Beautiful but clean and simple architecture…
The house is used as a holiday home by a single person, who often invites guest to stay. It needed to be a space that could be used as a controlled studio with the feeling of being open, as well as to be able to morph into private and individual spaces when the house is full of visitors.
via ArchDaily.
Great piece of design, it looks so conventional, except for the water!
This modern-but-site-specific dutch houseboat was designed by Plus31, and even in the packed residential waterways of Amsterdam it will definitely stand out from the crowd.
via Dornob.
Our starting point was to design a ‘luxurious house, of normal measurements’ for a family with two children. This ‘house’ will be situated inside the church as an independent object. Crucial in the design is the space between the house and the church. In this space you will experience the confrontation between the sacred and everyday living. This space is held open so you can actually walk around the house while walking inside the church.
via ArchDaily.
Paneling tends to get badmouthed quite a bit. I think it is because it reminds people of bad basement renovations where faux wood walls enclosed already too-dark rooms, making a not-so-great space even worse.
To counteract some of that bad mojo, we thought we’d share a few photos from a Dwell feature that show off a really beautiful use of paneling in a home in Canada. A cedar hallway links the bedroom to the great room, creating a warm and cozy passage between two buildings.
Stunning, I especially love the hovering wing over the garage…
This beautiful 4564-square-foot house reminds me of Magneto’s base in Secret Wars, with its second floor almost fully suspended over the air. At night it looks like the Jawas’ Sandcrawler. It’s actually a farm house on the Minija Valley, Lithuania.
The owner of the Utriai Residence, who is dedicated to the production of chicken eggs and pigs, and his wife, an art college student interested in furniture design, wanted a house that looked like a place “made from huge logs”. Like Noah’s Ark, “where the family with all their belongings and animals moved from the city.”
via Gizmodo
I love how this home — first featured in Vogue Living and photographed by Mikkel Vang — really reflects the personality of its owner. Stylish but very liveable.
via automatism