The loungeboat is a joint creation by German architect couple, Tanja Wunderlich-Finckh and Chris Finckh, born from their love of the water. They set out to design an apartment on the water with a creative floor plan and materials not typically found on a boat and the result is a floating retreat that hits both...
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Catchy Tiny House With A Lot Of Character
We love cabins! Those tiny homes created to stay in the wild or have a separate space in your garden are perfect! But they usually have very laconic and minimalist interior, while the house we are sharing today, along with lots of practical solutions, shows off a lot of personality and catchy decor. Oasis Tiny...
House With Gorgeous Views And Cedar Trees On The Plot
Studio Christopher Wright Architecture was enlisted to design Kayak Point House, a new home that celebrates the lush foliage the Pacific Northwest has to offer. The home’s design is informed by several preserved large cedar trees on the plot and is inspired by the Swiss heritage of one of the owners. Due to the desire...
Contemporary Santiago Hills Villa With An Angular Roof
Santiago Hills Villa is built by architecture firm Studio Saxe in a remote part of Costa Rica. The 400-square-metre residence is formed by several white volumes formed by steel frames that are each oriented towards the ocean. Atop the diagonally arranged structures is an angular roof held up by steel I beams. Every space in...
52 Modern Planters To Make Your Outdoors Stylish
The trend for home decor is to be as close to nature as possible and to feature a strong connection with the outdoors. This concept can be also applied to other types of buildings as well. So accessories such as modern outdoor planters are starting to gain popularity, their designs being more interesting and innovative...
Modernist Well-Crafted Vacation House In Corsica
Architect Amelia Tavella was commissioned to transform a 1950s rundown house into a modern holiday retreat in her native land, Corsica. Located right by the sea, Casa Santa Teresa is blessed with beautiful views of the gulf of Ajaccio which Tavella has elegantly framed throughout the house. Pairing modernist purity well-crafted natural materials, the property...
Costa Rica Jungle Villa With An Industrial Facade
On a jungle hillside in Costa Rica, this luxury home quite literally blends with its wild environment thanks to a low profile and a green roof. The house built by architects Dagmar Štěpánová and Martina Homolková of Formafatal features an industrial façade and a serenely luxurious interior. The exterior of the house is protected by...
Contrasting Minimalist Home In The Lush Vegetation
Ridge Road Residence’s minimal blackened timber facade is tucked away behind a layer of thick Australian vegetation, making it almost invisible upon first glance. Melbourne-based architecture practice studiofour designed the home with this camouflage element in mind, hoping to take a gentle architectural approach that respects the site’s distinctive landscape. The site is placed on...
Holiday Home Of Weathered Wood And Concrete
Argentinean architect Alejandro Sticotti has elevated a wood-clad box above the glazed kitchen and dining room of his family’s holiday home called Le Pedrera on the coast of Uruguay. Located a five-minute walk from the beach, the house serves as a holiday home for his family, which includes his graphic-designer wife Mercedes and their four...
Contemporary Double-Height Extension With Much Light
Originally built in 1876, this dark home got an extension with an open layout. Architecture practice Timmins + Whyte has added a double-height gabled extension to it illuminating its formerly light-starved living spaces. The owners wanted to live, cook, gather, lounge, read and socialize in one sunny, externally connected space. The studio created a contemporary...