Inspirations

Living Room and Dining

The kitchen bar counter extends out to the patio, creating a great space for entertaining.

The Blue Dot sofa is from Restoration Hardware.

In the living area, a Hughes sectional from Joybird faces glass sliders by Windsor Windows.

Built in 1975, the Ramada House is widely considered to be one of the most significant residences in the Grand Canyon State.

A look at the open living area of the prefab house in Canelones, Uruguay, designed by MAPA. The roof is made of precast concrete slabs more commonly used to build bridges.

The kitchen is one of McBride's favorite architectural moments in the open-concept great room.

When its numerous sliding glass doors are opened, the sunroom becomes one with the outdoors.

The open floor plan is conducive to modern living.

The modernist architect André Wogenscky worked with Le Corbusier for many years before launching his own architectural studio in 1956. The Villa Chupin represents one of his most rounded residential projects, lifted by the fluid, open, and playful nature of its main living space. The house sits within a garden of tall pine trees that tower over the two-level building. Five bedrooms are locate at the upper level, but the linear plan is eroded at the ground level, where the space becomes dynamic. Here, an open-plan living room is protected by an angled wall of glass to the front and curving walls that encircle the rest of the space.

Inside the Dowell Residence, a key element of the dwelling is its central atrium—a dramatic space, top-lit by clerestory windows, which doubles as a circulation hub and light well while also forming a focal point over both levels of the building.