This wooden house in the Netherlands, set in a private forest in Emst, Gelderland, is nestled in lush greenery. Here, you live surrounded by nearby oak trees, with squirrels as your neighbors. The large floor-to-ceiling windows bring the forest inside. You can eat or read facing the trees. You can enjoy the beauty of every season without necessarily having to go outside. In this house, you feel…
La Latina is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the Spanish capital. Cobbled streets, ochre-colored facades, tapas bars open until the wee hours. And right in the middle of it all, in a fully renovated building, this 67sqm apartment in Madrid exemplifies a well-established trend in contemporary Spanish design: the fearless contrast between historic architecture and a bold, colorful, unapologetic…
This 55sqm vintage apartment combines hardwood floors, checkerboard tiles, and two cleverly designed bedrooms thanks to its high ceilings. On paper, it doesn’t seem very big, but in reality, the clever use of space makes all the difference. Here, nothing feels cramped, even though the sleeping area is limited. The trade-off lies in the living spaces, which are quite spacious for such a small…
22 square meters. For some, that’s the size of a large bedroom. And yet, designer Sergey Emikh has turned it into a full-fledged apartment, a 22sqm studio with four distinct zones, a proper sleeping area, a workspace, and even a home theater. All of this in a new building, and the least we can say is that there are plenty of ideas to steal. Exposed concrete: the choice that changes…
This apartment in Bilbao is truly charming. Carefully decorated, it is brightened by touches of coral, powder pink, and blue-green pastels. Nestled in the Volantin neighborhood, it overlooks a large inner courtyard. As a result, light streams in from every direction, at all hours. Just 50 meters from the apartment, Campo Volantin stretches its century-old trees along the Nervión River. Plane…
Perched on the top floor of a small building in Mörtnäs, on the island of Värmdö in Sweden, this 34sqm attic apartment is organized on a simple principle: the angles of the roof are not obstacles. On the contrary, the unusual spirit of the place gives it the feel of a truly warm refuge, and attic decor is not so difficult to achieve. Attic spaces and their undeniable charm As soon as you…
Trulli have become increasingly popular in recent years for their distinctive architecture. These cone-roofed structures, typical of the Itria Valley, embody a traditional way of living in stone homes. Villa Coki, nestled near Martina Franca, is a beautiful example of this, with its rustic-chic decor in this beautiful region of Puglia. Authentic Southern Italian architecture The thick…
When clients write in their request, “We’re an Italian family, the design should reflect who we are,” they’re giving exactly the kind of free rein that professionals love. Ivan Bezrukov and designer Ekaterina Pozdnyakova of the design studio Gradiz, transformed the 80sqm one-bedroom apartment of these globetrotters into a space that evokes travel. Dubbed “Italian pizza with Oriental spices,” the…
The former chicken shed had nothing going for it, except perhaps its location and breathtaking views. Typical of agricultural buildings, it had a corrugated metal roof, a dirt floor, and rotting wooden walls. Yet it is precisely this dilapidated structure, perched on a plateau in Monmouthshire, Wales, that has become one of Wales’s most talked-about architectural transformations. Architect…
This off-grid Australian home nestled in the forest seems to exist in a world of its own, and that’s exactly why we love it. It sits on five acres of native bushland in Victoria’s Gippsland region, just fifteen minutes from a town center. The Australian firm Archier designed Callignee II with a clear and radical vision. The public first discovered this award-winning residence in the first…
