Santiago Hills Villa is built by architecture firm Studio Saxe in a remote part of Costa Rica. The 400-square-metre residence is formed by several white volumes formed by steel frames that are each oriented towards the ocean. Atop the diagonally arranged structures is an angular roof held up by steel I beams. Every space in...
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Costa Rica Jungle Villa With An Industrial Facade
On a jungle hillside in Costa Rica, this luxury home quite literally blends with its wild environment thanks to a low profile and a green roof. The house built by architects Dagmar Štěpánová and Martina Homolková of Formafatal features an industrial façade and a serenely luxurious interior. The exterior of the house is protected by...
Modern Luxurious Apartment Done In Light Shades
Architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment for a family’s holiday home near the beach in Matinhos, Brazil and filled it with vintage Brazilian furniture. Measuring 158 square metres, the three-bedroom unit is close to a sandy beach called Praia Mansa de Caioba and has views of the Atlantic Ocean. Throughout the apartment there are...
Modern Hawaiian Home On A Hardened Lava Field
Set atop a hardened lava field in Kona, Hawaii is Makani Eka, one of Walker Warner Architects’ and Philpotts Interiors’ latest residential works. The home features four separate structures with views of sky, sun, and water that are inspired by traditional Hawaiian villages. Fostering a strong connection with the site’s natural surroundings of lava and...
How To Decorate With Seashells: 49 Inspiring Ideas
Beach season is opened, and how is it better to decorate your home for this season? There’s nothing better than bringing breath of the ocean home decorating it with seashells, urchins and starfish, but most of us just put them all into bowls and decorate coffee tables or mantels with them. That’s why we’ve decided...
25 Biophilic Home Decor Ideas That Inspire
The word ‘biophilia’ means ‘love to nature’ and it appeared for the first time in 1984. It’s logical that very trendy today biophilic design is incorporating nature with decor. It includes natural light, vegetation, natural materials, natural colors, natural shapes and animals. This idea to fuse design with natural elements is considered to have a...
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....
Harrison Residence Inspired By European Architecture
Harrison Residence is in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, was remodeled by Alabama practice Jeffrey Dungan Architects on a range of architectural styles. This is a house for clients who enjoy travelling but who also wanted a beach home to relax in. The house is placed next to a nature preserve and a coastal dune lake,...
23 Round Pools You’ll Never Want To Leave
The outdoor season isn’t on yet and summer seems to be far away – this is the time when we lack sunshine and warmth most of all and dreams of beaches, ocean and pools are the most heart-warming ones. I decided that this is the time to inspire you with amazing pools that you may...
Modern Home Inspired By Traditional Hawaiian Shelters
This 4,800-square-foot (445.9 square meters) home is called Makani’ Eka and is located on Hawaii’s Big Island, atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the neighboring Island Maui. The home was designed by US firm Walker Warner Architects to strike a balance between modernity and tradition. Four wood-clad volumes define a central courtyard to...