First of all… WOW. Chew on these images while we take a moment to catch our breath here.
Category: House Tours
The posts in this section give a complete round up of great homes and try to include imagery from every possible room in the home.
Super Small Apartment Design in Manhattan
Here is a 450 square feet apartment in Manhattan that makes use of every tiny inch of space available. Owner Eric Schneider entrusted the task of making this little space beautiful and livable to New York based firm MKCA. Here is what they came up with: Pictures… The whole project amounted to $305,000 (includes home . . .
Tasteful Living Spaces
We’ve encountered these wonderful images on Viz-Art blog, written by a Russian architect under the nickname Boom named Artem Evstigneev (Artem just popped in by the comments, so we now know his real name!). The style of his interior designing is quite recognizable – even after only glancing over a few of the pictures, you . . .
Small Apartment Design in St.Petersburgh
There are so many little things that stand out in this tiny apartment that we couldn’t imagine passing this up. With the living decked up with probably one of the most original pieces of lighting we have seen recently and a bedroom that doesn’t do so bad on novelty side either, we are glad to . . .
Refined Opulence: Casa Bauzà in Mallorca
This gem might just be the best home you see today. Nestled among the rocky hills of Pollença in Mallorca, the Casa Bauzà brings sheer visual delight to the viewer. What fascinates us most is the scale of things here. Everything is LARGE – the compound, the pool, the rooms, heck even the kitchen cabinets! Yet . . .
Desert Home
If a luxury desert oasis is something you fancy, we invite you to take a look at this villa by Studio Aiko. In a stylish and rather humorous video the studio gives us a closer look of the interiors of this desert home. The house woos us with some pretty funky details(check out the fireplace, . . .
Modern Minimalist Flat Interior Design
When trying to create something visually impressive, it is naturally tempting to want to use lots of eye candy or overloaded detail. However, the simplest solution can sometimes be the best. We like this beautifully simple minimalist flat design by Polish studio Tamizo. From a designer’s eye, this type of simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. . . .
Home by i29 Architects
The interiors of this home by i29 architects exude a sensation of sobriety and comfort in a completely controlled open space. A common feature is that these spaces are stripped down to their most fundamental features with an abundance of natural light and a scarcity of elements in the room. Then, as if with a . . .
18.36.54 House: Structurally Awesome
We are going to file this under ‘out of the box’. Architect Daniel Libeskind was asked by ‘a very rich art world couple’ to build them a country home and this is what he delivered. We think the couple couldn’t have been any happier considering the fact that they had challenged the architect: “Whatever you . . .
Lefevre House: An Imposing Abode Overlooking the Ocean
It is homes like these that make us wonder if we should create a special category titled ‘James Bond Villain Abodes’ and file this along with a few others in there. Located in Punta Misterio, Peru, the Lefevre house conspicuously integrates into a cliff and juts outs majestically to offer mesmerizing views of the sea . . .
Spectacular Villa Overlooking the Swiss Alps and Lake Maggiore
In 2002, Swiss architects Stefano Foni Gueli and Fausto began the construction of cubic villa on Lake Maggiore. The concrete villa was completed by 2003. Its flat roof and glass façade combined with concrete construction unite the best of classical modernism in an intricate U-shaped floor plan design. From a side, the building appears as . . .
An Architect’s Apartment in Brazil
Desire to Inspire tips us on this fabulous apartment of Brazilian architect Mauricio Arruda in the city of São Paulo. With lots of light, plants and other quirky additions(look at that dining table!) Mauricio brings life into the apartment. We feel this is the sort of space that will bring a smile to anyone’s face. . . .
House With Spectacular Downtown City Views
Located on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, this 7,000 square foot house by McClean Design, is divided in half by water features and a pool, and offers scenic views from West LA to Santa Monica to the Catalina Islands. The views and dividing pool are central to the design of the house. The layout . . .
The Old and New Jaffa Apartment
Pitsou Kedem Architects recently completed this 100 sq meter, castle-like apartment project in Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. The challenge was to restore the structure’s old characteristics including the arches and stone and beach sand walls, while creating more open and modern spaces one can freely float in and out of. While the textures of . . .
Nature-Dominated Office in Denver
Since an office overgrown with vegetation is not something we come across on a daily basis, we though this was worth a share. Tres birds art installation in Denver is all about Natural Systems dominating human spaces. The artist explains: “Domination implies taking over. If we had it our way, natural systems would dominate entirely. . . .
A Unique LA Home With Arcade Wall Graphics
Brazilian designer, Guilherme Torres has designed this unique home in Los Angeles, CA. The exterior of the house is defined by a long, white rectangular structure that comprises the first floor, and a square-shaped, wooden structure mounted perpendicularly to the white, is what would be considered to be the second floor. The interiors are sleek . . .
Barcelona House Oozes Color
If you’ve been to Barcelona, you’ve definitely experienced the vibrancy, magnitude, and quirkiness of its architecture. After all, Gaudi’s distinctive and beautiful architectural works are hard to miss, and so is this Barcelona home featured on Mi Casa Revista. We see the vibrant colors and the funkiness that define the Catalan region and are enamored . . .
Step House: Fabulous Minimalism
How do you design a spacious house on a narrow plot of land? You take a cue from 05 AM Arquitectura and build a step house! The Catalonian architects worked wonders with this split-level, minimalistic home that employs a terraced design in its interiors and exteriors.
Swanwick Ranch: An Oceanfront Estate in Canada
A contemporary, ocean side retreat situated on 68 acres of land with over 1,400 feet of oceanfront surrounding it, the Swanwick Ranch House in Metchosin, British Columbia seems to justify its pitch as the “…kind of property that doesn’t exist in many places on Earth”. Designed by Marko Simcic, the architecture, design, and technology behind . . .
A stunning house near Rio de Janeiro Coast
Brazilian architect Fernanda Marques thrills us again with this spectacular home set in Rio de Janeiro’s coastline. Located in the posh Laranjeiras neighborhood of Rio, this picture perfect paradise looks more like a resort than anything else. The floor to ceiling glass panels and the open layout help the house make best use of the . . .
A Black Modern House in Argentina
Located in a suburb just outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Andres Remy Arquitectos‘s Black House is a dark, imposing structure set against the clear, blue skies and the lush, green landscape of its surroundings. Corners of the house seem to jut out in unexpected places, the architecture is harshly angular, and if it weren’t for . . .