Straight out of a Palm Springs playbook, this modernist renovation in Adelaide was a passion project for the creative owners.
It's an architectural dream: Restored modernist houses are available as summer vacation rentals on Cape Cod.
Soothing palettes or stylish art decor ideas, choose your favorite bedroom design to decorate. A quirky guide to transforming your personal space into the best bedroom!
The stunning Mexico City home of prominent Mexican art collector and philanthropist Eugenio López Alonso is a masterpiece in itself, brimming with museum-worthy
This iconic 1962 design is the original craftsmanship of notable local architect Hideo A. Matsunaga.
Feldman Architecture along with Commune Design created a home inspired by modernist Scandinavian architecture in San Francisco, California.
This home in the Silver Lake neighborhood In Los Angeles sits atop a hillside with stunning views. The homeowners enlisted Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin of And And And S
This contemporary home design in New South Wales, Australia is breath-taking. Named “Pirramimma”, it was built in 2016 by the Sydney-based firm Peter Stuchbury Architecture.
Akira Tani and Kim Hyunsook of Tokyo shop Orné de Feuilles built their own modern dream house filled with favorite designs for themselves and their cats.
The 1950s abode, designed by architect Craig Ellwood, was recently reimagined by Mallery Roberts Morgan
A historic California modernist residence in Hollywood Hills, designed by trailblazing Black architect Robert Kennard.
Completed posthumously
Nestled in Warsaw's Powiśle district, a 1930s apartment underwent a modernist revival, embracing teak elegance and vibrant design elements.
Thanks to smart spatial planning and thoughtful detailing, this family home has impact that belies its compact size. Find out more at the link.
Real estate agency The Modern House publishes book charting Britain’s finest modernist homes by Jonathan Bell
This revived modernist home in Perth has entirely separate private and social spaces so the owners can party like it’s 1960 without waking the kids.
Feldman Architecture along with Commune Design created a home inspired by modernist Scandinavian architecture in San Francisco, California.
It's an architectural dream: Restored modernist houses are available as summer vacation rentals on Cape Cod.
A spectacularly restored and extended mid-century residence designed by interior designer Suzanne Gorman, located in Sydney’s Lower North Shore.
In the Yokouchi Residence, Tokyo-based architects Kidosaki Architects Studio have produced a delightful fusion of traditional Japanese and modernist home architecture.
The design embraces curves and natural materials.
Architect Celeste Robbins updates a modernist gem into a “home full of soul.”
This design masterpiece in north London was once home to celebrated artists, architects and writers. Meet the man who has made it his dream home
Hooked by the charm of Trincomalee, a unique property set in a quintessential Australian landscape, its owner and Garden Life founder Richard Unsworth is here to stay.
Designer’s moody apartment in Stockholm
Pour la galeriste Shulamit Nazarian, les décorateurs de Studio Shamshiri ont introduit des courbes dans une villa des hauteurs de Holmby Hills, emblématique de l’architecture moderniste de A. Quincy Jones.
Bob Liljestrand, son of the original owners, on the deck of his iconic house. Photo ©Darren Bradley The Liljestrand House, by Vladimir Ossipoff is one of the most stunning, well preserved modernist homes I've ever had the pleasure of visiting anywhere in the world. The fact that it's also located in my own hometown of Honolulu just makes it that much better. Photo ©Darren Bradley The house was originally designed and built for Dr. Howard Liljestrand and his wife, Betty. Howard was the son of missionaries who had grown up in China. He and his wife were in the United States for medical training and were on their way back there when the Sino-Japanese War broke out. So they "temporarily" delayed in Honolulu awaiting a resolution of the conflict. But things never did improve in China (that war turned into World War II, and then the Communist Revolution happened in '49, etc…). In the meantime, the Liljestrands found work at Queen's Hospital in Honolulu and decided to settle down there. It took them nearly 10 years to find the right location to build a house, and at the right price. And that sites is one of the most amazing things about it. Just a few minutes from downtown Honolulu by car, the house is built on a promontory hight above the city. You have views of downtown Honolulu, the port, and the Punchbowl on one side… That volcanic cone in the background is Punchbowl National Cemetery, with a view of downtown Honolulu and Pearl Harbor beyond. Photo ©Darren Bradley … a rainforest reserve on another… The master bedroom has a ribbon window along the entire north elevation, facing out to the rainforest reserve on that side. The furniture you see here was carved from a single acacia tree. Photo ©Darren Bradley … and Diamond Head and Waikiki on the third. Living room with a view to Diamond Head and Waikiki below. Photo ©Darren Bradley The house is truly a work of art and a national treasure. It was designed