The vertical, three-level cabin is compact in footprint, but maximizes every square foot.
“Initially, we proposed fewer glass panes to control sunlight and energy loss,” says architect Daniel Iragüen. “But in the end, we made the house almost completely transparent.”
The back patio and fire-pit area are central entertaining spaces. When the weather is nice, homeowner Joan and Ken wheel their dining room table outside for parties and dinners with friends. The fire pit was built using a steel cut-off from a natural gas tank.
A lofted drawing studio features a sawtooth roof with expansive skylights that frame the branches of a jacaranda tree overhead.
The glass-walled facade faces the Strand.
Owner and architect Logan Mahaffey refreshed this compact, three-story home’s kitchen, bathrooms, and wall finishes while preserving its charming staircase and brickwork.
Designed by Robert Harvey Oschatz, the angular residence has panoramic ocean views, tons of hosting space, and a handblown jellyfish chandelier.
The exterior of the home is clad in Norway spruce. All of the windows are from Velfac, with the sliders from Schuco.
After entering through a gate, the home's charred spruce siding presents a somber face.
The designers painted the walls of the living room bright white and outfitted the space with custom millwork beneath the fireplace and modernist light fixtures and furniture.
Repositioning the original staircase transforms the new apartment, created the experience of a continuous second floor while adding a hidden study beneath the stairs, which lead to the downstairs bedroom.
Stones excavated during the foundation dig were redistributed to level out the yard while simultaneously creating a drainage curtain around the leach field.
This contemporary retreat is a two-hour drive from New York City, but it feels a world away.
Set in the Algarve region, the brutalist compound made of board-formed concrete is not your average countryside getaway.
Just past sunrise at Betasso Overlook.
Set on 22 acres in the arid Alentejo region, the estate was designed by Portuguese architect Bartolomeu Costa Cabral as a home and studio for a creative duo.
To pick a site for the buildings, Matt used his drone to scan the site and then Daybreak created a 3D model to test out options for placement.
Designer Peter Steere took down the pitched roof and wrapped the home in metal cladding reminiscent of rural barns.
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