interiors

1699 farmhouse re-imagined

Within the Paredes de Coura region Portugal, this charming farmhouse dates from the year 1699 with secondary works in 1703. Located on a farm, the dwelling follows  traditional architectural traits found throughout the rural landscape in the north of Portugal.

In order to serve its new purpose for rural tourism the building was enlarged in order to work as an independent house with two bedrooms and...

New Zealand escape

For those who yearn for style, seclusion and awe-inspiring views this beach-side cottage is set into a rock escarpment in a tiny boulder strewn South Pacific cove located on the Banks Peninsula in the majestic volcanic landscape of New Zealand’s South Island. Designed as a honeymoon retreat consisting of just three rooms, a lobby, living/sleeping and a bathroom. Designed by

Kips Bay Decorator Show House – 2016

My favourite time of year! The 2016 Kips Bay Decorator Show House is underway in New York City and as always the range of rooms covers everything of the traditional, the whacky, the bold and the bizarre, but always inspiring. ??21 designers took part in this year’s house and each was given charge of a different room to transform into their own creation. Victoria Hagan injected...

Turn me on

This high end residence in London’s South Kensington by Teresa Sapey has a lot of spark. By converting two adjacent apartments into a single residence within a 19th century mansion block, the result is a distinct and elegant scheme of lines, colours and forms whilst also maintaining the original property’s presence. The newly-formed 667-square-meter residence, features an original Victorian layout split into two wings with the one...

Sugar Bowl snow house

Located in the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, 2.5 hours northeast of San Francisco, this 5 bedroom ski cabin was designed for 3 generations to enjoy simultaneously. Designed by Mork-Ulnes Architects was to create an alpine chalet building and lift it onto a concrete plinth to protect it from the snow. Located at an elevation of 2,000 meters, the building...

DIMORESTUDIO Milan

Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran invested in their individual experience with the profession and study of Design, Art and Fashion, and founded DIMORESTUDIO in 2003. Since that moment, they have designed and carried out every project in a personal and recognizable way: objects created by historical design masters live together with reclaimed materials and other “bespoke” objects to create...

not so simple

A wooded bluff above the Cousins River estuary is the location for a high performance sustainable home in southern Maine US. Sited in a clearing, to take advantage of solar gain, the south facing windows illuminate the open floor plan and natural light is filtered through. This integration of performance and aesthetics is characteristic of the Cousins River Residence. The pine forest dominates the view from...

The Korman House

1973: A few months before his death, the architect Louis I. Kahn completed Steven and Toby Korman’s commission to design a six-bedroom house in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Kahn is renowned for creating some of the world’s great institutional and monumental structures, but throughout his career he thought and spoke about, designed and re-designed many different kinds of dwellings. In the end only nine of his private...

Metal and Leather and Wood – Prague

Formafatal recently completed an industrial chic studio apartment located in Prague. The 85 sqm apartment, with a lovely 50 sqm large terrace that offers striking views of the city, has been furnished with custom pieces designed by Dagmar Št?pánová, founder of Formafatal, combined with few iconic pieces of furniture, predominantly designed in the 50’s. Custom metal framework allows the small spaces...

A house for living in – Melbourne

Located in Melbourne Australia the client brief was,“A house for living in! Textured and warm with a touch of whimsy – but no stunts that will date..” With this in mind Bower Architects collaborated with the client to explore brief and site opportunities for a house that appears to reveal itself effortlessly, a series of spaces that feel meant...