Expansions, reconstructions and renovations are particularly challenging and thus, interesting for they represent a special approach and a different implementation of the architectural / design project. Consequently, this Henry House expansion signed by the notorious Feldman Architecture firm presents an undeniable attraction. A small attic within an old Arts & Crafts home has been tweaked […]

It may sound hard, but it only takes vision to turn a garage into a fully living home! Benedini Associati have redesigned the space that was once a garage and judging by the looks of it, their operation was a complete success. Using mostly white but adding some splashes of color (the pink chair is […]

The Kenig Residence stands for Ricky Kenig’s residence, the same Ricky from Ricky’s NYC stores. While his stores go under the flag “Beauty is what you make of it”, his house goes under modern and unique, in the name of architectural beauty. Three stories high, the Kenig Residence is the home for a family of […]

I rarely see a bold use of colors lately. It’s like everybody’s playing it safe and simple. I miss a good splash of joyful color. So here I have a treat with this transformation of a house from 1900 from Chene-Bougerie, Switzerland into a color bath for the eye and the soul. Made between 2006-2007, […]

This Greek Revival town house located in Greenwich Village was built in the 1840s and rehabilitated by Axis Mundi. They peeled everything to the very brick and started all over from plumbing and electrical system. The Warhol, Haring and Basquiat collections (the owners of the Greek revival town house are collectors of art) got a […]