If you are a wine connoisseur or just like to spoil yourself with a bottle of good wine, you probably puzzle over its storage at home. If you don’t have space for a wine cellar, you can make a pretty little one under your kitchen floor. Various shelves and wine drawers are great to store...
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Stylish Portland Home With A Moody Green Palette
Interior designer Jessica Helgerson has overhauled a home in Portland, Oregon to include decorative ceilings, floral wallpaper and shades of green and grey that evoke its rainy, cool climate. Helgerson designed the transformation to retain the architectural charm and enliven rooms of the home that was built in 1907. The designer removed the staircase and...
Shkrub House With Ukrainian And Japanese Aesthetics
Architect Sergey Makhno has renovated an existing building in the suburbs of Kiev to create a new residence for him and his family. Titled Shkrub House, the project takes inspiration from the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection. Characterized by the application of unpolished materials native to Ukraine, such as clay walls...
Japanese Home With A Live-In Foundation
This house is called M and was created by Takeru Shoji Architects in the Japanese city of Uonuma. It features small rooms suspended above a double-height living space, which sits in a “live-in foundation”. The home eschews the conventions for building in Uonuma, which has a climate characterized by hot, humid summers and cold winters...
Restored 1920s Historic Home In Puerto Rico
A verdant, 8,000 square foot villa with a keen aviation past succumbed to the 2017 hurricane; then Champalimaud brought it back to life. Originally the house was built in 1920s, it sits within the larger property of Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, replete with golf courses, a decadently-decorated Spa Botanico. Champalimaud renovated and furnished the house...
Small And Flexible Apartment With A Retractable Wall
Our lifestyle changes from season to season: in winter we prefer staying indoors and cuddling up in a cozy nook, and in summer we love staying outdoors enjoying sunlight. What if you had a home that would adapt to such changes? The most accurate example in this sense is an efficiency apartment located in Chacarita, Argentina...
House Wrapped Around The Swimming Pool In Sydney
Lot 1 designed the Preston House in Sydney, Australia for a young family of five who like to spend lots of time outdoors. The C-shaped structure wraps around the swimming pool making it easy to connect the indoor and outdoor spaces. Adjacent to the kitchen is an outdoor kitchen and dining area that can be used...
Renovated 19th Century Apartment With Original Features
Situated on the fifth floor of a residential building that dates back to 1819, the property is a remnant of Lisbon’s Pombaline period, an architectural style which emerged in the 18th century after the city experienced a major earthquake in 1755. The apartment called Lapa has been subtly revamped by locally-based Studio Gameiro to enhance...
10 Best Apartment Designs of 2018
Here are some great apartment designs that we’ve covered on DigsDigs during 2018. This contemporary apartment in São Paulo, Brazil is a fresh take on a contemporary masculine though not too much apartment. Contemporary Masculine Apartment With Bold Greens This super tiny dwelling was created for a student, it got contemporary decor and some masculine...
Industrial And Rustic Residence From A Shipping Container
As more and more architects are embracing the reclaimed shipping container trend, and today we are sharing one of such homes with you, it’s a residence by of studio River & Rain and it’s located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The entire project was done using parts from four shipping containers. The result was a three-story residence...