NC Design & Architecture has applied an array of naturally flawed materials throughout this Hong Kong apartment, which has been designed in accordance with the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. The owners wanted to see a highly functional space that looks beautiful and ages well. The designers decided that wabi-sabi is perfect for that – it’s...
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Contemporary Alpine House That Blends With The Landscape
This home is Alpine but don’t expect to see it in the Alps – it’s in the Southern Alps! The Southern Alps stretch along New Zealand’s South Island and create some pretty amazing views which add to the local vernacular and make projects like this one unique and extraordinary. This is a house designed and...
Japanese Home With A Live-In Foundation
This house is called M and was created by Takeru Shoji Architects in the Japanese city of Uonuma. It features small rooms suspended above a double-height living space, which sits in a “live-in foundation”. The home eschews the conventions for building in Uonuma, which has a climate characterized by hot, humid summers and cold winters...
Unique Split House Flooded With Natural Light
What’s so special about this house we are spotting today? Called Push-Pull house, it has an open and light interior while the exterior remains in keeping with the area’s protected 1930s Arts and Crafts residential architecture. The house is built by London architecture studio Cullinan Studio split into sections to allow light to flood its...
Minimalist Apartment With A Subtle Playful Feel
Located in central Jaffa in Tel Aviv, Israel, this two-bedroom apartment was recently renovated by Studio ETN in order to create a thoroughly modern, light-filled home in tune with the lifestyle of its owners. Architect Eitan Cohen has channeled the neighborhood’s amalgamation of past and present by combining local materials and industrial references with a...
Modern Treehouse With Three Different Rooms Inside
Described by the Phorm Architecture + Design as a detached residential extension, the Taringa Treehouse is built under the shelter of a tree, in the backyard of a property in the Queensland city. The treehouse presents no formal elevation back to the original house. The intention was not to fill the backyard but retain the...
8 Coolest Modern Chairs You’ll Want To Have At Once
Today we’ve prepared a real eye-candy for you: these are the hottest modern chairs for various types of interiors, and each of them has something special. Some of them save your space with shelves or an ability to be packed flat, others provide extra comfort or create a separate workspace, and all of them can...
Wood-Clad Minimalist House With Three Spaces
Japanese architect Hiroto Kawaguchi in collaboration with Kohei Yukawa built a family house overlooking the picturesque Japanese landscape. There were several aims while constructing: first of all, create three different spaces – the parent’s house, the children’s house and ‘everyone’s house’. While keeping the central space open for everyone of the house, both the parents’...
Nook Bed As Your Personal Seclusion Space
Product designer Carlos Tiscar tributes his latest Nook product. Nook meaning corner or recess, is a classic yet contemporary interpretation of the beloved canopy bed, offering a space of seclusion and tranquility to its customers. Nook’s essential structure is available in black or white, is very robust and can be accessorized with several furniture elements...
31 Serene Japanese Living Room Décor Ideas
Japanese style is very special and differs from all the rest Asian styles. The simplicity is coming from the regular shapes of the furniture, the good organization of elements in the room and the free space around. Japanese homes also bring nature inside through large, expansive windows that allow a view of nature from every...