The Tear Away House Merges Old and New With a Vertical Ruptu
Working with a slew of challenging site conditions, Splinter Society thought creatively when designing an addition to a historical home in Ivanhoe, a ...
06-02-2023 21:51
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An Abandoned Lisbon Attic Becomes Airy Apartment With Hidden
The 645-square-foot MARVILA ATTIC did not begin like this. Prior to KEMA studio renovating the space, it was an attic in disrepair in an old industria...
01-02-2023 21:48
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A Singapore Apartment Renovation Inspired by Water’s T
When creating the concept behind the Ripple Apartment in Singapore, Right Angle Studio sought to evoke the tranquility of water. The original layout h...
26-01-2023 21:49
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A Brick by Brick Reproduction of Brooklyn’s Architectu
There are few toys that could claim to appeal to ages 1-99, but LEGO are undeniably universally loved, especially among the creative set that see them...
20-01-2023 21:50
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A Melbourne House With 10 Folds in the Roof To Bring in Ligh
While the 10 Fold House remains Edwardian in the front, the rear extension is all modern, making this a
The back wall of windows and sliding glass ...
19-01-2023 21:47
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A Modern Netherlands Penthouse With Panoramic Views
Bureau Fraai designed this modern penthouse with panoramic views that include both the sea and city in the Netherlands. The Panorama Penthouse apartme...
17-01-2023 21:53
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Polestar’s Arctic Circle Is Literally the Coolest Auto
From day one, Polestar has made a concerted effort to stand out among the competitively crowded EV segment. The brand’s stable of minimalist-modern ...
16-01-2023 21:50
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Take 5: Mycological Mania, Regenerative Architecture, an Obj
1. Since moving into a new home late last year, I’ve been struggling to establish a look and feel for my new home office. I’ve been so focused on ...
12-01-2023 21:50
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A Custom Floating Sauna To Be Enjoyed in the Stockholm Archi
Thomas Sandell and Johan Strandlund of Swedish architecture firm sandellsandberg architects designed a custom floating sauna called Big Branzino. With...
10-01-2023 21:52
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A Modern House Built on the Fire-Ravaged Land of Sonoma Vall
Sonoma Valley comes with a tricky past ? volcanoes erupted millions of years ago spewing lava across the surrounding land. Once cooled, “the eruptio...
09-01-2023 21:49
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Bangkok’s Reflection House Is Designed for Multiple Ge
Tasked with creating a home for two generations, AUN Design Studio designed the Reflection House in Bangkok, Thailand. The co-living space reflects th...
04-01-2023 21:47
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An Angular Lake House in Canada With a Cantilevered Pool
JS Bourdages Architecture, recently completed a Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard, unless noted, courtesy of v2com....
03-01-2023 21:46
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Top 10 Architecture Posts of 2022
10. A Mountaintop Masterpiece Designed With Impeccable Attention to Details
William Hunter Collective renovated an 80s mountain house into a cedar-cla...
14-12-2022 21:47
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A Săo Paulo Apartment With Just the Right Amount of Style +
A young couple with a small child enlisted the help of architect Lívia Leite of Estúdio Maré to design their 70-square-meter (approx. 753 square feet)...
13-12-2022 21:50
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The DOMA House Modernizes a Traditional Japanese Element
KiKi ARCHi and TAKiBI joined forces to design the DOMA House in Kamakura, Japan. The home offers a modern spin on the “doma,” a traditional Japane...
12-12-2022 21:46
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Suspension House Bridges a Creek Between California Hills
The Suspension House is one of those projects you don’t see often ? it’s like a perfectly executed sculpture suspended in nature that someone gets...
06-12-2022 21:57
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A Minimalist, All-White House Overlooking the Black Sea in S
Located by the Black Sea in Bulgaria, the House in Sozopol looks out to panoramic sea views. The project scope included partly reconstructing a 15-yea...
