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This airy home makes the most of its beachside location with sustainable design, careful siting, and an expansive, glazed facade. Tagged: Kitchen, Concrete Counter, Medium Hardwood Floor, and Wood Cabinet.
What do a Danish beach house, a backyard en suite in Australia, and an Indiana lake house all have in common? They’re all among our readers’ favorite homes this year.
This 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home is the brainchild of homeowner Greg Esparza, in collaboration with Moontower.
Architect Sarah Bullock McIntyre worked with the homeowner – whom she first befriended in college – to reimagine this pier and beam cottage in Rosedale.
Look to the spaces our followers loved most for the design trends to watch in the year ahead.
“I’m going to die in this house,” says homeowner Ezekiel J. Emanuel, who famously wrote an essay about how he will refuse medical care after the age of 75.
Before: The previous owner had lived in the house since 1959, and it was quite literally falling apart when Zeke and his partner purchased it. Photo 1 of 23 in Before & After: They Gave Their Dilapidated Washington D.C. Home the Renovation of a Lifetime. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
Look to the spaces our followers loved most for the design trends to watch in the year ahead.
Architect Pernilla Wåhlin Norén designed an L-shaped home for her family in Borlange, Sweden. The perpendicular volumes are connected by a pine-shingled section. Plywood interiors complement vintage Alvar Aalto furniture handed down by a relative who worked at an Artek factory nearby.
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The main living area is on the second floor in an open double-height space where the ceiling peaks at 15 feet under an angled roof. It contains an airy kitchen/dining area and a living room. A hallway leads to the primary bedroom, and a loft contains a bedroom for their kids.
For a Floridian project, the king of California cool incorporates blue tones, de Gournay wallpaper, and more into his signature aesthetic
Throughout the home, the walls and floors feature the natural grain patterns of lacquered plywood. The Stokke Tripp Trapp chair in the dining room was Lizz’s when she was growing up in the 1980s while the two Steen Ostergaard chairs were a thrift store find, and Project Room designed the table.
The Silhouette House by Lazor/Office is a two-part wood, glass, and steel building united by a sprawling system of decks and walkways.
Exposed electrical conduits tracing a path from a daybed through a built-in console lend an honest feel to the residence. Photo 8 of 18 in Budget Breakdown: An Austin Architect Spins Michael Pollan’s Food Advice Into a Healthy Home. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
After months of waiting for approvals to build a house in Sintra, Portugal, artist Chris Saunders decided to pivot, commissioning a custom tiny home on wheels from architecture studio Madeiguincho.
The primary bath features a Kaldewei bathtub and custom shower artwork by Sara Bright. Photo 9 of 15 in A Los Angeles Musician’s Shed-Roofed Home Gets a Pitch-Perfect Renovation. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
The second-level bathroom is adorned with a decadent shade of green tile and wall-and-ceiling paint, linking the space to the lush landscape. Photo 9 of 15 in On British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, a Family Builds an Environmentally Attuned Home. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
246 East 58th Street was designed by Paul Rudolph in 1989 and is the only residence designed by Rudolph that is currently open to the public. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, Flat RoofLine, Mid-Century Building Type, Glass Siding Material, and Metal Siding Material.
Three factory built modules were set apart so that the spanning site-constructed roof affords generous living space below. The family regularly gathers in this light-filled living area flanked by abundant north and south glazing. Photo 11 of 30 in Triangle House Tours.
Crestwood Hills, in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, is an endangered enclave of midcentury post-and-beam houses designed by A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith. Tagged: Living Room, Coffee Tables, Chair, and Sofa. Photo 1 of 10 in A Midcentury Home Keeps the History Alive.
The second-floor “think tank” includes a workspace and the owner’s library. Photo 11 of 13 in A Seattle Inventor’s Home Does Double Duty as a Working Laboratory. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
Tyler fabricated the metal stair rail, which contrasts with the brick flooring in the entry, the wood stair treads, and the concrete flooring of the living area. Photo 7 of 15 in On British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, a Family Builds an Environmentally Attuned Home.
