Located in Suzdal, a picturesque rural town in Russia and one of the country’s oldest settlements, this recently renovated country house bridges both past and present together by combining the region’s vernacular heritage with contemporary art and architecture. Designed by FORM Bureau as a place for relaxation, the project reimagines the country estate as a...
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Modern Portuguese House Of A Ruined Rural Dwelling
In the heart of the village of Malveira da Serra, at the base of Serra de Sintra, in Portugal, architect Pedro Quintela has transformed an old rural residence into the ’embracing house’. Found in ruins, the confined U-shaped house with the small patio used for agricultural purposes, aroused an intimate call within the designer, who...
Minimalist House With A Black Exterior And White Interiors
The owners of this South Yarra Townhouse built in 1990s had come to dislike its visually busy interiors and instead wanted a minimalist home where they wouldn’t see the operations of domestic family life. They asked Winter Architecture to renovate it. The house features a black façade and simple, white-painted living spaces. The studio set...
Refurbished Victorian House With Lots of Concrete Surfaces
Designed by architect Pete Kennon of Melbourne-based studio Kennon+ for a young family of five, these four bedrooms home seamlessly combines a quaint Victorian cottage with a modern, concrete extension of minimalist grace and formalist rigor. Developed in close collaboration with its owners, award-winning hairdresser Joey Scandizzo and his wife, TV personality Jane Scandizzo, the...
Sequence House Designed As A Fluid Living Space
Challenged by a compartmentalized apartment and an incredibly long floor plan, Gon Architects has created a light-filled and flowing residence for a single person in Madrid. Located on the third floor of an existing building, the Sequence House was designed around the concept of creating a series of scenographies linked to the basic actions of...
Contemporary Los Helechos House In Mexico
Named for the ferns planted around the lush property, Los Helechos is a modern oasis in the Mexico City neighborhood of Bosques de Santa Fe designed by Chain + Siman. The angular volumes are finished off with oversized windows that frame the natural surroundings while keeping the interior filled with light. The multi-level structure features...
Refined And Soothing Victorian Townhouse
London-based interior design practice Daytrip Studio renovated Powerscroft Road, a renovated Victorian terraced house of subtle sophistication in Clapton in northeast London. The interiors are a combo of the past and modernity, they are done with a refined and calm sensibility that manages to combine the soothing gracefulness of craftsmanship and the clean cut polish...
Floating House With Contemporary Nautical Interiors
Arkup #1 is a luxury houseboat that was created by a visionary company called Waterstudio and completed earlier this year. It’s this amazing two-story home that just floats and remains unbothered not even by winds of up to 155 mph. The house is also pretty massive in addition to being incredibly stable on the water...
49 Beautiful Townhouse Courtyard Garden Designs
A townhouse is a type of medium-density housing in cities, usually but not necessarily terraced or semi-detached. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. You could think that in such a home there’s no space for nature but that’s not true! We’ve rounded up some courtyard gardens to prove...
1950s Penthouse Renovated In Contemporary Style
Brasil based Estúdio Paralelo completed the restoration of a 1950s São Paulo penthouse and revamped it for the needs of contemporary city living. The space has a total surface of 150 square meters and also displays an unconventional layout. The apartment absorbs both floor-plans of the two apartments per floor of this small building in Santa...