Monthly Archives: August 2013

Lake Union Floating Home by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects.

Lake Union Floating Home was designed by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects continuing a long and distinguished history of floating homes in Seattle, this new floating home is located on Lake Union, in the heart of the city. Offering panoramic views south of downtown Seattle, Queen Anne Hill to the west, and Gas Works Park northward, this home takes full advantage of its location.

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Whitehead/Bay Residence by Jan R. Hochhauser.

Whitehead/Bay Residence was designed by Hochhauser Blatter Architecture and Planning and is located in Montecito, California. This contemporary residence incorporates a variety of volumes to offer the user an array of spaces which accommodate different functions. An isolated skylighting system is employed in a very significant way to create habitable atrium space that is user friendly. The house features three bedrooms, three full bathrooms and two half baths, an infinity pool with spa, lush landscaping and a one bedroom guest house.

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Perivolas Oia Santorini.

Perivolas Oia Santorini is a stunning hotel located in Oia, on the island of Santorini, in Greece. Originally designed as a family home, Perivolas still feels like a private residence. Intimate in scale and atmosphere, every house is different. Built by native craftsmen using local materials, interiors embody Cycladic style, with its organic forms and smooth surfaces.

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H2 Residence by 314 Architecture Studio.

H2 Residence was designed by 314 Architecture Studio. This building is located at the suburbs of Athens in the area next to the golf court in Glyfada, and consists of three one floor apartments of 250m2. Each apartment has two small and one master bedroom. Inside the building there is an atrium that provides light to secondary areas of the apartments while also working as a funnel exit for warm air energy consumption in the summer months.

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Elm Court by AR Design Studio.

Elm Court was designed by AR Design Studio and is located in Winchester, England. Recently completed single-storey modern extension to a 3-bedroom house in North London. The finished property, Elm Court, retains its humble street appearance, yet is completely transformed from its previous gloomy atmosphere, with the new modern extension creating a light, airy and open living environment.

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Casa Fazenda by Helena Teixeira Rios e Jacques Rios.

Spread on 160 hectare, Casa Fazenda was designed by Helena Teixeira Rios e Jacques Rios and is located in Amarantina, Portugal. The home is warm and welcoming, with many different textures and patterns – and even different tones of wood – mixed together. Photos by: Gustavo Xavier

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Villas Suluwilo on Vamizi Island by COA.

Villas Suluwilo was designed by COA and is located on Vamazi Island, Mozambique. Vamizi’s private villas have been designed by carefully selected award winning South African architects, renowned for their commitment to creative design and sustainable development, creating a unique style of architecture that draws on the multi-cultural influences of Mozambique.

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La Boyita Residence by Martin Gomez Arquitectos.

La Boyita Residence was designed by Martin Gomez Arquitectos, this interesting home, with incredible sea views from the front of the building and woodland views over the pool, is located in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

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Plett 6541+2 Residence by SAOTA.

Plett 6541+2 Residence was designed by SAOTA and is located in the coastal town of Plettenberg Bay on the famous Garden Route, South Africa. A penthouse floats over the main building enjoying 360° views. Generous indoor / outdoor living spaces and landscaped terraces have elevated garden living to the upper levels.

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Treetops by Bruce Rickard.

Treetops was designed by Bruce Rickard and is located just 38km or a 45-minute drive North from Sydney’s CBD within the Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park at the junction of Cowan Creek and Coal and Candle Creek.

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