01-12-2022 21:47
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Business of Design Week 2022 Drives Innovations Amid Uncerta
Chi Wing Lo, DIMENSIONE CHI WING LO, Founder (Italy), Glass House
Since 2002, BODW has been gathering the brightest creative leaders and design-relate...
28-11-2022 21:48
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A Glass-Stacked House in Vietnam Shrouded in Greenery
Surrounded by green gardens in Hue City, Vietnam, the Hillside House by Cote Architects resides on a descending slope perched at the highest vantage p...
14-11-2022 21:45
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A Weekend Apartment With a Dramatic, Green Tiled Fireplace i
Located in a new building in the Jizera Mountains in the Czech Republic, this 83-square-meter (just under 900 square feet) apartment is all thanks to ...
10-11-2022 21:46
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Traditional London Townhouse Becomes Modern Home for a Celli
Owners of a traditional London townhouse enlisted the help of Unagru Architecture Urbanism to transform it into a modern, light-filled House for a Cel...
24-10-2022 21:48
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DMTV Milkshake: Frances Bronet on How Pratt Institute Guides
In January 2018, Frances Bronet became the president of New York City?s Pratt Institute ? only the twelfth person to rise to the post since its foundi...
19-10-2022 21:49
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A Dark Attic Gets New Life as a Compact, Multifunctional Apa
Casa Gialla is a renovation project just completed by gon architects in Madrid, Spain. The new 505-square-foot apartment was once a dark attic in a bu...
18-10-2022 21:48
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F5: Saba Yazdjerdi Discusses the Iranian Movement, an Inspir
Born in Tehran, Iran, Saba Yazdjerdi is an architect and artist whose work investigates her Iranian and multi-cultural heritage through object, spaces...
14-10-2022 21:49
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A Vacation Home in the Yucatan Plays With Double Heights to
Workshop Diseńo y Construcción designed an 86-square-meter home located in the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula in Merida, Mexico. The plot of l...
13-10-2022 21:49
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A Ruggedly Modern Sustainable Cottage in the Catskill Mounta
Maria Ibańez de Sendadiano and Todd Rouhe spent a decade hiking in the Catskill Mountains before securing the ideal spot to build the perfect escape f...
11-10-2022 21:49
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A Glass House in Texas With a Roof That Appears to Float
Built around a courtyard in a neighborhood of bungalows in Dallas, Texas, the Southwestern Residence offers privacy and an indoor/outdoor lifestyle fo...
06-10-2022 21:48
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A Bank Becomes an Open Architecture Firm Full of Biophilic E
Formerly occupied by the Royal Bank of Canada, Sid Lee Architecture has created new offices for the firm as part of a larger project of revitalizing t...
05-10-2022 21:47
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F5: Sarah Jacoby Can’t Quit Glass Blocks, the NYC Ferr
Born and raised in Venice, California, Sarah Jacoby combines a West Coast fascination of light and space with an appreciation of New York?s architectu...
30-09-2022 21:43
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A Family House in Ra?ovka Built of Cork, Concrete, and Alumi
Atelier SAD (architecture) and Iveta Zachariá?ová (interior design) designed this modern, rectangular house in Ra?ovka, Czech Republic on the slope of...
20-09-2022 21:45
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A Sag Harbor Hideaway Designed With Privacy in Mind
Big cities have experienced a record number of people fleeing to more tranquil areas with more square footage and outdoor spaces for an escape since t...
13-09-2022 21:36
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A Modern Home Split Into Two Volumes for Day and Night
Rolo is a minimalist home located in Morin-Heights, Canada, designed by Alain Carle Architecte. Before the intervention of the space, the owners had c...
08-09-2022 22:03
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LAUN + Denvir Enterprises? LA Showroom Is Built on Collabora
Housed in the historical Trade Lofts building in Los Angeles, LAUN and Denvir Enterprises have opened a new joint showroom to champion emerging contem...
