Fabulous Remodeling of a House in England for a Couple in Their Retirement Years

The architecture Studio Vita Architecture took this magnificent remodeling of a project located in Reigate, Surrey, England, belonging to a couple in their retirement years. The project, completed in 2017, had a simple purpose: provide the couple with a space where they could dedicate their hours to free time, as well as thoroughly enjoy a calm and relaxing atmosphere. Despite being comfortable with the house, they felt they needed to..

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Steel and Glass Costa Rican home by Cañas Arquitectos

This house, built between the years of 2001-2012, was designed by the local architectural Studio Cañas Arquitectos. Located in the colonial city of Escazú, San José, Costa Rica, in an important canton located approximately 7 km west of the center of San José, it was built atop a hill overlooking San José and Heredia. It offers an excellent alternative location to live in downtown as Escazú still retains some of..

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An Amazing Coastal House in New Zealand

This wonderful building is located in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. In an area surrounded by towering hills and at the foot of a beautiful harbor, Dunedin is one of the best-preserved Victorian and Edwardian cities in the Southern Hemisphere. Its main attraction are the wonderful views of the circling mountains. Its modern structure of wavy lines fits perfectly with the landscape and seems to be embedded in it naturally…

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Solar-Powered Safari Lodge Located in Botswana, Africa

Surely for safari lovers, this hotel will be on their list of places to visit; if you truly enjoy living in constant contact with nature’s finest, there is no better way to do it than from the comfort of this hotel’s premises, which gives direct contact to nature as well as having the same soothing aspects available in the mundane world. Sandibe Safari Lodge is located in Botswana, Africa, and..

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A Contemporary Home with a Spectacular Spiral Staircase

This wonderful project was completed by Park + Associates, and is located in the Bedock neighborhood of Singapore, Singapore. Both the interior and the exterior are truly spectacular. Each detail has been thoroughly thought through before being executed, thus creating a space full of light, style, and elegance. In its interior, we’ll find a living room full of light, as the clear glass walls that were placed there open up..

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Architectural Studio Ziegler Converts an Abandoned Barn into a Private Home

The Parisian Architectural Studio Ziegler had the task of remodeling this old barn space which stands on the edge of a wheat field that was formerly used to store fodder for horses. The project intends to be just as rustic as its rural context, without any added sophistication or extraneous details. Its exterior was covered with zinc, giving a new appearance to the immense construction.   The interior, enveloped by..

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A Charming Tuscan Villa Surrounded by Olive Groves in Palaia, Italy

This spectacular villa is located in one of the most beautiful and relaxing places in the world – Palaia, in Tuscany, Italy. And, who doesn’t dream of going to Tuscany and traveling through its roads, surrounded by beautiful landscapes with gardens of tall cypress trees? Surrounded by acres of land where olive trees grow, this charming wood and stone building, typical of the area, enchants us with its natural charm…

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Transformation of Two Farms into Exercising and Relaxation Spaces

This Project, located in Store, Barneveld—a rural area in the eastern parts of the Netherlands—was undertaken by Rotterdam-based architectural studio Instability We Trust and boasts a set of two farm structures that were transformed in order to provide a central space for the meetings of an important local figure. It sports two different areas, each with characteristics that are polar opposites of each other. Notably, one of them is completely..

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A Cozy Woodland Fairy Tale in a Vermont Cottage

Designed by the architectural firm Designed by the architectural firm HGA Architects and Engineers, this cottage was conceived in order to host musicians spending the summer in rural Marlboro, Vermont, USA. The Marlboro Music Cottages are located on the 500-acre (202-hectare) campus of Marlboro College, tucked into the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains. The Marlboro College campus has hosted Marlboro Music, a seven-week summer festival for Young musicians to collaborate..

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A Unique Urban Garden in Kuwait

This residential project was designed by the architectural firm Line Design Architects, based in Kuwait. The most distinctive feature of the project came from the challenge of incorporating an urban garden as part of the exterior into the courtyard within the scheme. The structure, which resembles a perfect cube, has concrete walls. It is built in a small and narrow space, so it is developed with a vertical orientation. In..

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