Villa With a View, Checkered Tile, and June Covets Lots of progress is happening over at our Villa With a View Project! Thanks everyone for the kind words when we shared a walk thru of the project so far. We started designing this project a few years ago, and seeing it come to life is one of the b
Miha hangs out with Kea, the dog, on the wooden deck that extends the living space outdoors. Tagged: Outdoor, Large Patio, Porch, Deck, and Wood Patio, Porch, Deck. Photo 26 of 45 in 45 Pets in Beautiful Modern Homes from Clifftop House with Angled Roof in Maui.
Heath tiles were used in the primary bathroom, and unlacquered brass fixtures from Watermark continue the theme. Tagged: Bath Room, Ceramic Tile Floor, Drop In Tub, Ceramic Tile Wall, Enclosed Shower, Drop In Sink, and Subway Tile Wall.
Tired of toxic materials, Greg Esparza started experimenting with the most natural ones he could find, including cork, hemp, and cross-laminated timber.
A sidelong nod to the midcentury box gives a Virginia home with a striking wall of windows its name.
Tagged: Hallway and Medium Hardwood Floor. Photo 7 of 31 in A Tattered Brooklyn Brownstone Is Brought Back to Life With Big Doses of Color. Browse inspirational photos of hallway design encompassing various flooring options, from hardwood to concrete.
In upstate New York, two families unite to design a vacation house that will suit all their needs for years to come.
The fully glazed north faced overlooks a private garden to the rear. This large area of glazing allows natural light to fill the home. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, Tiny Home Building Type, Gable RoofLine, Wood Siding Material, and Shingles Roof Material.
LAMAS Architecture gets to the root of the problem by shoring up its unsettled foundation and fixing damage from a fallen tree.
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Maison Gauthier was intended to serve as a permanent family home rather than as a simple summer residence, and it adopts a more substantial sense of scale and materiality. The residence was designed for Jean Prouvé’s own daughter, Françoise—who was married to a doctor—and her young family.
Ren von Hasseln polishes up a run-down ranch house in Ojai with colorful brick, handcrafted tile, and glazing galore.
Michael and Teegan prepare lunch with their daughter, Perse, in the kitchen of their contemporary farmhouse in Australia’s Piccadilly Valley. Tagged: Dining Room, Table, Concrete Floor, Stools, and Pendant Lighting.
A couple draw from the surf shack aesthetic to create an eclectic beach bungalow in Camber, England.
The house still fits with the eclectic style of the neighborhood, but details such as Japanese-inspired siding on the second level and simpler lines on the porch elements make it feel modern. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, Shed RoofLine, Shingles Roof Material, and Wood Siding Material.
Discover how Kylie Wolfe created her own personal sanctuary in this 1929 adobe-style dwelling that leans into the desert spirit of its locale.
“I wanted to go upstairs to a place that was completely clean, serene, and quiet,” says Paula of the library, for which the architects created an open steel bookcase. Photo 7 of 11 in A Neighborhood Fixture in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Had a Storied Past and Just Got a Fresh Start.
Angerio Design brought a spatial concept to the Stratton residence born from a desire for efficiency, openness, and storage.
Furniture designer Ash Dipert transformed three disused structures behind his parent’s Craftsman home in Bakersfield, California, into a fun and functional accessory dwelling unit. Photo 39 of 60 in The 10 Teeniest Tiny Homes of 2023. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
Cost, indecision, and the scale of the project, which included the original 4,000-square-foot home and a sizable addition, all slowed the pace, but so did the couple’s desire to honor the intent of the original architect, Charles P. Winter, who designed the house in 1972.
Lehrer Architects sets a new standard for approachable starter homes in one of the country’s most expensive markets.
“Everything needed to be approachable and simple,” says Hilary. “The house reflects who we are.” Tagged: Doors, Wood, and Interior. Photo 3 of 17 in An Unfussy, Gable Residence in Oregon Gives One Family Room to Roam. Browse inspirational photos of modern doors and entryways.
Brian and Melissa's two young children spend hours playing in the yard. With Melissa's mother in a house on the same property, the kids have easy access to Grandma whenever she's in town. "It's such a unique experience having multiple generations together," Brian says.
