Category Archives: Homes

Located in Bloemendaal, The Netherlands, Villa V was designed by the practice of Paul de Ruiter Architects with a contemporary design that tried to preserve the landscape surrounding it while also offering a connection with it through the use of a lot of floor to ceiling glass walls throughout the house. The hill next to the house made the building have to spread over a small surface and thus a basement was built along with a second floor to permit…

Located in Playa Gaviotas, Canete, Peru, the Casa Spa offers a modern architecture with an open floor interior and great views toward the ocean. Designed by the practice of Gomez de la Torre & Guerrero Arquitectos, the project uses diverse materials to provide flexible and comfortable spaces that make the transition from the interior to the open spaces quite natural. The design of the house uses a simple geometry, being shaped as a rectangular box which features a large terrace…

This contemporary house is located in Johannesburg, South Africa and it was developed by a team at Summersun Property Group featuring all the comfort options one might want in their home and even more. The luxurious home features five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a partial bath with a large living area ideal for parties. The design uses a lot of glass to permit the interior to communicate with its surroundings and also allow a lot of natural light inside making…

The Casa del Viento is a contemporary residence located in the city of Tepoztlan, Morelos, Mexico and it was designed by the practice of A-001 Taller de Arquitectura as a blend of local and modern design. The materials used are quite varied and aside from the usual glass and concrete we see in contemporary architecture stone was also used to give the design a more organic ambiance suitable for its surroundings. The house also features a terrace with a swimming…

The Omnibus House is a highly modern and original vacation home which was designed in 2003 by the practice of Gubbins Arquitectos and is located in Cachagua, Chile with an interior that is arranged to offer a visual connection between all the areas and also a link to the surrounding woods. There is a double circulation through the interior areas which tries to deconstruct the standard idea of specific spaces and rather offers a new approach which, according to the…

The practice of Prentiss Architects designed this contemporary home which is located on a ridge of the San Juan Island. The project is composed of two main volumes and an annex which is used to house the office, studio and the garage. The location presented some problems due to its terrain but the designers managed to provide a home which takes advantage of the space rather than fighting against it. The house offers a splendid view of the coast of…

Located in Sydney, Australia, the Lavender Bay Boatshed was designed by the practice of Stephen Collier Architects in 2012 as a space that tries to reflect the maritime heritage of the city and of the building offering a renovation and transformation which proved difficult but was quite efficient in the end. The bedrooms are placed at the ground level with a living area on the first floor that has a double height. The interior leaves the original timber beams exposed…

This rustic home blends perfectly with its surroundings and is located on the Island of Syros in Cyclades, Greece. Designed by Myrto Miliou with an exterior made from thick stone this façade maintains a low temperature during the torrid summer months while its geometry is similar to the one that the landscape has. The house is currently only a vacation house but the owners wish to retire here and thus their collection of antiques, which has a lot of late…

This project already received a lot of awards such as the “Annual Design Review Award”, the “Emirates Glass Leaf Award 2012”, the “AIA NY Honor Award” and the “A+ Award 2013” and after a quick look at the pictures we will soon understand why. The project is for a residential house and private art gallery and was designed by the practice of Steven Holl on the hills in the Kangbuk section of Seoul, Korea. The geometry of the design is…

Located in Sydney, Australia, the Cosgriff House was designed by the architect Christopher Polly as a home that preserves the original envelope while adding several new extensions to open the residence toward the garden and provide extra living space with more natural light. A third level also got added to provide better views toward the east with an eccentric roof. The ground floor is renovated to include a bathroom, the main bedroom and a guest bedroom which can also be…