by Hawaii's most well-known modernist architect, Vladimir Ossipoff, who was the subject of a large retrospective a few years ago by architect Dean Sakamoto at the Honolulu Academy of the Arts, and subsequently toured the world. The house is terraced down the hill, with most of the living spaces on the top terrace, and a den and open lanai/game room down below. Photo ©Darren Bradley One of the things that I love about it is how well it functions, not just aesthetically but also as a real home. Every detail has been considered and it's clearly been well lived in and well loved. The table was designed by Ossipoff for this space. Photo ©Darren Bradley There are comfortable little corners to discover everywhere, giving it an intimacy that doesn't feel claustrophobic. Photo ©Darren Bradley The kitchen is very large and innovative, especially for its time. Betty Liljestrand even had hidden steps built into the lower cabinets that can be pulled out, to provide her with easier access to the upper cabinets. Doing the dishes wouldn't be a bad job to have here. Photo ©Darren Bradley The formal dining area is adjacent to the kitchen and is open to the living room. Like every other room in the house, it has a spectacular view. Photo ©Darren Bradley A classic boomerang pool shape is located on a third terrace below, overlooking the Diamond Head side. I really want to go for a swim in there next time… Photo ©Darren Bradley Much of the furniture in the house, along with some of the tables, the staircase, and other works were designed specifically for the house, and carved from a single acacia (aka "monkeypod" tree). The steps were also carved from that same monkeypod tree. Photo ©Darren Bradley Another corner of the master bedroom, showing more built in furniture from that same monkeypod tree. The wood paneling is redwood, but treated in a muted color to emphasize the grain. Downtown Honolulu visible below. Photo ©Darren Bradley Vanity in the master bathroom, with same ribbon window continuing from bedroom area, and views to the tropics forest. Photo ©Darren Bradley On my most recent visit to the house this past week, I arrived during one of the worst rain storms Honolulu has seen in years. Looking up to where the house was from the city below, I couldn't even see the mountain behind the heavy cloud cover. And strong winds had knocked over trees on many streets around the city. But I still went, to say hi to Bob Liljestrand, the owner's son, and to visit the house, nonetheless. I was pretty certain I wouldn't be able to take any photos this time. But miraculously, the clouds still parted momentarily just at sunset to give me a bit of a view and a hint of that beautiful golden light that visits the house every evening. Looking south from the long western-facing terrace, during the magical golden hour. Photo ©Darren Bradley And here's a shot from a previous visit, on that same terrace but looking north… Photo ©Darren Bradley Bob Liljestrand is one of the nicest guys I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He is remarkably generous with his time, and with sharing the house for anyone who cares to visit. All that he asks is that you make a donation to the foundation that he's started to preserve it. You can contact him through this website here. If you're ever in Honolulu, I highly recommend that you pay a visit. Photo ©Darren Bradley
From Santa Fe, New Mexico, to New Hope, Pennsylvania, these homes display an expressive use of materials to maximize the structures character
This one of a kind Modernist home design rests atop a plateau of Santa Monica’s Topanga Canyon, California. Completed in 2017 by Sant Architects, this Saddle Peak House is uprisen on a ridge, overlooking a stunning view of the Santa Monica Mountains
It offers the escapism we all need!
The 1950s were all about optimism, a postwar carpe diem. Design icon George Nakashima was a progressive master of architecture and interior. Known for crossing over modern societal visions with Japanese craftsmanship, he championed a futuristic concept of living treasured by his peers. Step into his New Hope studio as featured in Inside Utopia.
House & Garden last checked in on this modernist house when it was built nearly 60 years ago and jumped at the opportunity to see how it has fared over the intervening decades. Rather well, as it turns out, thanks in no small part to the architect Charles Barclay.
The renovation project took place in one of the houses designed by Jorge Zalszupin, a Polish-born Brazilian architect who became an icon of Brazilian modernism.
This iconic 1962 design is the original craftsmanship of notable local architect Hideo A. Matsunaga.
It's an architectural dream: Restored modernist houses are available as summer vacation rentals on Cape Cod.
We featured this lovely bit of 20th century modernism back in May and not long after it sold. If you missed out, you will be pleased to know that this
It's an architectural dream: Restored modernist houses are available as summer vacation rentals on Cape Cod.
Located in Ontario Canada, this contemporary home design feels very close to nature. This effect is created through the abundance of wood used in the design, which is stained to precisely merge with the tones of the environment beyond.
