Located in Armadale, an up-and-coming leafy suburb of Melbourne, Australia, this monolithic-looking residence by b.e architecture appears as if it has been carved rather than built. The house is characterized both by a sculptural heftiness and an ethereal weightlessness, most seen when the sunlight illuminates the stone’s texture. On the ground floor, the generously day...
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Swing Coat Rack For Real Fashionistas
For many people, fashion isn’t just the clothes they put on their back, it’s art they wear to express themselves. That’s why makeshift closets have become so popular: everything’s on display and your trendy things become part of decor. If you want such a closet but don’t feel like building one yourself, there’s a good...
Peaceful Minimalist House With Raw Materials Decor
Architecture studio Whispering Smith has completed house A, a carbon-neutral residence in Perth, Western Australia. The three-story ‘mini tower’ packs all facilities in less than 200 sq-m, including an underground garage and a loft bedroom on the top level. Whispering Smith’s sustainable, compact residence is made from high-recycled-content concrete panels and whitewashed, recycled brick. The...
25 Gorgeous Mansard Roofs With Pros And Cons
A mansard roof, also known as a French roof, is a four-sided roof with a double slope on each side that meet forming a low-pitched roof. The first slope is very much steep, almost vertical; the other slope is quite flat and it is in such location that it cannot be seen from the ground...
Sculptural Office Addition In Contemporary Style
A couple of attorneys living in Malibu wanted a satellite office where they could not only work privately, but also meet with clients and bring in staff. The extension was constructed at the rear of the L-shaped residence built by American designer Geoffrey von Oeyen. The new building features wooden exterior walls and a highly...
Tiny Woodland Cabin With A Crystal Shape
This modern tiny cabin was built by Copenhagen- and New York-based architects BIG, and is nestled in the woods of Lanesville, New York. Named A45, the project is a housing prototype that allows for personalization inside and out according to the needs of the owners, and this is a perfect house for a weekend and...
Functional And Stylish 11-Foot-Wide Row House
Little House. Big City. This is a renovation project by Office of Architecture for a young family with two kids. This is a row house of only 11 feet wide but it is very welcoming and functional, let’s see how designers managed to renovate it to make it comfy. The house is 1,000-square-foot and now...
20 Fast Ways To Make Your Home Cozier
Though we may not notice it, there are many things in our homes that can make it not cozy and welcoming and even cluttered and unfriendly. What are these things, what to change to make your home cozier? Let’s have a look at these problems and their solutions. A Convertible Sofa In Your Bedroom If...
1930s Monochromatic House Redesigned In Modern Style
Curatorial House, situated in the city’s North Shore area, was built in the 1930 and then redesigned by Australian studio Arent & Pyke to let the owner’s extensive art collection take center stage. The original house is characterised by white-painted and curved facades intended to emulate the appearance of luxury ships that were popular during...
Industrial Residence With Natural Touches And Textures
A young couple with a child commissioned Taiwanese design firm KC design studio to renovate a 125-square-meters residence they wanted to call home after living in another country for many years. The resulting space shows off a combo of the couple’s styles – modern elements for the husband and natural details for the wife –...









