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Chicken Shed – A Poultry Barn Converted into a Rural Holiday Home

What seems like a newly-built Scandinavian-inspired wooden house is, in fact, a converted old chicken shed in the southeast of Wales, United Kingdom. Designed by award-winning architects Martin Hall & Kelly Bednarczyk , the Chicken Shed retains the structure and the footprint of the old wooden shed but has been transformed into an elegant, clean space. Description […]

Greek Villa: Elements of the Historic Houses into a Modern Context

“The Architect’s Villa” is a holiday home overlookingthe sea in the south and Mount Taygetos in the north in the Greek region of Mani. The area is characterized by a barren, brittle landscape and the traditional Mani architecture with stone houses and towers. The villa – together with another house – is part of a

Taieri Mouth Crib – Perfect One Bedroom Retreat

Taieri Mouth Crib was designed by McCoy Wixon Architects in Otago, New Zealand. The project received the NZIA Award for Architecture. This holiday home was conceived as a “bolt hole” at the beach for a busy Dunedin couple. The house features environmentally-friendly attributes, including supplying energy back to the national grid. One bedroom retreat. Comfort, style,

Contemporary Vernacular: a holiday house in the South-East of Corsica

WY-TO Architects have recently completed Contemporary Vernacular, a vacation home located in Corsica, France. Description by WY-TO: Contemporary Vernacular is a holiday house in the South-East of Corsica, the largest French island in the Mediterranean Sea. This architectural monolith has been developed in harmony with its immediate context, both in the use of material from

Stylish finca for a holiday in Mallorca: Baix de S’era

  Finca Baix de S’era is a vacation home located in Alaró, Mallorca, Spain.  The house was designed in 2015 by architect Jaume Colom. Description by Urlaubs Architektur: The newly opened Finca Baix de S’era is a stylish place for a holiday in Mallorca away from mass tourism. The owners actually wanted to build a

Chapel on the Hill: Boutique Conversion of a Methodist Chapel

Set in the very best walking area of the beautiful North Pennines, UK, just a short walk from the famous High Force Waterfall, this stunning chapel conversion with its historic building fabric and modern interior design is a real Teesdale jewel. The original windows of the nineteenth century building have been reopened, framing dramatic views

WieckIn House – Traditional German Architecture by Möhring Architekten

WieckIn House is a vacation home designed by German studio Möhring Architekten. WieckIn House in the small fishing village of Wieck on the Peninsula Fischland-Darß is located on a long, narrow lot. It sensitively adapts to the particular plot layout and the surroundings. The house has been created in a typical local building form with

Bavarian house built for relaxation and vacation

The holiday home situated in the Upper Bavarian Inn Valley is only 4 meters wide. The architects Christine Arnhard and Markus Eck have built it for themselves according to their own wishes and ideas. The house with solid walls of wood and clay is like a loft on five levels: the half-offset stacked rooms are

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