Imagine waking up to a tender blue sky with sunshine radiating through the clouds and the smell of fresh grass and tress wafting through your windows. The need for a masseuse evaporates into thin air as the senses in your body are caressed and rejuvenated. Every tensed muscle goes back in shape and every sore . . .
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.
Nightfox’s Villa in Ocean’s Twelve
I recently got to see Ocean’s Twelve again and this time I seriously decided to pursue an aspect of the movie that intrigued me so much the first time I saw it. Remember the Francois Toulour’s (aka Nightfox, the ace french thief) stunning residence they show somewhere in the middle of the movie? I have . . .
Julianne Moore’s Home in New York
American actress Julianne Moore (remember movies like The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Far From Heaven, The Hours ? ) has won many accolades throughout her career for her superb acting skills which include nominations for the Oscar, Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild Award. But it seems acting is just one of her talents. . . .
Beautiful Scandinavian Home
White is often preferred by people for its clean, fresh and crisp ambiance. Though it is often difficult to find furniture pieces that totally go with the color, Daniel Bergman and his partner Niklas Hansen have done a wonderful job on this beautiful scandinavian home. By having personally decorated the house with accessories of warm . . .
Stunning Beach House by Pete Bossley
The Okitu House designed by Pete Bossley is resides in a location that people dream about. This beach beauty is located on a ridge above the east coast with spectacular views from Poverty Bay right round to Tatapouri Point in New Zealand. It’s not just the balcony, it is really quite hard to find a . . .
Serene Home in the Forest
The city of Turin is a nerve center for culture and business in Italy. It houses the headquarters of automotive giants like Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and is even referred to as the automobile capital of the country. Our story today is about a home here, but it is far away from the city’s busy . . .
Spectacular Home in Hollywood: Nightingale House
How would it feel to lie in a pool overlooking the cityscape in Hollywood, while enjoying your favorite movie projected on the walls of your house? Have about 86 crore rupees ($18 Million) ready, drop a mail here and you will get to know. :) Though this is not the first time that we have . . .
Klein Bottle House, Australia
It is easier than ever to ‘think outside the box’ for architects these days. With the use of technology (CAD), it is now easier to efficiently describe more complex shapes and spaces and communicate these to the build. In mathematics, the Klein bottle is a certain non-orientable surface, i.e., a surface (a two-dimensional manifold) with . . .
Beautiful Cliffside Villa
There may have been times when we have drove past luxurious bungalows and beautiful villas and wished our dream homes to be similar or close to it. Here we take you through a tour of one such beautiful, modernist cliff side villa designed by Foster+Partners.The villa is situated on a steep site overlooking the Mediterranean . . .
Twilight House – Cullen’s Home Decor
I don’t know how many of you have seen the movie Twilight. It is actually, a love story between a vampire(acted out by Robert Pattinson) and a human(acted out by Kristen Stewart). The movie had people swooning over for a lot of different reasons. Being an architecture and interior design blog, we would kind of . . .
Luxury House in Vancouver – Parthenon Place
We will feature a great looking luxury home from Vancouver, Canada, today. Besides being architecturally gorgeous the Parthenon’s Place sports an outdoor pool, semi waterfront, exclusive waterfront park with private beach and playing field for children. The rooms appear cosy, the views are spectacular and there seems to be just plenty of choices as to . . .
Incredibly Beautiful Kensington House by SHH Architects
The Kensington House designed by SHH Architects under the supervision of ‘René Dekker is a vision in itself. The house includes a reception room, large formal dining room, family room, cinema, pool room and six bedrooms. Every room in this London townhouse is like a postcard with mesmerising details and offers generous living space. The . . .
Realistic Architectural Renderings & Walkthroughs
The competition among designers to give the client the most accurate visual experience of their designed homes have led to the usage of 3D CAD software. These 3D software for Architectural Renderings can be expensive and could take a bit of learning as well but once mastered, they can give outstanding results. See some of . . .
Bizarre House That Slides!
Okay, it is not every day that you come across a home like this. Sliding House, by dRMM Architecture does something that we have never seen or heard any another house do – it slides. At first glance, the form looks nothing special and gives you the idea of a regular timber barn until you . . .
Celebrity Home – Lance Armstrong
7 time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in January put up his Texas Ranch for sale. The house has beautiful interiors and is located at quite a scenic spot in the Deadman’s Hole in Texas, USA. Here are some photos. If you just fell in love with this home and want to consider buying, . . .
More 3D Home Walkthroughs
The 3D design softwares of today can help you visualize your dream home with stunning accuracy and in a manner you never dreamed possible. Popular architecture and design firms now give clients a full video walkthrough of their proposed designs before hand. In this post we feature a few such video walkthroughs. (If you are . . .
Inspirational Home: Stairway to Heaven
Here is a sweet, simple and swedish home designed by Kjell Ramström that has just about every flavour you want in a dream home. With its generous usage of wood and light, the Stairway to Heaven does true jusitice to its name. [Via]
Shahrukh Khan House: Email Hoax
We recently received an e-mail, which claimed it contained photos of the popular Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan‘s residence, but a closer inspection revealed it to be a hoax. We also found out that the same set of photos were doing rounds claiming to be residences of former Pakistan President Musharraf and a Saudi Sheikh. So . . .
EB1 Residence
Starting off from this week, we start a new section ‘House Tours’ where we feature in detail a single home per post. Today, we take a look at the EB1 Residence in Seattle designed by Replinger Hossner Architects. The designers have provided extreme attention to detail in the design and ensured that the scenic views . . .