The house has a front door, but it’s actually not the main entrance: That’s found around the side, via a soothing, wood-lined courtyard. It’s a natural space for outdoor entertaining, too, thanks to the built-in fireplace and bench.
Custom cabinets in a mix of white oak and lacquered paint join Miele appliances and a honed quartz countertop.
Architect Daniel Kaplan of Bowerbird Architects added onto the rear façade to expand the floorspace for the lower apartment, and accommodate a three bedroom, three bath plan, plus a study and finished cellar. By creating a stepped addition, Kaplan made it possible for three floors to have outdoor access. Note how the top right deck is angled to prevent the new structure from blocking sunlight into the neighbors’ windows.
custom Pierre Chareau alabaster lighting and wood-burning fireplace.
This steel-reinforced timber-frame KODA Loft installed in Ireland features an open-plan living area and kitchen, a full bath, a mezzanine sleeping area, and a covered front terrace.
Two hours north of New York City, an unusual barn emerges from a hill just off a country road. Its black siding and bright-red window frames hint at the imaginative playground inside. This space, with its rope-railed catwalk and indoor tent, is just one element of the multifaceted getaway architecture and design firm BarlisWedlick Architects designed for fund manager Ian Hague.
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design, with project manager and lead designer Emily Kudsen Leland at the helm, remade a Portland abode with a crisp paint palette: Benjamin Moore’s Wrought Iron for the cladding and Venetian Gold for the front door. The home was originally designed by Saul Zaik in Southwest Portland, complete with a wood-clad exterior, in 1956. As part of the renovation, landscape design was completed by Lilyvilla Gardens.
The ultimate escape for forest bathing, Denmark’s Løvtag is a tree house hotel that features three cabins that embrace Scandinavian minimalism. With tree trunks intersecting the interior, large windows, and a rooftop deck, these treehouses promise to make you feel at one with nature.
The furniture, such as the tables and benches, are designed with wheels so as to enable different configurations.
Architect Bergendy Cooke, who worked for Zaha Hadid and Peter Marino before returning to her home country in 2007, is an admirer of the strong, sculptural architectural forms that appear in Japanese and Spanish architecture. Outside Queenstown, she put her ideas into practice in a home that would be the benchmark for bc+a studio, her own venture. The combination bunk bed and playhouse is a whimsical gesture the architect designed specifically for her two daughters. The spaces are organized in such a way that they can play independently or together.
In the seaside city of Gdansk, Poland, an apartment was renovated with a bathroom clad in concrete and OSB. The OSB adds a decorative element, and it was waterproofed before installation to prepare it for wet environments.
In Edinburgh’s historic New Town, a Georgian town house had its upper floor redone with black-painted OSB that still expresses its variegated texture.
McFarlane wanted to create opportunities for the client to experience the "intimate moments
"We were interested in this idea of treading lightly on the site. Using a green roof is a logical extension of that. When you introduce a building that supplants a little piece of the forest floor, it's nice to replicate that on the roof as a return gesture to continue to create habitat for birds, animals, and plants, and to help manage the flow of storm water," explains McFarlane.
“The height of the new extension has been kept low, while still keeping all interior spaces on one level,” says the firm. “This approach led us to establish the project’s design identity in detail and materiality rather than in a ‘grand architectural gesture.’"
The custom Bulthaup kitchen is outfitted with Gaggenau appliances and Caesarstone countertops.
Whether bankers or builders by trade, these dads of design have plenty of wisdom to share.
The master bedroom is a peaceful retreat against a backdrop of a Louise Gray wall tapestry, wall sconces from Rich Brilliant Willing, and Menu Fungi Shelves. Snowe linens outfit the bed, which boasts an Avocado mattress, and the Nest Rug is from Armadillo & Co.
The living room frames the desert landscape through LaCantina doors. A WAKA WAKA Cylinder Back Arm Chair made from birch plywood adds warmth and character to the space.
A look at the music area staged with furniture. The eye is drawn to the home's characteristic twisting staircase and circular window at the far end of the room.
Frank and Walch designed Villa Beer largely from the inside out, unconcerned with the exterior appearance and driven to optimize the interior spatial arrangement. Subsequent owners divided the structure into two sections, modifying some of the original floor plan and adding a second entrance along the facade.
The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by floor-to-ceiling glass.
The stairs lead down to a nearly 10-foot high black steel front door. The home was recently selected to take part in a series on design for the 21st Century presented by the Chicago Museum of Architecture.
Lining the roof of a subterranean section, two reflection pools provide a canvas for reflecting the structure's concrete and glass form. A walkway divides the color-dyed water, ending at a staircase that leads down into a sunken courtyard.
“Because of the temperature changes, the home itself creates this aromatic atmosphere,” adds Corey. “The sun hits it and you can smell the cedar. It's pretty awesome.”
The AIA award-winning High Desert Residence by Hacker Architects recedes into its moody surroundings just outside of Bend, Oregon. Western Red Cedar, a regional material found only in the Pacific Northwest of North America, is stained a warm grey along the exterior.
The sunken living room created an opportunity for a bespoke joinery unit that can be used as a bench overlooking the courtyard as well as a storage space for books and objects. Topped with the same Iranian travertine marble that is used for the flooring in the entrance, it extends the hallway along the courtyard into the living room.
The entire home is wrapped in a brick "skin" that extends onto the ground at the front and sides of the home. The entrance is found through a simple void in the facade beside a pond with floating vegetation that hints at the verdant interior.
Lucas Agnelli’s handcrafted electric bikes combine vintage parts with modern technology. Each one is custom made in Italy.
Last year, Coleen collaborated with Aston Martin to produce this limited edition homage to the Aston Martin DB4. This year, the company is letting you design your own e-bike.
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