Wrapped with an acrylic mirror, the addition essentially disappears into the surrounding greenery. A deep, round, porthole-like window looks out on a small pond that also reflects the garden.
Wrapped with an acrylic mirror, the addition essentially disappears into the surrounding greenery. A deep, round, porthole-like window looks out on a small pond that also reflects the garden.
Solomon Troupe Architects designed this 430-square-foot backyard bedroom suite for the owners to retreat to when their family comes to visit.
Solomon Troupe Architects designed this 430-square-foot backyard bedroom suite for the owners to retreat to when their family comes to visit.
Saltviga House is a weekend home located on a rocky, seafront plot in coastal Norway.
Saltviga House is a weekend home located on a rocky, seafront plot in coastal Norway.
The garden steps up steeply to the rear of the site, and the window sill in the living room and DJ booth are close to ground level. “When you’re sitting in the living area, it feels like the garden is flowing into the interior,” says architect Simon Knight.
The garden steps up steeply to the rear of the site, and the window sill in the living room and DJ booth are close to ground level. “When you’re sitting in the living area, it feels like the garden is flowing into the interior,” says architect Simon Knight.
52 Starboard Rock Rd in Vinalhaven, Maine, is currently listed for $1,795,000 by Joseph Sortwell of LandVest Real Estate.
52 Starboard Rock Rd in Vinalhaven, Maine, is currently listed for $1,795,000 by Joseph Sortwell of LandVest Real Estate.
There’s the option to rent out the top floor, but it also makes a great place for family visiting from Europe to stay.
There’s the option to rent out the top floor, but it also makes a great place for family visiting from Europe to stay.
That’s how Milla Novo and her husband, Nigel Nowotarski, came to live in the top of what was once a chapel. As you step into their apartment, large arched windows hint at its ecclesiastical past, but the couple’s eye-catching textiles and artworks—set against pristine white walls—make the biggest impression.
That’s how Milla Novo and her husband, Nigel Nowotarski, came to live in the top of what was once a chapel. As you step into their apartment, large arched windows hint at its ecclesiastical past, but the couple’s eye-catching textiles and artworks—set against pristine white walls—make the biggest impression.
The great room is enlivened by the couple's books and ephemera, as well as an orange Mohm fireplace suspended from the ceiling.
The great room is enlivened by the couple's books and ephemera, as well as an orange Mohm fireplace suspended from the ceiling.
Tall windows positioned along the inner walls of the perpendicular volumes overlook a peaceful courtyard.
Tall windows positioned along the inner walls of the perpendicular volumes overlook a peaceful courtyard.
The newly renovated interior is heavily inspired by coastal elements: the millwork and beams are whitewashed fir and represent sun-bleached driftwood. The aggregate floors have the look of a pebble beach. The stucco siding represents sand.
The newly renovated interior is heavily inspired by coastal elements: the millwork and beams are whitewashed fir and represent sun-bleached driftwood. The aggregate floors have the look of a pebble beach. The stucco siding represents sand.
Clad in cypress and charged with color, the North Fork getaway of author Julie Satow and editor Stuart Elliott is something to write home about.
Clad in cypress and charged with color, the North Fork getaway of author Julie Satow and editor Stuart Elliott is something to write home about.
The back of the property has a relatively private feel for a downtown location. The living room opens out to the garden through two glazed walls, while the trellis cladding of the mudroom echoes the screens at the front of the home.
The back of the property has a relatively private feel for a downtown location. The living room opens out to the garden through two glazed walls, while the trellis cladding of the mudroom echoes the screens at the front of the home.
A Room & Board record console behind the couch is mixed with a vintage mushroom lamp and Flos Arco Floor Lamp.
A Room & Board record console behind the couch is mixed with a vintage mushroom lamp and Flos Arco Floor Lamp.
The architect and owners were in sync on every aspect of the design, including the desire for shou sugi ban siding. “I had been interested in shou sugi ban for a long time,” Herrmann says. “These Japanese cypress boards have been charred, wire-brushed, stained, and oiled. We did a lot of testing to come up with the right dark grey color; it changes in the light.”
The architect and owners were in sync on every aspect of the design, including the desire for shou sugi ban siding. “I had been interested in shou sugi ban for a long time,” Herrmann says. “These Japanese cypress boards have been charred, wire-brushed, stained, and oiled. We did a lot of testing to come up with the right dark grey color; it changes in the light.”
The 2,109-square-foot home’s luminous gathering spaces feature ample windows and a primarily neutral color palette.
The 2,109-square-foot home’s luminous gathering spaces feature ample windows and a primarily neutral color palette.
The custom sliding window screens, which shield from solar gain, were designed by the couple and are a modernized reference to the operable shutters that Denise remembers from her childhood in Austria. They first used the idea on one of their apartment buildings.
The custom sliding window screens, which shield from solar gain, were designed by the couple and are a modernized reference to the operable shutters that Denise remembers from her childhood in Austria. They first used the idea on one of their apartment buildings.

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