Washington-based architecture firm Calico Studio created this unusual studio space for a textile artist with an eye for fabulous functionality. According to the architects, "Most artists, if pressed, could produce their work in a bathroom, adapting to their means. Our ... Continue >
Los Angeles, California-based architecture firm XTEN designed Diamondhouse and hit a "high note" with this harmonious home extension. The live work house here in Santa Monica was given this gorgeous music studio addition featuring a funky facade with a perforated ... Continue >
We love the contemporary, cool aesthetic of glass architecture. Milan-based architect Jacopo Mascheroni of JM Architecture designed this futuristic Swiss house with an eye toward the views, and the ultra-contemporary. The hillside home, perched overlooking Lake Lugano, makes the most ... Continue >
A boathouse style home – why not? German architect Susanne Nobis, as both the architect and the owner of this live work house, puts minimalist living at the forefront of this boat inspired design. Located by Lake Starnberg, a popular ... Continue >
Check out this old farmhouse with addition, designed by Seattle-based architecture firm Pb Elemental. The home combines old and new for an unusual house plan for work and play. The original farmhouse cottage style, circa 1906, was revamped with a ... Continue >
Maybe it’s the vibrant red color or the punchy black-and-white checkerboard tiles, but this wonderful modern home reminds us of something out of Alice in Wonderland. This modern Chile architecture designed by 57Studio and is 1,658 sq. ft. of residential ... Continue >
Studio house designs require a delicate balance to accommodate the conflicting functions of work and play, and this Annapolis, Maryland ranch style home, originally designed in the 1970s by Y. Toshimoto, with its detached work area, just wasn’t working. This ... Continue >
This contemporary live / work home in Nikko, Tochigi by architect Japanese Katsutoshi Sasaki artfully balances life’s essentials with a modern aesthetic, all in a compact 1,752-sq.-ft. space. This small but sweet structure houses a single-family home and a hair ... Continue >
