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...
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60 Awesome Wall Murals Ideas For Various Spaces
Wall murals make any interior look stunning and create a special atmosphere in the room depending on their theme and style. You can create an easy statement wall using a wall mural and remove it whenever you want as most of wallpaper and wall murals are removable now. Such an accent wall doesn’t require much...
Contemporary Home On Stilts To Enjoy The Views
Called Kawakawa House, this home was built in Piha, New Zealand, by studio Herbst Architects. The house is raised on a concrete plinth and steel stilts to give views through the dense woodland (pōhutukawa trees) to the beach. The site is extremely sun-challenged, and the concept for the design developed out of the need to...
Chameleon Villa Disappears Within Its Surroundings
The home we are featuring today is Chameleon Villa in Bali designed by WOMhouse Architects. The residence blends within its surroundings very well. The architects worked around the idea of ‘landscape architecture’ to create a group of buildings that appear as part of the land itself, and sometimes disappear within it, while at other times...
Classic Irish Cottage With A Pastoral Landscape Around
Ever dreamed of staying in a charming little Irish cottage? This white house with a red iron roof is an incarnation of such a gorgeous home. It’s set in the remote lakeside town of Treangarrive in County Kerry, lost within a wilderness of emerald green farmland and cloud-shrouded mountains. Let’s take a look at it....
26 Photo Accent Walls That Will Blow Your Mind
A photo mural is an oversized photo that takes the whole wall or several walls and looks rather realistic. Photo murals are a modern and cool way to make a statement in your interior, these are usually self-adhesive wallpapers that you can choose to produce an effect. Today I’m going to share the most stunning...
Jungle House With A Rooftop Infinity Pool
A swimming pool on the roof of this concrete residence by Brazilian office Studio MK27 sits within the dense canopy of a coastal rainforest in São Paulo state. The introduction of this house to this landscape has the objective of optimizing the connection between architecture and nature, privileging the view looking out to the ocean...
Relaxing Tanovatti Retreat With Bright Interiors
This House Tavonatti was designed by Par Arquitectos as a retreat in the region of Cachagua, Zapallar, Chile. The residence consists of two blocks, one on top of the other with exterior staircases that connect the perpendicularly arranged units creating open-plan spaces. The terrace, located at the upper floor offers striking views of the beautiful...
Stylish House Filled With Glamour Of The Sixties
Are you in love with the Sixties as I am? Look at this amazing house in the style of Sixties’ glamour! The house is called Camelot and was built in 1968 in Centennial Park, Sydney, Australia. The open plan design is highly functional, the interiors are streamlined. There are some really unique features like a...
Relaxing Beach House Built in Impregnated Pine Wood
This house is an another great work by the great Chilean architect studio, dRN Architects (Nicolás del Río and Max Núñez). It’s located on the Tacna Hill, south of Maitencillo, a well known Chilean beach resort. The house occupied 122 square meters near to a forest and the Pacific Ocean. As any beach house should...









