When I hear the description “intimate villa”, I automatically start dreaming about a cottage-like home of mignonne proportions, but this Sandvik Villa put my imagination at rest: glass and aluminum can bring intimacy too. The Sandvik Villa by Helen and Hard Architects is an four stories oasis of glass, aluminum and brick.

This seaside beauty is an Irish treasure. More specifically from the Coliemore Harbour region, Dalkey, Dublin. The house, built on two levels was completed in 2006. The construction is more linear than vertical, the interior working more on spaces and textures than busy decoration. The lower level of the house is where the spa, the […]

This beautiful house with direct view on Lake Hollywood combines glass and stone in an elegant and luxurious finish. The spaces are opened and the shapes rectangular for the most part. The fascinating floating living room has completely retractable windows inviting the nature within through the carefully designed terrace. The metal details on the wooden […]

This private residence (and office) from Tokyo signed by TNA Architects looks so simple yet so beautiful that I can’t stop looking at it. The unfinished look, rough but very studied in the same time and the matt windows work together for a foggy, surreal light softened with the light wooden furniture. It’s all geometrical […]

A house in the mountains, inspired by the very daring Aspens landscape.. This angular Highlands Pond House designed by Antoine Predock seems carved in the very mountain. The center hall is impressive. It leads to the kitchen and breakfast area, the living room, dining room in one direction and the master suite in the other […]

The Aqua pendant by New York designer Jeffrey Goodman from jGood design is a great bubbly perspective over the lighting world. Handmade (hand blown, to be more specific) with three blobs of glass dropped onto the fixture and sucked in, the Aqua Pendant is an eco friendly product. Unique and signed by the artist it’s […]