Month: November 2019

Located in the center of Rome, the “Bow Window House” is a flat located on the fifth floor of a residential block. The building was constructed in the 1970s and was built using reinforced concrete. The flat’s interior was recently…

A blank canvas to create a new family home. On this slim vacant block, perched on a Brisbane ridgeline, we were engaged to design a comfortable and homely abode with the challenge set to capture the views, traverse the sloped…

We are always on the lookout for new decorating and design trends that not only improve the aesthetics of our home, but do so with a dash of exuberance and elegance. That is just what you get with the trendy…

Sim-Plex Design Studio transforms a tiny apartment into a flexible, four-bedroom home whose Zen-inspired interiors belie high-tech features. Hong Kong–based architect Patrick Lam is no stranger to small spaces. He lived in a small tenement apartment in Kowloon for many…

Originally constructed in the 1920s, the Magnolia Firehouse located in Oakland, California was operational until the 1960s. When modern fire engines could no longer fit within the building, the structure was no longer feasible for its original use. “The structure…

The Pritzker Prize winner (whose work included The Louvre Pyramid in Paris) purchased the historic home more than 45 years ago. The elegant, four-story townhouse where late Chinese-American architect I.M Pei and his wife, Eileen, lived is now on the…

This is a full-time beach house for a car passionate family of four situated across from Burnt Cedar Beach in Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Prior to being pulled up the hill to flumes and…

In a Melbourne neighborhood, two infill residences combat urban sprawl and raise the bar for sustainable rental housing. In their quest to create affordable and eco-friendly housing in Australia, Breathe Architecture has sensitively inserted a pair of rental homes into…

L.A.-based design duo Taylor + Taylor juxtaposed board-formed concrete with blond cabinetry and statement tile for a wow worthy kitchen renovation. Whereas others might look at a board-formed cement wall in a basement and see, well, a concrete wall, Jess…

These companies build stylish and strong prefab homes that make the most of Florida’s balmy weather and stand up to storms. Homes in the Sunshine State often embrace the outdoors with generous porches and layouts that encourage passive cooling—but they…