it plays a particularly vital role in a bathroom. Choose the wrong bulb and you wind up looking jaundiced as you put on your makeup; place a fixture in the wrong spot and you’re shaving in the shadows. You want a few different sources...
Black Timber Clad Contemporary House In Uruguay
This black house near La Juanita beach, Uruguay, was built of wood by FRAM Arquitectos and Delfina Riverti. The property is built on a slope near Jose Ignacio Lake, a coastal body of water that feeds into the Atlantic Ocean. Two wooden volumes with angled rooflines comprise the home’s massing. Different varieties and treatments to...
26 Ways To Recreate A Hotel Vibe In Your Home
Going on vacation is a great way to relax and refresh. And if you stay in a luxury hotel, lakeside inn, resort spa, you’ll also enjoy a luxurious bathroom experience and a sound sleep in a very comfortable bed. However, you can create that hotel vibe in your own home and enjoy luxurious living every...
45 Calm Japanese-Inspired Courtyard Ideas
Japanese décor is known not only for its rich history and traditions, not only for its stunning minimalism and a talent to show beauty in simple things but also for how amazing Japanese designers manage to mix modern home décor with nature. Look at these inspiring courtyards! Traditional Japanese gardens and courtyards mixed with minimalist...