02-09-2022 22:02
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A Swimming Pool Becomes a Colorful Pinwheel Made of 130,000+
If you’ve never really thought about swimming pools being works of art, you’re not alone. Prior to seeing Alex Proba’s pool art, we pretty much ...
01-09-2022 22:02
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F5: Jonathan Moody Talks Finding Your People, Future Archite
Jonathan Moody?s work lives at the intersection of architecture and service by bringing transformational design to under-resourced communities. He bel...
26-08-2022 21:57
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A Humble 1950s Wood Cabin Becomes a Retreat-Like Home in Mon
Situated between the Santa Barbara foothills and the Santa Ynez mountains in a rock quarry in Montecito, California, the Quarry House went from being ...
18-08-2022 21:44
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DMTV Milkshake: Architect Koray Duman on Making Space for Ar
Architect Koray Duman ? born in Turkey and based in New York City ? knows about creating spaces for art ? both appreciating it and creating it. As the...
17-08-2022 21:41
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A Seaside Home Shaped Like a Boomerang in Risskov, Denmark
Just north of Aarhus in Risskov, Denmark, the Boomerang House (Villa Moselund Foged) lives surrounded by a lush garden of mature trees and privacy hed...
16-08-2022 21:39
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DMTV Milkshake: Matthias Hollwich on Dreaming up a Better Wo
Matthias Hollwich ? principal and founder of New York architecture firm HWKN ? has big ideas: about the future of work (and specifically the workplace...
10-08-2022 21:39
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F5: What Tools Yuwen Peng Uses for a Work/Life Balance + Mor
Yuwen Peng?s 25 years of architectural experience in hospitality, restaurant, retail, and entertainment design have contributed to the development of ...
05-08-2022 21:44
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To Grow a Building Uses Local Soil + Roots as Building Mater
Living in a world that’s in the midst of a climate crisis, it would be naive to think there’s any area of life that it won’t eventually touch. T...
03-08-2022 21:40
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A Pair of Pavilions for Outdoor Cooking, Dining, Meditation
Originally falling in love with a modern home built on a flat lot in Atherton, California, the homeowners spent years renovating their property to inc...
02-08-2022 21:41
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F5: Tim Bowder-Ridger Loves the Emotion of Buildings, Keepin
Architect and designer Tim Bowder-Ridger has a passion for creating authentic experiences that are centered around culture and personality. He joined ...
29-07-2022 21:38
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DMTV Milkshake: Transcending the Color of the Year With Back
No one names paints better than Natalie and Caleb Ebel, the husband-and-wife co-founders of Backdrop. Silver Lake Dad" The slate blue-gray, Natalie sa...
27-07-2022 21:45
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The Oxford Triangle Residence Offers a New Spin on a Venice
If you’ve been to Venice Beach, California, the Oxford Triangle residence is not your typical beach house sighting. The unique home sits on a narrow...
26-07-2022 22:07
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A Modern Greek Villa Built Into the Cliffside Overlooking th
Block722 designed this modern holiday home on the southern edge of Lefkada, a Greek Island overlooking the Ionian Sea. Developed by Hadamisteko and co...
12-07-2022 21:41
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F5: Prasoon Shrivastava On His Hometown, How He Centers Hims
Prasoon Shrivastava is Founder and CEO of Prasoon Design Studio, a new-age architecture and design firm with headquarters in Dubai and an office in In...
08-07-2022 21:41
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Fritz Hansen Celebrates Its 150th Birthday With an Award-Win
At this year?s 3daysofdesign festival in Copenhagen, Design Milk had a lot of ground to cover. The city was buzzing with excitement, offering design l...
27-06-2022 21:39
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F5: Mary Ann Schicketanz Shares the Things She Finds Most In
Austrian-born, founding principal architect of Studio Schicketanz, Mary Ann Schicketanz has been a practicing architect for more than 30 years. Her po...
24-06-2022 21:38
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1:22 Is a Collection of Playful Architectural Furniture
Salone del Mobile is always a special occasion, but this year marks the event’s 60th anniversary. In celebration, Dilmos presented 1:22, a collectio...
