RES4 recently completed a five-story townhouse for a young family of four in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Living in a city often takes away one’s sense of nature, so the client wanted to establish an indoor-outdoor connection on every floor and it was done properly. The townhouse’s grid-like façade consists of brick and black aluminum, while...
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Minimalist Home Clad With Two Tone Wood
This house with a contrasting façade is called Terrace Residence, it was built in Washington state by Open Studio Collective. What’s so special about this façade besides its colors? The builder made the dark facade boards by hand using Shou Sugi Ban, a traditional Japanese technique of charring wood to increase its resistance to moisture...
Paris Apartment With A Curved Wooden Ribbon
Toledano + Architects has renovated a typical Haussman apartment in Paris for a young family of three, adding a curved wooden ‘ribbon’ that doubles as an inhabitable wall and sculptural installation. This lightweight spatial element allows for the preservation of all existing historical elements that confer a strong character to the house, while unveiling new...
77 Inspiring Spring Kitchen Décor Ideas
Blossoms, bright colors, singing birds – yes, spring is here! It’s high time that we decorated our spaces to welcome spring. What can you add to the kitchen décor to make it look spring-like? First of all, add bright colors – vibrant furniture, accessories or tableware. Colorful textiles is a cool and inexpensive idea because...
Monochromatic Contemporary Apartment With A Green Wall
This contemporary 100 square meter apartment was created by studio flipê arquitetura in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The dwelling features a dynamic vibe and a chromatic color palette that makes it bold, modern and fresh-looking. The apartment features two main areas: the ground floor is dedicated to all the social activities and is composed of an...
Best Room Design Ideas of January 2020
In January 2020, we’ve shown you a lot of cool stuff. Here are the most interesting room design ideas among them. Spring is almost here, and have you prepared your balcony for this season? Here are awesome ideas to do that. 40 Awesome Spring Balcony Décor Ideas If you work at home and spend a...
Small Brazil Apartment With No Inner Walls
When asked to redesign the entire interior of a 45 square meter apartment in Brazil, studio Renato Mendonça Arquitetura made sure to turn this space into a dream home for its owner. The main goal was to create a design that reflects the apartment owner’s personality, so it had to be a bachelor pad with...
Modern Yet Cozy And Warm Euclid Residence
The Euclid Residence renovation was designed to modernize the early 20th-century property while keeping elements that allude to its history, and also provide ample space for entertaining guests. Canadian firm Ancerl Studio has teamed stark white-painted brickwork walls, weathered wooden beams and black steel windows. The client’s brief was to create a bright and fresh...
Contemporary Brazil Apartment With An Open Floor Plan
When renovating their apartment, every home owner wants to preserve the elements and features that they enjoyed in the past but most importantly to change those which they didn’t. For this apartment in Brazil the renovation was meant to make it better-suited for family living and more functional overall, and the project was conducted by...
31 Cool And Practical Home Wine Storage Ideas
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...