Situated on Chile’s rural Chiloé island, architect Baltazar Sánchez’s house is defined by the materials and building methods of its context. Using the region’s typical barn typology, the house integrates with the area as the island which its overlooks visually delimits the sea on all its fronts. As is characteristic of the area, the house...
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Modern Barn-Inspired House With Laconic Interiors
Slonsko Chalpa (which translates as Silesian House) is a very special project recently completed by architecture and design studio mode:lina. At first glimpse it may not look that different from other barn-like homes but the story behind it is unusual to say the least. A large portion of this project consisted of reconstructing an old...
Cozy Modern Barn-Style House In Rural England
Elliott Architects has designed this barn-like house in the Tyne Valley, England, with double-height living space beneath a steep gable ceiling. The house is called North Bank. Despite its rural location, the house sits close to the road and has neighbors on three sides. It’s oriented to look out over the Tyne Valley to the...
Bewboc House That Looks Like A Concrete Barrel Vault
Bewboc House by Fabian Tan is a suburban terrace residence in Kuala Lumpur, malaysia, the form of which resembles a concrete barrel vault. Owned by a young family who requested for a minimal intervention, the project is an addition to an existing corner house, while the brief also included the re-purposing of the living spaces...
Minimalist Steel Barn House With An Asymmetrical Roof
This may look like your average rustic barn from a distance but as you get closer a modern and sophisticated house starts to take shape. Located in Jackson, US, this lovely home was designed and built by CLB Architects. It occupies a flat piece of land with 360 degree views of the surroundings. On the...
25 Charming Spanish Home Decor Ideas
Spanish home decor is unique and striking in its rustic style and simplicity, it’s often recreated across the world or its touches are added here and there because it’s so warming up and beautiful. How to achieve such a look and feel in your home, too? Here are some ideas. Colors And Patterns White is...
Minimalist Family Home With Wheelchair Access
A traditional Bosnian ‘family house,’ located in an unplanned neighborhood in Sarajevo, has its ground floor renovated and extension added to accommodate a man in a wheelchair and his wife. Designed by Projekt V Arhitektura, the Half House takes a step away from typical projects in the area as it’s situated in between a detached...
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...
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...
Modern Home Extension For Art Collectors
This 19th century long house in Waterloo, Belgium, was transformed by architect Louis Paillard into a lived gallery space for a pair of art collectors. The project comprises a wood-clad extension with views toward a raised park, which gives the impression of an urban barn. The extension is an anamorphic, wood-clad house. Developed for a...