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 [...]
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 abstract – almost [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
“Peel and Stick” Solar Panels from Lumeta »
Solar rooftop installations just got a lot easier: Lumeta, a subsidiary of construction heavyweight DRI, has developed a solar panel sticker — the Power-Ply 380. The company says its convenient peel-and-stick solar technology allows it to be installed almost twice as fast as regular rack-mounted panels — a claim put to the test in the [...]
CISTA – Capturing Rainwater Has Never Been So Trendy »
Conserving water is always a high priority for all eco-minded homeowners. The only problem till date was the unavailability of a trendy-looking rainwater harvesting system that can help people do their bit for the environment without spoiling the aesthetics of their modern homes. CISTA, a new entrant, changes everything. Designed by a team of designers [...]