17-06-2022 21:42
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F5: Germane Barnes Shares a Fave Jeweler, Artist, Youth Prog
Germane Barnes? award-winning research and design practice, Studio Barnes, investigates the connection between architecture and identity. They take th...
17-06-2022 21:42
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DMTV Milkshake: Connecting to Nature Through Design With Arc
Architect and entrepreneur Michael Leckie is deeply connected to nature: Rather than locking himself away in his studio, Leckie traveled the world as ...
15-06-2022 21:41
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F5: Rustam Mehta Talks About His Favorite Music, Rustication
Rustam Mehta is a registered architect, LEED accredited professional, and founding partner of GRT Architects. After studying architectural history at ...
03-06-2022 21:40
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An Old Farmhouse in Spain Gets a New Faceted, Light-Filled D
Longing to escape to the countryside to enjoy the Mediterranean sun and surrounding olive trees, a family hired Pablo Muńoz Payá Arquitectos to renova...
24-05-2022 21:42
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An Island Vacation Home Inspired by Camping Under a Tarp
Located amongst the natural landscape of Minjerribah on North Stradbroke Island in Australia’s Queensland, the Baker Boys Beach House is a new vacat...
23-05-2022 22:00
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A Tiny A-Frame Cabin in England That’s Self Built With
AR Design Studio recently completed The Climber’s Cabin, a tiny, A-frame cabin in southern England. The 25-square-meter (approx. 269-square-foot) st...
19-05-2022 21:39
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A Bangkok Home With a Bold, White Facade + Minimalist, Cozy
Tasked with designing a house on a long, rectangular site, Anatomy Architecture + Atelier recently completed the House Between The Wall in Bangkok, Th...
12-05-2022 21:36
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Montblanc Makes Its Next Mark With Montblanc Haus
Long revered as an iconic brand in the culture of writing, Montblanc has set out to make its next mark with Montblac Haus, a new 3-floor, 3,600-square...
10-05-2022 21:43
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An Attic in Prague Is Renovated To Reflect Owners’ Lov
The Art Maisonette in Letná is an attic apartment in a 1930s Prague building that got a facelift from esté architekti that reflects the owners’ love...
09-05-2022 21:38
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The Renovated Nido House Opens up With a Central Courtyard
Originally designed for just a couple longing to return to their roots in Melbourne, the Nido House project transitioned into accommodating six people...
05-05-2022 21:41
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DMTV Milkshake: The Thrills and Pressures of Designing Some
Lauren Rottet?s portfolio looks like something out of Succession: jaw-dropping interiors with spectacular Manhattan skylines, fit for modern-day royal...
04-05-2022 21:37
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F5: Sam McNally on His Spiritual Home, 35mm Cameras + More
Co-Founder and Director at Echlin architectural design and development studio, Sam McNally has over 15 years of experience working with some of the UK...
22-04-2022 21:35
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A Tiny Triangular Retreat Floating Above the Vegetation in D
Tasked with building a tiny home in isolation, Matt Williams Architects designed this small, triangular retreat in Dolphin Sands on the coast of Tasma...
21-04-2022 21:38
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DMTV Milkshake: Marvel?s Founding Partner Lissa So on Design
?We often say that we design everywhere for everyone,? says Lissa So, founding partner of the multidisciplinary design practice Marvel. Far from archi...
13-04-2022 21:41
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10 Small Modern Cabins We’re Dreaming of Escaping To
With just 96 square feet of floor space on the bottom and 50 square feet above for sleeping, the Nido micro cabin is built overlooking a lake in Finla...
11-04-2022 21:39
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A Former Office in Madrid Becomes a Modern Apartment With th
Working with the existing configuration, BURR Studio transformed this former office in northern Madrid into a modern apartment. Ceilings, floors, and ...
