When you first see this house, you wonder if it’s a dwelling or a piece of art. Casa 26 on Lake Geneva is a 5-bedroom house that shows how the worlds of architecture and art may overlap making a home functional and beautiful. The home frames both its own beautiful details next to vistas of...
Search Results for: mini ponds
Three-Volume Residence Around A Large Pond
This residence in Connecticut was built for a family by US studio Cutler Anderson Architects, and the owners requested to add a pond to watch birds, fish and insects at play. The house was separated into three volumes, which are arranged around the water feature. Some parts are raised above the ground to keep all...
Modern Y House Protected From Urban Fuss Around
The ‘Y house’ located in Nonthaburi, Thailand, opens a dialogue with its existing context through the rhythm of building skin layering. It brings about the perception of the flow of spaces from the context to the living spaces of the house. The relationship creates enclosed spaces and environments that provide privacy, while connecting the house...
Modern Solis House For Indoor-Outdoor Living
Known as Solis, the Hamilton Island house was designed by Renato D’Ettorre Architects. Solis was created from concrete, stone, block work and glass resulting in a succession of dramatic volumes incorporating aerial living spaces and private roofed outdoor zones. The residence is an open living and environmentally integrated home on Hamilton Island, built to withstand...
Bring Asian Flavor To Your Home: 36 Eye-Catchy Ideas
The design world is rediscovering Asia and its ageless, classic design styles, which evoke an image of serenity and tranquil charm. Asia-inspired interiors are like a peaceful oasis that makes you forget your never-ending rush and let you relax. Creating an Asian-inspired room is much more than just bringing a couple of decorations, you need...
Stunning Modern Retreat Set By A Tranquil Pond
This single-family 1,440 square foot residence and 550 sf guest house was designed by Cutler Anderson Architects to broaden the owners’ already strong emotional connection to the living world. The site was an overgrown, man-made pond in an area of the owners’ farm that was not conducive to cultivation. The home was designed to blend into...
Bonsai Seating Collection That Reminds Of Bushes And Shrubs
Japanese culture and traditions get into our lives: we watch anime cartoons, eat sushi and use minimalist style in décor, which originally appeared in Japan. Today’s furniture collection that I’d like to tell you about is also influenced by Japan, to be precise, by Japanese bonsai gardens. Claesson Koivisto Rune reflects Japanese gardens in bonsai...
67 Cool Backyard Pond Design Ideas
It’s almost summer and in some regions it’s already summer, it’s warm and there are lots of sunlight. If you love to spend time outdoors, especially if you have a garden, there’s a great idea to make your garden more nature-like – to add pond! We’ve gathered a bunch of ideas and pond designs in...
Futuristic House With Prismatic Structure
The task for the Fougeron Architecture studio was to remind of the lost connection of a human with nature which surrounds us. This fantastic futuristic Flip House was built in a usual region of San Francisco with modern architectural aesthetics and using prism shapes. Thanks to that the house is very open to nature and...
Creative Versatile Storage Furniture To Transform As You Need
Today the life changes so quickly that we hardly have time to get used to it. More by the Italian designer, Giorgio Caporaso, gives a possibility to change the furniture as you like or need. Designed for both internal and external spaces, More is an interesting way to set creativity free. Need shelving, a display...