W Design Architecture Studio renovated an early 1900s farm house initially designed in the Cape Dutch architectural style into a contemporary residence. Located in an old eastern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa, the house combines the inside and the outside, the historic and the modern, and open and closed spaces. The architects’ idea for the...
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Minimalist House In The Trees That Defies Gravity
Located in a Costa Esmeralda neighborhood by the sea, about four hours outside of Buenos Aires City in Argentina, this holiday home, designed by Luciano Kruk, appears to defy gravity. A House in the Trees hovers amidst a collection of pines, almost blending into the natural landscape. With a desire to reduce maintenance costs, the...
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...
Rustic Mountain Home With Gorgeous Views
This charming mountain retreat has a lot of familiar elements in its design but at the same time stands out and brings all sorts of new details to the table. The structure is situated within the Telluride Ski Resort located in Colorado. It was designed by studio Centre Sky Architecture and takes full advantage of...
Remodeled 1961 George Lucker Home In Seattle
When a neglected 1961 George Lucker home was in need of a repair, SHED Architecture & Design stepped in to reimagine the residence for an intergenerational family. The mid-century home resides on a Seattle hillside overlooking Lake Washington, perfect for a family longing to embrace the natural surroundings, an open floor plan, and a new...
Raw Concrete UF House That Cantilevers Over The Terrace
This house is called UF (unfinished) Haus and it was built by SoHo Architektur in Bavaria, Germany. This is a concrete house with an unfinished facade and a cantilevered upper storey – all the materials used for the project were left in their raw state. Split across three levels including a basement storey, the house...
Mid-Century Modern Balcones Residence Renovation
The Balcones Residence was originally designed by Roland Roessner, a University of Texas professor and prominent architect of modern-style homes. When the clients purchased the two-bedroom house from the original owners, they delved into all things mid-century modern and hired local firm Clayton & Little to oversee a sensitive renovation of the 1,773-square-foot (165-square-metre) building....
52 Cozy Thanksgiving Front Door Décor Ideas
Thanksgiving is a wonderful family holiday, and home décor should be cozy and inviting because your family and the closest ones will come to your place. Today we’d like to share some decorations for your front door because it’s one of the first things that your guests will see. Try faux fall leaves, flowers in...
A Tractor Shed Turned Into A Contemporary Home
Called the Tractor Shed, the house was built by HeathWalker, and yeah, it used to be a real tractor shed. The architecture studio turned it into a house clad in timber cut from trees on the client’s own land and scorched using a blowtorch. The house is built for an artist who grew up in...
Contemporary Alpine House That Blends With The Landscape
This home is Alpine but don’t expect to see it in the Alps – it’s in the Southern Alps! The Southern Alps stretch along New Zealand’s South Island and create some pretty amazing views which add to the local vernacular and make projects like this one unique and extraordinary. This is a house designed and...