07-04-2022 21:59
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An Attic Apartment in Prague Undergoes Dramatic Renovation
The idea that generally comes to mind when thinking of attic apartments is a cramped, dark space with little head room but Komon architekti can easily...
05-04-2022 21:38
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A Compact, Modern Cabin in the Woods That Reflects the Trees
Located in Petite-Rivičre-Saint-François, Québec, Canada, a pair of identical cabins, developed as vacation rentals by Bourgeois / Lechasseur architec...
04-04-2022 21:35
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An Australian Heritage House Welcomes a Modern Addition
An artist homeowner tasked Splinter Society to open up and design an addition to their existing heritage home. The Colonnade House transitions to a bo...
30-03-2022 21:45
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Michael Maltzan Discusses His Design Philosophy + Work in Th
We are thrilled to share the second rebroadcast of the 2022 The Vignelli Center for Design Studies’ Design Conversations Lecture Series with Michael...
29-03-2022 21:39
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Did You Know You Can Actually 3D Print a Modern House"
The idea of 3D printing a home still seems like an interesting experiment and less like an actual reality, but in today’s world it can be done. Larg...
29-03-2022 21:39
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This Public Installation Is an Intersection of Design and Pl
Interwoven is a public installation designed by Atelier Cho Thompson, a multidisciplinary design and concept firm that was selected as the winner of t...
24-03-2022 21:39
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DMTV Milkshake: Mutuus on Finding the Beauty in Collaboratio
Midway through this week?s Milkshake, Kristen Becker impersonates a coho salmon ? and it?s all you need to know about the creativity, improvisation, a...
23-03-2022 21:43
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Public, Private, Green: 3 Metal Boxes Gives House 1909 Its F
In Chicago?s Bucktown neighborhood, Studio Dwell Architects renovated a modest sized residence to feel incredibly spacious and well-lit, despite its ...
22-03-2022 21:37
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Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism, the Exhibition
Architect Zaha Hadid?s spirited career and dynamic, groundbreaking architectural work continues to inspire around the world through Zaha Hadid Archite...
17-03-2022 21:45
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An Architect Reimagines His Grandfather’s Home in the
When it came time to renovate his architect grandfather’s home, architect Renaud Chevallier, of Chevallier Architectes, decided one thing: “I was ...
17-03-2022 21:45
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F5: Reetika Vijay Shares Her Culture, a Daily Wind-Down Rout
Reetika Vijay is the Managing Principal for IA Interior Architects’ Boston office. She brings with her over 25 years of experience in a leading role...
11-03-2022 21:38
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A Mid-Century Inspired Dream Home in Beverly Hills’ Tr
Shut up and take ALL of my money! If ever there was a perfect mid-century inspired house outfitted with modern necessities, seamless California indoor...
10-03-2022 21:36
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The Everyday Brick Gets a Modern Makeover
The ubiquitous brick is a traditional element found in the oldest of homes, but you?ve never seen it in a design quite like this. Created by industria...
03-03-2022 21:35
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A Minimal, Modern Black Home for Two Artists in The Sea Ranc
Taking matters into their own hands, architect Geoff Campen and designer Diana Ruiz designed their new home at The Sea Ranch in Sonoma County, Califor...
28-02-2022 21:35
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A Tiny Cabin Allows You To Camp Comfortably All Year Long
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a small, two-tower structure, named Permanent Camping 2, emerges from the green paddocks of Berry on the South Coast of...
21-02-2022 21:36
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A Modern Home in Tokyo With Two Courtyards Blending the Indo
Timeless is a minimal residence located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by APOLLO Architects & Associates. Situated within a quiet residential neighborhood ...
17-02-2022 22:03
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Take 5: Organic Modernist Plates, Powerhouse Creator’s
Quintal Coffee, a roasted bean lover?s version of an advent calendar. Delivered in a simple black resealable bag with essential information of notes a...
