Mini-Luxury Living: 10 Small Homes Built on Tiny Islands »
Island real estate is hard to afford and in many cases difficult to even find on the market, so for those who buy a private island it makes sense to make the most they can out of their luxury land acquisition – in some cases creating amazing houses on tiny island lots.
This wood home-on-a-rock in [...]
Next Generation: A Concrete, Steel & Wood Home Addition »
Designed to accommodate four generations of family present under a single roof, this house addition revolves around the dynamic tension of past and future – an overlap reflected in the layered floor plans, intersecting layouts and combination of classic modern and cutting-edge contemporary materials chosen.
The overall shape of the structure looks [...]
Unique Curved Modern House »
It is a rare building design that manages to appear at once contextual and completely alienated from its surroundings. The curves of this unique house by J. Mayer H. Architects bleed out from its edges and flow into the landscape around it, yet the division of artificial and natural remains quite clear save for the [...]
Ethanol-fueled ‘Fusion’ Fireplace Fuses Style With Function »
Winter is still months away, but we believe that there is never a wrong time to buy the right thing for your home. Designed by Marc Philipp Veenendaal, the “Fusion” fireplace is a product you’ll be interested in possessing even if this day is the warmest so far. Complementing its name, the Fusion fireplace merges [...]
Powerful Interior Design Based on Pattern and Color »
Who says you need elaborate faux ornamentation or ostentatious luxury furniture to make an interior design unique and amazing? Not only does a focus on coloring and patterning a space save money but it can make at least as much of a statement as most furniture-centric interior designs.
Inspired by the changing of seasons outside of [...]
Eco-Friendly & Extra-Small Portable Dishwasher Design »
Maybe you have a second residence or simply do not have the space for an additional appliance. Whatever the reason, there are a good many homes that could use something like this – a sleek, simple, stylish mobile dishwasher with space for a small load of seriously sullied dishes.
Ideal for a bachelor, a small business [...]
Google Use Goats Instead of Lawn Mowers »
At our Mountain View headquarters, we have some fields that we need to mow occasionally to clear weeds and brush to reduce fire hazard. This spring we decided to take a low-carbon approach: Instead of using noisy mowers that run on gasoline and pollute the air, we’ve rented some goats from California Grazing to do [...]
Hemeroscopium House – 7 Days to Build »
For the Greek, Hemeroscopium is the place where the sun sets. An allusion to a place that exists only in our mind, in our senses, that is ever-changing and mutable, but is nonetheless real. It is delimited by the references of the horizon, by the physical limits, defined by light, and it happens in time.
Hemeroscopium [...]
Cloud Magnetically Levitating Sofa is The Greatest Couch Concept, Ever »
I’m going to break your heart right off the bat: this is just a concept. Boy, but what an awesome concept it is. Dreamed up by D.K. Wei, the Cloud “magnetic floating sofa” captures the kind of thoughts anyone has while lazing around and staring at the clouds.
From the designer:
Cloud is a sofa concept designed [...]
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