“Glass Pleasure Dome” is a renovation project completed by Barnes Vanze Architects in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Description by Barnes Vanze Architects: We had already worked with our clients for 15 years, slowly upgrading and renovating their property in Bethesda’s Somerset neighborhood. But the final task was to repair the most glaring problem: A tired-looking pool inside a leaky, […]
Project: Red Beach House Architects: LTD Architectural Design Studio Engineers: Forme Structural Contractors: Life Built Location: New Zeeland All images courtesy of LTD architectural Red Beach House is a project completed by New Zealand studio LTD Architectural Design. This existing house was altered and re-clad in order to modernise it; to link indoor and outdoor
Surrounding a volcano in Colima, México, Di Frenna Arquitectos designed Casa Arbo, a home that plays off the natural setting with a variety of textures from the facade to the vegetation. The lower level has a natural stone facade while polished concrete defines the upper level. Windows made with ClimaGuard glass provide sweeping views of
Project: The White Walls (Tower 25) Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel (Paris, FR) Local architects: Takis Sophocleous Architects Concept Design: Philippe Papy Usable floor area 6739 m² Gross floor area 10 000 m² Photographs: Yiorgis Yerolymbos White Walls is a residential tower designed by Paris-based Ateliers Jean Nouvel  in Nicosia, Cyprus. Description by
Ancient Party Barn is an old farm building rehabilitated by the London-based Liddicoat & Goldhill Studio. Shortlisted for the prestigious Stephen Lawrence National Architecture Award and awarded a 2015 RIBA South East regional award the Ancient Party Barn …
Located in Lisbon, Portugal, Chiado apartment was completed in November 2015 by Fala Studio, a naïve architecture practice based in Porto. The 120m2 apartment, built in the turn of the 19th century
JUMA Architects transformed a typical 1976 bungalow into a contemporary Belgium villa with a pleasant holiday feeling. Nothing remains of the original layout. The changes start with the entrance door, which has been moved to a different location. The stairs to the basement and the attic were removed and replaced by two stair hatches, freeing
Duncansby Road House is a family coastal home designed by New Zealand studio LTD Architectural Design Studio. This coastal family retreat is situated on a steep site in Whangaparaoa, New Zealand.
