This old house is called Casa Olivi and is located not far from Treia town in Italy. It used to be a farm and now the building is more than 300 years old! The exterior remained untouched while the interiors were completely restored in modern style. Swiss architects Markus Wespi and Jerome de Meuron decided...
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Renovation Of A Century-Old Chalet In The Swiss Alps
This beautiful Chalet Noisettes in Gryon, in the Swiss Alps, used to be a century-old log cabin that strongly needed a renovation. Swiss architectural studio Lacroix Chessex extended its shape and added everything that the owners needed. Otside natural larch was artificially aged to construct an interesting blend with the old building. The interior is...
Stunning Conversion Of An Old Barn Into A Cozy Living Space
It’s sometimes unbelievable how a team of professional designers and architects can change a space. Stedman Blower Architects rebuild an old barn in Surrey, England, and created a fantastic modern and cozy space. The main brief challenge was that the exterior remained comparatively unchanged. When one comes inside, the transformation is striking. A huge central...
10 Best Apartment Designs of 2019
Here are some great apartment designs that we’ve covered on DigsDigs during 2019. Btw, don’t miss the coolest apartment designs of the previous year. They are great too! This gorgeous contemporary apartment features much concrete and blue touches in decor, it’s bold and elegant. DVDV Apartment With Much Concrete And Blues This micro apartment is...
Original Tetris Storage Of Different Colors And Materials
Remember Tetris game? You had to move the pieces to get scores, and now you can play it again with Tetris storage by Swedish design trio Front. Named after the popular video game, the Tetris storage cabinet is made up of individual components that are stacked together to create bold building blocks of color and...
Villa With Geometric Forms
Geometry of form is one of the best ways to make the building unusual and attractive. Many architects, for example Antonio Gaudi, a famous Spanish architect, used it. Architects Eva Pfannes and Sylvain Hartenberg from the studio Ooze went further and changed the existing house with the help of geometry. They kind of wrapped the...
49 Lovely Tiny Front Yard Landscaping Ideas
I remember standing in front of my house one day thinking… why does this look so flat? Nothing was technically wrong, but it just didn’t feel inviting. And apparently, first impressions matter a lot—like, landscaping can boost property value by around 10–15%. I didn’t care about resale at the time, but still, that got my...
50 Ideas To Plant A Narrow Garden Bed
I used to completely ignore narrow garden beds. You know the ones—those skinny strips along a fence or squeezed next to the house where nothing seems to work. I figured they were just filler space. But then one season I actually tried planting one properly… and wow, it changed the whole yard. Here’s the funny...
63 Cozy Barn Bathroom Design Ideas
I’ve always thought barn-style interiors have a kind of magic to them. Maybe it’s the rough wood, maybe the slightly uneven textures, or maybe it’s just that feeling of warmth you get when a space looks like it’s been around for a hundred years. Whatever it is, a barn bathroom can turn a plain, boring...
44 Natural Swimming Ponds To Refresh Yourself
I remember the first time I saw a natural swimming pond in person. It didn’t look like a pool. It didn’t look like a swamp either. It looked like a small, crystal-clear lake that had somehow been gently placed into someone’s backyard — and I couldn’t stop staring at it. What really hooked me was...









