A charming country house plan that takes you back to the old days… This Italian country design by EXiT architetti associati is actually a thoughtful blend of historic and contemporary influences, methods and materials. The mountain home architecture is a barn conversion design that is part byre, part hayloft – a rustic cottage home set on a stone base. The original wood beams and boards were reclaimed, restored and reassembled back to their original glory. This vacation house certainly carries ... Continue >
The San Lorenzo Mountain Lodge is a rustic log cabin with a modern twist, sitting 1,200m up in the forests of Pustertal in Italy. Like its location, this sky-high log cabin makes you feel like you’re a million miles away in the very lap of luxury and sumptuous pursuits. A warm and welcoming atmosphere indeed invites you into the living area with an amazing vaulted ceiling – a design to die for. Knotty wood floors and imperfect lime-finished masonry walls ... Continue >
For the nature and architecture enthusiasts out there, check out this mountain dream cabin by John Maniscalco Architecture. This sweet cabin, aptly dubbed the Sugar Bowl Residence, is a wonderful, earthy blend of natural cedar and glass – a natural complement to its woody surroundings. Perched on a concrete platform, this raised house plan sits about the snow, its lower wood-clad volume housing the sleeping areas, mudroom and utility areas. The upper floors feature expansive windows that floor the living ... Continue >
Perched high up in the Swiss Alps, this mountain cabin design by architecture firm Drexler Guinand Jauslin is the essence of the “mountain chalet.” We particularly love its rustic, timber exterior and steeply pitched, shingled tin roof peeking over the snow-covered hillside. Inspired by traditional countryside houses and stables, this structure works with its village setting but still boasts lots of contemporary touches that bring it into the modern era. The cabin was visually broken up using contrasting materials – ... Continue >
It’s almost as though this cliff-side house in Chamoson, Switzerland was built right into the landscape, melting into the rocky mountain surroundings with its jagged stone exterior and rustic features. Architect Lawrence Savioz, who headed this home renovation, made it a priority to retain that "rustic mountain architecture" feel with the structure’s original stone facade and windows (circa 1814), which are “country” both in their look and feel. But new elements too set the tone for this modern mountain home, ... Continue >
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