Archive for the ‘Architecture’ Category

Steve Mcqueen’s Idaho Ranch

September 18th, 2013



Steve McQueen’s Moon Ranch is up for sale just outside of Sun Valley, Idaho for $7.4 million dollars. The two-story house sits on over 500 acres and includes a 1,728 square-foot garage. The house itself is really quite nice and the location is fantastic. Via AutoBlog.

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Southlands Residence by Dialog Architects

July 17th, 2013



DIALOG Architects designed this beautiful Southlands Residence in Vancouver, Canada. The house is nestled into a corner of Vancouver’s historical Dunbar-Southlands neighborhood. A stream that flows year-round fills the basin below the house providing a wonderful landscape. Via Contemporist.

Photography: Kristopher Grunert

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Steve Wozniak’s California Mountainside Home

March 18th, 2013



Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, designed this California mansion in 1986. Though simple, the house reminds me of the interior of an Apple store. The 7,500 square foot, 6-bedroom, 8-bath home with an outdoor pond, pool and waterfall is listed on the market for $4.395 million.

Via HLNTV

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St Leon 10 House by SAOTA and Antoni Associates

February 12th, 2013



Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects and Antoni Associates designed this home, St Leon 10, for a family. The goal was to create a space for casual, intimate family occasions or large get togethers. The view from the house looks out over the 12 Apostle Mountains and the Bay. This home is located in Bantry Bay, Cape Town.

The building is cut into the slope with approximately 50% of its rear face below the natural ground level. The upper level floats over the essentially glazed South West facing first floor and this exaggerates the height of the building relative to the adjacent ground level.

ANTONI ASSOCIATES were appointed as the interior decorators. On the entrance living level the interiors are kept to a neutral palette with a subtle play on texture in materials and fabric selected. Soft cream leathers and weathered timber finishes layer the interior with luxurious elements. The overall feel is warm and inviting.

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Costa Esmeralda House by BAK Arquitectos

December 16th, 2012



BAK Architects is known for creating beautiful concrete homes in Mar Azul, Argentina. This house was also built in Mar Azul as a summer home. Words from the architect:

We decided to solve the house in two volumes perpendicularly intersecting in “L” at different levels, opting to provide more privacy to the volume that contains the private uses of the house by resting over the level of the lot and placing it perpendicular to the front. The higher volume, of public use, is resolved alongside the front line taking advantage of the acacia trees that provide privacy and allow the enjoyment of the far views into the wilderness environment, in turn its elevated position sought to provide the house some presence from the street leaning out slightly above the level of the acacias. This volume was generated as an elongated prism, supported at one end over the volume of the bedrooms.

Found on Contemporist.

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Casa el Pangue by Elton + Leniz Architects

November 25th, 2012



Elton + Leniz is a diverse architecture firm based in Chile. Casa el Pangue is one of their stunning wood and cement projects. The home is very spacious and has a beautiful view overlooking the bay. Found via Contemporist.

Photography: Natalia Vial

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Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills

November 11th, 2012



Last week I checked out the Avalon hotel in Beverly Hills. At first it seemed unlikely that the interior was nice because of the size and location, but the hotel had an amazing cool, mid-century vibe. The original architecture consisted of three buildings. Koning Eizenberg rennovated the building in 1990 to maintain historical style, but also make it a stylishly retro hotel. My favorite part about this hotel is the courtyard and amoeba shaped pool in the center.

Photos via inhabitat

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Chalet C7 in the Andes Mountains

October 29th, 2012



Chalet C7 is located in the Andes Mountains of Chile. The house is tucked into the slope to help blend it into the surrounding landscape. The home has two levels. The lower level includes the bedrooms and private spaces, and the second floor is a wonderful open view of the landscape and mountain lake.

via ArchDaily

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Sheats Goldstein Residence: Interview with James Goldstein

October 24th, 2012


John Lautner was one of the greatest architects. He designed this home back in the 70s in the hills outside of Los Angeles and eventually James Goldstein purchased it from the original owner. This glass walled home in the Hollywood Hills has been used many times in photoshoots and in movies. To live in this home would be extraordinary.

View more images of this house or of Lautner’s work.

Sagmeister & Walsh Renovated New York studio

October 15th, 2012





Here is a look at Sagmeister & Walsh’s New York studio. They recently renovated the whole space, turning it into a much more clean, minimal approach than they previously had. Photographs by Mario De Armas.

Omaha Beach House

October 10th, 2012



Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects is the Auckland based architectural firm that designed this awesome house in Omaha Beach in 2007. The part that I like most about this house is the expansive views out over the water and the large deck.

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44 Belvedere Residence in Ontario, Canada

September 6th, 2012



Guido Constantino designed this modern residence in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Though there isn’t much about this home, it does appear to be very large. The home is accompanied by a backyard pool illuminated by foot-level lamps.

Found via Contemporist / Photos by Peter Sellar.

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