to Can’t afford a holiday home? Don’t have a cottage in the countryside? No problem, minimalist home-goods brand Muji has recently released a prefab home that is really affordable and can be placed wherever you want it. Put it in the mountains, near the ocean, or in a garden, and it immediately blends in with...
Search Results for: outdoor concrete
Flying House Expressing Movement In Architecture
The owner of this house is a young pilot and his family, and the house landed lightly on the site in the new developing town near the Incheon airport. IROJE KHM Architects managed to express the flight and the traditions of Korean architecture, metaphorically symbolize the airline’s flight and show the dynamic movement architecturally. In...
Modern Cedar-Clad House Divided By Courtyards
House-shaped blocks and courtyards make up this cedar-clad residence in Christchurch, New Zealand, which architect Case Ornsby designed to replace another destroyed in the 2011 earthquake. The property features four volumes of various sizes and proportions that each accommodate different functions. Set between them are a series of outdoor spaces designed to be used at...
6 IKEA Melltorp Dining Table Uses And 15 Hacks
IKEA Melltorp dining table is a great solution for any kind of modern home. The melamine table top is moisture resistant, stain resistant and easy to keep clean, it makes it very comfy in using, and not only in the kitchen. Where To Use Melltorp dining table Melltorp table and chairs are perfect for using...
Sustainable Oceanfront Cabin On Volcanic Mountainside
Seascape Retreat is located within a small cove on the northern shore of two Miocene Shield volcanoes in New Zealand. Designed by Pattersons Associates, the small oceanfront cabin is built using locally quarried stone, cast in place concrete floors and ceilings and has a thick roof covered in the surrounding vegetation which makes it all...
Modern And Stylish Forest Sanctuary Near Lake Tahoe
There’s a lot of outdoor space, which helps tie this family home near Lake Tahoe, its design was all about fitting it into the environment. The entrance introduces the home’s main materials: steel, glass, wood, and concrete. The central vision was threefold: interiors that would bring the family joy, support their daily activities, and provide...
Casa Brutale Right In The Cliffs Above The Aegean Sea
Casa Brutale is an unclad statement of simplicity and harmony in contemporary architecture. The conceptual residence by OPA is a chameleonic living space that teeters on the high cliffs above the Aegean sea. The home is constructed with simple materials like wood, glass, and raw concrete, putting the focus on the landscape and ocean. Nothing...
Modern Top Floor Bachelor’s Pad With Industrial Touches
A top floor apartment in an iconic 1950’s building in São Paulo, Brazil was renovated by architect Filipe Ramos to meet the needs of the owner who travels quite a bit. The original concrete slabs were kept intact and exposed as they work just as well today as then did in the 1950s. Large scale...
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...
Creativity And Comfort: Unusual DNA Bench
Leonardo Rossano of True Design together with Debora Mansur created a very unusual bench called DNA. Inspired by the dynamic forms of biogenetics, the modular bench DNA consists in a unique construction assembly which is created by a single section of curved plywood, that is mirrored in design to create multiple seating configurations. The result...