Author: MyProperty Life

This Seattle house high above Lake Washington once belonged to illustrator Irwin Caplan. Now it blends refreshed midcentury character with a seamless addition. The cliché goes that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover—and the same could be said…

Located in a quiet street in one of the most emblematic neighborhoods in Mexico City, this project is an intervention that has its roots on the understanding of the urban and social dynamics in Mexico City. Lirio 7 has an…

Designer Joyce Downing Pickens of JDP Interiors knows that a neutral palette can be boring when done wrong. So here's what you need to know in order to do it right. At first sight, creating a neutral palette seems straightforward.…

San Francisco–based chef Anthony Strong offers workshops on building a picturesque Tahoe lodge out of candy and gingerbread. If building gingerbread houses is one of your holiday traditions—or one that you aspire to—then you may want to take a page…

A weekend home that takes us away from our usual life and rush is one that we all long for. But an even more impressive escape is a weekend retreat that sits on the edges of a stunning cliff and…

The Alexander Construction Company made Palm Springs living accessible to the masses. When the Alexander Construction Company, founded by George Alexander and his son Robert, arrived in Palm Springs in the mid-1950s, it brought with it the winds of change…

Most of the living spaces in this home are outdoors—including the enviable open kitchen and dining room. The ideal weekend retreat is one that allows its occupants to completely disconnect from their day-to-day lives and escape to another world—and it’s…

There are many among us who are design aficionados happy to go the extra mile when it comes to home decoration and revamp every once in a while. There are a few who are fine with incorporating changing seasonal trends…

A couple looks to the past in order to make a chic, permanent home for themselves and their children in 21st century Florida. Many people know of Palm Springs and Miami as hubs of American architectural modernism, but in the…

On a formerly blighted site, 16 shipping containers have been transformed into elegant homes that are equally eco- and community-minded. On a previously vacant site in Oklahoma City that was “a magnet for crime,” Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has…

The high-end Toronto towers are jagged and austere, and supposedly were inspired by Williams’ song “Gust of Wind”—the impression lasts as long. Designs and intentions for the grammy-winning artist’s new up-scale housing have finally surfaced. They’re a little bleh, and…

Modern office spaces are anything but sterile and monotonous and the JL Madeira Office designed by Metro Arquitetos Associados was specifically designed keeping in mind the unique needs of its homeowners. The office was created combining two different commercial units…

Often it is the landscape that shapes the contours of the house and gives it a unique appeal by forcing it to adapt to both the local weather and the special spatial requirements. The Escarpment House designed by Takt Studio…

Economical and eco-friendly, a 725-square-foot prefab cabin is a cozy low-impact retreat in rural New Zealand. During a drive from Auckland to Wellington, Ainsley O’Connell and Barry Copeland spotted the perfect piece of land for a rural holiday cabin. Set…

A new residence located in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood designed as a simple three-story form wrapped in a cedar rainscreen and stretched across the width of the property to maximize views west toward Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. Spaces are…

After a multiphase update and an appearance on HGTV, this Montecito Heights midcentury seeks a new owner. Designed by architect John Lawrence Pugsley, best known for his midcentury commissions in nearby Pasadena, 3877 Latrobe Street was built in 1964 as…

On the outskirts of Sydney, Bundeena Beach House’s green roof and sculptural skylight are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to honoring the environment. Known for its picturesque beaches and bush walks, the coastal town of Bundeena…

Modern offices are no longer spaces where endless stretches of cubicles greet you and the entire design feels just so sterile. Many of them now incorporate recreation areas, play zones and other activity spaces that offer employees a chance to…

Surrounded by mountainous views, this home seamlessly integrates commercial and residential space through a unified material palette and a breezy open plan. When young architect couple Marcos Franchini and Nattalia Bom Conselho were looking for an apartment to buy several…

This 1961 Alexander home in Vista Las Palmas has been thoughtfully updated and is looking for a new owner. From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, the Alexander Construction Company built over 2,200 homes across the Coachella Valley.  946 W.…

Situated on a triple-lot in Boulder’s Newlands neighborhood, this 3200 SF home was designed for a young couple looking to start a family and develop a property well-positioned for future resale in the Boulder real estate market. Our challenge was…

A new decade is upon us: celebrate the end of the 2010s with these revel-ready party decorations and accessories. Snowe Flutes, Set of 2 Designed to preserve effervescence, our crystallized glass Flute has an elegant and easy shape. We don’t…

In Waterloo, London architecture firm Doone Silver Kerr repurposes shipping containers into twenty micro-apartments with a downstairs wine bar. Having whet their appetite for “cargo-tecture” with the Artworks Elephant incubator space, creative property development company Stow Projects tapped Doone Silver…

From adaptive reuse to midcentury rehabs, these deft renovations deserve a second look. The year’s most memorable transformations ran the gamut from gut renovations to respectful facelifts—regardless of the level of intervention, however, the resulting homes are case studies in…