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The Rosso Corsa kitchen is Italian-styled. The porcelain tile backsplash is Fossil, from Refin, and the counter is concrete-look porcelain tile. The over-scale pivoting front entry door wasmcrafted from VG white pine planks 3″ thick, sourced from a previous century Farmers Co-op building in eastern Washington. The door locks are accessed with the touch of your smart phone.
The Rosso Corsa kitchen is Italian-styled. The porcelain tile backsplash is Fossil, from Refin, and the counter is concrete-look porcelain tile. The over-scale pivoting front entry door wasmcrafted from VG white pine planks 3″ thick, sourced from a previous century Farmers Co-op building in eastern Washington. The door locks are accessed with the touch of your smart phone.
The barn
The barn
Floor plan of House on the Wall by Arba
Floor plan of House on the Wall by Arba
Italian design firm Archisbang transformed an unfinished family villa—acquired through a bankruptcy auction—into additional office space for a company called Chemsafe. The volume is wrapped in a metal mesh and the walls are clad in exposed wood fiber and concrete insulating panels and galvanized metal sheets, creating a striking contrast between precise detailing and raw materiality.
Italian design firm Archisbang transformed an unfinished family villa—acquired through a bankruptcy auction—into additional office space for a company called Chemsafe. The volume is wrapped in a metal mesh and the walls are clad in exposed wood fiber and concrete insulating panels and galvanized metal sheets, creating a striking contrast between precise detailing and raw materiality.
“We talked about creating a sense of mystery when [guests] walked in from the street,” says Christopher. A gate swings open on a steel bar-stock frame to reveal a courtyard and the dining room beyond.
“We talked about creating a sense of mystery when [guests] walked in from the street,” says Christopher. A gate swings open on a steel bar-stock frame to reveal a courtyard and the dining room beyond.
On a trip to Naoshima, Japan, the Houston newlyweds behind Robertson Design fell in love with Tadao Ando’s concrete-composed museums. This led the couple to create a residence of their own comprised of a low concrete wall, concrete cube, and box clad in Siberian larch. The indoors are rounded out with white oak, marble, and leather-finished granite.
On a trip to Naoshima, Japan, the Houston newlyweds behind Robertson Design fell in love with Tadao Ando’s concrete-composed museums. This led the couple to create a residence of their own comprised of a low concrete wall, concrete cube, and box clad in Siberian larch. The indoors are rounded out with white oak, marble, and leather-finished granite.
The stairwell and custom couch are integrated to make the most of the modest footprint. The couch, also designed by JaegerSloan Studio, is built in two separate pieces allowing one piece to rotate to create a queen-sized bed with the stairway serving as a headboard.
The stairwell and custom couch are integrated to make the most of the modest footprint. The couch, also designed by JaegerSloan Studio, is built in two separate pieces allowing one piece to rotate to create a queen-sized bed with the stairway serving as a headboard.
Guests can sauna while looking out to the ponds, the trees, and the expanse of grassland.
Guests can sauna while looking out to the ponds, the trees, and the expanse of grassland.
The cabins and sauna that architect Zane Tetere-Sulce designed for the Ziedlejas Wellness Resort are clad with Cor-Ten steel and glass.
The cabins and sauna that architect Zane Tetere-Sulce designed for the Ziedlejas Wellness Resort are clad with Cor-Ten steel and glass.
Private, quiet and secluded but just 5 minutes from Taos Airport and Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership, 20 minutes to downtown Taos or 25 minutes to Taos Ski Valley
Private, quiet and secluded but just 5 minutes from Taos Airport and Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership, 20 minutes to downtown Taos or 25 minutes to Taos Ski Valley
MAPA Architects revitalizes an old ranch house in rural Uruguay—more than 5,300 miles away from the clients’ primary home.
MAPA Architects revitalizes an old ranch house in rural Uruguay—more than 5,300 miles away from the clients’ primary home.
The Monocular - Back Perspective
The Monocular - Back Perspective
Rocky Knob Sauna across pond
Rocky Knob Sauna across pond
Architect Juul Van Leysen designed his Belgian home to hunker in the ground. The brutalist-style structure slowly rises out of the slope, fanning outward to meet a dramatic glass facade.
Architect Juul Van Leysen designed his Belgian home to hunker in the ground. The brutalist-style structure slowly rises out of the slope, fanning outward to meet a dramatic glass facade.

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