Casa Piva
From its laneway in Malvern East, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Casa Piva shows the street a white brick facade with almost no windows. B.E. Architecture designed the house as the home of architect and director Andrew Piva. The plan…
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Orchard House
Local planning rules required Orchard House to carry a 22-degree roof pitch, and Fearon Hay built the entire scheme around that constraint. Set within a mature chestnut orchard near Queenstown, New Zealand, the house by the Auckland-based studio is composed… -
four pitched-roof volumes build timber-clad coastal house in belgium
Four triangular timber volumes shape coastal ‘house of cards’ House of Cards is a coastal residence in Koksijde, Belgium, designed by Vantieghem Talebi around the structural and zoning constraints of an existing foundation. The new house follows the foundation’s asymmetrical cruciform… -
Inside Local People, a Contemporary Cafe Beneath an Istanbul Dome
A dormant dome in the heart of Istanbul has been reimagined as a contemporary cafe. Designed by international design and creative studio Mitte, Local People transforms an underused structure in Başakşehir, one of the city’s densely developed residential districts, into… -
Ry Van Der Hout Reassembles Memory in ‘In Broken Light’
Fragments of mirrored glass split, gather light, then come together as a new whole. In the storied rooms of Toronto’s Spadina Museum, an 1866 mansion, interdisciplinary artist Ry Van Der Hout’s sculptures catch light and open fresh ways of seeing… -
Freitag Turns Used Truck Tarps Into a New Kind of Luxury
When talking about luxury fashion, there are certain conventions that consumers have come to expect: sumptuous materials, opulent detailing, and conceptual—if not impractical—design. Fortunately, Freitag designer Anne Bachmann doesn’t dabble in conventions. Read another article:What Is Women’s Equality Day and… -
Friday Five with Veronica Mishaan: Inside the Making of a Bogotá Penthouse
Veronica Mishaan grew up with a love of design. Sure, it helps that her mother, Susana Mishaan de Millán, was also a successful designer in Bogotá and Cartagena, Colombia. She credits her mother with her lifelong passion for painting and… -
Architect Designs a Dream Home Into a Cliff Above the Ocean (House Tour)
Set against the rugged coastline of Montauk, New York, an architect designs a dream home into a cliff, creating a beach house that balances architectural precision with its natural surroundings. Designed by SAOTA with interior design by Rafael de Cárdenas,… -
three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes
Coco Brun translates Puglia’s eroded landscapes into ceramics Landscape Memories is an olfactory installation by French artist and designer Coco Brun that translates the landscapes of Puglia, southern Italy, into three ceramic sculptures that diffuse distinct fragrances. Developed during the D.Puglia… -
Inside the Stunning Prefab Home Built for NEGATIVE 45 Degrees!
This week I went to see a brand new Modular Home with a modern yet rugged exterior. This is the Summit from Alta Fab, a brand new prefab home that was designed to withstand all four seasons and then some.… -
Why America’s Richest Families Copied European Palaces
Why did America’s richest families build mansions inspired by European palaces? During the Gilded Age, wealthy families like the Vanderbilts and Berwinds recreated aristocratic architecture to project status, history, and prestige. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free… -
Decorilla vs. AI Design Tools: Which Is Right for Your Home?
By DECORILLA AI has widened what a homeowner can do before committing to anything. Feed a photo of an empty room and a short prompt into an AI design tool, and it will return a furnished version of that room… -
Walkers Hook Residence
A creek runs through one side of this Salt Spring Island lot and a road defines the other, and the riparian setbacks between them left so little buildable area that many prospective buyers assumed nothing could be built there. Walkers… -
A West Vancouver Home Appears to Float Among the Trees
You wouldn’t think a 7,000-square-foot West Coast modern home would settle in so perfectly on a historical site above the West Vancouver oceanfront. But Openspace Architecture made sure of it, relying on an ultra-minimal material palette of wood, concrete, and… -
Behind the Swoosh: 50 Years of Nike Design
Is there any logo more iconic than the Nike swoosh? Unlikely. In fact, it’s arguably the most recognizable symbol in sports. But how did a small running company become a global powerhouse? Vitra Design Museum set out to find out,… -
Before & After: Great Gatsby-Inspired Interior Design for a Modern Condo
By DECORILLA This Tennessee condo began with bare rooms behind floor-to-ceiling windows. Now, a navy-paneled lounge centered on an electric fireplace gives the home its personality. The story follows Decorilla’s contemporary interpretation of Great Gatsby interior design, with room for… -
Blue House
Blue House’s ultramarine lime plaster had to be applied to each facade in a single day, since the pigment is unstable and any seam or repair would show. The house, in the Marvila district of Lisbon, Portugal, is a renovation… -
Inside Julianne Moore’s Rooftop NYC Home | Open Door | Architectural Digest
Julianne Moore welcomes AD into her New York City home, designed with architect Oliver Freundlich. The Oscar-winning actor has filled her 1920s rooftop apartment with art, vintage furniture, and collectible design pieces, including works by George Nakashima and Isamu Noguchi.…
