Category Archives: Houses
Casa Son Vida – Mallorca, Spain
Casa Son Vida is located in the Balearic Islands off Spain, on the Island of Mallorca. The 8,500 square-foot Casa Son Vida is a cooperation between three powerhouses: Luxury residential developer Cosmopolitan Estates,eclectic Dutch designer and founder of Mooi, Marcel Wanders, and award-winning Los Angeles, Switzerland and Hong Kong-based tecARCHITECTURE. With its retro synthetic vibe, the house clashes [...]
Ridgecrest Residence by Cottam Hargrave
From Cottam Hargrave: This family-centered 3800sf residence is located on five acres in the West Lake Hills area of Austin. The building site is located over 500’ into the property, enhancing both privacy and sight lines. Because of the steep slope and the desire to minimize level changes within the house, linearity dominates, dictating the structure [...]
Riverhouse Niagara by ZERAFA STUDIO
ZERAFA STUDIO designed the Riverhouse Niagra, a striking modern home located on the banks of the river bearing the same name in Niagra Falls, Ontario. Two stacked rectangular volumes comprise 4700 square feet of interior living space and 1200 square feet of outdoor terrace space. Credit: swipelife.com
Sea Cliff, Maine Estate
Some of the listing pics on today’s Maine estate could be turned into postcards, they’re that pretty. Sea Cliff commands a rocky outpost on Cape Elizabeth. The shingled home was built in 1915 and has four bedrooms. Large windows and decks offer views of the shipping channel and Portland Head Light. The rooms are large [...]
Ansley Park Glass House by by Brian Bell and David Yocum
On the outskirts of downtown Atlanta, within the bounds of an historic neighborhood, a traditional façade conceals the true modern nature of the Ansley Park Glass House. Architects Brian Bell and David Yocum recently completed a renovation of the home, which was originally built in 1910. From the rear, the dramatic nature of the added [...]
PLUS by Mount Fuji Architects Studio
This stark, geometric weekend villa designed by Mount Fuji Architects Studio overlooks the Pacific Ocean from a heavily vegetated mountainside in Izu-san, Japan. The simple form is composed of two long, narrow rectangles set perpendicular to one another with cantilevers at their respective ends. The architects explain that the architecture is, “perfectly autonomous itself, but at [...]
Key Bizcayne, Fl Home with “Miami Vice” Feel
Today’s estate in Key Biscayne, Florida tempts the water lover with open water views and deep, protected water dockage that can accommodate boats of more than 100 feet. The six-bedroom home was built in the 1980s and has a contemporary, if slightly “Miami Vice” feel to it. Mindful of its location the home comes with [...]
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