This property with the Victorian heritage in Melbourne was completely transformed into a multi-generational home combining a contemporary concrete and charred wood exterior by Australian studio Zen Architects. The new dwelling is called Pool House as the year-round usable outdoor space was centered here. The architects renovated the older style terrace housing with a modern,...
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51 Stunning Indoor Courtyard Design Ideas
An indoor courtyard is ideal if you don’t have good weather conditions or space outside, or maybe if you want to add a part of nature right inside the house. Such a courtyard is especially fantastic for a minimalist interior as it’s usually deprived of plants or natural-looking pieces and materials, so greenery creates a...
Refined And Soothing Victorian Townhouse
London-based interior design practice Daytrip Studio renovated Powerscroft Road, a renovated Victorian terraced house of subtle sophistication in Clapton in northeast London. The interiors are a combo of the past and modernity, they are done with a refined and calm sensibility that manages to combine the soothing gracefulness of craftsmanship and the clean cut polish...
1962 Contemporary House With A Simple Color Palette
Located in Washington D.C.’s Chevy Chase neighborhood, the Stephenson House is a project led by Assembledge+ (Design Architect) and Fowlkes Studio (Executive Architect) that involved the renovation of a 1962 modernist house. The original home’s traditional shape was kept and with the addition of neutral colors and contemporary details, it still fits in with the...
Renovated 1960s Home With An Airy Color Palette
This home called Mercer Modern, takes its name from its location – Mercer Island, a land mass in a freshwater lake just west of Seattle. It used to be a 50-year-old dwelling in Washington that has been renovated by US firm Wittman Estes Architecture + Landscape. Nestled into a hillside, the two-storey house is afforded...
Plywood House Celebrates Mallorca’s Craft Traditions
Located in a quiet neighborhood in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, this modest terrace house was built by Spanish architectural studio Feina. Contrary to its name, Plywood House with its construction echoes the island’s rich tradition of handicrafts, whereby stonemasons, carpenters and ceramists have been doing wonders with humble materials in Majorca for centuries. The design...
Carbon House With A Sculptural Roof Over The Patio
The Carbon House is a modern villa with a tropical and very interesting design, located in Kecamatan Kuta Selatan, a sub-district in Bali, Indonesia. It was designed and built by Alexis Dornier and it uses the surroundings and natural landscape in its favor. The villa features 360 square meters of living space in total. It...
27 Cool Christmas Balcony Décor Ideas
Many of us live in apartments in big cities and not in houses, we don’t have a terrace or a garden but there’s still a way to decorate your outdoors: make your holiday balcony look so cool that everyone would envy! Go for colorful garlands, ornaments, lights and wreaths; if you want a natural touch,...
Contemporary Black Holiday Houses On The Beach
These two gabled cabins that form a holiday home seem to be an introvert dream. They are built on the remains of a Soviet-era fishing village by architect Hanna Karits. The cabins feature pitch-black exteriors and sit on axis with one another, split in the middle by an area of decking that frames a view...
Unique South African House Built Among The Trees
The Mabote House was designed by studio Nicholas Plewman Architects and is located in South Africa; it features amazing views of the beautiful landscape and a strong connection to it via a series of transitional and external spaces meant to beautifully complement the interior. The natural elements were prioritized throughout the project and inside you...