A playful renovation in Melbourne creates a series of gabled structures that really resemble an entire village! Sections of steel-framed double glazing separate and accentuate each “house” while letting in glimpses of sky. The décor is modern, lively and very cozy; the owners furnished the living room with a mixture of new and old pieces,...
Closse Residence: Stylish 1960s Home Renovation
Within a suburban Montreal neighborhood, this bright Closse Residence was built by the owner’s father in the 1960s and its heirloom features were respectfully dressed in modern skin by NatureHumaine architects. The exterior of the house was restored and repainted and the windows were replaced. A contemporary dormer was added to the roof of the...
Eye-Catching Inside And Outside: Mount Pleasant House
Roundabout Studio have designed a home in Toronto, Canada, that has a focus on music and entertainment. Facing the street, the perforated window screens are all small sections of the larger pattern, offering an abstract, fragmented glimpse of the feature inside. The main spaces are organized around an interior courtyard and a series of large-scale...
Vivacious Dutch Home With Family-Friendly Decor
This Dutch family home can boast of vivacious, simple and family-friendly design. White color makes the home look more spacious, and warm light wood accents make it look rustic and inviting. Ultra-resistant and long lasting polished concrete floors and some great built-in solutions made a low-maintenance home perfect for a family with kids. The functional...
Lively Modern Vancouver Home With Bright Accents
This modern home in Vancouver is a stunner, it looks amazing not only outside but also inside. The architecture is pretty modern and minimalist with those concrete parts, and weathered wood finish looks rustic. The almost full glass back side of the house makes for a nice view. The interiors are modern with lots of...
Gorgeous Floodplain Home With Unique Architecture
The Northwest Harbor House, located in Sag Harbor NY, USA, straddles a tidal estuary and freshwater wetlands on a site that is only 6ft above sea level. Bates Masi + Architects needed to create a home that was sensitive to the environmental concerns and the local zoning restrictions. All the zones within Northwest Harbor House...
Chalet Lac Gate Inspired By The Surrounding Landscape
Located on the shore of the Gate Lake, on a slightly sloping land of almost 80 000 pi2, this cottage by architect Eric Joseph Tremblay is located near the border of a mature cedar wooded area with inclined majestic trunks. The cottage’s exterior covering is made of stones and cedar, natural and site specific materials,...
Stylish Modern Sandringham House With Energetic Interiors
Techné Architecture and Interior Design with Doherty Design Studio gave a new life to an old home turning it into a stylish, colorful and energetic space. The interior is modern with an open-space plan to expand the place visually. The colors used are mostly calm: beige, grey, white and with addition of light-colored natural wood,...
Mid-Century Modern Residence With A Perforated Brick Wall
Internal lighting glows through the perforated brick wall of this Melbourne home by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, which was designed as an abstraction of a typical Victorian-era residence. Perforated bricks backed with opaque glazing create glowing sections at night, while black steel grating allows passersby to catch glimpses of the kitchen and TV room. The...
Modern Mountain Residence With Stunning Views
This stunning Utah residence is a real masterpiece of modern architecture and design. The outside is clad mostly in wood and stone, its shape is very original and reminds of a giant ship. The design is characterized of lots of windows that keep warmth inside yet offering wonderful mountain views, which are the focal point...