New York designer Athena Calderone has renovated her mid-century home in the Long Island town of Amagansett with plaster walls, linen fabric, marble and second-hand finds. The low-slung house is single storey and contains four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Wood floors, clerestory windows and ceilings covered in rope round out the interiors. The residence is...
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A Modern-Day Medieval Castle With Views
Nestled high above Los Angeles in the Hollywood hills, this residence was conceived as a modern-day medieval castle whose breathtaking views and compact footprint are matched by an oddball grandeur that fuses industrial chic and old-world interiors. The house was designed by Kristen Becker of Mutuus Studio and she took cues from the owners’ travels...
Welcoming Primitive Whitewashed House In Ibiza
This Ibizan house is over 400 years old, and two New Yorkers chose it as their holiday home enjoying the looks of whitewashed stone and the primitive style. The whitewashed stone walls and stone floors plus stained wooden beams were left untouched in the house, and only furniture and décor were renovated to fulfill the...
Camp O Retreat With Minimal Impact On Nature
New York architect Maria Milans del Bosch has designed a house and studio for herself in the Catskills with interventions that are mindful of the natural setting. The house is called Camp O. The home, which has a long and narrow footprint, is also nestled into a hillside to minimize the impact of construction on...
Clifftop Mid-Century Modern Home In Cape Town
South African practice Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio has overhauled a 1960s house in Cape Town with designer Tara Bean, adding outdoor areas to make the most of its ocean views. The four-storey Icaria House serves as a holiday home for a South African who grew up in the city and now lives in New York....
LA Home Inspired By Medieval Castles And Industrial Buildings
This multi-storey California home by architecture firm Mutuus Studio was influenced by medieval castles and industrial buildings. Named after its location, the Hollywood Hills House is perched on a sloped property in Los Angeles that is dotted with shrubs, cacti and oak trees. The house was conceived for a couple who both work in the...
Chic Contemporary Apartment With 70s Touches
New York studio General Assembly has reconfigured a 1970s apartment in the city’s Upper East Side into a sun-light space with a home office. Among the key features of the space is the access to plenty of natural light from existing corner windows, and expansive views of Queensboro Bridge and the city’s East River. General...
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)...
Eclectic Brooklyn Loft With Plywood Cabinetry
New York studio Dean Works has reorganized a former studio apartment in Brooklyn around a multi-functional plywood volume that forms arches, walls and cabinets. Architect Brandon Dean designed Brooklyn Loft for a young couple from Portland, Oregon that moved to the New York City, bringing with them two large dogs and a house full of...
Airy SoHo Loft With A Hidden Bedroom
Lofts are traditionally open space, and when it came to designing this New York City one, Julian King Architect got creative to incorporate a sleeping space and keep it open. Wanna see how? Let’s take a look! This long and narrow loft is located in a 1872 warehouse building that was opened up and then...