Archive for the ‘House Tour’ Category
One-Two Townhouse, Houston Texas
The One-Two Townhouse from Houston Texas is made for developer Carol Isaak Barden by architect Francois De Menil. The project was metaphorically imagined like two dancers in step, each dancer holding its partner but still looking beyond one another. The buildings were so built that they’re quite distinct even if they share a common plaza. […]
The Reversible Destiny Lofts – Mitaka, Tokyo
These lofts look gorgeous and aren’t meant (only) for children. If we are to believe their designers, Awakawa and Madeline Gins, they’re like a fountain of youth and happiness. How could that be? Well it seems whoever designed them, managed to create a living space where their residents discover what makes their body function. And […]
Olivier Renaud-Clément’s Long Island White Castle
Let’s say you have a 1,500 square-foot loft! How would you choose to decorate it and what limitation would you use to mark its specific functions? Olivier Renaud-Clément is a private art dealer. He’s the fortunate owner of a Long Island City loft. And he made it all white. From top to bottom, from one […]
House Schnitzer – Bruch, Mühlgraben – Austria
Simple and yet astonishing, Maaars‘ Schnitzer – Bruch house from Austria made is the perfect example of nature bonding habitat. Wood, wood everywhere, from inside to outside (and back), you’d think that everything is just a big suspended block of wood with large windows on a concrete base. The Austrian Schnitzer-Bruch house is a family […]
House Tour – 9191 Thrasher West Hollywood
Every virtual tour I get of this residence, I have that movie deja-vu feeling. Because it simply isn’t a house to live in, it’s like a perpetual museum to expose in front of the world. The 9191 Thrasher is more of a house on LA’s rooftop. Right above Sunset Blv, this place exceeds in steel […]
House Tour – Cutler Residence New York
Today’s House Tour takes you through the Cutler Residence from Montauk, New York. It’s a project from 2007, made by Murdock Young Architects following the client’s request to build a house with maximum exposure to the surrounding nature. The beautiful house is located in Block Island Sound, surrounded on three sides by water, woods and […]