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...
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Contemporary PassivHaus That Produces Energy
Architects Robert Arlt and Charles MacBride and a group of students in South Dakota have completed an experimental gabled Passivhaus, which they claim is the first in the area to sell energy back to the grid. As there is currently no statewide energy code that residential buildings must meet in South Dakota, the project is...
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...
Cozy Farmhouse Dwelling With Modern Details
Farmhouse style is very popular for today’s homes due to its warmth and coziness, it’s a great style that suits a family on the whole. This farmhouse dwelling offers 3,199 square feet of living space and has four bedrooms and 3 and a half bathrooms. It’s located in Cathedral Pines, Colorado Springs and was completed...
Contemporary House With A Triple-Height Atrium
This Vietnamese house is called House for a Daughter, it’s located in Ho Chi Minh City and was built by Khuôn Studio. The dwelling is built around a triple-height atrium filled with plants and shaded by a perforated facade of grey brick. The whole house is split into two zones, one for a family who...
Refined Cedar-Clad House With Wood Interiors
Long Island architecture studio Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates has created a house in Amagansett, New York with wood prevalent inside and out to highlight the vernacular architecture in the region. The family home comprises two gabled wings that are linked by a lower portion whose roofline nestles into their sides. Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates (KOS+A)...
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...
An Abandoned Shed Turned Into A Barn Home
Architect Louis Beliveau of La Firme studio has overhauled a decrepit barn in Quebec by turning its hollow core into a holiday home for two city dwellers. The architects disassembled an old shed and moving it to a new location on a farmhouse property. Because the foundations had to be reworked, every salvageable piece of...
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...
Contemporary California Home With A Peaked Roof
MAK Studio has designed a new house in Burlingame, California, that features distinct lines and dark accents topped by a peaked roof. Minimalist concrete stairs lead from the sidewalk up to the front door. A pivoting dark wood front door welcomes visitors to the home. Inside the front door is a foyer with high ceilings...