Summer House in Oia, Santorini by Kapsimalis Architects.Located in Santorini’s traditional village of Oia, an old house gets a thoughtful update by Kapsimalis Architects, while maintaining the existing traditional architectural elements. The design firm paid particular attention to...
Little House on the Quarry in Cumbria by Norman-Prahm Architects.If you were to drive through the foothills of the English Pennines, you'd spot traditional Cumbrian longhouses camouflaged into their surroundings. But there's one among them that stands apart—at least on the inside. "Pretty much...
A Waterfront Weekend Retreat in the Hamptons by Sandra Weingort.Airy, light and full of character, this waterfront Hamptons home holds a mirror to its natural surroundings. But Sandra Weingort has taken things to the next level by delivering plenty of paradoxes. While everything in the interior sits in...
A Beachfront Bungalow in Sorrento by Fiona Lynch.With a wheat-toned interior and Italian Rationalist hallmarks, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the Sorrento House is located somewhere along the Positano coastline. Instead, the house, redesigned by Fiona Lynch, sits quietly opposite...
Tiny but Mighty: Picalo Cabin by Gerard Dombroski Workshop.Gerard Dombroski’s Picalo Cabin is a simple construction is made entirely of materials that are no longer useful on the buildings they was once on. The mini-construction resembles a classic corrugated metal shed framed by weather-worn...
A Saramaga: A Sunset Sanctuary in Cartaxo, Portugal by DC.AD.Stepping inside 'A Saramaga, an old house in the Portuguese town of Cartaxo recently revived by DC.AD, it’s evident sunlight never really seems to end. Not in the living room, nor in the kitchen. Nor even in the deepest bedroom corners....
A Modish B&B in Red Hill by Tom Robertson Architects & Simone Haag.The very mention of a bed-and-breakfast can conjure up visions of chintzy chairs and lace curtains and fluffy three-egg omelettes that taste like Sunday morning. Bassano is none of that—except for the omelettes, which they will happily...
Always by Kennedy Nolan.The inimitable Melbourne architecture practice, Kennedy Nolan, knows a thing or two about designing domestic spaces. Their latest project is a weekender in Flinders with intense interior materiality punctuated by the vast coastal...
La Hacienda JardĂn in Tepoztlán, Mexico by Práctica Arquitectura.There's something thoroughly Willy Wonka-ish about the Mexican valley town of Tepoztlán. Known for its exotic ice cream flavours, great weather, and otherworldly flora and rock formations, it earned the title of Pueblo Mágico, or Magic...
