La Pedevilla is a modern refuge, high up in the Dolomites, which had been designed with a lot of sensitivity to its surround. The Mountains tend to remove us from the world – and yet bring us closer emotionally. The solitude, the calm and the proximity to nature de-sync our daily routines. It is this […]
Designed by Fredman Design Group, this modern retreat has a facade of wood and steel shipping containers. Located in Union Pier, Michigan, the retreat is the designers own personal home that she shares with her partner. Designers gave the house a wood-and-steel façade that blends traditional and industrial elements. This home’s noteworthy steel shipping container
Directly on the border to Austria, Oberreute lies surrounded by a hilly landscape. Here, the young Studio Yonder für Architektur und Design have planned Haus P, a deep-black holiday home for a family of eight . Embedded in a slight slope, the contemporary structure stands out with its slightly pitched roof and height and reflects
Whistler House is the last project completed by Vancouver-based BattersbyHowat Architects. Description by Battersby Howat: Located on a hillside in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, overlooking the river, this 3000 square foot home has an L-shaped configuration. The street façade is enigmatic and referential to mid-century modern design. The strict formality of this facade gives way
Architect: Schjelderup Trondahl Arkitekter Team: Stian Schjelderup, Øystein Trondahl, Katrine Skavlan Location: Norway Photography: Jonas Adolse Linnebo Residence is a single family wooden house designed by Oslo-based Schjelderup Trondahl Arkitekter. Description by Schjelderup Trondahl: Clear cut, single family house “on top of Oslo” by the Holmenkollen ski jump with a cantilevered balcony towards the view. The house is
Primus Arkitekter has designed Forest House, a family home located in Asserbo, Denmark. Description by Primus Arkitekter: The client wanted a spacious house with room for both intimacy and many dining guests. They wanted to open the house towards the forest. The site is a long, slender plot facing the edge of a forest. The
The Sunshine Beach House, designed by Shaun Lockyer Architects, offers a fresh take on coastal living. It uses greying timbers and natural materials to create a bold and eclectic design. This home is a striking example of how contemporary architecture can embrace and enhance its natural surroundings.
The architect’s description – Transformation Forest House: On top of an existing 1950s holiday home, hidden in the forest, a sculptural, compact and sustainable rooftop extension climbs out of the original structure and seeks it’s way towards the great vista over the open grassland enclosed by the forest. The extension is situated within the leaves and
