This beautiful Cape Dutch style farmhouse is idyllically situated near Hermanus, South Africa. It is home to a young family of four and a boutique wine label. On the outside you see a beautiful white, thatch-roofed homestead surrounded by a green lawn and white roses. The interior is a laid-back-sophisticated style – with dark wood,...
Modern House With A Black Exterior And Light Interiors
While its façade is unmistakably modern, the Pink House was designed with sensitivity by Scott Posno Design to the other houses in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. The single family home manages to fit 3,000 square feet into its design, despite the face that the front elevation doesn’t overwhelm the houses beside it. The house is...
Modern Cedar-Clad House Divided By Courtyards
House-shaped blocks and courtyards make up this cedar-clad residence in Christchurch, New Zealand, which architect Case Ornsby designed to replace another destroyed in the 2011 earthquake. The property features four volumes of various sizes and proportions that each accommodate different functions. Set between them are a series of outdoor spaces designed to be used at...
Fallen Leaf Lakefront Retreat From Bodyguard Movie
There are a lot of cabins, modern and vintage, rustic and minimalist, in different places and with various views but this one we are featuring today is very special. In the 1990s, this cabin in South Lake Tahoe was the filming location for two hit movies: The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, and...
Tucson Mountain Retreat Inspired By Desert Sands
Placed delicately in its context, architecture firm DUST’s Tucson Mountain Retreat is situated on the outskirts of the lush Sonoran Desert, designed in direct response to its intriguing setting. The architects, who describe the project as being ‘rooted in the desert’, have created a striking rammed earth dwelling that makes minimum impact on its fragile...
Outdoor-Indoor Residence In Australia With Lots Of Sliding Doors
An extension project completed by David Barr Architect named the Claremont Residence is set in a pre-war suburban house located in Perth, Australia. Surrounded by greenery, the clear grid layout of the existing architecture informs the new addition’s planning, with each of the main spaces – dining room, living room, bedroom – located separately, and...
Rustic And Industrial Italian Home With Touches Of Rough
Carnet Casa’s rustic home design in Crema, Italy has elegant touches from floor to ceiling, including a series of beautifully textured walls with a nod to old world charm. The rough walls in the living and kitchen spaces have the same warm, slightly romantic look as the exposed wood in the ceiling. These artfully unfinished...
Japanese Minimalist Apartment In Neutral Shades
The owners of this neutral apartment lived in Japan for several years and then returned to Moscow, and they wanted Japanese aesthetics and philosophy in their apartment, so it was designed semi-minimalist and full of neutrals. The designers created an ergonomic, light space without unnecessary details and color accents, but with the use of modern...
Industrial Man’s Cave With Bold Orange Touches
This modern concrete apartment by architects de Rijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM) boasts a structure of concrete that gives an industrial feel. The apartment is a modern and colorful man’s cave with an airy feel. The interiors have the look of an industrial loft with an open floor plan, the apartment looks very spacious, warm and...
Modern Interior With Blue Touches And Warm Woods
PISO PUJADES11 is a warm, fresh, luminous apartment, which through a series of quirks allows the owner to explore and maximize the space. The apartment is a balance between social and tranquil space, the hub of life centering on the vibrant colors of the dining and kitchen area. Leading onto the living room, this converts...