This is Casa G3, an intriguing residence which can be found in Otopeni, near Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The project included the consolidation and expansion of an existing house and was completed in 2015 by LAMA Archtiectura. The palette of materials used for this project includes gray folded metal sheets used for the roof,...
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Traditional Cozy House Built To Look Like An Old Barn
The owners of this house fell in love with an old barn they saw on their travels and were inspired to build a new house that looked like it. They hired Yankee Barn Homes in New Hampshire to build it for them, with instructions that the focus be on the gorgeous view of the mountains...
Retro-Glam Take On The Traditional English Holiday Home
Supermodel Kate Moss has become the latest celebrity to launch a design career, creating interiors for The Barnhouse together with Yoo in the English countryside. This is a luxurious haven in the woods, a perfect place to escape with family and friends. The house features brick and wood cladding, extensive glazing, a gabled roof and...
Hocker Farm With A Traditional Exterior And Minimalist Interior
Do you like striking contrasts? If you do, then this modern take on a traditional chalet will impress you by the contrast between indoors and outdoors. Donald Architecture completed the design of Hocker Farm, a charming stone cottage. Constrained in size by the original garage footprint, the challenge was creating the extra rooms within a...
Stylish Modern Take On A Traditional Mountain Chalet
Znameni Ctyr Architekti created this adorable mountain chalet in the Czech Republic that combines traditional and modern details. The adapted staggered profile with angles outwards on both of its end walls protects the walls from rainwater. The house contains four storeys: two set into the sloping ground and two upstairs. Granite flagstones give the building...
Color-House: Modern Take On A Traditional Cuckoo Clock
Designer-maker Pedro Mealha has created Color-House, a modern cuckoo clock inspired by the original Black Forest cuckoo clocks. An added bonus to this design is that it’s equipped with a light sensor, so at night when there is no light, the little bird doesn’t come out and chirp. It has a black frame complemented by...
1960s House Renovated Into A Stylish Traditional Retreat
Edgley Design used stainless-steel panels more typically applied as roofing to make this ageing 1960s Surrey house weather-tight. Reflective and dented sheets of stainless steel cover the half-gabled structures and large windows were added to the ground-floor living spaces. The shiny cladding reflects beds of planting around the foot of the house, intended to integrate...
Creative Midwest Home With Industrial And Traditional Touches
The owners of this home in Midwest designed it themselves, they have created a home that mixes textures, materials, styles and finishes to reflect both of their tastes. The interiors show a fine mix of modern, traditional, and industrial, the details in the home are a balance of delicate items paired with rich colors, the...
Unique Well Light Inspired By Traditional Water Wells
Elements inspire many designers, and today it’s all about water. Inspired by traditional water wells, MEJD Studio borrowed the principle of the simple wooden handle mechanism for its Well Light. As the bulb descends into the glass, the gradient blue or sanded matte becomes more opaque and intense. The glass containers were blown into a...
35 Christmas Décor Ideas In Traditional Red And Green
Red and green are traditional colors for Christmas, the colors of fir trees and holly berries. You can say that these shades are too bright but I’ve rounded up a whole bunch of ideas of stylish red and green décor that won’t be right in your face. To keep the décor fresh and calm, go...