This little cottage in Savannah, Georgia, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built 200 years ago by John Ballon, “a free man of color.” Nestled between Warren and Washington Squares, Freeman’s Cottage features a picturesque garden patio. The full bath has a walk-in shower and large wooden vanity. The bedroom is...
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Contemporary Holiday Retreat For Social Interaction
FGMF Arquitetos recently completed Casa Jordão for a family in Monte-Mor, São Paulo that longed for a holiday retreat. The single-story structure is located on a stud farm that dictates building codes for the area. One of the main rules required that they use clay for the roof, a common sight in Brazilian architecture. With...
MINI LIVING Urban Cabin Inspired By Chinese Hutongs
Inspired by traditional hutongs but modernizing their principles to explore new and improved ideas of urban living, MINI LIVING presents a functional space for living. In a surface area of just 15m², the MINI LIVING urban cabin has everything that you may need. The cabin features a rounded form with sections sliced away and open...
Minimalist Mushroom House With A Garden
Japanese designers and architects continue surprising us with stylish and very functional and practical solutions. Today we are featuring one of such homes, it’s located in Osaka, Japan, it’s built by architecture studio SPACESPACE. The house is built of timber (which is also widely used in the inner decor) and features a generously proportioned garden....
Weaver’s House Combining Antique And Contemporary
This unique house Chan + Eayrs is a weaver’s home, it’s a contemporary yet sympathetic renovation of a Huguenot Townhouse, which is an amazing combo of antique and up-to-date, which looks breathtaking. The living room is done in neutrals, clad with light-colored and warm-colored wood and with dark green framed windows, which is very eye-catching....
Refurbished House Inspired By The 20th Century
Russian studio Oleg Klodt Architecture & Design restored an old house in the Rublevka suburb of Moscow, Russia. The three-story residence now features generous living areas, floor-to-ceiling windows, plenty of designer furniture and a spa with relaxing views. The owner of the house is a true design connoisseur who adores Soviet-era Constructivism and art from...
Refurbished Victorian Home In San Francisco
Jensen Architects refurbished a beautiful Victorian home in Alamo Square in San Francisco, USA. From the street, the original 1889 facade was faithfully restored; the rear facade displays a modern composition of sliding aluminum screens and glass. The current owners love Alamo Square’s historic architecture but they desired the openness and flexibility of contemporary homes....
Cost-Effective Japanese Home With An Unusual Facade
Challenged with an irregular, triangular and sloping site outside of the city of Sapporo in Japan, House in Nishino is a project completed by Yoshichika Takagi + Associates. To reduce the overall construction costs of building the family home, the excavation process was small and the architects exploited the building’s height instead with the addition...
Multi-Level Concrete Villa 131 With Industrial Interior
Iranian architect Shervin Hosseini of Bracket Design Studio has recently completed the concrete-cast Villa 131 in urban Isfahan, Iran. The city itself is historically known as a garden city, a characteristic which waned under the increasing development and chaos that accompanies urban growth. Within this context, a slew of zoning restrictions limits the buildable area...
9B Industrial Loft With Brick Walls And Metal In Decor
London architect Dimitar Karanikolov and interior designer Veneta Nikolova created this stylish industrial loft in Sofia, Bulgaria. A massive dark “cube” occupies the center of the living room, hiding the bathroom, it’s clad in thin (16mm) custom made concrete panels that continue inside as well. The entire apartment has been outlined with tall cantilevered aluminum...