Amsterdam’s architecture firm SeARCH has put a really modern twist on this farmhouse renovation in Zutphen, Netherlands. The architects went about the task of transforming a traditional brick farmhouse into a modern residence, embracing contemporary living while still honoring the historical and spatial characteristics of the original structure and its surroundings. From the original T-shaped building, which included a livestock barn extending perpendicularly to the main house (hence the “T” form), the architects demolished the barn and replaced it with ... Continue >
Located in Hertfordshire, UK, the House at Piper's End is like an onion - boasting many layers which, when peeled back, reveal something totally unexpected underneath. Located on a two-acre country plot, this modern farmhouse by Niall McLaughlin Architects was designed in five parts - "a thicket of silver birch; a timber cabinet; a vitrine of timber framed glass; a loggia of steel columns supporting a perforate metal canopy and a concrete reflecting pool," as described by the architects. The ... Continue >
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