This mid-century home by Roger Lee was designed in 1954 and completed in 1955. The house has loads of character and you can tell that it was loved and very much lived in. Roger Lee was a native Californian of Chinese decent born in Oakland in 1920 who died in Hawaii at the age of...
Texas House With Dramatic Black Brick Cladding
Called the Main Stay House, the dwelling is located on a slender urban lot in Austin’s Bouldin Creek neighborhood. Encompassing 3,271 square feet, the two-storey house contains four bedrooms, an office, a playroom and a slender yard with a swimming pool. The project was designed to enable “lifestyle flexibility” through clean lines, modest materials and...
Masculine Parisian Loft Design With Striking Details
Architects Karl Fournier and Olivier Marty of Paris-based Studio Ko have made a name for themselves all over the world with their dramatic designs, but here the pair are in their home city of Paris, bringing their luxe mix of custom designed pieces and flea market finds to a sophisticated loft overlooking the rooftops of...
White Barn-Like House With Modern Features
San Francisco studio Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects took cues from traditional barns to create this contemporary dwelling in a northern California farming valley. Called Hupomone Ranch, the residence is located in Petaluma, a small, historic city with a culture of farming and ranching. The name references the biblical term “hupomone”, which is typically translated to...
Uncluttered Artist’s Loft Design In Neutral Colors
All of us at some point start to surround ourselves with “things” that inspire us in some way, and creative people always get inspired by really unique things and images, so it’s very interesting to have a look at their homes. The home of Artist Christian Jankowski is one of the places, at which you...
Functional Scandinavian Loft Of A Famous Architect
Homes belonging to architects and interior and furniture designers always stand out. Why? Because these guys buying a house or an apartment are trying to realize all their dreams in the best way possible, and they know a lot of means and ideas to do that in a stylish way. Today’s eye-candy is a home...
Traditional And Cozy Island Beach Cottage
This Bainbridge Island beach cottage sits right on the water with views of the Seattle skyline and Mount Rainier in the distance. It was built in 1915, but after extensive renovations, it looks like a new house inside yet outside it preserved that special retro charm and coziness, it looks very inviting. Inside the house...
100% Sustainable House Overlooking The Hudson River
An architect-turned-falconer considers animals and nature when designing his own home. Overlooking the Hudson River, Allan Shope’s nearly 3,000-square-foot sustainable home features handmade furniture and an undulating floor, all crafted from the site’s felled black walnut trees. Shope and his wife carefully designed an eco-friendly landscape: For instance, they did not fell any tree with...
Modern Brick Home That Merges With The Garden
This project began from an owners’ list of wishes and hopes for their new home give to the Harquitectes Studio. One of the main goals was to achieve a close and essential relationship between the house and the garden in such a way that they both became the extension of each other, and it was...
Modern House With A Retro Car As A Focal Point
The Bulgarian practice designed Pagoda House to fit into the hillside, linking with an elevated garden tucked behind the bulk of the building on higher ground. Inside, a glass wall inserted between the stairwell and a built-in garage makes the owner’s classic car a decorative piece when it is not in use. Located on a...