San Antonio-based firm Craig McMahon Architects finished this family’s seasonal retreat in San Marcos, Texas. Multiple built-ins, lofted sleeping areas, and other features allow it to accommodate many visitors. Dual porches bookend the home: one faces towards a creek, the other to where the sun sets. Craig threw a nod to this architectural tradition with...
Edgy Modern Andes House Wrapped In A Rusty Metal Shell
The Evans House is located in Argentina and was built by A4estudio. It was designed as a compact volume which sits on a basement structure, rising over the vegetation line in order to capture views of the valley and the mountains. The facades are covered with rusty metal sheets and this allows the house to...
Cool Modern Family Home On A Modest Budget
Taylor Knights, an architecture and interior design firm out of Fitzroy, Victoria (Australia), were hired to create a family home that was designed to house two generations under the same roof comfortably while balancing privacy and family interaction. The original semi-detached, double brick structure was built in the 1920s as a duplex with very few...
125-Year-Old Duplex With Modern Interiors
Named ‘the Lejeune Residence’, architecture open form has revitalized a once neglected duplex building in Montréal into a single-family home with flexible interiors and an exterior garden. The open-plan spaces have been organized to provide a subtle distinction between inside and outside. During the summer, the living room furniture is moved outside to the terrace,...
Indian House With An Extensive Use Of Concrete And Reclaimed Wood
This beautiful space in the seaside village of La Dune is the eco-friendly weekend retreat Niels and his wife Malavika Shivakumar designed for themselves and their children, a respite from the noise of city life in Pondicherry, South India. The house is modern and chic: there’s a lot of concrete used both inside and outside;...
Modern Residence Design With Lots Of Wood And Exposed Beams
Bach Architects completed the redesign of a 753-square-foot apartment in Barcelona, Spain. The new configuration was conditioned by the customers’ wish to keep the two rooms at the façade as bedrooms, while a new living room, dining room, kitchen and study space were organized in the rest of the house. The generous height of the...
Victorian Terraced House Renovation With Soulful Elements
Designer Mark Lewis was given free rein to update a run-down Victorian terraced house. The interior was renovated by exposing and embracing any interesting architectural details while adding sympathetic and soulful elements such as textured joinery or interesting wall finishes. A gathering space for the entire family, the kitchen has a mix of finishes for...
Tropical Casa T With Bold Earth, Wind And Fire Parts
Casa T is a private residence composed of three studios located in Tulum, Mexico. Designed by Studio Architectos and owned by a New York fashion designer, the space integrates the idea of a Caribbean paradise with many textures, colors and adaptation to the tropical framework. Each studio represents a theme (earth, wind, and fire) with...
Mid-Century Modern Home With Open-Plan Spaces
This family home called the Counterpoint House in Toronto by local firm Paul Raff Studio includes two storeys and a finished basement, along with a detached garage. On the exterior, the house is clad in flamed basalt stone, with a structural system made of structurally insulated panels, large windows on all levels enable natural light...
Naremburn House That Shifts Volumes And Geometries
Naremburn House was designed by Bijl Architecture in Sydney, Australia. To accommodate the design, they utilized shifting volumes and geometries to result in a variety of irregularities. The clients wanted a light-filled interior, completely unique rooms (no square ones), and a place to “live long”. With the site’s irregular landscape, they incorporated subtle level changes...