Situated on a piece of land adjacent to the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, this beautiful house serves as a peaceful and quiet retreat, a place to engage with nature and to enjoy all the amazing landscape unfolding all around it. The project was recently completed by the architects and designers at Olson…
Love them or hate them, coffee tables are something special and have lots of charm in their own unique way. Whether it’s an all-glass table or one with a few select glass details inserted in its design, you can be sure it will stand out. Today we’re looking at a few select coffee table designs…
Glass front doors are controversial with many people being concerned about privacy and security and yet we see them everywhere. They’re very popular on contemporary houses and that mostly has to do with the looks. Glass front doors definitely have a lot of style and add curb appeal to houses. They look very clean and…
The role of color in architecture is surprisingly underestimated, with the majority of buildings being neutral-colored and designed to blend in along with the other equally colorless structures. While that’s a nice way to maintain a clean and simple aesthetic throughout cities and residential areas in general, seeing a design which doesn’t conform to this…
You may have seen a bunch of DIY projects popping up online lately involving glass bottle cutting. I will be the first to admit that I was hesitant to try this DIY method because cutting glass just seems so, I don’t know, messy and risky. The reviews I’ve read have been all over the place,…
With a deceptively modest face to the world, the Cocoon House features soaring ceilings, an airy and open atmosphere and spectacular light play throughout. Located in Long Island, New York, the house was designed by nea studio founder Nina Edwards Anker. The residence makes the most of its location while creating a private and environmentally…
The Stark House is designed by Park Associates and was just completed earlier this year. It’s a contemporary residences located in Singapore, surrounded by a rather diverse context with lots of different types of buildings in the area. The architects wanted to use this unique context in their favor so they found inspiration in the…
The Stray Bird is a charming boutique hotel situated in Ningxia, China designed and built by STUDIO QI. It enjoys a privileged location, just 10 meters away from the Yellow River and framed by the Tengger Desert, enjoying wonderful views and being beautifully immersed into the landscape. The spaces are organized into three separate programatic…
Wyoming-based studio Carney Logan Burke Architects developed a relationship with a family owning a 180-acre property in Jackson which lasted over 20 years. During this period the architects worked on five projects, the first being a stone and timber lodge followed by an office/ shop, a wine silo with a rooftop viewing platform, a covered…