Kitchens
Yoga’s Transformative Power Entwines with a Design Consultant’s Holistic Practice and Philosophy
Australian interior architect and designer, change maven and yogi Merinda Garrett explains how our residential and work spaces can fulfil several roles in our lives. The roles of supporter, nurturer, leader, motivator – and the list goes on. Our homes, consciously and...
Fifteenth-Century Palazzo Renovation in Florence
This apartment is located in Borgo San Frediano, the Oltrarno district in Florence on ‘the other side of Arno River’– voted one of the coolest ‘hoods in the world. Pierattelli Architetture’s restyling of the 240 sq-metre space breathes a new and elegant...
Umsebenzi Wokuhlola Collection by Home Artist
This modern home decor business is built on the foundation of African traditional ways, forms and concepts. It offers timeless pieces that blend indigenous artisanal traditions and modern design to create a contemporary aesthetic with the intention to immortalise...
Traditional English Style Home Reimagined & Transformed into a Contemporary & Sumptuous Californian Compound
After purchasing a traditional English style home in Atherton, a young entrepreneurial couple with two children approached the Feldman design team with a vision: a dramatic transformation of the existing house and gardens into a contemporary compound that embraces...
Acutely Sensitive to Balance: Union Bay Residence is a Vessel for Life’s Most Precious Moments
The gently sloping site faces south with views of the lake and Seattle. This is a light-filled home that accommodates the needs of the owner’s growing family of five and allows them to entertain comfortably. Stuart Silk Architects created a home with an open plan,...
Big Sky Mountain Retreat Minimises Site Disturbance While Maximising Views
Situated in the heart of Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana, this mountain retreat rises into the dense fir and pine trees, offering the owner family a close connection to the natural environment. With their main residence in Manhattan, the owner couple desired a...
A Journey Punctuated by the Sense of Discovery As Each Space Unfolds Into the Next
With an owner’s vision for a refined retreat notable for fluid spaces and artful details, this centrally located Austin residence makes the most of its steeply sloped, leafy site in an established neighborhood. Throughout the 492-sq-metre house, the flow of spaces is...
Playful Ideas in Art, Reflection & Subtle Linking
Smac Studio and Van Rooijen Meyers Architects combine to craft a home of considered detail and refinement, capturing the personalities of those who live there. This is the third project that SMAC Studios and client have worked on together and is a double-storey duplex...
All About Creating Vistas: Pitlochry House Captures the Essence of Contemporary Living
Fabian Architects and Make Studio (FAMA) were recently contracted to breathe new life into this home in Bakoven, Cape Town through an intervention that culminated in a complete renovation and an extension. The project saw the existing home transformed from an old and...
Material Durability, Passive Energy & Wildfire Resistance Beside an 8,000-Foot-Tall Extinct Volcano
Dubbed CAMPout and designed by Faulkner Architects with NICOLEHOLLIS, this 353-sq-metre house is a courtyard driven, earth sheltered, insulated concrete ground form. Outdoor furnishings use materials and tonal qualities that further reinforce a quiet presence to allow...
A Summer Home for a German Couple of Engineers-Come-Property Developers in Camps Bay
Up close with three design strategies that follow through every detail: durability, minimalism and practicality, the purpose of this project was to design large enough to accommodate an extended family from both the US and Germany. The original 1980’s structure...
The Opposite of Fussy: Open & Casual Quintessential Beach Retreat In Kauai, Hawaii
Set amidst mature palm trees, project Hale Nukumoi’s central living area is like a Swiss army knife – very simple with many ways to function. The complex is ready-made for family and friends. An indoor/outdoor lifestyle is exemplified by the home’s airy design: large...
How Architecture Can Work Towards a Common Vision & Goal From Technical & Social Angles: The Story of Two-Families-Come-One
Spread across two main living levels as well as a basement that opens out onto the pool terrace and a rooftop level with extensive gardens, the program for project Sound House was unique in that it needed to accommodate a large family of two adults and six children....
Just Launched 》》Modular Fireplaces for Winter 2022
Calore fireplaces is excited to launch its new range of inserts and freestanding fireplaces for Winter 2022. The Modular Cristal range is exclusively imported from C&A Chama, one of the top fireplace manufacturers in Portugal. CRISTAL...
Rare Opportunity: 10% OFF All Plantation Shutters ONLY UNTIL Sunday 31st JULY!
There’s good news amidst the load-shedding and winter blues: To strike that classic, chic interior look-and-feel that brings the essential element of immediate style and the function of security to your home, Plantation Shutters holds the key. These...