14-02-2022 21:35
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This Edwardian House Mullet Gets New, Unexpected Curves
When architecture studio Bryant Alsop Architects came across this project, the Edwardian house was worse for wear, to say the least. The cabinetry was...
08-02-2022 21:38
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Japanese-Inspired, LEGO-Like Prefab Apartments That Rethink
Over the last decade, how we live and work has changed drastically thanks to rising home prices, low inventory, and the pandemic, which drove many peo...
07-02-2022 21:40
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F5: Stephen Slaughter Talks About a Life-Changing Performanc
Since beginning his architecture career in Thom Mayne?s studio, Morphosis, Stephen Slaughter’s 20 years of experience has expanded exponentially. Fr...
04-02-2022 21:37
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Chill Minimalism: January Roundup + Music Playlist
A new year brought a new Monthly Mood for January ? minimalism. After the chaos of the holidays, and the last couple of years, scaling back felt like ...
28-01-2022 21:36
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Pentagon Designs Radius House With Sharp Angles + Curved Sur
The Radius House is an architectural gem that just hit the market in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. Behind the design is Los Angeles-based Pe...
27-01-2022 21:36
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The Kampala House: A Model for Crucial, Eco-Friendly Housing
Designed by Marc Thorpe Design in partnership with Stage Six and Échale International, the Kampala House is the first in a series of houses to be buil...
25-01-2022 21:41
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Behin Ha: Creating Meaningful Links Between Buildings and Oc
The diverse work of the architectural firm Behin Ha shares common threads, and yet their past projects, from creative commercial spaces to public art ...
24-01-2022 22:00
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Nature Dictated the Floorplan of This Secluded Home in the F
To say this is a unique home is not hyperbole. The Wind House designed by Polish design studio Mobius Architekci has a one-of-a-kind layout that has b...
18-01-2022 21:39
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A Sustainable Swiss Chalet That’s Modern Yet Cozy in V
Dubai-based architecture firm L.S Design designed a private home situated along a secluded ridge in Verbier, Switzerland. The Swiss chalet looks to be...
17-01-2022 21:37
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Hello Wood’s Wauhaus Is a Modern Treehouse-Like Cabin
Wauhaus is the latest tiny cabin to join the Hello Wood family, following the Workstation Cabin and the Kabinka. The minimalist cabin rests atop pilla...
11-01-2022 21:36
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An Architect Designs His Own Minimalist Home With a Dramatic
Architect Omar Gandhi turned a narrow abandoned lot in the North End of Halifax, Nova Scotia, into his own family home, the OG House. Originally, the ...
10-01-2022 21:39
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Nestron Cube Two Is a Tiny Tech-Optimized Home for Four
Within the 279-square-foot curvilinear confines of the Nestron Cube Two’s galvanized steel pre-fab module awaits the tech-enhanced promise of living...
05-01-2022 21:45
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Casa Organica: A Free-Form, Cave-Like House Built Into the E
Deeply enriched with the conceptual fusion of nature, architecture, and ecology, Casa Organica, designed by Mexican architect Javier Senosiain, is int...
04-01-2022 21:42
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Best Architecture Posts of 2021
10. A Cave-Like Home Built into a Rocky Cove Overlooking the Aegean Sea
Perhaps one of the most unique houses we’ve ever seen as it’s nestled into...
20-12-2021 21:38
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A Tiny Wooden Holiday Cabin on the Dutch Island of Texel
Proving not all tiny houses look the same, Orange Architects designed the Holiday Home to impress. Located just minutes from the North Sea on the Dutc...
15-11-2021 22:00
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A Small, California Writer’s Retreat Just Steps From t
A writer looking for a quiet place to write and reflect bought a one-room studio and hired Fischer Architecture to overhaul it. Located steps away fro...
08-11-2021 21:39
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Take 5: The Mystery of Liminal Spaces, Eames Sneakers + more
1. After nearly six years guarding our front door, the IKEA doormat we bought when we first moved began exhibiting the signs it was saying more “goo...
02-11-2021 21:38
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