This English Tudor Revival-style home in Los Angeles still looks much the same as it probably did when it was built in the 1920s. It has many of its original details, including diamond-paned windows, dark beamed ceilings, and vintage tile bathrooms. This is a truly rare estate that exudes all the glamour of old Hollywoodland...
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Modern Industrial Home With A Moody Color Palette
Three Stories North isn’t a typical project as the non-traditional home has an industrial past with several renovations previously done to it. Splinter Society Architecture was hired to transform the building into a home while bringing out the original character and making it the primary focus. One of the larger parts of the project was...
Torquay House: Contemporary Surfers’ Dwelling
Torquay House designed by buck&simple is the ultimate abode for a surf-centric vacation in Torquay, Australia. The holiday home is centered around surfing and outdoor activities and is designed to accommodate up to 20 people. The structure plays off of the geometric nature of placing three different-sized structures together. A large house, a small house,...
A Modern-Day Medieval Castle With Views
Nestled high above Los Angeles in the Hollywood hills, this residence was conceived as a modern-day medieval castle whose breathtaking views and compact footprint are matched by an oddball grandeur that fuses industrial chic and old-world interiors. The house was designed by Kristen Becker of Mutuus Studio and she took cues from the owners’ travels...
25 Welcoming Small Garden Designs
If you are a happy owner of a garden, you are sure to enjoy some sunshine and fresh air right now. Have a small garden and don’t know how to design it right to make it look cool and very welcoming? Or just want to change something to make it look cooler? No worries! We’ve...
Coastal Cabin On Stilts With Ocean Views
On a small site surrounded by forests in coastal Maine, the team at Whitten Architects built a wonderful cabin retreat that blends together modern design with rustic influences. The cabin is perched on steel columns which elevate it off the ground, one-storey high in the air. This gives it a treehouse-inspired look and helps to...
Whidbey Farm: A Nature Retreat For A Large Family
Tucked into the edge of a densely forested hillside on Whidbey Island, this home to a mix of artists, craftspeople, farmers, and sea captains, Whidbey Farm was conceived as a nature retreat for a multi-generational family Seattle studio mwworks have taken advantage of its scenic location to immerse the house into the landscape in a...
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...
Modern Home Inspired By Traditional Hawaiian Shelters
This 4,800-square-foot (445.9 square meters) home is called Makani’ Eka and is located on Hawaii’s Big Island, atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the neighboring Island Maui. The home was designed by US firm Walker Warner Architects to strike a balance between modernity and tradition. Four wood-clad volumes define a central courtyard to...
Contemporary Family Dwelling In Washington
American studio MW Works has created an “intentionally modest” dwelling in the Pacific Northwest that serves as a nature retreat for a multi-generational family. The project, called Whidbey Island Farm, sits on a perch overlooking a meadow where cattle graze. The dwelling serves as a country home for a senior-aged couple, their three adult children...









