We love the quaint, warm aesthetic of Canada cottages, and this modern ski cabin by AKB (AtelierKastelicBuffey) certainly fits the bill. The pristine setting, at the base of a snow-covered ski hill in Collingwood – a skier’s paradise – is a second home to a family of six, providing a peaceful retreat and recreational pursuits just outside the front door. The wood clad cabin, inspired by local countryside barns, features a traditional silhouette dotted with plenty of windows that create ... Continue >
This modern historical home gets a facelift, inside and out, with a contemporary new layout we love. This glass and stone home design by architecture firm MOOARC has a modern interior with a distinctly rustic house style modeled on the original 15th century structure. Inside, this barn conversion design features a lower-level kitchen and dining room area overlooked by a mezzanine-level formal living room – a cool loft design idea in this open concept house plan that maintains an open ... Continue >
This Indonesia luxury home designed by architects Wahana Cipta Selaras is an interesting home smack dab in a densely developed urban area. The small site, dotted with many mature trees, provides a cozy nook for this extravagant home – and talk about living large! Wood and exposed red brick provide a warm, tropical aesthetic complemented by many outdoor entertaining areas, adding layers of living to this indoor/outdoor house. The western facade features vertical slats as opposed to a single large ... Continue >
Geometric house architect Katrin Oggesen of Archibald Buero designed this German house plan just outside Potsdam – an unlikely addition to its natural surroundings. A structure of stacked and twisted cubes, this narrow lot house design sits on a 240m2 site surrounded by forest and steps from the waterfront. The lake house was designed to offer privacy from the street with a largely closed-off facade, while to the water, a Solarlux "L 80" sliding glass wall opens the house onto ... Continue >
Love entertaining? This contemporary Mexican house plan designed by Central De Arquitectura is chic and sleek to the nth degree. We love that this glass wall house really has no boundaries – no partitions between indoors and out (those that are visible, anyway), and no limit to its creative design and execution. Interiors are an eclectic mix of organic and man-made, earthy and contemporary, offering great variety that’s never boring or anticipated. The open concept house plan has a lounge ... Continue >
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