Tag Holiday Houses

22-09-2020

Outdoor space as a new living room: solutions for open-air living from Iris Ceramica

Organising any outdoor space - from a small balcony to a larger swimming pool area - is not just an enjoyable moment spent beautifying green areas and rethinking furniture arrangements, but an opportunity to create a whole new room for your home. A space that represents an extension of both the lounge and the dining area, where the surfaces must have excellent durability as well as technical and aesthetic inalterability. Iris Ceramica offers a series of practical and functional porcelain solutions, following the design trend of materials that are easy to combine, such as wood and stone, with a diversified look that is always in style

21-08-2020

Ramón Esteve Studio builds a microcosm in harmony with nature - Casa Madrigal

Casa Madrigal, a recent project by architect Ramón Esteve, is a skillful combination of open and semi-open spaces enclosed by substantial stone walls and floor-to-ceiling windows which create an intimate microcosm, a place of refuge where you can reflect and find yourself.

10-08-2020

Senja, a retreat in Norway by Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio

Norwegian architect Hans-Petter Bjørnådal and his team from Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio have designed a wooden cabin based on the building traditions of the Sami people. The architecture is the product of a project in harmony with the natural surroundings of Senja, an island above the Arctic Circle.

01-06-2020

Art Villas, a resort in Costa Rica designed by Formafatal

The small, Art Villas resort sits in the lush Costa Rican jungle. A comfortable fit with its natural context, the architecture designed by the multidisciplinary studio, Formafatal, founded by Dagmar Stepanova, is based on a connection between indoors and outdoors and a very pure formal language.

26-05-2020

TRA house, refurbishment in southern France by (ma!ca) architecture

Maya Brudieux and Camille Morcrette from (ma!ca) architecture have refurbished a building in Castries, in the south of France, combining the heritage-style features of the existing structure with a bold contemporary creative spirit.

04-05-2020

GAP Studio, a loft in a castle in the Langhe

The architects from GAP Studio based in Asti, Italy, have completed their visually arresting makeover of a castle in the Langhe. A project that fits in well the beauty of a one-of-a-kind landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014.

30-04-2020

Blee Halligan Architects from barn to B&B: Five Acre barn in Suffolk

Blee Halligan Architects designed a home with a B&B in a five-acre wood near Aldeburgh, in Suffolk on the east coast of England, transforming an existing structure and built a new B&B with five bedrooms overlooking a landscaped garden. The new construction has an unusual undulating roof that adds dynamism to the interiors of the rooms. The project has won a number of important RIBA awards.

24-04-2020

Wittman Estes designs Mercer Modern, the revamp of a modernist house

Mercer Modern is a mid-century house nestled into a hillside on Mercer Island, United States, overlooking Lake Washington. Wittman Estes Architecture and Landscape worked closely with the owner, fashion designer Melanie Owen to craft a stylish interior that fits the context.