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Architectural designer Sebastian Mariscal and project manager Jeff Svitak created a house in Venice, California, for Michael and Tamami Sylvester. Known as Dwell Home Venice for its role as an exemplification of modern architecture, the house is an homage to indoor-outdoor living. Photo by Coral von Zumwalt.
Architectural designer Sebastian Mariscal and project manager Jeff Svitak created a house in Venice, California, for Michael and Tamami Sylvester. Known as Dwell Home Venice for its role as an exemplification of modern architecture, the house is an homage to indoor-outdoor living. Photo by Coral von Zumwalt.
The architects designed the steel-frame doors and windows, which were fabricated by Takeuchi Kozai.
The architects designed the steel-frame doors and windows, which were fabricated by Takeuchi Kozai.
The wood flooring throughout the home is by Kodama.
The wood flooring throughout the home is by Kodama.
The front of the house just after completion, before the landscape grew in.
The front of the house just after completion, before the landscape grew in.
Loewinger’s three-bedroom Russian River house was constructed in a year with the combined efforts of Loewinger, architect Ravit Kaplan, contractor Chris Zipperian, and a handful of local collaborators. Though her original plan was to create a black exterior, she ended up covering it with cedar, which accounts for the various shades of light wood. It’s topped off with a simple metal roof.
Loewinger’s three-bedroom Russian River house was constructed in a year with the combined efforts of Loewinger, architect Ravit Kaplan, contractor Chris Zipperian, and a handful of local collaborators. Though her original plan was to create a black exterior, she ended up covering it with cedar, which accounts for the various shades of light wood. It’s topped off with a simple metal roof.
German architecture firm Beer Bembé Dellinger designed this vacation getaway in Bayrischzell, Bavaria, for a couple from Munich. Photo by Sebastian Schels
German architecture firm Beer Bembé Dellinger designed this vacation getaway in Bayrischzell, Bavaria, for a couple from Munich. Photo by Sebastian Schels
By creating a desk out of roof beams, this home office perfectly integrates into an open-plan renovation of a Northern Italian farmhouse.
By creating a desk out of roof beams, this home office perfectly integrates into an open-plan renovation of a Northern Italian farmhouse.
After an unprecedented year of earthquakes, hurricanes, and fires, a bright light has been shed on the benefits of building with concrete.
After an unprecedented year of earthquakes, hurricanes, and fires, a bright light has been shed on the benefits of building with concrete.
Large windows and sliding doors with maximal operability are placed throughout, including the master bedroom, where expansive lift-and-slide mechanisms line three exterior walls. The room is furnished by a custom mahogany headboard and bed frame by Larry Hepler and a glass Murano lamp by Massimiliano Schiavon.
Large windows and sliding doors with maximal operability are placed throughout, including the master bedroom, where expansive lift-and-slide mechanisms line three exterior walls. The room is furnished by a custom mahogany headboard and bed frame by Larry Hepler and a glass Murano lamp by Massimiliano Schiavon.
A Frank sofa and chaise by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia furnish the main living space. The long tracking curtains are from JW Designs, and the leather Paulistano armchairs by Brazilian designer Paulo Mendes da Rocha are from Design Within Reach.
A Frank sofa and chaise by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia furnish the main living space. The long tracking curtains are from JW Designs, and the leather Paulistano armchairs by Brazilian designer Paulo Mendes da Rocha are from Design Within Reach.
“We could lift up very easily the walls, the fittings, the shelves, the light fixtures, everything. You couldn’t have made this with wood or even steel.” —Peter Rose, architect
“We could lift up very easily the walls, the fittings, the shelves, the light fixtures, everything. You couldn’t have made this with wood or even steel.” —Peter Rose, architect
Large, dramatic openings bring transparency and contrast to the 10-inch-thick concrete facade, framing perspectival views of the landscape.
Large, dramatic openings bring transparency and contrast to the 10-inch-thick concrete facade, framing perspectival views of the landscape.
The cabins are made up of two layers of wood construction. The exterior layer is made of Larch wood with a custom glazing.
The cabins are made up of two layers of wood construction. The exterior layer is made of Larch wood with a custom glazing.